Trojans' Grunhovd sets school mark in 3,000
MARYVILLE, Mo. - Freshman Gavin Grunhovd set the NIACC men's track and field indoor record in the 3,000-meter run Saturday at the Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Classic.
Grunhovd, who is from Buffalo Center, placed seventh in the 3,000 in a time of 8 minutes, 32.42 seconds.
Grunhovd broke the old school mark held by Melvin Kipkemboi of 8:36.85 at the NJCAA Division I national indoor meet in Pittsburg, Kan. Kipkemboi placed seventh at the national meet with his time of 8:36.85.
Also for the NIACC men at the Bearcat Classic, Xavier Codling placed seventh in the 200-meter dash in a time of 21.83, which ranks second on the school's all-time indoor list. Codling was also fourth in the long jump with a leap of 7.07 meters (23 feet, 2 1/2 inches).
Also in the long jump, NIACC's Kahuan Harris was 11th (6.57 meters/21-6 3/4) and Aldaine Angus was 13th (6.56 meters/21-6 1/4).
NIACC's Javon Kille was 12th in the triple jump with a leap of 13.42 meters (44-0 1/2), which ranks second on the school's all-time indoor list.
In the 60-meter preliminaries, Angus placed 12th in a time of 6.89, which is tied for third on the school's all-time list.
The Trojans' Lucas Hurley also cracked the school's all-time top 10 list in the 60 hurdles with his prelim time of 9.31.
NIACC returns to action Feb. 13-14 at the South Dakota State University Indoor Classic in Brookings, S.D.
NIACC's 2026 indoor track and field top performances
60 - Aldaine Angus 6.89 (Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Classic, 2-6-26); 200 - Xavier Codling 21.83 (Wartburg College's Chelsey M Henkenius Invitational, 1-17-26); 400 - Gabe Hemsworth 51.31 (Mark Schuck Open and Multi, 1-31-26); 500 meters - Alex Marchand Fierro 1:07.34 (600 yards - Marchand Fierro 1:13.74 (Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Classic, 2-7-26); 800 - Xander Graeser 2:09.00 (Wartburg College's Chelsey M Henkenius Invitational, 1-17-26); Mile - Gavin Grunhovd 4:24.41 (Mark Schuck Open and Multi, 1-31-26); 3,000 - Grunhovd 8:32.42 (Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Classic, 2-7-26) 60 hurdles - Sha'vion Jackson 8.41 (Iowa State Cyclone Open, 1-23-26); High jump - Codling 1.95 meters (Wartburg College's Chelsey M Henkenius Invitational, 1-17-26); Long jump - Codling 7.07 meters (Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Classic, 2-7-26); Triple jump - Javon Kille 13.42 meters (Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Classic, 2-7-26) Shot put - Colin Rasch 13.85 meters (Mark Schuck Open and Multi, 1-31-26); Weight throw - Rasch 13.93 meters (Iowa State Cyclone Open, 1-23-26).
