MIAC championship web site with complete results and Saturday's heat sheets

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) championships got off to a great start for the Scots as Evan Mitchell (Sr., Minneapolis, Minn. / South) won the first event of the day Friday afternoon at Hamline, claiming his third consecutive javelin throw title. 

Mitchell become's Macalester's first three-time MIAC outdoor track and field champ since Kajerero Ssebaale placed first in the triple jump four straight times (1999-2002).

Mitchell needed just one throw to clinch first place as he tossed the javelin an all-time best 59.13 meters (194-0) on his first attempt in his preliminary round. No competitor the rest of the day got to within 19 feet of that mark.

Kevin Williams (Jr., Jamaica) placed ninth in the long jump (20-7 ¾ / 6.29m) and the 4x800-meter relay team placed fourth (7:44.22). Two Scots qualified for Saturday's finals with solid preliminary round times: Kyle Hamblett (Fy., Paris, France / American School) in the 200-meter dash (22.62) and Wade Eckstrom (So., La Crescent, Minn.) in the 1500 meters (4:06.09).

Saturday's competition at Hamline gets going at 4 p.m.