Fayetteville, Arkansas - Curtis Beach set a world record in the 1000m en route to a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the University of Arkansas's Randal Tyson Track Center Saturday, March 13. Beach ran a 2.27,88 for 1000m to set a world record the men's heptathlon run.
Beach ended the meet with 5533 points, the top mark for a true freshman at this year's event, to take 12th place out of 16 competitors. Ashton Eaton took first with an indoor world record 6499 points, while Mateo Sossah came in second with 5886 points.