MANKATO, Minn. -- Competing in the second and final day at the NSIC championships, the Augustana men and women's track and field teams used strong performances from both programs for top-sixth finishes. The Viking women ended their conference season with a third-place finish with 111 points and the men took home fifth place with 58 points.

The NCAA National Championships will take place on March 8-9 at the PSU Indoor Event Center in Pittsburg, Kansas. The field of student-athletes participating will be announced on Tuesday, Feb 26 at approximately 5 p.m.

On the women's side, Olivia Montez Brown won the pentathlon with a score of 3712. She also placed fourth in 60m hurdles with a time of 8.72 and placed first in the long jump with a jump of 5.73m (18 feet, 9.75 inches).

Saturday started with a trio of field events for the women, including the triple jump. Madison, S.D. native Coley Shield recorded a personal best of 11.6m (38 foot, 1.25 inches) for a 7th place finish.

Moving to the women's high jump, Vikings sophomore Kendra Ludeman brought home the top team-finish, leaping 1.63m (5 foot, 4.25 inches).

In the 800m Kali Ryan placed fourth with a time of 2:14.40, Carly Rahn placed fifth with a time of 2:15.19 and Callin Naddy placed seventh with a time of 2:23.53.

Over on the track and the women's one mile, a pair of Vikings took home top-eight finishes. Senior Avery Selberg crossed the finish line in 5:06.08 for a sixth-place finish, and teammate Mackenzie Kelly finished one spot behind in 5:14.82.

Strong performances continued in the women's 1000m where Emily Tromp out-kicked the pack and defended her title with a time of 2:56.59. Meagan Schenk placed fifth with a time of 2:58.42, Haylee Waterfall placed sixth with a time of 2:59.31 and Avery Selberg placed eighth with a time of 3:11.02 in the 1000m.

Continuing with the distance runners, the Vikings placed fourth-through-seventh in the women's 5000m. Seniors Leah Seivert placed fourth 17:54.84, Mackenzie Kelly placed fifth 17:59.24 and Courtney Hottovy placed seventh with a time of 18:13.23. Freshman Nicolette Schmidt placed sixth with a time of 18:09.21

The Augustana speedsters also showed off their ability to race on Saturday, starting with Montez Brown. The senior ran a personal-best 60m hurdles in 8.72 seconds.

In the 60m dash, one of the best sprinters in school history didn't get to compete. Callie DeWitt, who broke the school record in the 60-meters is the defending NSIC champion, had a false start in the finals and was disqualified.

Over on the men's side of things, the men's heptathlon featured freshman Tyl Woelber who used a strong performance to take home 4th place. His 4,917 points is not only a personal best but also a provisional qualifier and top-30 in the nation.

Moving to the men's 60m hurdles, Paul Meloche flew out of the blocks and crossed the line in 8.02 seconds. The 3rd place finish is one hundredth off the school record and propels him into a tie for 11th nationally.

In the men's 400m Ryan Sully placed sixth with a time of 56.56 and in the men's 600m Noah Melton placed sixth with a time of 1:22.26.

Switching to the distance runners, Josh Barrows played second in the men's 800m with a time of 1:55.89. Junior Aaron Runge paced himself well for a third-place finish in the 5000m with a time of 14:50.79.

Finishing out the night was the men's 4x400m relay team that placed third with a time of 3:20.89. The relay team was comprised of Ryan Sully, Alex Woods, Blake Savey and Barrows.