VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – On day two of the NCAA Indoor Championships, Concordia-St. Paul senior Jakob Tordsen made it two NCAA Championships in as many days for the program as he became the first-ever male athlete to become an NCAA Champion, winning the heptathlon on Saturday at Virginia Beach Sports Center.
 
Trailing Azusa Pacific's Aaron Worrell by 39 points with just the 1000m remaining, Tordsen saved his best for last as he surged to massive PR in the event, surpassing his previous best of 2:50.28 with a time of 2:45.77 to finish second in the event and first in the hepathlon. In total, the senior tallied 5623 points breaking his own school record of 5580 to finish 19 points ahead of Worrell.
 

Jakob Tordsen of Concordia-St. Paul is your newest #D2MITF National Champion in the men's heptathlon with 5,623 points! #MakeItYours | #NCAAD2 pic.twitter.com/pMFplc6w4u

— NCAA Division II (@NCAADII) March 11, 2023

 
Entering the day in second, Tordsen opened the day with a fifth-place finish in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.41 seconds before matching that result with another fifth-place results in the pole vault by clearing 15' 3". That set the stage for the dramatic finish. He was making his third consecutive appearance in the multis at the NCAA Championships as he followed up a ninth-place finish in last year's heptathlon with a fourth-place finish in the decathlon in the outdoor season before coming out on top this year.
 
Arika Harbo made it back-to-back days with First Team All-America honors as she added a sixth-place finish in the pentathlon to her win in the high jump. She tallied 3834 points to become a two-time All-American in the event and a seven-time All-American overall.
 
After opening the morning with a 12^th-place finish in the 60m hurdles, Harbo cleared 5' 8.5" in the high jump to take the top spot in the event, moving into second overall. She remained in second following a distance of 36' 6.75" in the shot put, good for sixth before dropping down to seventh with an 11^th-place result in the long jump. She moved back up a place after the final event, the 800m, as she took eighth with a time of 2:26.23.
 
The Golden Bears now have next weekend off before opening the outdoor season at the Emporia State Relays on Mar. 24-25.
 
Day Two Results
Heptathlon
Jakob Tordsen – 5623 Points, 1^st, School Record & National Champion
            60m – 7.32, 11th & 772 Points
            Long Jump – 23' 3.5", 5th & 838 Points
            Shot Put – 42' 8.75", 4th & 668 Points
            High Jump – 6' 8.75", 3rd, 850 Points & Tied School Record
            60m Hurdles – 8.41, 5^th & 881 Points
            Pole Vault – 15' 3", 5^th & 804 Points
            1000m – 2:45.77, 2^nd & 810 Points
 
Pentathlon
Arika Harbo – 3834 Points, 6^th & First Team All-America
               60m Hurdles – 9.02, 12^th & 906 Points
               High Jump – 5' 8.5", 1^st & 903 Points
               Shot Put – 36' 6.75", 6^th & 604 Points
               Long Jump – 17' 9.75", 11^th & 680 Points
               800m – 2:26.23, 6^th & 741 Points