Supinski Breaks School Record In 600

NORTHFIELD, Minn. (3/05/16)—Freshman David Supinski broke a school record that had been held since 1979 and Concordia had three other athletes post top 5 finishes  in Day 2 at the MIAC Indoor Championship Meet.

The quartet of top 5 marks helped Concordia finish in ninth place at the indoor championship meet with a total of 45.0 points.

Supinski's magic came in the 600 meters where he sprinted to the finish line in a time of 1:22.63 which was only 1.34 second off the winning time. He finished fourth in the event which earns him his first All-MIAC Honorable Mention honor.

Supinski's finishing time eclipsed the mark of Mike Ranum set back in 1979. Ranum clocked a hand-held time of 1:22.5 which equates out to a 1:22.74 for digital timing. Supinski's previous season best was 1:22.85 which he clocked at the SJU Invite on Feb. 20. He bettered that time at the conference indoor meet.

Supinski's fourth-place finish was equaled by junior Gabe Wright, Nick Anderson and Matthew Lillehaugen.

Wright cleared 6-04.75 in the high jump to pick up his No.4 place. It is the second straight All-MIAC Honorable Mention honors in the high jump. Last year he also finished fourth with a height of 6-02.00. Wright's finishing mark on Saturday is a career best and pushes him into the top 15 on the school's all-time list.

Wright was joined by teammates Jackson Schepp and Anderson in receiving All-Conference Honorable Mention honors in the high jump .Schepp and Anderson tied for sixth place Both athletes cleared 6-02.75.

Anderson then came away with his fourth-place finish in the triple jump. He qualified for the finals with a distance of 42-11.00 and then upped that mark by going 43-07.75 in his last attempt of the finals. Anderson's distance is a season best and the farthest by a CC athlete since 2011.    

The other Cobber top 5 finish on the second day of the MIAC Meet came from senior Matthew Lillehaugen. Lillehaugen, who didn't compete in the previous two seasons due to a lower leg injury, put up a school top 5 all-time mark in the 1000 meters.

Lillehaugen won the second heat of the 1000 meters by crossing the tape in a time of 2:32.21. His time was good for fifth place which earns him All-Conference Honorable Mention honors. He was only 1.61 seconds behind the runner-up in the race.

Lillehaugen's time is the fastest by a CC athlete since 2005 when Nick Myran ran a 2:32.00.

FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
1. St. Thomas - 166.0
2. St. Olaf - 105.0
3. Saint John's - 90.0
4. Hamline - 88.0
5. Carleton - 81.0
6. Bethel - 62.0
7. Augsburg - 50.0
8. Gustavus - 48.0
9. Concordia Moorhead - 45.0
10. Saint Mary's - 25.0
11. Macalester - 20.0

MIAC All-Conference
1st           Jackson Schepp, Heptathlon

Other MIAC Scores (7^th-8^th places)
7th          Gabe Wright, Heptathlon
8th          Jason Montonye, Luke Lillehaugen, Peter Simon, David Supinski, 4x4
8th          Race Heitkamp, Jason Montonye, Nick Solheim, Matthew Lillehaugen, Distance Medley Relay  

Personal Records @ MIAC Indoor Championship
400        David Supinski, 50.74, 9th
600        David Supinski, 1:22.63, 4th
1000      Matthew Lillehaugen, 2:32.21, 5th
TJ           Nick Anderson, 13.30 (43-7.75), 4th
WT         Erik Bye, 14.38 (47-2.5), 13th
HJ           Gabe Wright, =1.95 (6-4.75), 4th
HJ           Jake Nepstad, 1.80 (5-10.75), 13th
HJ           Brett Brenden, =1.75 (5-8.75), 17th
PV          Eddie Clifton, 4.45 (14-7.25), 6th
Hept      Jackson Schepp, 4558 pts, 1st
Hept      Joe Hendrickson, 4293 pts, 5^th
Hept      Jake Nepstad, 3551 pts, 13^th
Hept      Hans-Kristof Nelson, 3540, 14^th
Hept      Brett Brenden, 3513, 15^th