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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
29 May 2004
NCAA
results page
COWAN AND SLOTTERBACK WRAP UP
NCAA COMPETITION
Slotterback Wins Second-Straight National Javelin Title
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(left) Nick Slotterback won his
second-straight NCAA title in
the javelin.
(right) Chris
Cowan advanced to the 5,000 meter finals this
evening, placing 12th overall.
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(Walnut,
Calif.) -
Lock
Haven
University
of
Pennsylvania
track and
field’s Nick
Slotterback (Lewisburg/Lewisburg) claimed
his second-straight NCAA Division II javelin title [view
full release] and Chris
Cowan (Horseheads, N.Y./Thomas A. Edison) competed
in the 5,000 meter finals in the last day of the
2004 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field
Championships in Walnut, Calif.
Slotterback defended his NCAA title with a winning throw of
217’10” in the javelin earlier today.
A senior, he wraps up his career as a
two-time national champion and a three-time
All-American after placing third in his sophomore
season. Slotterback
also claimed back-to-back Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference (PSAC) titles in the javelin in
2003 and 2004.
Cowan
finished 12th with a time of 15:14.24 in
the 5,000 meter finals this evening. The junior
distance standout won his preliminary heat in
14:45.42 yesterday to advance to the finals.
This season Cowan claimed the PSAC individual
title in both the 5,000 and 10,000 meters.
Lock Haven has now concluded its competition
at the 2004 NCAA championships, finishing in a
five-way tie for 23rd place in the
men’s team race with 10 total points.
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