GULF SHORES, Ala. – [SCHEDULE | RESULTS] Day one of the 2022 NAIA Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship ended earlier than expected due to weather after a new record was set and one other individual event crowned its champion.

Results

Hammer – Rowan Hamilton, British Columbia, 74.21 (243-5)

Javelin – David Friedberg, Reinhardt (Ga.), 69.9 (229-4)

10K – reschedule to Thursday at 10:15 p.m.

• Lee Walburn of Carroll (Mont.), defending decathlon champion, leads the field with 3720 total points through five events. Walburn finished first in 100m shot put and 400m. He followed that with a third-place finish in high jump and a sixth-place finish in the long jump.
• Cole Wilson is only 63 points behind the leader with first-place finishes in long jump and high jump followed by a second-place finish in shot put, a seventh-place finish in 100m and 12th at 400m.
• Rowan Hamilton of British Columbia set a new record in the hammer with a throw of 74.21 (243-5) on his final attempt of the day and separated himself from the field by being nearly 10 meters from the runner-up. The mark was 3.75 difference from the previous record set at 70.46 in 1992. Rowan previously won the hammer title in 2019 with a mark of 63.5.
• David Friedberg of Reinhardt (Ga.) captured the javelin title with a mark of 69.9 (229-4) on his third throw of the day. Jose Ignacio of Oregon Tech followed just 4.23m from first place.
• The 10,000m race was delayed to Thursday at 10:15 p.m. due to weather. For full schedule with updates CLICK HERE
• Reinhardt (Ga.) and British Columbia sit at the top of the team standings with 10 points. Southeastern (Fla.) and Oregon Tech follow with eight points.

Day two is set to open at 10 a.m. with the continuation of the decathlon events 110m hurdles, discus, pole vault javelin and 1500m.