GULF SHORES, Ala. — Three days of competition are now in the books and a new national champion has been crowned in NAIA Men's Outdoor Track & Field. British Columbia gathered 71 total points to take home its first-ever team title to Canada. The Thunderbirds finished seven points ahead of runner-up Indiana Tech after competing over the past three days. For the fourth-straight season, the national championships have been held in Gulf Shores at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium.

For the Thunderbirds, John Gay ran away with the men's steeplechase national title for the second-straight season. Gay hit a time of 9:12.14 in 2017 to maintain his title in the event. Other than in the steeplechase, the Thunderbirds captured the title in the men's 4x800m relay. The quad of Thunderbirds captured a time of 7:33.45 to claim British Columbia's first-ever title in the event.

At the awards ceremony with the Thunderbirds being handed the 2017 red banner, other awards were given out to deserving individuals from the meet. The 2017 Men's Coach of the Year went to Laruier Primeau from British Columbia. The meet's Men's Most Outstanding Performer saw Moriba Morain of Wiley (Texas) claim the title, while Jackson Thomas (Bacone) and Goabaone Mosheleketi (Lindsey Wilson) both were named Most Valuable Performers.

The longest race of the meet for the men, the marathon, started out the final day with an early competition as they battled heat and humidity in the 26.2 mile race. Christian Graham of British Columbia took the marathon with a time of 2:37:31.

The strongest performance of the day came during the men's 200m dash when Moriba Morain bettered the previous meet record by running a 20.32 in the event. Morain also became a back-to-back national champion in the men's 100m dash, this season running a 10.19.

One of the most powerful moments of the final day was when the men's triple jump event held a tribute for Tyler Carter, the student-athlete who passed away earlier this week. Carter was set to compete in the event and came in ranked No. 4. With his fellow teammate, officials and competitors honoring Tyler with a moment

The top-eight finishers in each event receive All-America honors.

TOP-FIVE MEN'S TEAMS

1. British Columbia – 71

2. Indiana Tech – 64

3. Wiley (Texas) – 57

4. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) – 47

5. Concordia (Neb.) – 46

Coach of the Year: Laurier Primeau, British Columbia

Outstanding Performer: Moriba Morain, Wiley (Texas)

Most Valuable Performers: Jackson Thomas, Bacone (Okla.); Goabaone Mosheleketi, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

2017 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Men's National Champions

Men's Long Jump – Thobias Nilsson Montler, Keiser (Fla.)

Men's Discuss – Derek Seddon, William Penn (Iowa)

Men's High Jump – Corion Knight, Florida Memorial

Men's Decathlon – Drew Gandy, Central Methodist

Men's 5,000m race walk – Anthony Peters, St. Ambrose (Iowa)

Men's 4x800m relay – British Columbia

Men's 10,000 meters – Jackson Thomas, Bacone (Okla.)

Men's hammer throw – Cody Boellstorff, Concordia (Neb.)

Men's javelin – Poncha Saldana, Eastern Oregon

Men's Marathon – Christian Graham, St. Mary (Kan.)

Men's Triple Jump – Goabaone Mosheleketi, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

Men's Shot Put – Alex Wellington, Hastings (Neb.)

Men's Pole Vault – Lucas Wiechman, Concordia (Neb.)

Men's Steeplechase – John Gay, British Columbia

Men's 4x100m Relay – Indiana Tech

Men's 1,5000m – Daniel Garcia, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)

Men's 800m – Marbeq Edgar, Wiley (Texas)

Men's 100. – Moriba Morain, Wiley (Texas)

Men's 400m Hurdles – TJ Randle, Northwest

Men's 400m – Kimorie Shearman, Wiley (Texas)

Men's 200m – Moriba Morain, Wiley (Texas)

Men's 5,000m – Thomas Jackson, Bacone (Okla.)

Men's 4x400m relay – SUNO (La.)

Men's 110m Hurdles – Christopher Graham, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)

TOP-FIVE WOMEN'S TEAMS

1. Wayland Baptist – 75

2. Indiana Tech – 56

3. Southern-NO – 42

4. British Columbia – 41

5. Wiley – 39

The Pioneers of Wayland Baptist (Texas) claimed their second national title in three years and fourth all-time title. The Pioneers gathered 75 points to take the red banner back to Texas, earning 19 points more than the runner-up spot claimed by Indiana Tech with 56 points.

For the fourth-straight season, the national championships have been held in Gulf Shores at Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium.

Telecia Briscoe was the lone individual national champion for the Pioneers as she claimed the women's 100m hurdles title with a time of 13.7. This was Briscoe's first individual title at the outdoor championships, as she helped lead her Wayland Baptist squad to another national title.

At the awards ceremony with the Pioneers being handed the 2017 red banner, other awards were given out to deserving individuals from the meet. The 2017 Women's Coach of the Year went to Brian Whitlock from Wayland Baptist. The meet's Women's Most Outstanding Performer saw Marissa Dewispelare of Doane (Neb.) claim the title, while Becky Collier of Westmont (Calif.) earned the most individual points to take home the meet's Most Valuable Performance award.

The longest race of the meet, the women's marathon, started out the final day with an early competition. Michaela Werner of Oklahoma City captured the 26.2 mile race crown with a time of 3:03:41.

As for the individuals who now have more than one national title in the same event to their name, Brianna Woods of Indiana Tech leads the way. Woods ran an 11.45 in the women's 100m to claim her second-straight national title in the event. Woods tied her time from last season. Doane's (Neb.) Marissa Dewispelare completed her second-straight outdoor steeplechase race with a time of 10:23.99 to win her second title in the same amount of years.

Another strong performance from today came at the jumps of Westmont's (Calif.) Becky Collier who won the women's high jump. Collier finished the competition with a height of 1.77m. Yesterday, Collier won her second-consecutive heptathlon national championship.

Perhaps the most meaningful win was when Anna Shields of Point Park (Pa.), the teammate of Tyler Carter who passed away earlier this week, won the women's 1,500m with a time of 4:24.58.

The 2017 NAIA list of Women's Outdoor Track & Field All-Americans have also been announced. The award winners competed at the 37th annual NAIA National Championships. Honors were given to the top eight individuals from each event and all four runners in the top eight relays.

Coach of the Year: Brian Whitlock, Wayland Baptist (Texas)

Outstanding Performer: Marissa Dewispelare, Doane (Neb.)

Most Valuable Performer: Becky Collier, Westmont (Calif.)

2017 NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Women's National Champions

Women's 4x800m relay – Aquinas (Mich.) (Winchester, Miller, Anderson, Sigafoose)

Women's shot put – Sam Liermann, Concordia (Neb.)

Women's 5,000, race walk – Anali Cisneros, Judson (Ill.)

Women's Heptathlon – Becky Collier, Westmont (Calif.)

Women's Triple Jump – Bria Sands, Life (Ga.)

Women's 10,000 meters – Ellie Willging, Saint Xavier (Ill.)

Women's hammer throw – Raven Kelly, St. Francis (lll.)

Women's javelin – Seri Geisler, Valley City State (N.D.)

Women's long jump – Abby Stricker, Columbia (Mo.)

Women's pole vault – Danielle Wojciechowski, Bethel (Ind.)

Women's Marathon – Michaela Werner, Oklahoma City

Women's Steeplechase – Marrisa Dewispelare, Doane (Neb.)

Women's 4x100m Relay – Indiana Tech

Women's 1,500m – Anna Shields, Point Park (Pa.)

Women's 100m Hurdles – Telecia Briscoe, Wayland Baptist (Texas)

Women's 100m – Brianna Woods, Indiana Tech

Women's 400m Hurdles – Taylor Needham, Southwestern (Kan.)

Women's 400m – Shadae Hylton, SUNO (La.)

Women's 800m – Hannah Segrave, Milligan (Tenn.)

Women's 200m – Argyana Bolton, SUNO (La.)

Women's 5,000m – Jessa Perkinson, Southern Oregon

Women's 4x400m Relay – SUNO (La.)

Women's High Jump – Becky Collier, Westmont (Calif.)

Women's Discus – Teeka Thompson, Hastings (Neb.)

Visit NAIA.org for the complete list of All-Americans and additional information.

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