GRINNELL, Iowa — Lawrence University track and field standout Max Edwards grabbed the title in the 5,000 meters on Friday on the first day of the Midwest Conference Championships at Grinnell College.
Edwards, a sophomore from Appleton, Wis., raced to the title with a time of 15:44.64. He beat Grinnell’s Anthony McLean by almost two seconds to claim his first conference track championship.
Other top finishers for the Vikings were Pat Mangan, who grabbed sixth in the mile with a time of 4:35.34, and the sprint medley relay team of Cole Erickson, Stephon Berry, Tyler Herman and Chris Fuelling took seventh in 3:50.63.
The Lawrence men are seventh in the team standings with 15 points after the first day. Monmouth College leads with 61 points.
On the women’s side, two relay teams grabbed the best finishes of the day. The sprint medley relay team of Kendra Thomas, Janey Degnan, Anna Bolgrien and Noelle Hele took sixth in 4:28.78. The 800 relay team of Thomas, Bolgrien, Degnan and Sage Greenlee finished seventh in 1:55.10.
Erin Schrobilgen was the top individual of the day with an eighth-place finish in the mile in 5:25.42.
The Lawrence women are in ninth place with six points, and St. Norbert leads with 79 points.