2021-22 Moments of the Year (No. 4): Gideon Cain Shines at NCAA Championships
MEQUON, Wis. – The 2021-22 athletic year was another successful one for the Concordia Wisconsin Athletic Department. The Falcons won and contended for conference championships in many sports and put together an impressive list of great achievements. As in years past, the Department of Athletic Communications tries to sort through all the great moments and give you, the fans, top stories from the past year.
The list of stories was compiled by the Department of Athletic Communications and, like all lists, is subject to debate. The top stories will be revealed over the next few days, with stories being released on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The top story will be released on July 27.
Senior Gideon Cain represented Concordia Wisconsin in March at the NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track & Field Championships.
The senior from Cedarburg, Wisconsin, competed in the shot put and in heat two of the competition.
Cain opened the competition with a mark of 15.40 meters and then followed that up with a mark of 15.44 meters in round two.
After rounds of 14.97 and 15.02, he posted his best round of 15.48 meters to earn an eighth-place finish.
He is the first indoor NCAA Division III Men's Indoor Track & Field All-American since Brock Solveson in 2010.
Kevin Ruechel won the competition at 17.78 meters.
Cain punched his ticket with a career-best and program-best mark of 16.45 meters.
2021-22 CUW Athletics Stories of the Year
HM: Dance Wins Conference
No. 5: A Pair of NACC Titles
No. 4: Gideon Cain Shines at the NCAA Championships
No. 3: July 26
No. 2: July 27
No. 1: July 27
