BROOKINGS, S.D. – The first day of the 44
th annual NAIA Women’s Indoor Track & Field Championships featured the pentathlon and semifinal races in the long-distance and relay races.
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Abi Stevens of Southern Oregon University and Jennah Carpenter of Lewis-Clark State College reached All-American Status in the Pentathlon. Stevens earned 3rd place with 3,604 points and Carpenter finished 6th with 3,472 points.
Highlights:
- Abbi Stevens of Southern Oregon, who clocked the top time in the 800-meter run at 2:19.82, finished third in the pentathlon.
- Dickinson State and Central Methodist opened with the lead after the first day, with 10 points each.
- Southern Oregon is third with six points, followed by Montana Tech fourth with five points. Midland is fifth with four points, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) is sixth with three points, and Bethel (Ind.) is seventh with one point.
- The long distance races started with the 5000 meter run semifinals, with 29 runners combined in two heats. The top four in each heat and the next four best times advance to the finals on Saturday at 3:35 p.m. CT.
- A total of three relay semifinals were held on Thursday.
- The 4x800 meter relay had four heats (25 total teams), where the top time in each heat plus the next four best times advanced to the finals Friday evening at 5:35 p.m. CT.
- A total of 20 teams competed in the 4x400 meter relay semifinals. The top two teams in each heat (3 total heats) with the next two best times will run in the national finals on Saturday at 4:55 p.m. CT.
- The final relay of the day was the distance medley relay (DMR), with a total of 17 teams (2 heats). The top two place finishers in each heat, plus the next four best times, advanced to the national final on Saturday at 4:20 p.m. (CT).
- College of Idaho captured the top time in the DMR with a time of 11:57.63.
Five national event titles will be crowned Friday as the action continues with the 3000 meter racewalk at 10:05 a.m. CT. The long jump will be the first individual field event at the national meet, starting at 1 p.m. CT. The pole vault and the weight throw will also occur at 3 p.m. CT.
Numerous semifinal running events are set to kick off at 12 p.m. (CT), starting with the 1 mile run.