ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College men's track and field team welcomed all 11 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams to Macalester Stadium today as they played host to the 2015 MIAC Outdoor Championships. The Scots had an exciting day one of action, as junior Logan Hovie broke the longstanding Macalester high jump record and won the conference title, his fourth overall.
 
To view the complete results, click here. To view updated heat sheets for Saturday's meet, click here.
 
After six completed final events, the Scots have totaled 10 team points and sit in 11th place.
 
Logan Hovie is the lone point scorer for Macalester so far, raking in all ten after winning the high jump. Hovie jumped a Macalester and personal best, 2.10-meters. He broke the previous outdoor high jump record of 2.08-meters that was set in 1976 by Scott Davis. It was an exciting event as Hovie and Concordia-Moorhead's Brandon Zylstra battled to the very end. Zylstra also cleared 2.10-meters, but Hovie cleared it on an earlier attempt to take the crown.

Watch an interview following Logan's conference high jump title here: https://youtu.be/bvsjBXK7JSY
 
Action will begin Saturday at 2 p.m. with the men's javelin, women's hammer, men's triple jump, women's pole vault and women's high jump. Running events will begin at 3 p.m., starting with the steeplechase.
 
The Macalester javelin duo of Konnor Fleming and Bolton Howes are looking to defend their top MIAC rankings heading into tomorrow's championships. Howes sits in the top spot on the conference honor rolls, while Fleming is in fifth.
 
Joe Giamberidno heads into Saturday's 3000-meter steeplechase with the top time in the MIAC this season. The men's steeplechase will kick off running events at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
 
Live results will be available tomorrow at: http://www.accuracetiming.com/schedule.html
 
Live webcast of tomorrow's championships can be watched at: http://www.msbnsports.net/index.php