Freshman Taylor Maxey opened the competition on Friday for the Knights as he competed in the 110-meter hurdles. Maxey competed in the opening heat of the preliminaries and logged a time of 14.95 seconds to finish 19th in the country in his first-ever opportunity to compete at nationals.

Senior Kyle Murray, competing in his last national championship, turned in a 27th-place finish in the 5000-meter run with a time of 15:49.00.

Junior Derrelle Hankins picked up a top 20 finish in the discus throw. Hankins, competing in his first NAIA nationals championships, finished 18th in the nation with a throw of 43.51 meters.

The Knights have senior Michael Foerster competing on Saturday in the finals of the 3000-meter steeplechase, while sophomore Rachel Kenney will compete in the women's high jump at the IWU Outdoor Track and Field Complex in Marion, Ind.