# 1974 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1974 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships, were the first year the Division II/III designation was recognized in NCAA track and field. Previously, it was called the College Division. The top 6 athletes scored in their perspective event.

## Results
### 100 Yard Dash

The event was wind aided. The 100 yd dash which is slightly shorter than a 100 meters, is 91.44 meters. All races at the time where hand timed.
| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
| | James Gilkes | Fisk | 9.4 | NAIA |
| | Joe Franklin | Southern–New Orleans | 9.5 | NAIA |
| | Joe Kendrick | Ashland | 9.5 | DII |
| 4 | Herman Verdin | Southern–New Orleans | 9.8 | NAIA |
| 5 | Clint Alguire | Mount Union | 9.8 | |
| 6 | Fred Mintz | Baldwin Wallace | 9.8 | |

### 220 Yard Dash

| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
| | James Gilkes | Fisk | 20.7 | NAIA |
| | Herman Verdin | Southern–New Orleans | 21.4 | NAIA |
| | Joe Franklin | Southern–New Orleans | 21.5 | NAIA |
| 4 | Leonard Elion | Fisk | 21.6 | NAIA |
| 5 | Joe Kendrick | Ashland | 21.6 | DII |
| 6 | Vince Williams | Chicago State | 21.6 | DI |

### 440 yard Dash

| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
| | Kip Korir | Coe | 47.3 | |
| | Mike Williams | Mount Union | 47.9 | |
| | Ronald Bethune | Southern–New Orleans | 48.5 | NAIA |
| 4 | Terry Youngblood | Central (Iowa) | 48.7 | |
| 5 | Bill Taylor | Pomona-Pitzer | 48.8 | |
| 6 | Carl Hill | Southwestern (Ten.) | 48.9 | ' |

### 880 yard Run

| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
| | Barry King | Ashland | 1:51.2 | DII |
| | Bob Linn | Ashland | 1:51.3 | DII |
| | Harold Small | Brandeis | 1:52.0 | |
| 4 | Al Tonks | Baldwin Wallace | 1:52.0 | |
| 5 | Alan Kleinsasser | Caltech | 1:52.0 | |
| 6 | Manny Rivera | Brandeis | 1:52.1 | |

### One Mile Run

| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
| | Steve Foster | Ashland | 4:05.1 | DII |
| | Scott Barrett | North Central | 4:06.6 | |
| | Fred Suarez | SUNY Oswego | 4:07.4 | |
| 4 | Jim Muus | St. Olaf | 4:08.2 | |
| 5 | Chris Horton | Brandeis | 4:08.6 | |
| 6 | Dan Spear | Hamline | 4:08.7 | |

### Three Mile Run

| Rank | Name | University | Time |
| | David Moller | Rochester | 13:54.6 |
| | John O'Conner | Augustana (IL) | 14:07.4 |
| | Cliff Karthauser | Nebraska Wesleyan | 14:08.8 |
| 4 | Dan Copper | Augustana (IL) | 14:12.8 |
| 5 | Randy Luce | Pomona-Pitzer | 14:14.6 |
| 6 | John Bradford | Brandeis | 14:17.6 |

### 120 Yard Hurdles

| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
| | Roger Retherford | Otterbein | 14.2 | |
| | Wayne Covington | Lock Haven | 14.3 | DII |
| | Steve Smith | Pomona-Pitzer | 14.4 | |
| 4 | Gerald Greenfield | Johns Hopkins | 14.4 | |
| 5 | Keith Wolling | RIT | 14.5 | |
| 6 | Steve Wilson | Western Maryland | 14.6 | |

### 440 Yard Hurdles

| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
| | Tony Cornelious | Augustana (IL) | 53.3 | |
| | Keith Wolling | RIT | 53.7 | |
| | Jim Baum | Ashland | 53.7 | DII |
| 4 | Steve Smith | Pomona-Pitzer | 53.7 | |
| 5 | Greg Traxler | St. John's (MN) | 55.5 | |
| 6 | Terry Kozina | Ashland | 55.6 | DII |

### 3000 Meter Steeplechase

| Rank | Name | University | Time | Notes |
| | Gary Johnson | Westmont | 9:17.8 | NAIA |
| | Lee Pollock | St. Lawrence | 9:23.2 | |
| | Mark Duggan | Boston State | 9:36.0 | |
| 4 | Larry Coy | Baldwin Wallace | 9:37.6 | |
| 5 | Dave Hanson | Luther | 9:41.0 | |
| 6 | Tim Hawley | Wabash | 10:07.4 | |

### High Jump

| Rank | Name | University | Height |
| | Kurt Nielson | Nebraska Wesleyan | 2.01m |
| | Greg Gornsuch | Wheaton | 2.01m |
| | Dave Miller | Baldwin Wallace | 1.96m |
| 4 | Bruce Crowe | Washington (MD) | 1.96m |
| 5 | John Stanek | Augustana (IL) | 1.96m |
| 6 | Jim Wildgreen | Hope | 1.96m |

### Pole Vault

| Rank | Name | University | Height | Notes |
| | Steve Hughes | Westmont | 4.72m | NAIA |
| | Craig Boyak | Kalamazoo | 4.57m | |
| | Charles Novak | St. Olaf | 4.57m | |
| 4 | Steve Mason | Pomona-Pitzer | 4.42m | |
| 5 | Joe Thompson | Augustana (IL) | 4.27m | Tie |
| 5 | Paul Ksionzyk | Cortland (SUNY) | 4.27m | Tie |

### Long Jump

| Rank | Name | University | Distance | Notes |
| | David Boyd | Fisk University | 7.82m | NAIA |
| | Chuck Larsuel | Mount Union | 7.30m | |
| | Rick Steinberg | Luther | 7.22m | |
| 4 | Milt Snodgrass | Mount Union | 7.22m | |
| 5 | Ronald Bethune | Southern–New Orleans | 7.10m | NAIA |
| 6 | Don Harvey | Alma | 7.02m | |

### Triple Jump

| Rank | Name | University | Distance |
| | Anthony Palumbo | Rochester | 15.21m |
| | Rudy Sawyerl | St. John's (MN) | 14.86m |
| | Kip Korir | Coe | 14.73m |
| 4 | Guy Jensen | Otterbein | 14.37m |
| 5 | Mike Williams | Widener | 14.35m |
| 6 | Charles Drummond | Brockport St. | 14.18m |

### Shot Put

| Rank | Name | University | Distance | Notes |
| | Steve Lindgren | Hamline | 17.03m | |
| | Ray Fogg | Pomona-Pitzer | 16.91m | |
| | Joe Gould | Queens | 16.40m | DII |
| 4 | Rudy Vido | Albany (SUNY) | 16.23m | DI |
| 5 | Stephan Ondrejack | Trenton State | 15.90m | |
| 6 | John Dupuis | Worcester State | 15.40m | |

### Discus Throw

| Rank | Name | University | Distance |
| | Bill Iovino | Ohio Wesleyan | 52.14m |
| | George Liset | Wheaton | 49.76m |
| | Bob Scott | Augustana (IL) | 49.66m |
| 4 | Rod Ridgeway | Wittenberg | 49.14m |
| 5 | Terrance Bruce | Alfred | 48.26m |
| 6 | John Dupuis | Worcester State | 47.72m |

### Hammer Throw

| Rank | Name | University | Distance | Notes |
| | John Pearson | MIT | 51.92m | |
| | Joe Gould | Queens | 50.60m | DII |
| | John Kock | RIT | 48.62m | |
| 4 | Warren Shank | Westmont | 48.28m | |
| 5 | Tom Lowell | RPI | 48.18m | |
| 6 | Lewis Farber | RPI | 45.26m | |

### Javelin Throw

The Javelin thrown in 1973 was different from the current model. Therefore, results cannot be directly compared to today's results.
| Rank | Name | University | Distance | Notes |
| | Robert Sing | Ursinus | 71.60m | |
| | Joe Gould | Queens | 68.32m | DII |
| | Kevin Peter | Pomona-Pitzer | 68.14m | |
| 4 | Bob Orell | Pomona-Pitzer | 67.62m | |
| 5 | Greg Afman | Calvin | 63.84m | |
| 6 | Glenn Levengood | Susquehanna | 62.74m | |

### Decathlon

| Rank | Name | University | Points | Notes |
| | Jim Baum | Ashland | 7,030 | DII |
| | Robert Ryan | Rochester | 6,528 | |
| | Mark Lineweaver | Brockport St. | 6,499 | |
| 4 | Chuck Williams | Case Western | 6,376 | |
| 5 | Larry Griffith | Mount Union | 6,300 | |
| 6 | Mike Hunt | Capital | 6,244 | |

### 440 Yard Relay

| Rank | Team | Name | Time | Notes |
| | Mount Union | Milt Snodgrass | 41.1 | |
| | Mount Union | Chuck Larsuel | 41.1 | |
| | Mount Union | Mike Williams | 41.1 | |
| | Mount Union | Clint Alguire | 41.1 | |
| | Southern–New Orleans | Herman Verdin | 41.2 | NAIA |
| | Southern–New Orleans | Ronald Bethune | 41.2 | NAIA |
| | Southern–New Orleans | Larry Williams | 41.2 | NAIA |
| | Southern–New Orleans | Joe Franklin | 41.2 | NAIA |
| | Fisk | David Boyd | 41.3 | NAIA |
| | Fisk | Leonard Elion | 41.3 | NAIA |
| | Fisk | Leon Stubbs | 41.3 | NAIA |
| | Fisk | James Gilkes | 41.3 | NAIA |
| 4 | Baldwin-Wallace | Everett Head | 41.8 | |
| 4 | Baldwin-Wallace | Mark Allio | 41.8 | |
| 4 | Baldwin-Wallace | Tony DiMarzo | 41.8 | |
| 4 | Baldwin-Wallace | Fred Mintz | 41.8 | |
| 5 | Denison | B. Thompson | 42.1 | |
| 5 | Denison | Ed Cione | 42.1 | |
| 5 | Denison | R. Price | 42.1 | |
| 5 | Denison | Tony Thompson | 42.1 | |
| 6 | Chicago State | Clifford Fletcher | 42.4 | DI |
| 6 | Chicago State | Willie Patton | 42.4 | DI |
| 6 | Chicago State | Sudie Davis | 42.4 | DI |
| 6 | Chicago State | Vince Williams | 42.4 | DI |

### Mile Relay

| Rank | Team | Name | Time | Notes |
| | Mount Union | Chuck Larsuel | 3:15.7 | |
| | Mount Union | Jim Freund | 3:15.7 | |
| | Mount Union | Mike Williams | 3:15.7 | |
| | Mount Union | Milt Snodgrass | 3:15.7 | |
| | Ashland | Jim Baum | 3:16.2 | DII |
| | Ashland | Barry King | 3:16.2 | DII |
| | Ashland | Terry Kozma | 3:16.2 | DII |
| | Ashland | Bob Linn | 3:16.2 | DII |
| | Southern–New Orleans | Herman Verdin | 3:16.2 | NAIA |
| | Southern–New Orleans | Craig Louis | 3:16.2 | NAIA |
| | Southern–New Orleans | Ronald Bethune | 3:16.2 | NAIA |
| | Southern–New Orleans | Donald Clark | 3:16.2 | NAIA |
| 4 | Augustana (IL) | Enyo DeWith | 3:17.2 | |
| 4 | Augustana (IL) | Scott Stephens | 3:17.2 | |
| 4 | Augustana (IL) | Bill Yemm | 3:17.2 | |
| 4 | Augustana (IL) | Tony Cornelious | 3:17.2 | |
| 5 | Brandeis | Allen Knight | 3:18.2 | |
| 5 | Brandeis | Mike Ricciardone | 3:18.2 | |
| 5 | Brandeis | Manny Rivera | 3:18.2 | |
| 5 | Brandeis | Harold Small | 3:18.2 | |
| 6 | Baruch | Tyrone Cunningham | 3:18.6 | |
| 6 | Baruch | Harold Reardon | 3:18.6 | |
| 6 | Baruch | George Bailey | 3:18.6 | |
| 6 | Baruch | Mario Church | 3:18.6 | |