SPOKANE, WASH. – Joshua Caleb wasted no time in rewriting the record books for the Alaska Anchorage track and field team.
The freshman Nigeria ran a school-record time of 6.73 to win the 60 at the Whitworth Invite Saturday. The time ranks second all-time in GNAC history, only .01 behind the record. Caleb finished second in the 200 but ran a school record time of 21.43. The time ranks second in GNAC history. Caleb ranks tied for 14th in Div. II in the 60 and 23rd in the 200.
Kevin Angarita ran a school-record time of 48.21 to finish second in the 400. The time ranks fourth all-time in GNAC history and 32nd in Div. II. He followed up with a time of 21.94 in the 200, third all-time at UAA, to finish eighth.
Liv Heite and Blanca De Arvizu Sarrias finished fourth and fifth in the 60-meter hurdles. Heite's time of 8.88 ranks second in school history and Sarrias's time of 8.93 ranks fourth all-time at UAA.
"Starting in the fall, we have been working hard, even training through the first few meets," said associate head coach Ray Shadowens. "It was time to let them loose, and from top to bottom, the team responded. We had some athletes make their debut, and a few event debuts, which is always exciting. That combined with those who have been grinding resulted in countless personal best, the UAA all-time top 10 list is being rewrote, and then to have three school records go down in one day. I'd say we are clicking at the right time. This is the most excited I've been heading into a GNAC championship since I arrived."
Anders Larsen finished fourth in his first career heptathlon with a score of 4,602 points, fourth-best performance in school history.
Mikayla Mader cleared 4-11.75, seventh-best all-time at UAA, to finish 14th.
Joei Vidad finished 11th in the 400 after running 58.75, the eighth-best time at UAA.
Riday Jana ran 22.28, the 10th-best at UAA, to finish 14th. He finished 10th (6.94) in the 60.
Jess Chisar ran 2:12.10 to finish 28th at the Husky Classic in Seattle. The time ranks 25th in Div. II this season.
In the 3,000, Zachary Kohler finished eighth (8:35.53) and Ty Elliott was 15th (8:49.61). Tressa Wood led the UAA women finishing 10th (10:34.28). Elliott finished seventh in the mile (4:19.12).
Alaska Anchorage will return to Spokane for the GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships Feb. 19-20.
