Women's Track and Field | 3/7/2015 12:06:00 AM

Results

MOORHEAD, Minn. – The Bethel University women's track and field team traveled to Concordia College on Friday for the first day of the 2015 MIAC Indoor Championships.  The Royals put together a solid performance throughout the opening day, setting themselves up for a push toward the title on the final day.

"All in all we had a very good first day.  We had some outstanding performances and competed well," assessed head coach Andrew Rock.

The Royals were particularly strong in the short sprints on Friday night, placing two athletes in the top-four of the 60-meter dash and also earning points in the 60-meter hurdles.  Freshman Miriam Nordquist took second-place in the 60-meter dash with a personal record of 7.865 seconds and also took third in the hurdles with a time of 9.23 seconds. 

In the field events, Alyssa Solberg placed third in the weight throw with a distance of 15.28 meters, while fellow senior KelliAnne O'Leary was runner-up in the pole vault with a height of 3.32 meters.

In addition to the sprints and field events, the Royals also had success in the distance events.  Freshman Annika Halverson captured third-place in the mile-run with a time of 5:06.17 while teammate Melody Walton notched a big personal record in the 5000-meter run.  The Bethel women finished the day with a third-place finish in the distance medley relay, coming across the line in a time of 12:42.18.

After the first day, the Royals are positioned in second-place with a total of 52 points, leaving them behind only St. Thomas.  The championships will finish on Saturday as the teams jockey for the 2015 indoor title.