Junior
Rabbit Barnes broke his own school record in the 800-meter run Friday night at the prestigious KT Woodman Classic in Wichita, Kan.
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Barnes finished fourth in the race with a time of 1:51.45, surpassing his previous record of 1:51.88, set last season. He has also broken the 1500 school record this spring.
Will Nakahara placed eighth in the 800 in 1:52.32, followed by
Mack Levy (26
th),
Will Pechinsky (59
th) and
Andrew Peng (64
th).
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Will Shuflit continued his outstanding spring as well, finishing seventh in the 5K in 14:36.59, while Axel Komplarens placed fifth in the 10K (31:14.11), followed by
Diego Escalante in 19
th (32:18.15),
Dominic Schwein in 23
rd (32:27.19),
Sammy Berman in 32
nd (32:54.71) and
Eric Coombs in 38
th (33.29.48).
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Vincent Mangat placed 10
th in the 3000-meter steeplechase in 9:31.32, while
Luc Santos was 12
th in 9:34.53.
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In the 1500,
Huck Whittemore finished 21
st, followed by
Matt Wells in 40
th, Levy in 49
th and
Jennings Wilson in 69
th.
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The rest of the men's track & field team will compete at the War Hawk Classic in Abilene, Texas, on Saturday, April 12.
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