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BW's Patrick and Phipps Selected to Compete at NCAA Division III National Championship Meet

BEREA, OHIO -- Two Baldwin Wallace University indoor track and field athletes have been officially selected to compete at the 2010 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships hosted by DePauw (Ind.) University on Friday and Saturday, March 12-13, at the James A. Hollensteiner Track in Greencastle, Indiana.

Greg Patrick (Collins/Western Reserve)will compete in the shot put at 1:00 p.m. on March 13. He enters the meet ranked seventh in the nation following his school record-breaking throw of 54'6.75" at the OAC Championship meet. He placed first and was named the Bud Yoest Most Outstanding Field AthletePatrick earned All-American honors at last season's NCAA Outdoor Championship and was named the DIII Great Lakes Region Field Athlete of the Year for the 2009 season.

Kevin Phipps (Patalaska/Watkins Memorial)will compete in the weight throw at 6:00 p.m. on March 12 and is the only Yellow Jacket that competed at last season's indoor championship. He ranks sixth in the nation following his OAC record-breaking throw of 61'1.25" at the OAC Championship meet. Phipps did not qualify for the finals at last year's indoor championships but he did go on to earn All-America honors during the outdoor season. His personal-best mark is nearly five feet better than it was entering last season's indoor championship.

The top eight finishers in each event earn All-American status at this year's championships.

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