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MARION, Ind. - [RESULTS] The final day of the 2023 NAIA Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship saw Life (Ga.) crowned the champion. The Running Eagles are taking home the red banner. 

• Caleb Pouliot of The Master's (Calif.) beat the defending pole vault champion by 0.10m for a mark of 5.10m. 
• Seth Alexander of Xavier (La.) won his first triple jump title with a mark of 15.39m. This title is the first time any Xavier student-athlete has won an individual title. 
• Dylan Kucera of Midland (Neb.) defended his shot put title with a mark of 19.41m. This mark is the closest to the current record for the shot put at 20.06m.
• Peter Shippy of Dordt (Iowa) won his first 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 9:04.68 after running it at the championship for the first time in 2022. 
• Indiana Tech won the 4x100m relay with a time of 40.17 and beat out the defending champions Life (Ga.), by a margin of 0.13 seconds. 
• Jason Bowers of Cumberland (Tenn.) won his first 1,500m title with a time of 3:47.25.
• Tajean Houston of Texas Wesleyan won the title in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.87. 
• Saminu Abdul-Rasheed of Florida Memorial beat the defending champion to win the 100m title with a time of 10.23 seconds. 
• Keishon Franklin of Southeastern won his first 400m title with a time of 46.57 seconds. 
• Will Reemtsma of St. Ambrose (Iowa) defended his 2022 title in the 400m hurdles with a 50.84-second win. 
• Senzo Sokhela became a three-time national champion in the 800m with a time of 1:48.78.
• Phemelo Matlhabe of Life (Ga.) defended his 2022 title in the 200m with a time of 20.51 seconds.
• Emad Bashir-Mohammed of Saint Mary (Kan.) won his first 5,000m title with a time of 14:33.76.
• Indiana Tech won the 4x400m relay with 3:07.94 time. 
• Life (Ga.) surpassed British Columbia on the final day of the meet to win the men's red banner with a total of 55 points. This is the sixth title that the Running Eagles have won. 
• British Columbia followed with a total of 41 points. 
• Awards
  • Outstanding Performer: Dylan Kucera of Midland (Neb.)
  • Most Valuable Performer: Phemelo Matlhabe of Life (Ga.)

In addition, Denai Wilson finished NAIA National Runner-Up in the women's 200 meter dash, posting a time of 23.68 seconds while Jaylen Coleman earned NAIA National Runner-Up in the men's triple jump, leaping a distance of 15.19 meters.

Wilson also earned a fifth place finish in the women's 100 meter dash, posting a time of 11.78 seconds while Abdul-Rasheed also earned a third place finish in the men's 200 meter dash, posting a mark of 20.74 seconds.

With a total of 24 points, the Florida Memorial men's outdoor track and field team finished tied for eighth place overall.