AZUSA, Calif. – Select distance runners from the Trinity men's and women's track & field teams competed at the APU Franson Last Chance Meet, hosted by Azusa Pacific University this weekend.
The Tiger teams were led by
Will Salony (Dallas, Texas / JJ Pearce), who broke the school record on his way to a top-10 finish in the men's mile run. Salony finished in 4:05.77, which is a converted time of approximately 3:47. The official conversion time will be posted on Sunday.
Jared Gallagher (Ft. Worth, Texas / Southwest Christian) and
Ben Whittemore (Georgetown, Texas / Georgetown) narrowly missed hitting personal records in the men's 800-meter run on Friday. Gallagher was less than one second from his all-time best after finishing in 1:56.70 at the APU Meet. Whittemore was just over a second from his own PR with a time of 1:57.89 in the race.
Ryan Tresaugue (Spring, Texas / The Woodlands) led a contingent of three men and three women in the 1500-meter run, setting a new PR with a time of 3:54.49 that also moves him up to fourth in school history. Whittemore also posted a time of 4:05.40 in the race, while Gallagher crossed the line in 4:16.91 for the Tigers.
In the women's race,
Gianna Keena (Lakeway, Texas / Lake Travis) set a new PR by more than one second, while teammates
Josette Gurule (Santa Fe, N.M. / Academy for Technology and the Classics) and
Allison Fortman (McKinney, Texas / Boyd) missed their own personal best times by less than one second. Gurule led the trio of Trinity women with a time of 4:47.85, while Fortman was just behind her teammate in 4:48.79.
The final event of the meet was the 3,000-meter steeplechase, which saw
Diego Flores (San Antonio, Texas / Great Hearts Monte Vista North) finish with a time of 9:20.70 that is the third-fastest of his career.
Logan Nasky (Irving, Texas / MacArthur) finished in 10:11.45, which is also the third-fastest of his career and his second-best this season.
Up Next
The remainder of the Tiger men's and women's teams will compete in the final home event of the Spring semester, hosting the Trinity Last Chance Meet on Sunday, May 12.
