FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (February 11, 2022) - As if he hadn't already, Abdihamid Nur certainly made a name for himself on Friday night, running 7:40.66 in the men's invitational 3000-meter race at the Husky Classic to earn himself third-fastest in NCAA history and best in the nation so far this season; Nur's time also breaks the Big Sky record, the Northern Arizona University record and becomes the new Dempsey Indoor facility record at the University of Washington.
Drew Bosley competed alongside Nur, ultimately finishing at 7:53.65, a time that ranks second in the Big Sky conference this season and 25th in the NCAA; Ryan Raff (7:59.08) and Corey Corgas (8:10.94) participated in the men's 3K as well, grabbing the second and eighth-fastest times in the Big Sky this season.
Earlier in the evening, Taryn O'Neill (9:14.99), Annika Reiss (9:29.47) and Elise Stearns (9:42.11) ran the women's invitational 3K race, and all finished with top-season conference marks; O'Neill's time places both second on the Big Sky leaderboard this season and 39th in the NCAA, while Reiss and Stearns' respectively slide into fourth and sixth. Four of the top-eight event slots now belong to NAU women.
Several Lumberjacks also competed in the women's and men's 5K, with Delaney Rasmussen (16:28.72) and Jenna McCaffrey (17:01.73) sequentially taking fourth and sixth on the conference scoring list, as Jack Shea (13:55.92) respectively stole eighth.
In Albuquerque, David Dunlap sprinted the men's 200 meter race in a personal record time of 20:93, earning first on the Big Sky leaderboard, and finding 21st on the NCAA indoor season list; Erick Thompson Jr. finished with 21.89, tying the current sixth-place Big Sky time while Zachary Sutton ran a personal best of 22.06 as well.
Meanwhile, Alyssa Colbert (24.72) ran the second-fastest women's 200m conference time this season, with Miracle Onyemaobi (24.74) on her heels.
LiNay Perry also snuck onto the conference scoring radar, running the women's 400m in 57.03 to snag fourth.
The Lumberjacks found success in the field as well, with Will Beaudry throwing 20.51m in the men's weight to earn second on the Big Sky season leaderboard and hit 42nd on the national ranking list. Jack Murphy (19.11m) and Parker Bays (18.50m) also had strong days, ultimately grabbing sixth and seventh in the conference.
As for the women, Kimberly Buchanan now finds herself seventh in the Big Sky with a weight throw of 16.84m.
In the pit, Mitchell Effing (7.37m) and Jack Normand (7.05m) both set personal bests in the men's long jump and now respectively rank second and seventh in the conference.
The Lumberjacks will return to competition at the Husky Classic and Don Kirby Elite Invitational tomorrow.
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