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Dix Leads FSU Men To Track Three-Peat

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The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: June 15, 2008

Updated: 06/15/2008 12:11 am

DES MOINES, Iowa - Appropriately enough, Walter Dix left Florida State a winner.

Dix won his third consecutive 200-meter title and led the Seminoles to their third straight men's team crown Saturday at the NCAA track and field championships.

"We came out and gave a great effort," Dix said. "Three-peat, I'm proud of that."

FSU finished with 52 points, while LSU and Auburn tied for second at 44. Florida was 15th with 20 points.

The LSU women won with 67 points, to 63 for Arizona State. Florida (26) was ninth and FSU (16) 12th.

Dix, in his final race as a collegian, built a big lead coming off the turn, then held off 100 champion Richard Thompson of LSU to win in 20.40 seconds. Thompson was second at 20.44.

"It's time to move on," said Dix, who got his degree in social science in April. "It was fun, but I'm excited to move on to the pro level."

It was Dix's eighth NCAA title, sixth outdoors.

"He's meant everything," Seminoles coach Bob Braman said. "Even the year we won by 16, Walt scored 17."

Hannah England of Florida State set a meet record in the women's 1,500 at 4:06.19. Also for FSU, freshman Kimberly Williams was fourth in the women's triple jump (45-2 1/2 ), Ray Taylor was fourth in the men's triple jump (54-2 3/4 ) and Drew Brunson was fifth in the 110 hurdles (13.80).

Florida's Calvin Smith (Freedom) was fifth in the 400 with a lifetime best of 45.14. He now has eight All-America honors after finishing eighth in the 4x400 and third in the 4x100.

UF's Mariam Kevkhishvili was third in the women's shot put (57-2 1/4 ).

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