ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Grand Valley State women's track and field team is in first-place at the end of day two of the NCAA DII Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a score of 35 points. The Laker men are in second with 23 points. 

Freshman Erika Beistle placed second in the women's discus throw in her first ever national championship with a distance of 49.40m. Emma Richards placed fifth scoring four points with a distance of 48.63m. Hannah Becker and Kayce Rypma scored nine points for the Laker women in the 3000m Steeplechase finishing fourth and fifth, respectively. Becker crossed the finish line with a time of 10:19.07, followed by Rypma with a time of 10:23.72. 

Freshman Brandon Miller broke the school-record in the men's 200m finishing first in his prelim heat with a time of 20.44. Miller holds the indoor and outdoor school-record in the men's 200m. The high jumping duo of Eli Kosiba and Jonathan Rankins-James placed third and fourth with a height of 2.16m.  Caleb Futter finished sixth in the 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 8:51.63. 

Day Three of the NCAA DII Outdoor Track and Field Championships begins at 11:15 a.m. for the Lakers with Emma Richards and Mackenzie Bohrer in the women's Shot Put. Running Events will begin at 2:00 p.m. 

NCAA DII Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Allendale, Mich.
May 27, 2022
GVSU Top 8 Results
Men
High Jump
3. Eli Kosiba - 2.16m 
4. Jonathan Rankins-James - 2.16m
3000m Steeplechase 
6. Caleb Futter - 8:51.63

200m - Prelims (Advanced to Finals) 
Brandon Miller - 20.44 **School Record
4x400m Relay - Prelims (Advanced to Finals) 
Caelon Harkey, Jackson Blanchard, Brandon Miller, Myles Rhodes - 3:10.25

Women 
Discus Throw 
2. Erika Beistle - 49.40m 
5. Emma Richards - 48.63m 
3000m Steeplechase
4. Hannah Becker - 10:19.07
5. Kayce Rypma - 10:23.72

800m Prelim (Advanced to Finals) 
Taryn Chapko - 2:10.88