2019 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships Results (Final)

KINGSVILLE, Texas – When the dust had settled on a busy final day of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships inside Javelina Stadium on Saturday, Academy of Art carried home a ninth-place finish for its men's team along with eight All-American trophies and the second consecutive 200m national title for Mobolade Ajomale who closed his elite collegiate career as a 10-time National Champion and 20-time All-American.

The Urban Knights' day began in the men's 4x100m where Grant Swinton, Ajomale, Christian Carter, and Michane Ricketts stepped onto the track. In a race that saw Tiffin's quartet take the title, ART U claimed the sixth spot with a time of 41.40 to become All-Americans. Arrun Palacio, who had helped Academy of Art make the final with his anchor leg in the prelim, took Ajomale's place on the podium as the 100m final was slated for a little over an hour later.

Ajomale looked for his third consecutive title in the 100m, but in a bit of déjà vu from the indoor 60m final, Tiffin's Jonte Baker managed to edge the 2016 Olympic bronze medalist by 0.05 for the championship. Second overall, Ajomale put forth a time of 10.22 that was still a full 0.10 in front of third place and earned him his 19th All-American honor.

Again roughly an hour later, Ajomale knelt down to settle into his block for the 200m final, the last collegiate race of his career. Running his best time of the season at 20.80, Ajomale dominated a field of six seniors for his 10th national title and 20th All-American trophy. He became just the fourth male student-athlete to go back-to-back in 200m since the era officially began in 1976.

"I had two goals coming in here and no matter what happened I was determined to achieve them," said Ajomale. "Now I can proudly say I am a 10-time NCAA Champion and 20-time All-American."

Waiting patiently until the last day of the meet and the second flight of the triple jump, Camille Jouanno went to work immediately. Her first attempt saw her soar to a season-best 42-0 (12.80m) which, despite being wind-aided (+4.5), still got her into the final as fourth overall. One of nine jumpers remaining for the last three attempts, the indoor triple jump champion went over 41-5 (12.62m) in each of her two completions and finished fifth overall after West Texas A&M's Fatim Affessi posted her best mark of the season on her sixth jump to move up.

During the triple jump, Victor Moreau could be seen making three passes in the final of the 1500m. He started out resuming his prelim battle with Daniel Wallis of Queens (N.C.) through the first 700m and Moreau would later find himself in a push down the stretch against Colorado Mines' Josh Evans and Luke Julian before he took seventh overall at 3:59.65 to once again become an All-American.

"Overall it was a good week," said Moreau. "If you would have told me I'd do that at the beginning of the year, I would have signed straight away. It caps off two really good years. I met great people and made great progress. I can only be thankful. I'd like to thank my former coach Torrey Olson for the opportunity and Steve Fuelling for his open mind with the work we've been able to do together. A master's degree and two All-American trophies - that was quite a nice adventure here in the United States!"

Moreau finished the day and his career in the 5000m final where he would lead through the race's first 200m, but ended up dropping back thereafter. His kick over the final 1200m helped him pass four individuals as he took 17th overall with a time of 15:08.53.

As a team, the Academy of Art men's squad finished ninth overall with 23 total points behind a tie for seventh between Adams State and Lincoln (Mo.) who each had 24 points. ART U would beat out three teams with 22 points apiece as CSU-Pueblo, West Texas A&M, and Minnesota State all shared 10th place.

The top 10 result marked the ninth for the ART U men's team (fourth specifically for outdoor) in 14 total trips to the postseason since the program became a full-fledged NCAA member and championship eligible in 2013.