Day 1 Results from NSIC Championships
The Wayne State College men's outdoor track and field is in 10th place with 11 points after the opening day of the Northern Sun Conference Track and Field Championships held in rainy, cold conditions Friday in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Junior distance runner John Kern braved the elements Friday for a third place finish in the 10,000 meter run to earn All-Conference honors with a time of 32:02.97. Teammate York Thomas just missed scoring in the event with a ninth place finish at 32:38.03.
Sophomore Cody Diehl placed fourth in the decathlon with a new school record 6,057 points in the event.
Andrew Jansen was the seventh fastest qualifier in the 400 meter dash (50.76), Lee Anderson qualified for the finals in the 1,500 meter run with the 10th fastest qualifying time of 4:08.35
The following is a listing of Wayne State finishers at the Northern Sun Conference Championships in Moorhead, Minnesota:
NSIC Men's Team Standings After First Day
1. Minnesota State 49.5
2. MSU Moorhead 43.5
3. Bemidji State 30
4. Northern State 29
5. Concordia-St. Paul 28
6. St. Cloud State 27
7. Univ. of Mary 22
8. Minnesota Duluth 21
9. Augustana 12
10. Wayne State 11
Note – The top three place winners in each event and top two relay teams earn All-Conference honors
Men's Events
100 Meter Dash: Michael King, 13th – 11.12; Drew Molacek, 15th – 11.17
200 Meter Dash: Drew Molacek, 14th – 22.87; Michael King, 15th – 23.03
800 Meter Run: Andy Bachman, 21st – 2:03.84; Cheto Cerda, 23rd – 2:05.63; Aaron Garza, 25th – 2:06.67
1,500 Meter Run: Cheto Cerda, 18th – 4:19.13; Jason Schaaf, 24th – 4:26.01
10,000 Meter Run: John Kern, 3rd – 32:02.97; York Thomas, 9th – 32.38.03
Long Jump: Michael King, 17th – 19' 10 ¼”
Hammer Throw: Kyle O'Neill, 14th – 136' 9”
Javelin: Jacob Mathieson, 18th – 112' 8”; Cody Diehl, 22nd – 93' 7”
Decathlon: Cody Diehl, 4th – 6,057 points (new school record)
