Kerron Clement set a new men's indoor 400-meter world record and the University of Arkansas men's team, and University of Tennessee women's squad won national team titles Saturday at the 2005 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

A 19-year-old sophomore from the University of Florida, Clement stunned the crowd by winning the 400m in 44.57 seconds, bettering the previous world record of 44.63 set by National Track & Field Hall of Famer Michael Johnson at the USA Indoor Championships on March 4, 1995. It was the first world record ever set at the University of Arkansas' Randal Tyson Track Center, which opened in 2000.

"Seriously, I wanted to cry," Clement said, "because it was so overwhelming that I knew I broke the world record of the great Michael Johnson, and now I have it."

The reigning world junior and NCAA 400m hurdles champion, Clement later that evening anchored Florida's 4x400m relay team that won the national title in a new collegiate record time of 3:03.51.

Though born in Trinidad, Clement later moved to La Porte, Texas, where he was a highly recruited hurdler and sprinter. He became a U.S. citizen last summer.

The host Arkansas Razorbacks won the men's team title by accumulating 56 points, with Florida second with 46 points and Wisconsin third with 43. This marked the 18th NCAA Indoor title and 40th overall track or cross country crown in coach John McDonnell's 33 years as the head coach.

Arkansas sophomore Peter Kosgei from Kenya sealed the deal for the Razorbacks with his second place finish (7:54.45) in the meet's next-to- last event, the 3,000 meters.

Spearmon sets American record

On Friday night Arkansas sophomore Wallace Spearmon Jr. broke the American indoor record in the 200 meters twice within 90 minutes. Spearmon ran 20.21 seconds in the prelims before posting a stunning 20.10 in the final. Both performances bettered the previous U.S. and collegiate indoor record of 20.26 set by Shawn Crawford of Clemson and Florida's John Capel at the 2000 NCAA championships, also held in Fayetteville.

Spearmon's father, Wallace Sr., was a two-time All-America sprinter at Arkansas and was part of coach McDonnell's first national championship team in 1984.

Also in men's competition, Indiana University junior Aarik Wilson became the fifth athlete ever to win the long and triple jumps at an NCAA Indoor Championship. After winning the men's long jump on Friday night (8.17m/26-9.75), Wilson completed the double on Saturday when he won the triple jump with a best of 16.92m/55 feet, 6.25 inches.

Lady Vols win national title

Coach J.J. Clark's University of Tennessee women's squad grabbed the school's first ever track team national title Saturday in totaling 46 points. Florida was the runner-up with 36 points and the University of Miami was third with 32.

In winning its fist NCAA women's team title aside from basketball, the Lady Vols secured the crown with a runner-up finish in the 4x400m relay (3:31.76), behind the winning team from the University of South Carolina (3:30.01).

One of Tennessee's leading performers was sophomore Tianna Madison, who won the long jump with a best of 6.78meters/22 feet, 3 inches and placed third in the 60 meters in 7.27 seconds. "Coach Clark calls us his ninjas and we just basically scratched and fought for everything we earned this week," said Madison about the Lady Vols winning the national title. "It's the first of many," she added.

Abilene Christian, St. Augustine's win NCAA Division II team titles

Abilene Christian captured the men's title while St. Augustine's won the women's crown Saturday at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston.

Outstanding performances from Abilene Christian male runners kept them in contention during the second day's events to hold on to the victory. Senior Marvin Essor won the 400 meters in 47.47 seconds for Abilene Christian as a pair of St. Augustine runners cleaned up for second and third place finishes. Junior Jamaal finished in 47.50 and senior Adrian Findlay came in behind him in 47.82. Sophomore Marvin Bien-Aime claimed second in the 200 meters, picking up extra points on the men's side. Minnesota's Michael Lawrence broke the tape in 21.25, while Bien-Aime crossed in 21.47.

Abilene Christian wound up winning the men's team title easily with 84 points, as Lincoln was the runner-up with 43.50 points and St. Augustine's was third with 32.50 points.

It came down to the final event to decide the women's team championship as Lincoln won the 4x400 in 3:41.86, while the St. Augustine ladies finished second in 3:42.55 to clinch this year's title with 53 points. Abilene Christian was the runner-up with 48.50 points and Lincoln was third with 48 points.

Oshkosh, LaCrosse win NCAA Division III Team Titles

Wisconsin-Oshkosh successfully defended its 2004 women's national title and Wisconsin-LaCrosse won its fifth consecutive men's team crown Saturday at the 2005 NCAA Division III Indoor Championships at Illinois Wesleyan University's Shirk Center in Bloomington, Illinois.

Wisconsin-Oshkosh amassed 36 points to claim the women's team title, besting Wartburg with 32 points and Amherst with 26 points. Wisconsin- Oshkosh won the event for three straight years in the mid 1990s - 1994, 1995, and 1996 - in addition to last year.

After winning the weight throw on Friday, Wisconsin-Oshkosh junior Robyn Jarocki won the shot put on Saturday, setting a new Shirk Center record at 15.34 meters/50 feet, 4 inches. Loras sophomore Dana Klemm finished second at 14.51m/47-7.25 and Cornell senior Lynn Schneider was third with a best of 14.16m/46-5.50 inches.

Wartburg senior and three-time NCAA Division III cross country champion Missy Buttry won the first NCAA Division III mile run with a Division III season best time of 4:43.92, also a Shirk Center record. Sophomore Shauneen Garrahan of Amherst College was second (4:54.78) while senior Gina Lucrezi, of DeSales University was third (4:55.50).

The University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse scored points in every event on Saturday in winning its fifth straight NCAA Division III men's indoor championship, and the 12th in school history. The Eagles had 53 points to top Lincoln University with 38 points and Wisconsin-Platteville finished third with 33 points. It is the 20th national title (indoor and outdoor) for Wisconsin-LaCrosse head coach Mark Guthrie.

Wisconsin La Crosse won the 4x400m relay with the team of Jeremy Deterville, Tony Marcinek, Nate Olson, and Nolan Hietpas running to a Shirk Center record of 3:15.87. The team of P J Theisen, Carson Glad, Cassidy Glad, Jason Schwietz from the University of St. Thomas was second in 3:16.19 and Lincoln University (Bobby Young, Jeff Jasmin, Keko Goldman, Yudehwheh Gbaa) was third in 3:18.61.