Postema Takes 17th in Shot Put at NCAA Nationals

CLAREMONT, Calif. – Defiance College saw its 2012 track and field campaign come to an end on Saturday evening, with a 17th-place showing in the shot put from junior thrower, Tom Postema, on the final day of the NCAA Division III Outdoor National Championships. [Results]

Postema logged a throw of 15.56 meters in the second-of-three attempts in the shot put to take home a 17th-place performance in his third event in as many days at the NCAA Championships. The Defiance, Ohio native's shot put effort ended a busy weekend, that also saw Postema notch an 18th-place finish in the hammer throw on Friday and a fourth-place showing in the discus on Thursday.

The fourth-place effort in the discus will likely net Postema All-American honors, with that award becoming official in the week following the conclusion of the National Championships.