After the first day of competition at the 2004 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Track and Field Championships, Winona State University holds a 10-point lead over the University of Minnesota Duluth for the women's team title while UMD finds itself more then 40 points ahead of its closest competitor, Concordia University-St. Paul (52), on the men's side of things.

A pair of NSIC records fell in during the first day of competition as UMD's Erin Foss set a new mark in the 10,000-meter run (38:07.57) and Miranda Boepple from Northern State University bettered the old conference women's javelin record be more than eight feet (128' 10\").

Women's Team Standings After Day 1

1. Winona State - 74

2. Minnesota Duluth - 64

3. MSU-Moorhead - 59

4. Northern State - 37

5. Bemidji State - 31

6. Wayne State - 29

7. Concordia-St. Paul - 15

Men's Team Standings After Day 1

1. Minnesota Duluth - 99

2. Concordia-St. Paul - 52

3. Wayne State - 50

4. Northern State - 47

5. MSU-Moorhead - 30

6. Bemidji State - 28

Day 2 of the 2004 Championships gets underway Saturday (May 8) at 10:00 a.m. with the field events with track events to commence at 1:00 p.m. at Griggs Field.