Day 1 results 2022 NSIC Men's Indoor Track and Field Championships

            The Wayne State College men's indoor track and field team is in seventh place after the opening day of the 2022 Northern Sun Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships held in Mankato, Minnesota.
            The Wildcats scored 12 points on the opening day of competition and had three athletes earn medals.
            Minnesota State is the team leader at 51.66 points with Northern State second with 31 points.  MSU Moorhead (23), Augustana (21) and University of Mary (18.83) round out the top five teams.
            Concordia-St. Paul is in sixth with 18 points followed by Wayne State (12), Sioux Falls (8.5), Minnesota Duluth (8) and Minot State (3) rounding out the team standings.
            Freshman Logan Moeller (Pierce) had the top placing for the Wildcats Friday earning a fourth place finish in the long jump at 23' ¾". 
            WSC earned two medals in the weight throw as Cole Christoffersen came in fifth place with a top mark of 60' 8" while teammate Grant Fritsch took sixth at 57' 3 ½".
            In Friday's prelims, Bryce Holcomb qualified for the finals of the 600-meter run with the #7 qualifying time of 1:24.19. 
            The men's distance medley relay team of Brock Hegarty, Michael Kueny, Gabe Peitz and Brandon Mundorf finished ninth at 10:25.09, missing a medal by just over one-half second.
            The second day of the NSIC Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held Saturday in Mankato, Minnesota with field events starting at 9:30 a.m. and finals in all running events beginning at 1:30 p.m.