2009 NCAA Div III Mens 1500 Meter Final

This is the 2009 Mens Division III 1500 Meter National Championship race at Marrietta University from 5/23/09. Sophomore Ty Griffin of Mount Union College pulls off the upset with an amazing kick in the last 100 meters to go from 8th to 1st. Video is from the backstretch near the 200.

Final 1 Ty Griffin, So, Mount Union College 3:53.41 Don Drumm Stadium record 2 Macklin Chaffee, Sr, Williams College 3:53.50 3 Brian Leiter, Sr, Frostburg State 3:53.68 4 Brandon Gleason, Sr, Hamline University 3:53.86 5 Kyle Brandon, Sr, Univ of St. Thomas 3:54.44 6 Jimmy O'Brien, Sr, Ohio Northern 3:54.56 7 Jeramie Parker, So, Allegheny College 3:54.64 8 Tyler Hinrichs, Sr, Bethel University(Mn) 3:55.29 9 Dallas Vincent, Sr, Wisconsin La Crosse 3:56.08 10 Paul Zdroik, Sr, Wisconsin La Crosse 3:59.51 11 Matt Turlip, So, New York University 3:59.78 12 Wade Ekstrom, Jr, Macalester College 4:01.32

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Sports

Tags:

• NCAA
• Track & Field
• Mount Union College
• Ty Griffin
• Marrietta University
• 2009
• National Championship
• Macklin Chaffee
• Brian Leiter
• Brandon Gleason
• Kyle Brandon
• Jimmy O'Brien
• Jeramie Parker
• Tyler Hinrichs
• Dallas Vincent
• Paul Zdroik
• Matt Turlip
• Wade Ekstrom

[Smitherines161]

why when i clicked it it said is was 6:06 long but when it played it was barely a second?

[dieterichja]

@bjropel Was that Ekstrom?

[bjropel]

@Arsenal351 im not kiddin ya dude...his fresh mile was only 5:06 and 2mile was only 11:00 his soph mile i didnt get it was 4:44 mine was 4:45 his 2mile was 10:30 mine was 10:16

[Arsenal351]

@bjropel Yeah right

[bjropel]

the 9th place guy with the 3:56 went to my high school...i already have all his freshman records and sophmore records beatin

[Goustos923]

Superstar!!!

[thetalkincow]

haha wtf! an 8 person podium?????

[llc88]

Congratulations to Ty Griffin and all of the other athletes who particpated!! Great race!