ROCHESTER, NY - On March 11, 2016, Nazareth senior Luis Rivera delivered a throw to remember, winning the 35-pound weight throw at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships with a facility record toss of 20.45 meters (67 feet, 1 ¼ inches). Rivera's throw was nearly five feet better than second place finisher, Tyler Burdoff of Baldwin Wallace (62 feet, 7 ¼ inches) and was also the sixth-best mark in Division III history.

Rivera delivered the heave on his fifth of sixth throws. Watch the throw below.


Rivera was a four-time all-american, twice for the weight throw and twice for the hammer throw (outdoor).

Check out the photos below.

About the Top 100 Moments
10 moments will be revealed each month, spanning March 2024 to December, 2024. Five moments will be unveiled during the first week of each month and then another five moments during the third week of the month. Moments will not be "ranked" 1-100 and will be released in no particular order. 
 
How to follow along 
The moments will be revealed on the Nazareth Athletics social media channels and website and will include photos, video, box scores, etc. The official hashtag is #NazAthletics100.

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See all of the Top Moments that have been revealed so far on the Centennial webpage.

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