ALLENDALE, Mich. – UIndy junior Ben Nagel posted a pace-setting time at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships Friday afternoon, placing first in the prelims of the 800-meter race and earning a spot in Saturday's final.
 
Making his debut at Nationals, Nagel led the pack with a time of 1:51.33 to win the second of two heats. The school-record holder in the event came into the week with the 12th-fastest time in Division II and will now enter tomorrow's national final will a chance at his first career All-America award as well as an event national championship.
 
The men's 800 final is set for 2:40 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. The field includes nine student-athletes, with the top eight individuals taking home All-America accolades.

THURSDAY RECAP
UIndy senior Lauren Bailey earned All-America honors Thursday night at the NCAA DII Outdoor Championships, placing eighth in the 10,000-meter race with a time of 34:17.41. Competing in her final race as a Greyhound, Bailey collected her first career outdoor All-America award and fourth NCAA All-America nod overall*.
 
Bailey capped a stellar collegiate career Thursday, notching her third track & field All-America honor of the 2020-21 academic year. The reigning indoor national champ in the 5,000 meter, she became the first-ever Greyhound to earn All-America honors in the 10K as well as just the fifth UIndy woman to finish in the top eight in a track event (i.e. non-field) at the national meet.
 
_{*indoor, outdoor and cross country combined}