GENEVA, Ohio - The 2025 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships got going on Thursday with the Spartans competing in four events throughout the day. The highlight of day one for the Spartans was in the women's discus as sophomore Nai'lah Anders earned NCAA All-American honors in the event.

Anders fouled four of her six throws in the discus, but her fifth throw of 43.25 meters earned her First Team All-American honors for the first time in her young career. In his first ever NCAA Championships, Braydin Preston finished 20th in the men's javelin throw. The duo of Jaberrius Peake and Otis Patterson finished 20th and 21st respectively in the men's 200 meters prelim. 

University of Dubuque Finishes
Women's Discus
6 Nai'lah Anders - 43.25 meters

Men's Javelin
20 Braydin Preston - 53.38 meters

Men's 200 Meters Prelim
20 Jaberrius Peake - 21.76
21 Otis Patterson - 21.87

Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
(DQ) Univ. of Dubuque (Jaberrius Peake, Otis Patterson, Kali Freeman, Andrew Hutchinson) - 3:14.93


Upcoming Schedule
Friday, May 23
Women's High Jump - 11:30 a.m. (ET) / 10:30 a.m. (CT) - Jaden Gatts
Men's Shot Put - 11:30 a.m. (ET) / 10:30 a.m. (CT) - Jacob Edwards & Dakota Hoffman
Women's Shot Put - 2:00 p.m. (ET) / 1:00 p.m. (CT) - Chloe Reiser
Men's 110 Meter Hurdles Prelim - 2:10 p.m. (ET) / 1:10 p.m. (CT) - Blake Hardison
Men's 400 Meter Prelim - 3:00 p.m. (ET) / 2:00 p.m. (CT) - Otis Patterson
Men's 800 Meter Prelim - 4:00 p.m. (ET) / 3:00 p.m. (CT) - Andrew Hutchinson

Saturday, May 24
Men's Triple Jump - 11:00 a.m. (ET) / 10:00 a.m. (CT) - Jaidyn Williams 
Men's Hammer Throw - 1:45 p.m. (ET) / 12:45 p.m. (CT) - Lucas Cummings & Zach Steffensen

*If necessary
110 Meter Hurdles Final - 1:50 p.m. (ET) / 12:50 p.m. (CT) - Blake Hardison
400 Meter Final - 2:10 p.m. (ET) / 1:10 p.m. (CT) - Otis Patterson
800 Meter Final - 2:50 p.m. (ET) / 1:50 p.m. (CT) - Andrew Hutchinson