BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - Simon Heys closed out his indoor track & field season by competing in the 3,000-meter run at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday.

Heys, who was seeded 17th in the event, crossed the finish line 8:24.01 to improve upon his seed by two places. Ethan Gregg of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse won the championship with a time of 8:01.23 while Alex Phillip of John Carroll University placed runner-up with a mark of 8:02.46. This placement for Heys comes after the Wilmington High School alumnus earned All-American honors in the 5,000-meter run yesterday.

As a team, the Quakers finished in a tie for 51st place with four points. UW-La Crosse won the team national championship with 35 points.