Continuing our countdown of the top 10 sports moments at Central College in 2021-2022, our #4 moment goes to high jumper Sam Beatty completing his first All-American performance in just his third indoor track and field competition of the season.

Beatty finished tied for eighth at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 12th at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Beatty became the sixth member of Central’s men’s track and field program to earn All-American honors at the meet, joining long jumper Brock Lewis and the distance medley relay team of Adam Sylvia, Carter Tryon, Noah Jorgenson, and Will DeHaan.

Beatty was perfect on his first three heights, clearing 6 feet, 6.75 inches without a miss. He missed all three attempts at 6 feet, 8 inches but based on his initial 3-for-3 run, he held the tiebreaker over six other jumpers alongside Bryce Elinger of Susquehanna University (Pa.).