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Friday, April 19
Lawrence, Kan.
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UNC Makes History at Kansas Relays
4/21/2024 6:43:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
dGREELEY, Colo. – Northern Colorado track and field made history with three event championships at the 101st running of the Kansas Relays – hosted by Kansas at Rock Chalk Park.
The men's 4x400-meter relay team, Jerome Campbell and Wendira Moss collected the first-ever titles for UNC at the event in program history.
"Both the men and women competed well this weekend despite the temperature change between the two days of competition and everything that was going on around them," head coach Wayne Angel said. "If we run into adverse conditions like we had, we can always look back and draw from our experience here at the Kansas Relays."
Along with the historical run in the 4x400-meter relay by Raphael Egbuchilem, Jesse Hayward, Donovan Castillo and August Van de Weijer, the Bears tallied 13 medals.
"I'm proud of the way our men's mile relay team of Raphael, Jesse, Donovan and August became the first champions in school history at the prestigious Kansas Relays," Angel said.
Egbuchilem, Hayward, Castillo and Van de Weijer captured the 4x400-meter relay title in a time of 3:13.60.
Campbell added a championship in the 110-meter Hurdles, with a time of 13.78, besting the field by .32 seconds.
On the women's side, Moss clocked 23.91 in the 200-meter race and added a gold medal to her resume.
"It was great to see Jerome and Wendira run as well as they did, it's a great accomplishment for them," Angel said.
The Bears added podium finishes by Alexia Austin, Moise Bennett, Kiana Van Haaren and the women's 4x100-relay team.
Austin, Haaren, Sherika Thomas and Moss teamed up for a second-place finish in the relay.
Austin and Van Haaren added a second silver medal each, with a runner-up finish in the 100-meter hurdles by Austin, while Van Haaren posted the second-best Long Jump of the competition.
Moise Bennet secured a bronze for the squad, crossing the line third in the 110 Hurdles.
The men's 4x400-meter relay team, Jerome Campbell and Wendira Moss collected the first-ever titles for UNC at the event in program history.
"Both the men and women competed well this weekend despite the temperature change between the two days of competition and everything that was going on around them," head coach Wayne Angel said. "If we run into adverse conditions like we had, we can always look back and draw from our experience here at the Kansas Relays."
Along with the historical run in the 4x400-meter relay by Raphael Egbuchilem, Jesse Hayward, Donovan Castillo and August Van de Weijer, the Bears tallied 13 medals.
"I'm proud of the way our men's mile relay team of Raphael, Jesse, Donovan and August became the first champions in school history at the prestigious Kansas Relays," Angel said.
Egbuchilem, Hayward, Castillo and Van de Weijer captured the 4x400-meter relay title in a time of 3:13.60.
Campbell added a championship in the 110-meter Hurdles, with a time of 13.78, besting the field by .32 seconds.
On the women's side, Moss clocked 23.91 in the 200-meter race and added a gold medal to her resume.
"It was great to see Jerome and Wendira run as well as they did, it's a great accomplishment for them," Angel said.
The Bears added podium finishes by Alexia Austin, Moise Bennett, Kiana Van Haaren and the women's 4x100-relay team.
Austin, Haaren, Sherika Thomas and Moss teamed up for a second-place finish in the relay.
Austin and Van Haaren added a second silver medal each, with a runner-up finish in the 100-meter hurdles by Austin, while Van Haaren posted the second-best Long Jump of the competition.
Moise Bennet secured a bronze for the squad, crossing the line third in the 110 Hurdles.
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