Marion, IN - After his second place finish in the National Christian College Athletic Association National Track and Field meet last week, Elijah Propst was setting his sights on the NAIA Track and Field Nationals. Propst throw of 56.12 meters was about five meters short of his personal record of 61 meters. Propst knew that he would be going up against the top throwers in the country, and he would have to bring his "A" game if he was going to compete. Compete, he did. Propst throw of 60.68 meters was just short of his personal record, but landed him in fourth-place overall in the national competition. His throw also placed him on the podium as an NAIA All-American.

Propst, a freshman Conservation and Wildlife major from St. Genevieve, Missouri has set the bar high in his first year as part of the Bobcat Track program and there is a bright future ahead as he continues his career at College of the Ozarks.