Phi Delta Theta and Alpha Chi Omega take 2014 Little 500 poles

The fields are set.

Phi Delta Theta captured the pole for the 64th running of the men's Little 500 at 2:22.57 while Alpha Chi Omega took the pole for the 27th running of the women's race at 2:41.16.

For Phi Delta Theta, the pole is the eighth for the team and the first since 2009. Alpha Chi Omega's pole is the first in the the team's history.

For the third consecutive year, Black Key Bulls will start on the front row after qualifying second for the men's race. Kappa Alpha Theta will start the race third for the second consecutive year in the women's race.

The start of qualifying was delayed for five hours due to water accumulating on the track. The delay left a number of riders battling the elements of the cold and darkness as the qualifications finished under the lights.

Several teams struggled during the rider transition throughout the day. At one point, there were 10 consecutive faults due to dropped bikes or fallen riders during switches.

Unofficial qualifying times and standings are posted below.

Men's Qualifications
1. Phi Delta Theta  2:22.57
2. Black Key Bulls 2:23.65
3. Sigma Phi Epsilon 2:25.87
4. Sigma Alpha Epsilon 2:25.98
5. FIJI 2:26.07
6. CSF Cycling 2:26.79
7. Phi Kappa Sigma 2:27.04
8. Beta Theta Pi 2:27.31
9. Phi Kappa Psi 2:27.36
10. Cutters 2:28.11
11. Sigma Chi 2:28.15
12. Delta Tau Delta 2:28.80
13. Evans Scholars 2:28.93
14. Sigma Alpha Mu 2:30.26
15. Sigma Pi 2:30.27
16. Dodd's House 2:30.44
17. Forest 2:30.58
18. Wright 2:30.91
19. Lambda Chi Alpha 2:31.10
20. Delta Sigma Pi 2:31.74
21. Gray Goat 2:32.08
22. Delta Chi finishes at 2:32.31
23. Pi Kappa Phi 2:33.14
24. Alpha Epsilon Pi 2:34.02
25. Alpha Tau Omega 2:34.87
26. Delta Upsilon 2:35.00
27. Pi Kappa Alpha 2:35.40
28. Collins 2:37.00
29. Northern Indiana Cycling 2:37.98
30. Phi Kappa Tau 2:39.09
31. Kappa Delta Rho runs 2:39.85
32. Sigma Nu 2:40.13
33. Phi Sigma Kappa 2:42.22
Failed to qualify
34. Malone Cycling 2:42.98
35. Zeta Beta Tau 2:45.64
36. Theta Chi 2:46.33
DNF: Pi Kappa Phi: Fault on third attempt

Women's qualifications
1. Alpha Chi Omega 2:41.16
2. Melanzana Cycling 2:43.42
3. Kappa Alpha Theta 2:45.85
4. Cru 2:47.53
5. Alpha Gamma Delta 2:50.59
6. Phi Mu 2:50.85
7. Ski Club 2:51.29
8. Wing It 2:51.45
9. CSF Cycling 2:51.97
10. Teter 2:52.80
11. Delta Gamma 2:53.09
12. Theta Phi Alpha 2:54.98
13. Army 2:55.08
14. Alpha Omicron Pi 2:56.16
15. Gamma Phi Beta 2:56.64
16. Kappa Kappa Gamma 2:57.13
17. Collins 2:57.58
18. Air Force  2:57.73
19. Kappa Delta  2:58.3
20. Chi Omega is at 2:58.78
21. Delta Sigma Pi 2:58.87
22. RideOn 3:00.55
23. Mezcla 3:00.57
24. Zeta Tau Alpha 3:01.37
25. Alpha Xi Delta 3:04.87
26. Alpha Delta Pi 3:05.93
27. IU nursing 3:07.66
28. Sigma Delta Tau 3:08.38
29. Alpha Sigma Alpha 3:09.71
30. Delta Zeta 3:19.59
31. Delta Delta Delta 3:22.24
32. Delta Phi Epsilon 3:22.40
33. Alpha Phi 3:23.48
Failed to qualify
DNF: Alpha Epsilon Phi: Fault on third attempt
DNF: Pi Beta Phi: Fault on third attempt

-Sam Beishuizen