Year of the Knight #3
Amanda Odesjö

Men's Track & Field

#3 - Jordan Edwards Is NCAA DII 400m Champion

This is the eighth in a 10-part series highlighting the Top 10 moments of the Urban Knights' 2013-14 season. Stay tuned for the Year of the Knight!

Allendale, MI – Academy of Art University Track & Field and Jordan Edwards went out with quite a bang this past May at the 2014 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. Edwards' dynamic ability earned him not just three All-American trophies, but also the title of 'fastest man over 400m in all of NCAA DII.'

The ART U postseason came to a thrilling conclusion on May 24 out at Grand Valley State's Lax Field/Track Complex where Edwards lit up the track in the men's 400m final, showing exactly why he was named USTFCCCA West Region Track Athlete of the Year just prior to Nationals. The Denver, CO native powered his way to an incredible 45.99, the only sub-46.00 mark of the weekend. An ART U program record led Edwards to be named All-American for the second time on the day. Check out his Flotrack interview here!

"I think it's safe to say that Jordan answered all doubters," head coach Charles Ryan said. "He executed his race model extraordinarily well. Not too bad for a guy who just started running the open 400 in February. He will be back and much more dangerous next year. He has just begun to realize his talents in the longer sprints."

Additionally, in the finals of the 200m, Edwards did not relent as he finished fourth overall. Contending for the title with TAMU-Kingsville's Tim Price and a pair from St. Augustine's, Edwards went 21.01 which was not far off his personal record. Edwards also joined Ronald Spears, Jr., Marlon Britton, and Alexander McNally in ART U's 4x100m relay team who secured their All-American trophies with a seventh place finish in the finals. The Knights would deliver a 40.75 to edge Emporia State as well as Ashland in the end.

Edwards ended up contributing three of the 16 NCAA DII All-American trophies brought back by ART U from this year's NCAA Outdoor Championships.

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