ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Justin Ware and Anthony Thomas had already earned All-American honors by the time the final race rolled around Saturday, but the Tiffin runners were hardly done.

They ran the final two legs of the 4 x 400 to help the Dragons capture third to close out TU's trip to the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Deven Keene and Dominic Colvin joined Ware and Thomas to help the relay end in 3:13.54 and help the Dragons finish 13th as a team with 13 points. It was the best team finish in school history, coach Jeremy Croy said.

"It was fantastic. We were hoping for a top-10 finish and we finished two points out of ninth, so it was a dog fight," Croy said.

"It was a fantastic way to end four years of leadership," he said, referring to seniors Dan Snyder, Thomas and Ramone Brant.

Thomas also ran fifth in the 200 (21.54) and Ware came in seventh in the 400 (48.74).

Tiffin also got an All-American effort from Dan Snyder, who finished eighth in the heptathlon after tying a school record for points in the event with 4,980.

Brant ended 10th Friday in the 60 hurdles in 8.1 seconds, the second-fastest time in TU history.

Bataille clocks in fourth

GREENCASTLE, Ind. - Heidelberg senior sprinter Judy Bataille captured fourth Saturday in the 55-meter dash at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Bataille, who entered the finals seeded fourth, ran 7.08 seconds to earn All-American status.

Bataille had won the event at the nationals the last two seasons.

'Berg football sends two to all-star game

Two Heidelberg football players will represent the Student Princes at the inaugural Ohio College Football.com Senior All-Star game.

The game is at 1 p.m. April 17 at Moorehead Memorial Stadium in Upper Arlington.

Defensive back Matt Grieves and running back Jemar Lewis will represent Heidelberg on the North team and are two of the 21 Ohio Athletic Conference selections.

Grieves led the Student Princes with 82 total tackles, 39 solo tackles and 19.5 tackles for loss, while also tallying seven sacks.

Lewis topped the team with nine touchdowns and 807 yards rushing.

Heidelberg splits pair in Georgia

LAGRANGE, Ga. - Heidelberg ended its spring trip with a 13-8 win over Montclair State University and an 8-6 loss to LaGrange.

The Student Princes sit fifth in the nation with a 7-1 record.

In the first game, Heidelberg sat through a five hour rain delay before pulling out the victory.

Ricardo Lizcano paced 'Berg by going 3-for-5 with three runs scored and two runs batted in. Alex Monroe slammed a homer, Heidelberg's first of the season.

LaGrange plated five runs in the second inning to go ahead in the second game and held on to snag the victory. Willard graduate Sylvester Nino suffered the loss.