WINONA, MN – On a day more resembling the Northern Sun cross country championships than the outdoor track & field championships, the University of Mary's
Derek Myers dominated the only event on the opening day of the 2018 NSIC outdoor championships. The junior distance runner broke a conference record to win the 10,000 meter run while competing in wet mid 40s temperatures.
The native of Gillette, WY, covered the 10,000 meters in a scorching time of 30:20.75. An NCAA provisional qualifying clocking, Myers won the event by 7.29 seconds. He broke the NSIC record by 3.29 seconds, previously set by MSU Moorhead's Cody Christ in 2016 (30:24.04).
"To watch Derek create his 10K performance was nothing less than impressive," said Marauders head coach
Dennis Newell. "He not only picked up ten valuable points for his team but he set the tone for Day Two, providing inspiration for his teammates for the upcoming challenge. Derek's positive leadership is evident on so many levels within our program."
A tight race for the first 20 laps, Myers picked up the pace over the final five laps of the 10K run as he and Stephen Brown of Sioux Falls pulled away from the pack. Over the final lap Myers separated from Brown, who placed second in 30:28.04. Logan Burns of Augustana finished third in 30:55.56.
The NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championships continue Saturday with field events starting at 10 am. and track events to follow at 1 pm. With the cancellation of Friday's preliminary events, all of Saturday's events run as finals.
2018 NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Winona State - 5/11/2018 to 5/12/2018
Event 14 Men 10000 Meter Run
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NSIC: N 30:24.05 2016 Cody Christ, MSU Moorhead
29:17.64 AUTO Automatic
30:41.36 PROV Provisional
Name Year School Seed Finals Points
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Finals
1 Derek Myers JR U-Mary 29:48.26 30:20.75NPROV 10
2 Steven Brown JR Sioux Falls 29:54.61 30:28.04 PROV 8
3 Logan Burns SR Augustana 30:55.56 6
4 Bashir Aidrus SO Southwest Minnes 30:59.40 5
5 Aaron Runge SO Augustana 31:00.23 4
6 Blake Anderson SR Minnesota-Duluth 32:16.73 31:37.84 3
7 Caleb Troe JR Concordia-St. Paul 31:34.58 31:41.58 2
8 Caleb Burke JR Minnesota State 32:04.21 1
9 Cole Oslin SO Concordia-St. Paul 32:07.45 32:14.60
10 Tanner Peltier JR Northern State 32:46.19
11 Drew Mears FR Msu-Moorhead 33:12.79
12 Nick Marshall SO Msu-Moorhead 33:22.10
13 Logan Swenson JR Northern State 33:39.11
14 Jay Biwer JR Msu-Moorhead 33:43.21
15 Grant Johnston FR Sioux Falls 34:08.11 33:49.35
16 Steven Porter SR Minot State 33:50.59
17 Isaias Solorio SO Wayne St 34:40.93 34:11.86
18 Scott Burazin FR Concordia-St. Paul 33:24.73 34:14.66
19 Bailey Peckham FR Wayne St 34:15.41
20 Nick Lawson JR Minnesota-Duluth 33:45.51 34:17.39
21 John Noyes JR Sioux Falls 34:52.79 34:42.49
22 Blake Johnston FR Sioux Falls 35:07.71 35:12.10
23 Ben Broze JR Southwest Minnes 34:29.17 35:26.92
24 Jack Doughty SO Wayne St 34:14.82 35:45.36
25 Jesus Arellano FR Wayne St 37:05.35 36:16.04
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