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In his final collegiate race, Ben Griffin earned All-America status with his time in the finals of the 800-meter run at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the SPIRE Institute on Saturday afternoon. It was the senior's third time as a national qualifier but his first appearance at the outdoor championships.
Griffin clocked a 1:51.92 in Saturday's final, good for a fifth-place finish in the nine-runner race. The top eight in the event are deemed All-Americans, as Griffin collected his first such citation. The Sterling, N.Y. native is a two-time 800-meter outdoor conference champion and a three time All-SUNYAC First Team honoree.
He is the Lakers first track and field All-American since Matt Wagenhauser finished in the same place of the same event at the 2014 championships.
| 1 | Deko Ricketts (Washington U) | 1:51.30 |
| 2 | Donson Cook-Gallardo (Carleton) | 1:51.31 |
| 3 | Matt Molinaro (Ohio Northern) | 1:51.39 |
| 4 | John Decker (Babson) | 1:51.66 |
| 5 | Ben Griffin (Oswego State) | 1:51.92 |
| 6 | Kristian Sogaard (Amherst) | 1:52.15 |
| 7 | Andrew Sharp (Greenville) | 1:52.23 |
| 8 | Joshua Sealand (CMS) | 1:52.40 |
| 9 | Nicholas Salomon (Hope) | 1:52.85 |
