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Birmingham, Ala. - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse men's track and field team captured its 19th National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III Indoor Championship and first since 2017 on Saturday night at Birmingham CrossPlex. The Eagles finished with 35.0 team points while Massachusetts Institute of Technology placed second with 34.5 points. SUNY Geneseo and Loras College (Iowa) tied for third with 32.0. 

UWL has now captured 12 of the last 20 indoor national titles. The Eagles have a national-leading 34 national championships overall (19 indoor; 15 outdoor), both most in NCAA III history. UWL has finished in the top-five in 35 of a possible 36 indoor national championships.   

UW-Oshkosh placed fifth (31.0) on Saturday while John Carroll University (Ohio) was sixth (26.0) and Bethel University (Minn.) seventh (21.0). UW-Whitewater, Carthage College (Wis.) and Ramapo College (N.J.) tied for eighth (20.0). A total of 67 teams scored points. 

Birmingham-Southern College and City of Birmingham served as hosts of this year's championships. 

Head coach Josh Buchholtz has now led UWL to nine NCAA Division III titles, including five indoor (2009, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2023) and four outdoor (2013, 2015, 2016, 2017).

UWL's Sam Blaskowski and Ethan Gregg each earned individual NCAA Division III titles on Saturday. Blaskowski is the second sprinter in school history to win the 60-meter dash after a finals time of 6.71 on Saturday. He joins Alex Koenen (2016) to win the 60-meter dash title. Blaskowski earned his second NCAA III All-America accolade on Saturday with a second-place finish (21.16) in the 200-meter dash. 

Gregg became the first runner in UWL history to capture the 3,000-meter run national title with a time of 8:01.23 on Saturday. His time of 8:01.23 breaks the national meet record of 8:10.40 set by North Central College's (Ill.) John Crain in 2014. Gregg also broke his own school record of 8:09.94 set earlier this season at Pat Healy Classic on January 21. 

It is Gregg's second All-America award of this year's championships after placing third (13:53.93) in the 5,000-meter run on Friday. 

UWL has now won 52 individual NCAA III Championships (including relays) in school history.

UWL's Nolan Seaberg finished 17th in the heptathlon with 4,363 points. The competition concluded on Saturday with the 60-meter hurdles, pole vault and 1,000-meter run. The heptathlon included the 60-meter dash, long jump, shot put and high jump on Friday. 

The Eagles' Nathan Andringa placed 10th (6-8) in the high jump on Saturday. 

In other results on Saturday, Adam Loenser was 19th (8:43.78) in the 3,000-meter run. UWL's Luke Schroeder was disqualified in the 60-meter hurdles final while the Eagles' 4x400-meter relay of Addison Hill, Caden Pearce, Tyler Backes and Chase Doornink were also disqualified. 

UWL opens its outdoor season hosting the Ashton May Invitational on Friday, April 7.