EMPORIA, KAN. – Senior thrower Kegan Crowell made history as he became not only the first Newberry College track and field athlete to compete at the NCAA national championships, but the first to make it to the podium earning All-American honors Friday afternoon.
 
Crowell's 53.21-meter (174 feet 7 inches) throw placed him in the finals and would be his best mark putting him in seventh place.
 
Crowell will finish his Newberry career as the lone athlete to win two SAC Championships in separate sports in 2022-23 as he was a Track and Field and Football player. Crowell was also a three-time SAC track and field Champion as he won the hammer throw and discus at the outdoor championships in the 2023-24 season.
 
Crowell also holds the Discus record with his 54.17-meter throw at the Catamount Classic.