VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Bryce Spencer earned the first-ever medal for LCU track & field at the NCAA Division-II Indoor National Championships, finishing second in the weight throw on Friday, Mar. 10.
Spencer opened the day with a toss of 19.03 meters on his first throw, before slinging a throw of 20.98 meters, smashing his own school record set earlier in the season in the event by 1.36 meters. The mark also set a new facility record for the Virginia Beach Sports Complex, beating the old mark of 20.28 meters set by Troy Yearwood of North Carolina. Spencer faulted on his final throw, but took his heat by 0.54 meters, beating out Dominic Nutter of Walsh.
After the final eight throwers competed in the second heat, Spencer advanced to the finals sitting in second-place overall. The Sundown, Texas native faulted on his final three throws, but only Ben Haas got as close as 0.32 meters to the senior, and Spencer claimed the silver medal in the weight throw, the Chaps first ever medal at the NCAA Division-II Indoor Championships.
Spencer earns the Chaps first-ever First Team All-American selection in Indoor Track & Field in the program's Division-II history with his top-eight finish. He is the fourth straight All-American overall for the Chaps in indoor track & field, after Anna Salisbury earned Second Team honors last indoor season in the 400-meter run.
Keitron Boyd was the last men's track & field member to earn indoor All-American honors, earning a Second Team selection in 2021 in the 200-meter run.
Peyton Barton of Missouri Southern finished first with a toss of 22.01 meters.
Racing in the second heat of the day,
George Garcia finished fourth in his heat with a time of 48.18 seconds in the 400-meter run. The freshman concludes his inaugural campaign with the Chaps finishing 17
th overall in the event.
The Chaps' attention now turns toward the 2023 outdoor season, which begins on Saturday, Mar. 18 at the WT Spring Break Classic on the campus of West Texas A&M. Action begins at 12:00 PM from Canyon. For more information, fans can head to lcuchaps.com.
