ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Carleton College men's track & field team had two all-conference honorable mention runs on the first full day of competition at the MIAC Outdoor Championships.
Gabe Nichols was sixth in the 1500-meter run and later ran the anchor leg of the fourth-place 4x800-meter relay.
Carleton is seventh of 11 teams in the standings after a day when temperatures on sat in the low to mid 80s.
The Knights' initial team points on Friday came from Nichols, who clocked a 1500-meter time of 3:55.04.
Ravi Achar established a new PR of 4:07.23 while finishing 19th overall.
The 400-meter dash prelims saw both
Daniel Scheider and
Asher Nathan set personal bests while earning spots in Saturday's finals. Scheider was seventh at 49.13, one spot ahead of Nathan (49.41).
James Alexander also competed in the event, placing 27th at 51.87.
Max Jones was 18th in the long jump after measuring 6.12 meters on his first attempt.
Indy Lyness qualified for the finals of the 800-meter run by placing eighth during the prelims. His diving finish resulted in a season-best time of 1:55.82.
Josh Meier was 11th at 1:57.37,
Ronen Silberman took 18th with a new PR of 2:01.68, and
Ben Mazor was 25th at 2:08.31
Lucas Heldman and
Tommy Applebaum finished 21st and 24th, respectively, in the 400-meter hurdles. The former finished at 1:01.95, while the latter did so at 1:03.90 to register a new PR.
Nathan was back on the track for the prelims of the 200-meter dash. He clocked a time personal-best time of 22.12, good for 12th place.
Carleton's entry in the 4x800-meter relay earned All-MIAC Honorable Mention as
Sam Reiter,
Pranav Kadkikar,
Josh Meier, and
Gabe Nichols combined on a time of 7:51.68.
Due to the heat, the 10,000-meter run was pushed back and raced under the lights at Macalester Stadium.
Roy Llewellyn contributed to the team score as he finished seventh at 32:16.36.
Ryan Bernstein took 13th at 33:06.26, followed soon after by
Travis Brown (14th at 33:20.74) and
Andrew Jamison (16th at 33:27.17).
Last week,
Soren Kaster and
Reese Anderson added to Carleton's team point total when they finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in the decathlon.
Up Next for the Knights
The conference championships conclude on Saturday, May 10. Field events start at 12:00 p.m. with racing on the track beginning an hour later.
All-MIAC honorable mention performances for Carleton (4th-6th place…through Day 1)
Decathlon
4.
Soren Kaster — 6,121 points
5.
Reese Anderson — 5,993 points (PR)
1500-meter run
6.
Gabe Nichols — 3:55.04
4x800-meter relay
4. Carleton (
Sam Reiter, Pranav Kadkikar,
Josh Meier,
Gabe Nichols) — 7:51.68.
