Northwest Missouri State had two individuals compete on day one of the 2014 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Grand Valley State University on Thursday.

Ashton Nibert finished 12th in the 400 meter dash prelims, running 55.26. She finished fourth in the first heat of the prelims. Anne Herbert ran the steeplechase on Thursday as well in the preliminary heats. She was listed as a disqualification on the final results.

Northwest will have three more individuals and one relay compete later this weekend. John Petroff is scheduled to throw tomorrow at 1 p.m. CST in the discus finals. The 4×400 relay team of Nibert, Alexis Boyd, Haley Manning and Audrey Bolinger will run in the qualifying heats at 7:05 p.m. On Saturday, Will Haer will compete in the pole vault at 1:30 p.m. and Lekiesha McKnight will be in the shot put finals at 4:05 p.m.

— Northwest Sports Information —