A rare May storm welcomed in the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships on May 22 in Walnut, CA. The storm caused a two plus hour delay for many events, and resulted in the rescheduling of the hammer throw, which had to be contested the next day. With this delay, the 10,000 meters did not began until 10:50 pm for the women, and 11:30 pm for the men. Abilene Christian’s Winrose Karunde won the women’s 10,000 meters in a time of 35:29.68, creating a five second gap between her and her next competitor, Emporia State’s Jonel Rossbach (35:35.02), in the final lap. Rossbach was followed by Edinboro’s Rachael Lanzel who ran a 35:39.72. Harding’s Daniel Kirwa won the men’s 10,000 meters in a time of 29:14.74, nearly 10 seconds in front of second place finisher, Adam State’s Brian Medigovich, who ran 29:24.13. Third place was Colorado School of the Mine’s Joel Hamilton with a time of 29:26.83, and fourth was Grand Valley State’s Nick Polk who ran 29:28.61. Kirwa put a gap in the field when he ran his 17th lap in 66.63 followed by an 18th lap in 64.96. In the field events, Kirbey Blackley of Findlay won the women’s long jump with a leap of 20 feet 1 ¾ inches. Alaska-Anchorage’s David Registe won the long jump with a leap of 24 feet 8 ½ inches. The storm that plagued the first day of competition dissipated, leaving only sporadic showers throughout the second day of competition. Although not your typical Southern California weather, the day was still marked by some outstanding performances. Minnesota State-Moorhead’s Jennifer Hensel set a meet record in the women’s pole vault clearing the bar at 13 feet 2.5 inches. Missouri Southeren’s Jessica Selby-Tallman won the women’s hammer with a throw of 191-10. Central Missouri’s Dan Raithel won the men’s hammer with a throw of 219-8. Bemidji State’s Joe Remitz won his second straight shot put title with a 63-2 effort. St. Augustine’s Joe Kindred was a repeat champion in the high jump with a jump of 6 feet and 11.5 inches. The only running final of the day was the women’s 3000 meters. Chico State’s Sarah Montez (9:39.00) outsprinted Seattle Pacific’s Jane Larson (9:41.20) in the last 100 meters to take the victory. Adam State’s Tanya Gaurmer was third with a time of 9:43.17. On the third day, the athletes continued to hit impressive marks. St. Augustine’s Dennis Boone was a double-winner as he took the two sprints, the 100 and 200. He won the 100 in 10.21, and less than an hour later won the 200 in 20.65. St. Augustine's Barbara Pierre successfully defended her title in the 100 meters. She won in 11.47 seconds, followed by Mayaguez’s Celiangely Morales (11.50) and Minnesota State-Mankato’s Brittany Henderson (11.51). North Dakota’s Heidi Evans won the 1500 meters with a time of 4:26.29 followed by Wisconsin Parkside’s Jessica Lamp (4:27.21) and Northwest Nazarene’s Ashley Puga (4:30.07). In the men’s 1500 meters, Aaron Braun defended his outdoor title winning in a time of 3:48.81, followed by Chico State’s Angel Marquez (3:50.29) and Tiffin’s Jeremy Lee (3:50.52). South Dakota freshman, Emma Erickson won the women’s 800 meters in 2:07.36 followed by Grand Valley’s Katherine McCarthy (2:09.90) and Northwest Nazarene’s Ashley Puga (2:10.23). The men’s 800 meters was a close competition with .02 seconds separating first and second. Indiana University- Penn’s Sean Strauman won in the time of 1:49.37 over Metro State’s Anthony Luna (1:49.39) and Adams State’s Corey De La Cruz (1:50.46). Abilene Christian’s Winrose Karunde set a meet record in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 10:20.42. Emporia State’s Jonel Rossbach won the women’s 5,000 meters in the last lap with a time of 16:52.28, followed by South Dakota’s Ramsey Kavan (16:53.23) and San Francisco State’s Anna Bretan (16:56.62). Chico State’s Scott Bauhs won the men’s 5,000 meters in a time of 14:00.65, running a 59.79 last lap. After winning the 10,000 meters, Harding’s Daniel Kirwa came in second with a 14:01.38 followed by Grand Valley State’s Nate Peck (14:17.92). The last day of competition saw the crowning of Abilene Christian as both the men and women’s team champions. The men won the team title for the 17th time and the women won for the 10th time. Furthermore, this meet marks the seventh time both squads have won the title in the same year. The men's team earned 108.5 points to out-distance runner-up St. Augustine's by six and a half points. Ashland was third, Adams State fourth, and Lincoln fifth. The women's Wildcats ran away with the win. They scored 76.5 points and won by 21.5 points over runner-up Adams State. Lincoln was third, UC San Diego fourth, and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville fifth.