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Men's Track and Field Jenna VanSickle

Day Two of NSIC Track and Field Championship Features Three New Program Records

The second day of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championship was highlighted by three program record-breaking performances for the University of Minnesota Duluth.

 

In hammer throw, UMD senior Eli Bicek ended the day with a 60.50m throw. Not only was it a personal best performance, Bicek broke the nine-year-old UMD record of 58.27m. He also topped the podium and set the nineteenth best time in all of NCAA DII for this season. 

 

Senior Jacqi Rae set the day's second program record in shot put, throwing a personal best 13.96m. She placed second, earning eight points for UMD.

 

On the track, Brady Johnson set a third school record in the 200m dash prelims. He set the sixth fastest time, but qualified in the seventh out of nine spots. Tomorrow, Johnson will compete in the finals at 3:25 p.m.

 

Other notable finishes included Lucas Selman placing third in the 3000m steeplechase, running it in 9:31.78. Savannah Schley out-qualified the entire field in the the 800m prelims, with a 2:13.33 run. She will run in the finals at 2:45 p.m. tomorrow. Nick Jacobson qualified third in the men's 1500m prelims, running the second fastest time. He'll run again at 1:40 p.m. In the 400m hurdles, Megan Gilles qualified fourth with a 1:03.44. Her heat is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. 

 

At the end of day two, the men's team sits in third place with twenty nine points through eight events. Going into the final day of competition, the men are only two points behind Wayne State College in second place. Through seven events, the women's team has sixteen points, tying Northern State University for seventh place.

 

Tomorrow, Bulldogs will compete in eighteen different events, starting at 11 a.m. 


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Players Mentioned

Megan Gilles

Megan Gilles

Hurdles/Multi's
Junior
Jacqi Rae

Jacqi Rae

Sprints / Throws
Senior
Savannah  Schley

Savannah Schley

Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Eli Bicek

Eli Bicek

Throws
Junior
Nick Jacobson

Nick Jacobson

Distance
Senior
Lucas Selman

Lucas Selman

Distance
Senior
Brady Johnson

Brady Johnson

Long Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Megan Gilles

Megan Gilles

Junior
Hurdles/Multi's
Jacqi Rae

Jacqi Rae

Senior
Sprints / Throws
Savannah  Schley

Savannah Schley

Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Eli Bicek

Eli Bicek

Junior
Throws
Nick Jacobson

Nick Jacobson

Senior
Distance
Lucas Selman

Lucas Selman

Senior
Distance
Brady Johnson

Brady Johnson

Freshman
Long Sprints