BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The University of Mount Union men's indoor track and field team claimed its first-ever team title at the 2018 NCAA Division III Championships Saturday at CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama.

The Purple Raiders tallied 41 points to edge out North Central (Ill.) by a single point (40) while Rowan (N.J.) (37 points) and Wis.-Eau Claire (24 points) rounded out the top four spots.

It is the 16th overall national title for the school as Mount Union has a record 13 titles in football, including this past year, the 1974 men's cross country title and the 2014 outdoor track and field title.

Mount Union got a win in the 60-meter hurdles from sophomore Mason Plant, who posted a school-record time of 8 seconds. It was his second All-American finish in the event as he placed third in 2017.

The Raiders were just 0.01 from picking up another event win as Louis Berry was second in the 60 meter dash with a time of 6.79 seconds. It was his second career All-American place in the event as he was sixth in 2016.

Sophomores Sean Sherman and Matt Keim added to the scoring for Mount Union in field events.

Sherman became an indoor All-American for the first time as he finished fourth in the shot put with a throw of 56 feet, 3 inches while Keim had a mark of 16-foot, 6.75-inches in the pole vault to place second and claim All-American honors for the first time in his career on Friday.

Similar to 2014, everything came down to the last event - the 4x400 meter relay - and, just like 2014, the Raiders won the event and the title.

Senior Tyler Neff, juniors James Roth and Clark Etzler, and sophomore AJ Digby posted a season-best time of 3:13.77 to get the win and the final 10 team points.