College Men's Distance Medley Championship of America

Event 348Friday 2:40 PM
Presented by College Ave
Presented in Honor of Dave Johnson
Records
NR Arkansas 9:20.10 1989 Reuben Reina (2:53.9), Charles Williams (46.4), Robert Bradley (1:46.0), Joe Falcon (3:53.8)
PR Arkansas 9:20.10 1989 Reuben Reina (2:53.9), Charles Williams (46.4), Robert Bradley (1:46.0), Joe Falcon (3:53.8)
1200-400-800-1600. Virginia, Texas A&M, and Virginia Tech set a fast pace for the first leg. Texas A&M used a strong 400m leg to get themselves into the lead, getting to the second exchange 5 meters ahead of Oregon, Washington, Virginia, and Michigan. Oregon passed Texas A&M 600m into the third leg and carried on to being the first team to the final exchange. But within 50 meters of the start of the anchor leg, Oregon slowed down, allowing Michigan, Washington, Villanova, Virginia, and Texas A&M to catch up. The race continued to slow and more teams joined the group by 700m, including URI, American, and Navy. The pack of nine stayed close through the bell. The pace finally quickened when Oregon's anchor - Simeon Birnbaum, the NCAA 1500m record holder - began to sprint. Villanova's Marco Langon kept with Oregon, and the two raced side-by-side down the final straightaway. In the end, Oregon held of Villanova by 1/2 step to win the race, winning their fifth event wheel (first wheel since 2017). Virgina Tech - sitting in second place at the first exchange - dropped the baton after the exchange was complete. Their 400m and 800m runners continued to race without the baton but ultimately stepped off the track at the final exchange.

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Event History

Relays Top 10
9:20.10 Arkansas 1989
9:20.96 Georgetown 1987
9:21.03 Villanova 1987
9:21.43 Mount St. Mary's 1989
9:21.67 Mount St. Mary's 1987
9:22.24 Arkansas 1991
9:22.25 Georgetown 1991
9:22.57 Michigan 2005
9:22.6 Arkansas 1986
9:23.42 Arkansas 1995
Recent Champions
2025 Washington 9:25.22
2024 Villanova 9:35.90
2023 Wisconsin 9:33.82
2022 Ole Miss 9:29.45
2019 Wisconsin 9:47.19
2018 Villanova 9:34.37
2017 Oregon 9:32.61
2016 Penn State 9:35.51
2015 Oregon 9:33.86
2014 Oregon 9:25.40
Most Victories
26 Villanova
15 Arkansas
8 Michigan
6 Georgetown
6 Penn State
5 Penn
4 Manhattan
4 Oregon
3 Texas
3 Wisconsin
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