COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Oregon’s Brianne Theisen broke her own collegiate record Friday in winning the pentathlon for the second straight year on the opening day of the NCAA Indoor Track and Field championships.
The 5-foot-8 junior from Humboldt, Saskatchewan, earned 4,540 points, beating Nebraska’s Chantae McMillan and Maryland’s Kiani Profit, who tied for second with 4,396. Profit also finished second last year.
Iona’s Leonard Korir set an NCAA meet record in the men’s 5,000 meters, winning in 13 minutes, 26.01 seconds. LSU’s Kimberlyn Duncan, the Southeastern Conference 200 champion, won the NCAA title in 22.85.
Defending champion Oregon had 26 points after the first day to lead the women’s team standings. Texas (23) was second and LSU (19) was third. Florida State and BYU shared the men’s team lead with 24 points each.
