For Immediate Release
Friday, May 11, 2018
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Day 1 Results

WINONA, Minn. (Paul Giel Field) - Cold temperatures and rain may have forced the NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championship to cancel all of Friday's prelims but the weather was perfect for the 10,000 meter runs as two records were broken on the first day of the championship.

The championship started out with Northern State’s Sasha Hovind crushing the record in the 10,000 meter run.  Hovind ran an NCAA automatic qualifying time of 34:12.43 to break the 2015 record of 34:55.57 held by Augustana’s Leah Seivert.  Seivert finished sixth in the event with a time of 37:37.88, while the defending 10K champion Lexie Zeis of the University of Mary finished second with a time of 35:11.85.

On the men’s side, the University of Mary’s Derek Myers set the NSIC record in the 10,000 meter run with an NCAA provisional time of 32:20.75. He broke the 2016 record of 30:24.05 held by MSU Moorhead’s Cody Christ.  Sioux Falls’ Steven Brown was second with a time of 30:28.04. 

The NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championships continue on Saturday morning with field events starting at 10 a.m. and track events to follow at 1 p.m. With the prelims being cancelled on Friday, all of Saturday's events run as finals.