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Track & Field

Track team break 4 records in Calif.

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The men and women’s track and field teams had a busy weekend as they traveled to California to compete in a variety of meets throughout the weekend setting multiple school records. The teams competed April 16-17 at the California Invitational Multis, Azusa; last Thursday at the California State University—Los Angeles; on Friday at the Mt. Sac Relays, Walnut, and the Bryan Clay Invitational, Azusa; and last on Friday and Saturday at the Long Beach Invitational, Norwalk.

At the Bryan Clay Invitational meet, the Eagles’ men 4×400 relay team broke the school record with a time of 3:13.07 shedding 1.38 seconds off the previous record set at the RMAC Championships last year. That time is a provisional qualifier for the NCAA Division II National Championships in May and ranks 11th nationally this season.

The runners were Gavan Archibald, junior of St. Ann, Jamaica, Zerek Jones, sophomore of La Junta, Colo., Frederick Culp, junior of Mililani, Hawaii, and Phil Rivera, senior of Apple Valley, Calif.

At the same meet, CSC’s Rebecca Volf, junior of Wood River, competed in the 3000-meter steeplechase. She took more than 37 seconds off the school record she set a year ago when the team competed in California. Her new record is 11 minutes, 5.51 seconds. Volf’s time is a provisional qualifier for the National Meet and is among the top 20 nationally; she was 11th among the 20 entries in the race.

Evans Koech, sophomore of Nairobi, Kenya, also broke one of the oldest marks in the Chadron State record books at the Bryan Clay Invitational in the men’s steeplechase. His time was 9:37.93 seconds to erase the standard of 9:45.93 set in 1977. He placed eighth out of 18 entries in the event.

Jayme Nunes, junior of Alliance, set the 10,000 meter record at the Long Beach Invitational on Friday with a time of 37:52.15 erasing a long time CSC record of 39:50.30 set in 1985. Nunes placed second in the event.

The men and women’s track teams are now preparing for the RMAC outdoor championships held in Alamosa, Colo., starting May 4th.