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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Josiah Schans and Eric Zalar of the Lock Haven men's indoor track and field team are set to compete in the 60m Hurdles (Schans) and the Weight Throw (Zalar) at the 2026 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships.
The national championships will be held March 13-14 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center at 10 a.m. Norfolk State will serve as the host of the event.
Zalar will compete in the Weight Throw Finals at 2:00 pm on Friday (March 13). Schans will compete in the 60m Hurdles Prelims at 2:45 pm on Friday (March 13) with a chance to qualify for the 60m Hurdles Finals on Saturday (March 14) at 3:40 pm.
*Estimated start times
Schans is coming off a Lock Haven record-setting performance at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championships (Mar. 1). Schans finished in 7.94 seconds and took home the conference championship.
Schans enters the NCAA Championship ranked 12th in the country. The junior made his way into the field with his performance at the PSAC Championship meet.
Men's 60m Hurdles Field:
1. Nolan Vancauwemberghe (Central Missouri) - 7.70
2. Frank Sparks (NW Missouri) - 7.77
3. Tyrone Jackson (Pittsburg St.) - 7.79
4. Jon Lutz (Ashland) - 7.80
5. Rinaldo Moore (Minnesota State) - 7.86
6. Keaton Wattier (Minnesota State) - 7.87
7. Na'Koriyon James (Pittsburg St.) - 7.87
8. Antonio Smith (Virginia Union) - 7.88
9. Moses Koroma (NW Missouri) - 7.89
10. Dominic Downes (Grand Valley St.) - 7.93
11. Calvin Speicher (Cedarville) - 7.93
12. Josiah Schans (Lock Haven) - 7.94
13. Ty Allen (Ashland) - 7.94
14. Antonyio Davis (Lenoir-Rhyne) - 7.94
15. Derick Brown (Embry-Riddle) - 7.94
16. Joshua Hurt (Grand Valley St.) - 7.95
17. Matthew Schaeckenbach (Cedarville) - 7.95
18. Brandon Harris (Lincoln (Mo.)) - 7.95
Zalar took home second place at the PSAC Championships. The junior had a throw of 65-7.5 (20.00m). He enters the NCAA Championships ranked 13th in the country.
Zalar earned his berth back on January 24 when he set a mark of 67-2 (20.47m) at the Gulden Invitational hosted by Bucknell. That mark stands as a Lock Haven record and was a PSAC record at the time.
Men's Weight Throw Field:
1. Ben Haas (Hillsdale) - 22.91m
2.Levi (Graham Lewis) - 22.17m
3. Sebastian Tesch (Grand Valley St.) - 22.07m
4. Brandon Schirck (Grand Valley St.) - 21.43m
5. Dom Scharer (Hillsdale) - 21.09m
6. Leyton Nossa (Findlay) - 21.01m
7. Michael Griffey (Grand Valley St.) - 20.94m
8. Gabe Ford (Missouri Southern) - 20.73m
9. Jack Haukap (Pittsburg St.) - 20.69m
10. Owen Fraser (Missouri S&T) - 20.69m
11. Anthony Voto (East Stroudsburg) - 20.56m
12. Andrew Edwards (Sioux Falls) - 20.56m
13. Eric Zalar (Lock Haven) - 20.47m
14. Landon Mason (Central Missouri) - 20.43m
15. Michael Roberts (UC-Colo. Spgs.) - 20.39m
16. Augustus Fink (South Dakota Mines) - 20.34m
17. Drake Stapleton (Pittsburg St.) - 20.22m
18. Isaiah Waller (Missouri Southern) - 20.22m
