PALO ALTO, Calif. (March 29. 2024) – The NAU track & field team saw a strong day of competition at the Stanford Invitational, seeing the women's 10,000-meter school record broken.
In section one of the women's 10,000-meter,
Aliandrea Upshaw and
Gracelyn Larkin placed 11
th and 16
th. Upshaw ran an NAU school record time of 32:53.65 while Larkin ran a time of 33:07.20.
Meagan Van Pelt competed in section two of the women's 10,000-meter, placing 13
th with a personal best time of 34:09.49.
In section two of the women's 5,000-meter, NAU placed four in the top-6.
Annika Reiss placed first in the section after running a personal best time of 15:44.86.
Bryn Morley,
Nikita Moore, and
Karrie Baloga finished fourth, fifth, and sixth. Morley ran a personal best time of 15:54.47, with Moore running a personal best time of 15:54.69 and Baloga running a time of 15:56.76.
Keira Moore and
Ava Mitchell placed third and fourth, respectively, in section three of the women's 5,000-meter. Moore ran a time of 16:10.90 while Mitchell ran a time of 16:13.48.
Colin Sahlman and
Brodey Hasty took the top-2 spots in section two of the 5,000-meter. Sahlman ran a personal best time of 13:38.96, with Hasty close behind with a personal best time of 13:39.73.
Kang Nyoak placed sixth after running a time of 13:49.08, while
Zack Munson finished 15
th with a time of 13:58.39.
Terrence Keyes earned a new PR in section three of the 5,000-meter, placing third with a time of 13:53.12. Eric Le Roux also competed, finishing eighth with a personal best time of 13:58.85.
Caleb Easton and
Ford Washburn competed in section four of the men's 5,000-meter, with Easton placing eighth after running a personal best time of 13:56.48.
Ford Washburn finished 20th with a time of 14:14.81.
The Lumberjacks will be back on the road again next weekend as they send split squads to the Triton Invitational and the UNLV Outdoor Meet. Stay up to date with NAU Cross Country and Track & Field by following us on Twitter and Instagram.
