GULF SHORES, Ala. – Vanguard University sent three athletes from the Men's Track & Field team to compete in the 65th Annual Men's Outdoor Track & Field National Championships from May 26th-28th at the Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium. Winston Lawson (FR/Santa Ana, CA) placed third in the men's decathlon with a personal best score of 6,801 points this weekend earning his second All-American honors as a Lion. Lawson's two-day point total ranks second all-time for VU in the decathlon and was the highest score since Steve Alexander's 6,936 point tally in 1974. Saturday morning, Zach Hunt (JR/Sparks, NV) raced to a 15th place finish among 56 competitors in the marathon with a time of 2:51:13. This was Hunt's second consecutive year running the marathon at the Outdoor National Championships. The third Lion to compete at the Championships was Zach DeAtley (JR/Victorville, CA) who finished 17th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase final Saturday afternoon with a time of 11:08.94. The NAIA National Championships mark the end of the Athletic Calendar for Vanguard University for the 2015-2016 school year, ending on a high note with the solid showings from Lawson, Hunt, and Detley on behalf of all members of the Blue and Gold.