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University of Central Arkansas
2019 Southland Indoor Track and Field Championships - Monday, February 25, 2019 - Birmingham Crossplex, Birmingham, Alabama
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Men's Track and Field

SCHOOL RECORDS FALL AT SLC INDOOR

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. _ The University of Central Arkansas women set four school records and finished seventh overall Monday on the final day of the Southland Conference Indoor Championships at the Birmingham Crossplex. The UCA men added three new school records and finished ninth overall. 

On the women's side, junior Ajah Criner broke her own record in the 200 meters, running a 24.25 to earn the silver medal. Senior Hannah Noble also tied her own school record in the high jump with a leap of 5-07.75, also good for silver. The 4x400 relay team of Victoria Campfield, Tyler Rose, Aliyah Robinson and Criner set the school mark with a 3:51.29 to finish seventh. Senior Kylee Kirk set a new mark in the weight throw with a throw of 49-5.

UCA picked up 14 big points in the mile run with Alejandra Ruiz finishing third (5:02.69), Charlotte Blair fourth (5:04.88) and Erin Woodward sixth (5:07.55).  Freshman Gracie Hyde finished fifth in the 3,000 meters in a time of 10:03.11, while Criner also finished fourth in the 60 meters in 7.57. 
UCA's women finished with 43 total points.
 
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For the men, senior Markus Schweikert rewrote the school record again in the 3,000 meters, finishing sixth in a time of 8:25.09, a day after also setting a new mark in the 5,000 meters. Freshman Timon Dresselhaus broke the school record in the heptathlon, finishing with 4,980 points and in seventh place. He broke a record that had stood since 2010. Junior Alex Hanson broke his own school mark in the 800 meters, running a 1:50.76 to earn the silver medal.

Junior Ryan Yarde was eighth in the 800 meters to earn a point, while junior Jared Hamilton was eighth in the mile for another point. 

UCA's men finished with 39 total points.

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