Mankato, Minn. --- For the fifth-straight year, the Minnesota State men's track and field program hoisted the championship plaque at the NSIC Indoor Conference Championships.

Powered behind four first-place crowns on day two, the Mavericks totalled 209.2 team points in finishing 110.2 points in front of second place Augustana.

The Mavericks got off to a fast start once again in the triple jump with two athletes placing in the top five. Alex Campbell (Ellsworth, Wis.) placed second with a jump of 49'00.25''. This is his personal best and the 14^th best in NCAA Division II. Ben Ojika (New Brighton, Minn.) placed fourth with a jump of 47'03.40''.

The men's shot put had two athletes place in the top eight with Jayme LaPlante in fourth (51'06.25''), which is a new personal best and Bryan Caffin in sixth (49'05.75'').

The sprint events saw much more of the same. Kyran Stewart (Camilla, Ga.) beat the field of eight in the 60m with a final time of 6.81. Jake Gourley (Eagan, Minn.) barely missed out on the top spot placing second with a time of 6.82. Richard Wilhite, Jr. (Minneapolis, Minn.) gained some valuable points as well with his fifth-place finish (6.92). Stewart, Wilhite, and Gourley swept the top three podium spots in the 200-meters with times of 21.52, 21.82 and 21.95 to their respective individuals. Jack Curtis(Lombard, Ill) took home seventh place with a run of 22.59.

After setting a meet record yesterday, Myles Hunter, was at it again. His winning time of 7.69 shatters his previous record of 7.76. Also gaining points for the Mavericks were Anyah Nutter in sixth andOjika in eighth. Javontee Brice (Bradenton, Fla.) improved on his seventh-place finish last year with by finished fourth this year with his time of 49.69. He was followed closely by teammate Reid Diamond in fifth (50.50). The 600-meter run final had John Schuster (Wells, Minn.) come in a close second with a time of 1:21.45.

The Mavericks were well represented in the 1000-meter run, taking the second through fourth spots. In second was Brennan Holman (Sacramento, Calif.) (2:33.05). He was followed by Brendan Gessner (Lino Lakes, Minn.) (2:33.62) and Michael Hoff (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) (2:35.65). An exciting finish in the mile event saw Austin Pasch(Tomah, Wis) finish second with a time of 4:19.22.

There was some controversy in the men's 4x400-meter relay as MSU would have placed third, but their baton was dropped right before the finish line from some incidental contact. This mishap didn't matter though, as the Mavericks crushed their competition and won the team championship with 209.20 points. To put that in perspective the second place team of Augustana University had 99 points. Stewart and Campbell tied with both providing 20 points towards the team standings.

Full results of the NSIC Championships may be viewed HERE.

This marks the end of the season for those who did not qualify for nationals. For those who did, up next is the NCAA Division II National Championships being held March 12-13^th, in Pittsburg, Kan.