RESULTS
MANKATO, Minn. – After day one of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, the Augustana men sit in third and the women currently stand at fifth. The Viking men earned five scoring marks in four events on day one, while the women placed four athletes in the top eight in three separate events.
Augustana's men's squad earned 34 points and trail Minnesota State, who tallied 72.5 points on day one after completing six events. The Viking women racked up 25 points, 31 points behind leader University of Sioux Falls who grabbed 56 points on the opening day after finishing seven events.
Adam Braun and TJ Gleason collected 14 points for the Augustana men with a second and third-place finish in the 3,000-meter run. Both runners clocked provisional qualifying times; Braun crossed the finish line in 8:32.72 and Gleason clocked an 8:33.70 time.
Kristin Brondbo was the top finisher for the women, recording a second-place time of 9:50.01 in the women's 3,000-meter run. Brondbo's finish earned the women eight points toward the team score.
In the women's high jump, Katie Guse and Kelsey Kauffman finished third and fifth, respectively, to score 10 points for the women's team. Both jumpers cleared 1.63 meters, but Guse did so with fewer fouls.
Henrik Holmberg continue to out-do himself, literally. The sophomore multi-event athlete set a new career-high mark, along with setting a new school record, in the men's high jump by clearing 2.05 meters. The Vik, Norway native ousted the 10-year old record by half of an inch. Holmberg earned six points for his third-place finish in the high jump and already contributed eight points with his runner-up finish at the NSIC Multi Championships in the heptathlon.
The men's and women's distance medley relay each recorded fourth-place times and earned five points for their teams. The men finished in 10:28.51 and the women clocked a 12:28.16.
CJ Ham started the day off for the Vikings with an eighth-place toss in the weight throw. Ham's heave of 15.42 meters earned him a point for the men's team.
The men qualified eight runners for final heats to take place on the second day while the women earned five qualifications.
The Vikings will conclude the NSIC Indoor Track & Field Championships tomorrow, beginning at noon.
