War Hawks compete well alongside national leaders at David Noble Relays

SAN ANGELO, Texas – McMurry University Track & Field competed alongside 12 other programs from across all NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA levels on Friday, improving national marks and setting numerous personal records at the David Noble Relays at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas.

The McMurry men's team – ranked fifth in the nation – and the women's team entered 33 athletes into the meet. Sixteen personal records were set, including a handful of lifetime PRs by first-year freshmen.

Each side had one podium finish in their events with freshman Jazmin Chacon placing third in the women's 1500 and sophomore Jayden Sloan grabbing second in the men's 400 meter hurdles prelims. Sloan was pulled from the finals in order to save his legs for the nightcap event – the 4x400 relay.

RESULTS

Track Highlights:

NCAA Division III's fastest 4x400 relay team faced some of the national leaders from NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA levels and finished fourth with a time of 3:16.21. Last week's time of 3:16.03 remains the best in D3.
In order to be in top shape for the 4x400, Jayden Sloan did not enter the 400 meter hurdles finals, but set a new personal best with a time of 54.44. He currently leads the region and ranks fifth in the nation for the event.
Freshman Jamari Williams set a new personal best in the 100 meter dash, joining the sub-11 second club at 10.84. He currently ranks second in the South/Southeast region and 13th nationally. Caleb Kwiatkowski followed him at an even 11.00 seconds.
Kwiatkowski also set a personal record in the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.09. Williams led the team with a time of 22.06.
On the women's side, three runners had lifetime PRs in the 1500 with Jazmin Chacon at 5:13.80, Janeth Chacon at 5:17.82 and Caitlyn Crow at 5:32.09. The Chacon twins finished third and fourth place and rank Top 20 in the region.
Junior Nandhi Brown made it to the 100 meter hurdle finals with a season-best time of 15.12. This time ranks fourth in the region and 12th in the nation. She finished sixth in the meet.
Freshman Breauna Conner had a personal best in the women's 400 with a time of 1:03.10.
Sophomore Justin DeLeon finished with a time of 15.97 in the 110 meter hurdles to rank 15th in the region.
Freshman John Rodriguez had a lifetime PR in the men's 1500 and finished with a time of 4:30.27 to place fourth in his heat. Sophomore John Zuniga Jr. placed 10th in the final with a time of 4:14.94.
Fellow freshman Abram Maldonado ran a season-low time of 2:04.39 to finish seventh overall and fourth in his heat in the men's 800.

Field Highlights:

Freshman Rylan Rogers moved up the regional and national rankings in the pole vault with his new personal best, clearing the bar at 4.41m to rank fourth in the South/Southeast and 28th nationally.
Sophomore Sutton Welch also set a new personal record in the men's shot put, turning in a mark of 12.50 meters to move into 20th in the South/Southeast Region.
Sophomore Ellie Ryan competed in the shot put and the hammer, leading McMurry in the former with a mark of 10.70m and then tossing a 35.30m in the latter. Regionally, Ryan is ranked 11th in the hammer and discus and 12th in the shot put.
Sophomore Corbin Stulir had two new personal bests on the women's side, including a 10.23 meter throw in the shot put. She also had a PR on the track in the 100 meter hurdles (16.60). She also finished sixth in the javelin with a 31.26m throw.
Junior Margo Mendoza had the highest McMurry finish in the women's discus with a mark of 34.99m to crack the Top 10 at the meet.