DAY 1 RESULTS
NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The Bethel Royals lead the MIAC Indoor Championships with 73 points after day 1 of competition. Bethel took home 3 event titles on Friday, winning the 55m hurdles, 400m dash, and high jump.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
Kelsie Sealock led the way with a historic performance in the 55m hurdles. Sealock won the race convincingly in 7.96 seconds - a school record, MIAC record, facility record, ranks #1 in Division III this year and is the 5th best time in Division III history.
Hannah Sankey turned a gritty performance in the 400m into 10 points for the Royals. Sankey was in 2nd place coming off the final turn, but her long strides closed the gap until she out-leaned a Gustavus athlete for the win in 58.79 seconds.
AnnaGrace Nelson pulled double duty on Friday. Nelson placed 4th in the 55m hurdles with a time of 8.69, which gave Bethel 5 team points. Immediately following her race, Nelson changed shoes, and won the high jump with a leap of 1.57m / 5'1.75", giving Bethel 10 more points.
POINT SCORERS
The Royals had a balanced first day, earning points from every event group on Friday evening.
In the sprints, Sarah Stellmach earned a spot on the podium by finishing 3rd in the 55m dash in 7.39. Jireh Babalola was a hair behind Stellmach, finishing 4th in 7.40. Mikayla Turek added another 3rd place finish. Turek ran 1:00.47, while teammate Britta Nordberg was 4th in an identical time.
Annessa Ihde led Bethel in the distance events. Ihde ran a season best 2:17.52 to take 4th place, while Malakai Holloway showed her grit by scoring out of the second heat in a season best 2:25.01, good enough for 8th. Mikayla Erlenborn ran a personal best time of 18:05.27 in the 5000m to take 6th place and earn 3 points. The distance medley relay team of Evie Hage, Makenna Brown, Ruby Gernandt, and Grace Cole took 4th place in a time of 12:55.21.
Along with Nelson's high jump title, Bethel earned points in the field from the throws crew. Lexi Ellinghuysen took 7th place with a massive personal best throw of 14.26m / 46'9.5".
CHAMPIONSHIPS CONTINUE
The MIAC Indoor Championships continue on Saturday with the team title at stake. Bethel leads with 73 points, St. Ben's is in 2nd with 65 points, Carleton is 3rd with 60.5 points, and Gustavus is 4th with 57.5 points. Tune into the live stream and live results at the MIAC Championship website.
