Abilene, Texas/Naperville, Illinois - Trinity's men's and women's track & field teams continued to show improvement at a pair of last chance meets this week, competing at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight and the Dr. Keeler Invitational.

Each of the Tiger student-athletes are competing for a spot at the NCAA Division III Championships, which will be held May 23-25 in Lacrosse, Wisconsin.  The national meet is hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse.

George Warren posted his best collegiate mark in the high jump earlier this week at the ACU Twilight, reaching 2.04 meters to move into the top 15 in Division III this season.  His previous season best of 2.00 meters came just a few days ago at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships. 

At the Dr. Keeler Invitational, which is hosted by North Central College, Maddie Murphy moved into the top 25 in the nation with her time of 36:37 in the 10,000 meter run.  Murphy's time is also a new personal record.  Rosemary Steup, who won the 10K at the SCAC Meet, finished in a time of 38:14.  That time is just shy of her season best.

Jessie Dean finished second in the 400 hurdles, crossing the line at 1:04.15 at the ACU Twilight.  Bailey Drury was third in the 400 meter dash in 59.59 seconds.  Sarah Picket posted her career-best mark in the high jump, reaching 1.57 meters earlier in the week.  Elana Edwards jumped 1.60 meters as well.

Justin Campbell threw 48.97 meters in the discus at Abilene Christian, and is attempting to return to the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2009.  In 2009, Campbell finished third in the discus to earn All-American honors as a first-year student-athlete.

Mariana Sigala and Ian Plantz both competed in the 800 meter dash.  Sigala finished in 2:20 in the race, which is less than a second from her best-ever time.  Plantz finished in 2:05 earlier in the week, and he holds the men's fastest time in the event this season.

In Friday night's action at the Dr. Keeler Invitational, Sal Perdomo finished the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 9:52.36.  Perdomo reached 11th in the nation with his performance at the Mt. SAC Relays last month.

Several more Trinity student-athletes will compete at the University of Incarnate Word Last Chance Invitational on Sunday, May 12.