Day 1 of NBNO: van der Els takes third in 5K.

Brien McMahon junior Eric van der Els clocked a major PR in the 5,000-meter on Friday night at the New Balance Nationals.

McMahon finished third overall with a time of 14 minutes, 41.05 seconds. Winning the event was Will Lauer of Sioux Valley (SD) in 14:35.71.