It’s finally here. The moment everyone has been waiting for: the MIAC Indoor Championships (or simply the end of the indoor season and spring break). The meet is shaping up to be a close battle for second place between the Johnnies, Carleton, Concordia, and Bethel. Each team has their strengths and it will be fun to see the meet play out. In every event group, we are anticipating some impressive performances based on last week’s meet at St. Olaf.
Last Saturday’s trip to Northfield was fruitful as we had several athletes secure MIAC qualifying performances. The team is (mostly) healthy and despite having midterms this week, we’re hoping everyone is finding time to rest. Even if it might be more work for the coaching staff, It can’t hurt our prospects to be hosting the championship meet. I feel the team performs best on our home track, even though we seem to have an uncanny amount of missed events at home meets than when we travel. Keep your fingers crossed that everyone gets to the palaestra on time.
A quick list of things to watch this weekend:
We have set three school records this season (high jump, pole vault, and 60 dash). Can those athletes improve their marks?
Sprinters have qualified 6 athletes in the 60m and 200m dashes. (Actually, we would have qualified 8 of the 24 athletes, but are limited to a maximum of 6 in any one event). This group ran really well last week and will be fast again this week.
The mile looks like it will be an exciting race and we have freshman Mitch Grand (Hutchinson) seeded 5th.
We have the top two triple jumpers in the meet. Who doesn’t love watching triple jump?
Weight throwers threw bombs last week; Eli Mollet (SO, Jefferson, SD) moved into 2nd on the SJU All-Time list.
Relays. The 4x200m are the defending conference champions, and I am looking forward to the Distance Medley Relay (DMR, if you’re fancy) and 4x400m.
Thursday’s heptathlon starts at 2:20pm. The heptathletes are back at it on Friday at 10:00am. The remainder of the meet begins Friday afternoon commencing with field events at 4:00pm and running events at 4:30pm. The last event Friday is the distance medley relay scheduled for 8:15pm. Saturday’s events start with field events at noon and 1:00pm on the track. The 4x400m goes off at 4:10pm.
Ways to follow the meet:
Show up! We love having a supportive Johnnie crowd. Face paint encouraged.
Stream it online. While we can’t hear your slow clap your favorite jumper from your office chair or recliner, it’s still a good option: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/csbsju/
Live results: I get it, you’re in a meeting or at your kid’s hockey game and it will look bad if you are constantly staring at your screen. If this is your fate, live results are for you: https://results.wayzatatiming.com/meets/5292