PITTSBURG — The Hillsdale College women and the Grand Valley State University men built day one point leads after four scored events at the 2016 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Robert W. Plaster Center.

The Hillsdale women wrapped up day one action by defending its 2015 national championship in the distance medley relay, finishing the night with 25 points to lead the field heading into Saturday's final day action. Grand Valley State finished the day second with 18 points, followed by Alaska Anchorage (15.5 pts) and Missouri Southern (15).

The Grand Valley State men compiled 18 points to hold a narrow three-point lead over Adams State and Ashland. American International and Lincoln tied for fourth place with 10 points apiece.

Saturday's action gets under way with the women's pentathlon competition at 9 a.m. The final three events in the men's heptathlon starts at 9:15 a.m. Following the multi-event competitions, field event action starts with the men's shot put at 1:55 p.m.

Highlights from Friday's action included Minnesota State's Myles Hunter setting a new championships record with a time of 7.67 seconds in the semifinals of the men's 60 meter hurdles. Winona State's Kaitlyn Long established a new all-time DII best and championships record with a winning toss of 74 feet, 5.75 inches (22.70m).

In the men's long jump, Pittsburg State freshman Louis Rollins took the lead into the sixth round with a best mark of 25-8 (7.82m). Chadron State sophomore Damarcus Simpson surpassed Rollins' mark with a leap of 25-11 (7.90m), before Lincoln sophomore Sedeekie Edie leapt past that mark with a winning mark of 26-1.75 (7.97m). Edie broke the 1989 championships record held for 27 years by Saint Augustine's Terrell Carpenter. He also moved to No. 3 all-time in the division and has the best mark in DII since 1991.

In the women's long jump, Chadron State's Stachia Reuwsaat and Queens (N.C.)'s Nikia Squire took first and second, respectively, with meet bests of 20-4.5 (6.21m). Squire equaled Reuwsaat's best in round six, but Reuwsaat's second-round mark of 20-1.75 (6.14m) broke the tie.

For the host Gorillas, senior Cassie Caswell earned All-America honors with a third-place toss of 63-2.75, while sophomore Heather Glenn garnered All-America in the pole vault with a sixth-place clearance of 12-10. Rollins claimed All-America honors with a third-place finish in the men's long jump (25-8).