KINGSVILLE – Texas A&M University-Commerce senior Joseph Brown won the Division II discus throw National Championship to lead the efforts for the Lions in the second day of action at the Outdoor Track and Field National Championships on Friday.
 
Brown (Mansfield) launched a toss of 59.54 meters (195-4) on his final collegiate throw to claim the National Championship after sitting in third place in the standings entering that throw. Along with an eighth place finish for Josh Boateng (St. George's, Grenada) of 52.73 meters (173-0), the Lions claimed 11 points and sit in sixth place entering the final day of action.
 
Brown's title gives the Lions nine individual Division II national champions outdoors, and 24 total outdoor championships. He is the first discus national champion and the second throwing national champion after Gerald Blansitt's 1957 NAIA shot put national championship.
 
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Chelsea Cheek (Baytown – Lee) claimed fifth place in the women's high jump for her first career podium finish. She cleared 1.69 meters (5-6 ½) to earn three team points to put the Lions in 28^th place in the team standings entering the final day.
 
The Lions also qualified runners for the 200 meter dash in both the men's and women's competition. Eboni Coby (Lancaster) won her heat at 23.90 seconds and takes the third-fastest qualifying time into the finals, and Rashard Clark (Los Angeles, Calif.) won his heat at 21.28 seconds.
 
Both genders have four chances to pick up points in the final day of action Saturday. Tamara Susa (Novi Sad, Serbia) starts the day with the women's javelin throw, followed by Boateng in the men's shot put. The 4x100 meter relay and Clark's 200 meter and 400 meter efforts will look to push the Lion men towards the top echelon of the team standings once again. Susa, Coby in the 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash, and Minna Svaerd (Karlstad, Sweden) in the 400 meter hurdles will drive the Lion women's efforts for the top finish in program history.
 
REMAINING SCHEDULE 
SATURDAY, MAY 25
11:30 a.m. – Women's Javelin Throw (Finals)
5:05 p.m. – Men's Shot Put (Finals)
5:20 p.m. – Men's 4x100 Meter Relay (Finals)
6:25 p.m. – Men's 400 Meter Dash (Finals)
6:35 p.m. – Women's 100 Meter Dash (Finals)
7:20 p.m. – Women's 400 Meter Hurdles (Finals)
7:45 p.m. – Women's 200 Meter Dash (Finals)
7:55 p.m. – Men's 200 Meter Dash (Finals)