COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. -- It turns out the record-setting performance Thursday in the pentathlon would be a sign of things to come at the 2014 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Women's Track and Field Championships. The meet continued Friday with its first full day of competition and three more meet records fell, while the St. Thomas women took a step towards their 15th-straight championships.

The Tommies got a pair of meet records from star sprinter Mallory Burnham, and racked up 98 points to take a 24-point lead after the first full day of competition. Saint Benedict - which is co-hosting the meet in Collegeville, Minn., with Saint John's - scored 74 points to slot in second, and the Blazers set the other meet record Friday. Carleton is also in the title hunt, as the Knights sit just five points behind CSB in third with 69 points.

St. Olaf is currently in fourth with 48 points, and Hamline has 37 to round out the top five. Bethel is sixth with 28 and Augsburg has an even 20 in seventh. The next three spots were separated by just three points with Macalester (16), Gustavus (15) and St. Catherine (13) in places No. 8-10 after one day. Concordia has nine points and Saint Mary's has two to round out the standings midway through the meet.

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St. Thomas' Mallory Burnham sets a meet record in the  60-meter dash prelims at Friday's MIAC Championships. (Photo by Matt Higgins, MIAC)

Each of Burnham's races became must-see events Friday, as she eclipsed the previous meet record in all four total heats of the 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles. In both races, she set a new meet record in the prelims, then finished first in the finals with times that were just 0.01 seconds off her prelim times. She finished the 60-hurdle prelim in 8.66 seconds, then won with 8.67 in the finals. In the 60, her record-setting prelim time was 7.62, then was victorious in the finals in 7.63.

In its hunt for its 15th-straight MIAC Women's Indoor championship, St. Thomas received a boost from several other top-three finishes Friday. Gabrielle Pepin was the runner-up in the 5,000-meter run and UST also took second in the DMR. Bailey Cook was third in both the long jump and high jump, Angela Tipp took third in the 400, Megan Terukina took third in the mile and Haley Zajac was third in the weight throw.

The evening's other meet record was delivered courtesy of the host school, as Saint Benedict first-year runner Allison Kosobud won the 800-meter run in a record time of 2:13.50. St. Thomas' Emily Gapinski finished second and Bethel's Rebecca Wesley came in third behind the Blazer's new meet record. Saint Benedict added a win in the final event of the night - the distance medley relay (DMR) - with Kelsie Larson,      Maria Kiminski, Kayti Helm and Sam Womeldorf winning the race in 12:38.68.

Carleton's Amelia Campbell continued her tremendous MIAC Championships performance. A day after breaking the Division III pentathlon record, the Knights' sophomore won the long jump with a distance of 18-3, and was the runner-up to Burnham in the 60-hurdles with a time of 8.89. She also added a top-five finish in the high jump Friday night.

In addition to Campbell's continued success, the Carleton women had several highlights Friday, starting with a 1-2 finish in the mile. Colette Celichowksi won the race in 5:06.36, and teammate Ruth Steinke was right behind her in second at 5:09.02. The Knights also took third in the DMR and Ellie Wilson ran to a second-place finish in the 400-meter dash.

St. Olaf had a pair of teammate take the top two spots in the high jump. Dani Larson and Elise Raney both cleared the bar at 5-5, but Larson took fewer attempts, so she claimed the top spot, and Raney was the runner-up. Another Ole - Jorden Johnson - added a third-place finish in the 5K. Hamline also had teammates finish 1-2 in a field event, as the Pipers got a win from Jessica Putland in the weight throw with a distance of 53-11.25, and teammate Erin Urbanoiwicz was the runner-up, and Hamline's Maroly Saulsberry added a third-place finish in the 60-hurdles.

Augsburg's Lauren Rice won the MIAC Indoor 5K race Friday night.  (Photo by Matt Higgins, MIAC)

The Bethel women also had a solid night, led by Courtney Fregeau's victory in the 400. Fregeau scored her first-place finish with a time of 57.87 seconds. Teammate Ashley Magelssen added a third-place finish in the 60 to match Wesley's finish in the 800.

Several other schools were delighted with All-Conference performances Friday, starting with Augsburg's Lauren Rice running to victory in the 5K. Rice completed the course in 17:19.92 and pulled away to win by nearly 40 seconds. St. Catherine got a second-place finish from rookie sprinter Shakeela Wells-Johnson in the 60, and Concordia's Hillary Thompson was the runner-up in the long jump. 

Saturday's final event begins at 4:10 p.m., and there will be a short awards ceremony following the conclusion of the meet to honor both team champions. The top three individuals in each event and the first-place relay team will automatically earn All-Conference honors, and the 4th-through-6th place finishers in each open event and 2nd-through-6th place relay teams will all be named All-Conference Honorable Mention.

The MIAC has a home page dedicated to the 2014 Indoor Championships, complete with venue and admission information, the event schedule, entries, heat sheets and links to follow the results live. Results, recaps, and multimedia coverage of the championships will be available throughout the event. There will be live results available for all events courtesy of Apple Raceberry Jam and Wayzata Timing and fans can also find entries and heat sheets on the MIAC's event page as they become available.

Admission for the event is $7 for adults and $3 for students per day, with children ages 5 and under admitted free. MIAC passes will be honored. The MIAC would like to thank Saint John's University and the College of Saint Benedict and their coaches and staff for their efforts to host the event.

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