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Kenzie Soeken wrapped up her competition at the NSIC Multis in Aberdeen, S.D. on Monday. The UIU junior placed 10th at the Heptathlon hosted on the campus of Northern State University. Soeken totaled 4,175 points in her seven events to place in the top 10 for UIU.
On Sunday, she earned 732 points in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.86 seconds and followed with a mark of 1.58 meters in the high jump, the top mark in her flight and second-best of all competitors, to grab 712 more points. The third event was the shot put; her throw of 9.61 meters earned 504 points. The final event on day one was the 200 meter run. Soeken ran the race in 26.87 seconds to claim 723 points. After day one Soeken was in seventh place with 2,671 points.
Day two's competition began with the long jump; Soeken recorded her best leap at 5.06 meters for 576 points. Javelin came up next and the Peacock junior locked in her best throw at 25.80 meters for 397 points. The final event on Monday was the 800 meter run. Soeken closed her run in a time of 2:43.75 for 531 points.
Augustana Unviersity's Olivia Montez Brown won her second NSIC Heptathlon. Montez Brown, who won the 2017 heptathlon, won the event this season with 4,913 points. Bemidji State University's Christina Benson was second with 4,689 points while Faith Lubner of St. Cloud State University was third with 4,598 points as all three earned All-NSIC honors.
The remainder of events in the NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Championships will take place on Friday and Saturday, May 10-11 at Malosky Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth.
As a final tune up for the NSIC Championships, the Peacocks will be attending the Dr. Tucker Invite hosted by Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa this Saturday, May 4.