LONG BEACH, CALIF. – The University of Alaska Anchorage broke the school record in the 4x100 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Invite Thursday.
Marc Mercier, Joshua Caleb, Kevin Angarita and Riday Jana got the stick around in 41.42 to finish 10th.
The previous record of 41.55 was set by Erik Walsh, Brandon Grant, David Registe and Michael Madrid in 2008.
"It's funny with relays," said associate head coach Ray Shadowens. "You can do the math and everything says you should be able to break the record, but we had said that many times over the years, and it didn't happen. Just proves you have to execute when it counts. The record is great, but seeing them compete when the pressure was on, has me even more excited."
The women's 4x100 relay of Mikayla Mader, Joei Vidad, Vivien Liessfeld and Portia Binford ran 48.35, the eight-fastest time all-time at UAA, to finish 20th.
Cole Nash ran a provisional qualifying time of 29:21.02, the fourth-fastest time ever at UAA, in the 10,000 to finish 10th in his heat at the Bryan Clay Invite.
Joshua Caleb finished ninth in the 400 with a time of 47.90, the sixth-fastest time ever at UAA. Kevin Angarita was 12th in 48.45.
Mikayla Mader cleared 5-3.25 to place 14th in the high jump.
Liv Heite finished 29th in the 100 hurdles in 14.46, and Blanca De Arvizu Sarrias was 31st in 14.51, the sixth-best time in school history.
Blanca De Arvizu Sarrias finished 36th in the 400 hurdles in 1:03.74, the sixth-best time in school history.
Thanks to a great start, Marc Mercier ran 10.88, the eighth-best time in school history, to finish 66th in the 100. Riday Jana was 75th in 10.94.
In the 200, Riday Jana finished 65th in the men's (22.58), and Joei Vidad was 75th in the women's (26.35).
Vivien Liessfeld finished 42nd (17-8.25) in the women's long jump, and Morgan Grant placed 52nd (21-2.75) in the men's.
At the Bryan Clay Invite, John Peckham finished 62nd in the steeplechase in a time of 9:28.53.
UAA will compete at the Beach Invitational and the Bryan Clay Invitational Friday.
