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Barnes, Lippert and Smeal Set School Records at APU Franson Meet
Story Links 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. Barnes smashed his own school record in the men’s 800, finishing 11th with a time of […]
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.
Barnes smashed his own school record in the men’s 800, finishing 11th 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.
Lippert broke a 16-year old record in the women’s 400, placing 11th in 56.48 seconds, beating the old record of 57.59, set by Brittney Moore in 2009. Lippert also placed 19th in the 200 and long jump.
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.
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.
The men’s 4×100 relay team of Chase Marks, Holden Perry, Tyson Robertson and Smeal finished eighth in 42.19 seconds.
Also this weekend, Owen Shi finished fourth in the shot put and Easton Capser fifth in the javelin at the Air Force Twilight Open.
Both teams return to action on Wednesday, May 14, at the two-day Augustana Midwest Twilight Qualifier in Rock Island, Ill.