Rabbit Barnes,
Clara Lippert and
Oliver Smeal each set a school record this weekend as the Colorado College track & field teams competed at the APU Franson Last Chance Meet in Azusa, Calif.
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Barnes smashed his own school record in the men's 800, finishing 11
th with a time of 1:49.08, surpassing his previous mark of 1:51.31 and posting the third-fastest time in Division III this spring.
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Lippert broke a 16-year old record in the women's 400, placing 11
th in 56.48 seconds, beating the old record of 57.59, set by Brittney Moore in 2009. Lippert also placed 19
th in the 200 and long jump.
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Smeal, meanwhile, broke the men's javelin record for the third time this season with a toss of 181'9", more than three feet more than his previous record of 178'7". He finished seventh in the event.
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Several other Tigers posted Top 10 results at the meet, including
Isabel Olson and
Alison Mueller-Hickler finishing sixth (17:04.00) and ninth (17:20.39), respectively, in the women's 5K, while
Britt Helgaas was eighth in the women's 10K with a time of 37.43.49.
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The men's 4x100 relay team of
Chase Marks,
Holden Perry,
Tyson Robertson and Smeal finished eighth in 42.19 seconds.
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Also this weekend,
Owen Shi finished fourth in the shot put and
Easton Capser fifth in the javelin at the Air Force Twilight Open.
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Both teams return to action on Wednesday, May 14, at the two-day Augustana Midwest Twilight Qualifier in Rock Island, Ill.
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