Men's Track and Field | 5/24/2019 5:05:00 PM

GENEVA, Ohio – Sophomore Kyle Rollins cemented his legacy in program history on Friday as the Groveland native won the high jump and became a national champion as the St. John Fisher College men's track and field team continued to roll at the NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championship at the SPIRE Institute.

Rollins, who finished as the national runner-up in the high jump during the indoor season, became the fourth individual national champion and third from the track and field team in Fisher's history as he joins Scott Harris, Jr. (2008 – men's golf), Mark VanMarter (2018 - long jump) and Peter Girardi (2018 – 400m hurdles).

Rollins, who was also named an All-American for the fourth time in his career, cruised through the first three heights as he cleared 1.98, 2.03 and 2.06m on his first attempt.  The sophomore missed his first two attempts at 2.09m before clearing the bar on his third and final try to move on to 2.12m.  With three competitors left in the event, all missed on their initial attempt, however, Rollins would clear 2.12 on his second jump to tie his own program record at 6'11.5''. 

Needing to successfully clear the measurement to advance, neither of the remaining competitors were able to muster enough height to clear the bar as Rollins became the youngest national champion in Fisher history.

Junior Eddie Mahana was also in action on Friday as the Clay native took to the track for the 110m hurdles where he won his heat and qualified for the finals after crossing the finish line in 14.38 seconds.  Mahana, who also qualified for the finals in the 400m hurdles on Thursday, will look to match Rollins at 1 p.m. on Saturday when he races for a national championship in the 110 hurdles.  He will run again at 2:25 p.m. on Saturday in the finale of the 400m hurdles.

Rollins will look to add to his hardware at 11 a.m. on Saturday when he competes in the triple jump.  Entering the event, Rollins is ranked 10th nationally in the event.
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