(Geneva, Ohio) One year ago, Cornerstone senior, Cody Risch waged a three-way battle over the final lap of the 3,000 meter race walk reaching the finish line first in an apparent meet record. Moments later, he was informed that he had been disqualified. On the second day of the 2014 NAIA Indoor Track & Field Championships, the same three men met again.

Throughout the 2014 season, Risch, Alejandro Chavez and Nick Christie of Missouri Baptist took turns leading the NAIA performance list in the race walk. Defending champion, Chavez came to nationals having walked six second faster than the other two. From the start the trio separated themselves from the rest of the field of ten with Risch shadowing the pair from Mo Bap. "Their pace was super fast," said Risch. "They went through the first kilometer at 11:40 pace. I can't keep that pace so I let them go. For a while I thought they had me."