TOPEKA, Kansas (January 30, 2021) – Lubbock Christian University's men's and women's track teams set five new program marks in a strong performance this weekend at the Washburn Open.
 
LCU sent 19 athletes overall, with 28 total event entries.
 
Eight athletes competed on the men's side, where three new program records were notched on Saturday.
 
Gregory Williams set one of those marks, placing 21^st in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.03. LCU has never had a 60m competitor before in its track history, making Williams' time the current record. Williams also ran the 200-meter, where he placed 32^nd with a time of 22.64.
 
Also setting a new program spring mark was Keitron Boyd, who posted a time of 48.91 in the 400-meter to take sixth. Boyd's time broke the previous record of 49.11, which was set by Lloyd Benson in 1984. Samuel Wing also performed well in the 400m, taking 15^th with a time of 50.11.
 
Wing also ran the 60-meter hurdles, where he took 11^th with a time of 8.57. Drake Holifield followed close behind with a time of 8.68, and James Rodriguez took 16^th with a time of 8.77.
 
The final new record set by a Chaparral this weekend came in the long jump. It was Mitch Stutler who set the mark, breaking the record that he held and set two weeks ago at the Corky Classic. The PR from Stutler was 6.63 meters and was good for ninth place. Right behind Stutler was fellow Chap Kevin Washington, who placed 10^th with a jump of 6.54m.
 
 Washington was LCU's highest finisher in the triple jump, taking 13^th with a distance of 13.45 meters.
 
For the Lady Chaps, records were set in the 200-meter and the long jump. Both records were broken by LCU athletes who already held the marks, as Lubbock Christian did not have many program records for indoor track & field prior to this season.
 
Jaliyah Jackson broke her own record in the 200-meter, where she posted a time of 25.99 to take 14^th place. Jackson also ran the 400-meter, completing the race with a time of 59.84 to place seventh.
 
Anna Salisbury and Sydney Jones also ran the 400-meter, placing 16^th and 30^th, respectively.
 
The other women's record set was in the long jump. Kristen Hughes had set the program's first mark in the event at the Corky Classic earlier this season and had a new PR with a jump of 5.34 meters, taking eighth in Topeka.
 
Both Lubbock Christian teams will now have almost a month to prepare for the Lone Star Conference Championships, which will take place Feb. 20-21 at the Texas Tech Sports Performance Center in Lubbock, Texas.