Year in Review:Track and Field

Calendar

Oct 10

All Day

Men's Cross Country

at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Oct 18

All Day

Men's Cross Country

at NCAA Pre-National Invite

Nov 1

All Day

Men's Cross Country

at Big Sky Conference Championships

Nov 15

All Day

Men's Cross Country

at NCAA Mountain Regional Championships

Nov 22

All Day

Men's Cross Country

at NCAA Cross Country Championships

Melodie Leroudier set her own record in the 5k with a time of 17:08.8 for the fastest time in school history at the Big Sky Cross Country Championships.

The women's cross country team earned a No. 15 ranking in the Mountain Region from USTFCCC in 2021, the highest ranking they have received since 2013.

Leroudier also led women's cross country at the NCAA Pre-Nationals with a top 20 finish.

During the indoor season, UNC's triple jump squad of Qwazon Al-Khaliq, Welre Olivier, Maccee Reed, and Tyler Thimsen reached their highest ranking of second in the NCAA.

Graduate student Qwazon Al-Khaliq broke the school record in both indoor and outdoor triple jump this season. He broke the indoor record with a mark of 16.03m at the Texas Tech Shootout and the outdoor record with a mark of 16.30m at the Air Force Twilight Open.

Three Bears earned the title of Big Sky Champions throughout the 2021-22 season in Welre Olivier, Craiesha Johnson, and Qwazon Al-Khaliq.

Johnson earned her Big Sky Championship in the 400m hurdles, winning the race by an astounding 7/10,000ths of a second.

Regina Mpigchai set a school record in the indoor mile with a lightning-fast time of 4:51.96 at the Gene Edmonds Invitational. It was one of two records she set during the indoor seaosn also breaking the 3000m mark with a time of 9:47.87.

Freshman Jerome Campbell broke his own record in the 110m hurdles with a time of 13.76 at the Air Force Invitational to hold the record for the fastest time in school history, not once but twice this season.

Four different Bears, Qwazon Al-Khaliq, Welre Olivier, Tyler Thimsen, and Jerome Campbell, all qualified for the NCAA West Regionals in their respective events.

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