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Young Breaks NAU Mile Record at 7000 Feet

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Northern Arizona University Athletics issued the following announcement on Jan. 21.

Northern Arizona's J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome provided the ultimate stage on Friday night, as freshman Nico Young ran a mile time of 4:02.88 (3:54.07@) to become No. 1 in the NCAA this season and No. 1 in NAU history. 

The men's mile served as the main event of the Lumberjack Team Challenge as the star-studded men's distance squad suited up against NAU alum Luis Grijlava, in an attempt to post the first sub-four minute mile at 7,000 feet. 

While Grijalva (4:04.18) led three-quarters of the race, it was Young who ultimately overtook him in the final stretch of the race; redshirt freshman Drew Bosley's time of 4:08.00 (3:58.99@) ranks ninth nationally as well as ninth all-time among Lumberjacks. 

However, the mile was not the only highlight of the evening; including Young's victory, the 'Jacks posted 12 event wins, and 15 personal best performances. 

Sophomore Mitchell Effing (15.08m) and senior Jenna Figueroa (PR- 11.68m) respectively swept the men's and women's triple jump, while sophomore Lily Margolis set a personal best of 5.33 meters to place second in the women's long jump and sophomore Jack Normand jumped a personal record of 2.04 meters to finish third in the men's high jump.

The throwers struck gold as well, with redshirt sophomore Carly Watts (15.26m) and senior Jake Arnold (17.27m) sweeping the men's and women's shot put; Watts has now claimed the women's shot put crown for the second week in a row. Redshirt Jake Tucker (15.57m) and freshman Blake Baloun (15.40m) both secured personal records in the men's shot put as well. 

Meanwhile, senior Will Beaudry (20.11m) positioned himself at the top of the men's weight throw, as senior Jennifer Slater threw a personal best of 17.60m in the women's weight throw, and Watts threw a personal record of 15.34m to respectively place second and third.

On the track, junior David Dunlap (21.42)  and senior Erick Thompson shredded the men's 200-meter dash, as Dunlap championed the event and Thompson ran a personal best time of 21.74. 

Freshman Alyssa Colbert earned first in the women's 60-meter finals with a time of 7.42, with freshman Synfanie Crudder running a personal best of 7.61; freshman Zach Sutton also ran a personal record time of 6.90 in the men's 60m finals. 

The 60-meters hurdles heated up as well, with sophomore Madeline Wilson setting personal bests in both event preliminaries (8.84) and finals (8.79); freshman Jyntry Rucker joined Wilson in the final, and ran a personal record time of 8.99. 

Similarly, freshman Trenton Givens also PR'd in the men's 60-meter hurdle prelims (8.13) as well as the final (8.11).

As for the distance events, redshirt junior Taryn O'Neill made her NAU indoor debut, placing first in the women's mile with a time of 4:57.41 and while Jack Shea (8:42.29) and junior Jesselyn Bries (9:59.69) swept the men's and women's 3000-meter races. 

Immediately after participating in the 3K, Bries also ran anchor for the women's 4x400-meter relay team to help seal the victory; the NAU men also successfully championed their relay. 

The 'Jacks will split up next week to compete at the University of Washington Invitational on Jan. 28-29 and the 114th Millrose Games on Jan. 28.

Original source can be found here.

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