PUEBLO, Colo. - Anderson University junior Matt Shaffer recorded a 16th-place finish in the 800-meter preliminaries at the 2012 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships Friday night at the Neta and Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl on Colorado State University's campus.
A native of Grove City, Ohio, Shaffer entered the event as the top-ranked 800-meter runner in the Southeast Region and ranked third nationally in the event, but unfortunately was tripped with 250 meters to go and posted a time of 2:01.61, which was well off his school-record pace of 1:50.36. Shaffer was unable to advance to Saturday's finals.
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Name Year School Prelims
H#
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Preliminaries
1 Boris Berian FR Adams State 1:50.87Q
1
2 Jermaine Blake SO Lincoln (Mo.) 1:51.51Q
2
3 Drew Windle FR Ashland 1:50.97Q
1
4 Aduo Omot JR Augustana (S.D.) 1:51.51Q
2
5 Andrew Graham SR Adams State 1:50.99q
1
6 Paul Pape SO Nebraska-Kearney 1:51.54q
1
7 Terrance Ellis JR Cal St. Stanislaus 1:51.92q
1
8 Dylan Anderson JR Michigan Tech 1:52.15q
1
9 Chavis Taylor SO Benedict 1:52.33q
2
10 Peter Jenkins JR Colorado Mines 1:52.49
2
11 Marcelis Lynch JR St. Augustine's 1:52.74
1
12 Josh Perry JR So. Conn. St. 1:53.31
1
13 Bango Jayesimi JR Abilene Christian 1:54.92
2
14 Nathan Seely SR Seattle Pacific 1:56.99
2
15 Jameel Walcott SO St. Augustine's 1:57.02
2
16 Matt Shaffer SO Anderson (S.C.) 2:01.61
2
17 Prince Owusu-Mensah FR Virginia State 2:10.67
2
