Colorado State University Pueblo

Thomas Staines (Jr., Colorado Springs, Colo.) earned his third straight 800m NCAA Division II National Championship when he crossed the finish line at the 2019 NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field National Championships.

Staines won the 2018 indoor and outdoor titles and Saturday defended his indoor championship with a time of 1:48.64. The time is the fifth fastest in NCAA Division II history.

Staines has four NCAA titles after anchoring the men's distance medley relay team to a National Championship Friday.

The ThunderWolves' totaled 23 team points landing them in a tie for 10th place and their second straight top 10 finish at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships.

CSU-Pueblo was the second highest finisher among Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference programs, as Adams State University was second by one point to national champion, Ashland University.

The top 10 finish is the fourth in program history among indoor or outdoor championship appearances (NCAA and NAIA), while the 2018 placing of tied for ninth is the highest in program history. The 1967 outdoor team has the most points scored with 25 and the highest finish at seventh.