NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The Carleton College men's track & field team won two more events on the final day of competition at the St. Olaf Invitational. Gabe Nichols currently ranks No. 8 in the nation after winning the mile run by more than three seconds, crossing the line at 4:14.15, while Nathaniel Malchow prevailed in the 3,000-meter run after clocking a personal-best time of 9:28.41.
 
The 10-team meet was unscored.
 
Daniel Scheider placed fifth in the 800-meter run with a personal-best time of 1:59.82.
 
Josh Meier finished second in the 1,000-meter run after covering the distance in 2:33.70 to establish a new PR. Emerson Lange took seventh in the same event with a time of 2:39.70.
 
Carleton's entry in the 4x400-meter relay placed sixth as Soren Kaster, Meier, James Alexander, and Daniel Scheider combined on a time of 3:33.77.
 
Reece Anderson finished his first collegiate heptathlon in third place with 3,925 points. He entered Saturday in fifth place, but clocked 9.58 in the 60-meter hurdles, cleared 3.40 meters in the pole vault, and completed the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:56.62.
 
Elsewhere in the field events, Lucas Heldman tied for third place in the high jump after matching his season best by clearing 1.80 meters and Ethan Cline-Cole took fifth in the triple jump after measuring 12.27 meters.
 
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton heads to the Mark Schuck Open hosted by Minnesota State Mankato on Saturday, Feb. 1.