Birmingham, AL --- Gavin Fleck (Bend, OR) reached the podium at the NCAA Division III Championships for the second time in his career as the senior became a three-time All-American with an eighth-place finish in the pole vault at the 2026 Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Birmingham CrossPlex. The meet is being co-hosted by the Southern Athletic Association.
 
Classmate Everett Mosher (Chester, VT) also competed Friday, earning second team All-America honors with a 16th-place finish in the mile. The point scored by Fleck made the Crimson and Gray one of just 26 schools in Division III to record at least one top-eight performance among the five events with contested finals on Friday. UW-Oshkosh leads the team standings with 38 points, nearly twice as many as second-place Washington (MO) with 19.5 points. The Titans claimed individual titles in the pole vault, weight throw, and long jump.
 
Fleck entered the competition at the second height of 4.83m (15-10) and proved to have a flair for the dramatic, clearing on his third and final attempt. The senior had no trouble with the next height of 5.03m (16-6), registering a successful first attempt before becoming one of 11 competitors to clear 5.08m (16-8) on his second try. Fleck's bid for a national championship ended at 5.13m (16-10), where he and six others were unable to clear the bar. After accounting for previous misses, the Oregon native finished eighth in the 20-person field.
 
The pole vaulter had earlier reached the podium with a seventh-place finish at the 2024 Indoor Championship and later earned second-team All-America honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) after placing ninth at the Outdoor Championship in May 2024.
 
Mosher's race in the mile was a physical one, with the senior starting in the middle of the pack with an opening split of 32.76. The race featured plenty of back-and-forth movement, with Mosher climbing as high as fourth just past 1,200 meters (3:13.49) following his fastest split of the day (29.95). The senior crossed the finish line in 4:16.24, placing eighth in his heat and 16th overall to earn USTFCCCA second-team All-America honors.

Overall, the WPI Track and Field now sports 79 All-Americas won, including 61 since 2009 when now Director of Cross Country and Track Field Brian Chabot took over as head coach.  It marks the 10th and 11th for third-year head coach Emily Mauro.
 
Friday concludes the indoor portion of the 2025-26 track and field season. The Engineers return to action Saturday, March 28 when they open the outdoor slate at the Corsair Classic, hosted by UMass Dartmouth
 
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