ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Carleton College men's track & field team turned in eight all-conference runs—including another individual title for Gabe Nichols (Fy./Grove City, Penn./Grove City)—on the final day of competition at the MIAC Indoor Track & Field Championships. The Knights finished fourth out of 11 teams with 105 points, all of which came from the running events.
 
The Knights had three racers score in the 600-meter run. Josh Meier (So./Fort Dodge, Iowa/Fort Dodge) took second overall at a personal-best 1:22.26, securing All-MIAC recognition with the No. 4 time in program history. Reese Anderson (Fy./Frontenac, Minn./Lake City) notched a time of 1:23.37 to finish fourth and earn all-conference honorable mention. Alistair Pattison (Jr./St. Paul, Minn./Como Park) was eighth at 1:25.06.
 
Jeremy Fong (Sr./Niiza-Shi, Japan/Christian Academy in Japan) secured All-MIAC status by virtue of his third-place result in the 1000-meter run. He took the lead from the gun and led for the first 800 meters before being overtaken by the favorite in the event. His time, a personal-best 2:32.43, ranks No. 10 in Carleton history. Meanwhile Indy Lyness (Fy./Silver Spring, Md./Montgomery Blair) added all-conference honorable mention as his personal-best time of 2:32.87 was good for fifth overall and No. 12 in team annals.
 
Nichols won the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:23.16. He led throughout in securing his third title of the meet (along with the mile run and distance medley relay). Chris Melville (Jr./Bloomington, Minn./Bloomington Jefferson) and Henry Bowman (Sr./Lafayette, Colo./Centaurus) earned All-MIAC Honorable mention as they finished fourth and sixth, respectively, at 8:33.86 and 8:36.84. Melville ran a patient race, sitting in 11th at the mile mark before passing runners on each of the next five laps. His time was good for a 7-second personal record. Roy Llewellyn (Fy./Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove North) contributed to the Knights' point total with an eighth-place result at 8:38.28.
 
The conference meet concluded with the 4x400-meter relay, and the quartet of Anderson, Lyness, Fong, and Meier secured All-MIAC Honorable Mention as they finished fourth with a time of 3:28.10. Meier anchored with the fastest split of the day at 51.0.
 
All-MIAC performances for Carleton (1st-3rd place individual or relay…through Day 3)
Mile Run
1. Gabe Nichols — 4:12.99
 
800-Meter Run
1. Josh Meier — 1:56.44
3. Jeremy Fong — 1:57.70
 
Distance Medley Relay
1. Carleton (Roy Llewellyn, Reese Anderson, Indy Lyness, Gabe Nichols) — 10:23.90
 
600-Meter Run
2. Josh Meier — 1:22.26
 
1000-Meter Run
3. Jeremy Fong — 2:32.43
 
3000-Meter Run
1. Gabe Nichols (8:23.16)
 
All-MIAC Honorable Mention performances for Carleton (4th-6th place individual or relay …through Day 3)
5000-meter run
4. Henry Bowman — 15:01.96
6. Chris Melville — 15:12.09
 
Mile Run
4. Roy Llewellyn — 4:16.93
 
800-Meter Run
4. Alistair Pattison — 1:57.75
 
600-Meter Run
4. Reese Anderson — 1:23.37
 
1000-Meter Run
5. Indy Lyness — 2:32.87
 
3000-Meter Run
4. Chris Melville — 8:33.86
6. Henry Bowman — 8:36.84
 
4x400-Meter Relay
4. Carleton (Reese Anderson, Indy Lyness, Jeremy Fong, Josh Meier) — 3:28.10