March 10, 2007

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) claimed its fifth NAIA men's indoor track and field national title while Oklahoma Baptist University secured its second women's crown at the 2007 SunTrust NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships.

Azusa Pacific brought home the men's title after accumulating 83 total team points. Oklahoma Baptist was second in the men's competition with 62 points and Dickinson State University (N.D.) finished third at 59 points. Three men's NAIA indoor meet records were set on the third and final day of competition as the top four finishers in the men's 1600 meter relay all broke the previous meet record of 3:11.99 in their event, which was set by Dickinson State in 2006. St. Gregory's University (Okla.) won the 1600 meter relay, setting the new NAIA indoor mark with a time of 3:09.40. The other men's record breakers included Matt Sparks, a senior from Azusa Pacific, who broke the men's 60 meter hurdles record in a time of 8:07 and Ramon Miller, a sophomore from Dickinson State, who set a new 400 meter dash mark with a time of 46.95.