Columbia International University Rams shot putter Deandre Leith, a senior, brought home CIU’s first-ever NAIA outdoor individual championship with a school record mark of 18.09m at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field Championships held in Marion, Indiana.

Leith is the second CIU track and field athlete to be distinguished as an NAIA national champion besides three-time indoor Pole Vault champion John-Hunter James. 

Leith was joined in the shot put by freshman Cameron Montgomery, who finished top-25 posting a mark of 15.68m.

The Rams finished 22nd out of the 77 teams that scored. 

Read more about the Rams successful finish to their season at ciurams.com.

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