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Veteran @UNC_TrackField Core Closes Out Air Force Invite
1/23/2016 7:44:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field, Track & Field, Cross Country
FINAL RESULTS
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USAFA, Colo. – The Bears track and field squad closed out the Air Force Invite on Saturday with handful of Top 10 performances.
Junior sprinter, Alex Mead dashed to an eighth place finish in the 60m event, clocking in a 6.97 seconds. He missed on his personal record by just .03 seconds. His time of 6.94 seconds that he hit earlier in the season sits fourth overall in the league rankings.
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In the men's 3000m run, the team picked up another Top 10 finish from junior distance runner, Tim Corrie. Corrie captured eighth place with a time of 9:24.58. The mark was a new personal best for the junior and is the 10th best time in UNC indoor history.
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The men's 4x4 team rounded out top performances for the guys, taking third overall, coming in at 3:21.54.
"This weekend's results reflect us continuing to take our performances in the right direction," said head coach Amanda Schick. "On the track, when you have a meet that is set up with prelims and finals the goal is to always make it to the second day, and we had athletes do just that.Getting to run multiple rounds this early is great training, as well as allowing athletes to build confidence into their race plan. Plus it's always fun running against Olympians (hurdles). The distance events continue to impress me, our race results are showing good improvements, those athletes are working hard and resulting in continuous personal best."
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Moriah Zachary and Alivia Ayres-Perry took fourth and sixth, respectively in the women's 60m dash. Zachary crossed the finish line in 7.68 seconds and Ayres-Perry in 7.70 seconds.
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After breaking the program's 200m record yesterday with a time of 24.59 seconds, Zachary improved on her record by .10 seconds, finishing in 24.49 in the event, good for third overall in the finals. Zachary's time now ranks as the second fastest in the Big Sky.
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Ayres-Perry scored a fifth place finish after tallying a time of 25.09 seconds.
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Junior sprinter, Susan Meinders was seeded second heading into the finals of the 400m dash. Meinders dropped one spot down, taking third overall, boasting 56.66 second finish. Meinders time of 56.60 seconds in the prelims now ranks as the fastest time in the conference.
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The women's 800m race saw another Top 10 mark for the women's team. Senior, Rikki Gonzales came in ninth place after breaking the tape at 2:21.02.
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In the finals of the women's mile run, senior Caroline Braun recorded a final time of 5:19.15, taking eighth on the leaderboard.
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Fellow senior, Alisha Allen was pitted against some of the best in the country in the women's 60m hurdle finals. Allen took home a seventh place finish, clocking in at 9.06 seconds. Olympian Janay DeLoach and former three-time NCAA Champion, Lolo Jones took the top spots in the race, with 7.94 and 8 flat times.
"The consistency in our field events is starting to show, and we had several athletes get some strong marks, we have some good depth in the jumps and a really strong senior class," Schick added. "Our travel schedule for indoor is pretty demanding, so we're going take this next weekend off and get in some great training. Overall, I think these last two weekends have been strong for us and I'm very proud of all these athletes and the work that they're putting in."
In the team standings the women finished in sixth overall, compiling 53 points, while the men's team came in eighth with 20 points.
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After this weekend's meet the Bears have now qualified for the Indoor Championships in eight different events.
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The track and field team is back at it Feb. 5-6 in South Bend, Indiana at the coveted Meyo Invitational hosted by the University of Notre Dame.
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USAFA, Colo. – The Bears track and field squad closed out the Air Force Invite on Saturday with handful of Top 10 performances.
Junior sprinter, Alex Mead dashed to an eighth place finish in the 60m event, clocking in a 6.97 seconds. He missed on his personal record by just .03 seconds. His time of 6.94 seconds that he hit earlier in the season sits fourth overall in the league rankings.
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In the men's 3000m run, the team picked up another Top 10 finish from junior distance runner, Tim Corrie. Corrie captured eighth place with a time of 9:24.58. The mark was a new personal best for the junior and is the 10th best time in UNC indoor history.
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The men's 4x4 team rounded out top performances for the guys, taking third overall, coming in at 3:21.54.
"This weekend's results reflect us continuing to take our performances in the right direction," said head coach Amanda Schick. "On the track, when you have a meet that is set up with prelims and finals the goal is to always make it to the second day, and we had athletes do just that.Getting to run multiple rounds this early is great training, as well as allowing athletes to build confidence into their race plan. Plus it's always fun running against Olympians (hurdles). The distance events continue to impress me, our race results are showing good improvements, those athletes are working hard and resulting in continuous personal best."
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Moriah Zachary and Alivia Ayres-Perry took fourth and sixth, respectively in the women's 60m dash. Zachary crossed the finish line in 7.68 seconds and Ayres-Perry in 7.70 seconds.
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After breaking the program's 200m record yesterday with a time of 24.59 seconds, Zachary improved on her record by .10 seconds, finishing in 24.49 in the event, good for third overall in the finals. Zachary's time now ranks as the second fastest in the Big Sky.
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Ayres-Perry scored a fifth place finish after tallying a time of 25.09 seconds.
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Junior sprinter, Susan Meinders was seeded second heading into the finals of the 400m dash. Meinders dropped one spot down, taking third overall, boasting 56.66 second finish. Meinders time of 56.60 seconds in the prelims now ranks as the fastest time in the conference.
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The women's 800m race saw another Top 10 mark for the women's team. Senior, Rikki Gonzales came in ninth place after breaking the tape at 2:21.02.
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In the finals of the women's mile run, senior Caroline Braun recorded a final time of 5:19.15, taking eighth on the leaderboard.
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Fellow senior, Alisha Allen was pitted against some of the best in the country in the women's 60m hurdle finals. Allen took home a seventh place finish, clocking in at 9.06 seconds. Olympian Janay DeLoach and former three-time NCAA Champion, Lolo Jones took the top spots in the race, with 7.94 and 8 flat times.
"The consistency in our field events is starting to show, and we had several athletes get some strong marks, we have some good depth in the jumps and a really strong senior class," Schick added. "Our travel schedule for indoor is pretty demanding, so we're going take this next weekend off and get in some great training. Overall, I think these last two weekends have been strong for us and I'm very proud of all these athletes and the work that they're putting in."
In the team standings the women finished in sixth overall, compiling 53 points, while the men's team came in eighth with 20 points.
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After this weekend's meet the Bears have now qualified for the Indoor Championships in eight different events.
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The track and field team is back at it Feb. 5-6 in South Bend, Indiana at the coveted Meyo Invitational hosted by the University of Notre Dame.
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