FOREST CITY, IA. (vcsuvikings.com) – Peyton Halverson and Kyle Odegard won conference titles Thursday as the VCSU track and field teams competed at the NSAA Championships in Forest City, Iowa.
Odegard threw a season-best 61.90 meters to win the men’s javelin title, while Halverson launched a toss of 33.53 to win the women’s javelin.
It is the third career conference title for Odegard, who beat second place by more than 22 feet on Thursday. Odegard’s throw on Thursday ranks him No. 4 in the nation. A two-time All-American, Odegard has qualified to compete at the NAIA National Championships later this month in Gulf Shores, Ala.
Co continued his strong start to the outdoor season, winning both the shot put and hammer throw at the two-day meet hosted by Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. He bested a field of 25 throwers to win the shot put for the third straight meet, recording a throw of 16.73 meters. Co also recorded a career-best throw of 50.59 meters to win the hammer throw – moving up to first in the conference rankings – and placed fourth in discus with another career-best mark of 47.20 meters.
On the women’s side, Brooke Malsom put together a big meet for the Vikings earning three Top 4 finishes and a new school record. Malsom ran collegiate-best times in both the 100 and 200 meters. Her time of 12.55 in the 100 meters was a new school record, breaking the previous mark of 12.79 held by Megan Capistrano. Malsom took second place in the 100 meters, and she placed fourth in the 200 meters with a time of 26.28 seconds – which was just .09 seconds off the school record. She also added a