LUBBOCK, Texas -  George Garcia and Bryce Spencer set school records, while Lauren Guthrie sets an historic mark on the first day of the 2023 indoor track season at the opening day of the Corky Classic on Friday, Jan. 13. 

In his first career collegiate race, Garcia finished first in the 400-meter run with a time of 48.37 seconds, smashing the old indoor record by 0.26 set by Keitron Boyd at the 2022 Jarvis Scott Open. The freshman won his heat by 0.97 of a second, and won the overall event of 38 competitors by 0.25 seconds, finishing ahead of eight Division-I racers and six Lone Star Conference runners. The mark is also an NCAA provisional mark and the third-fastest in all of Division-II as of press time. 

On his fourth throw of the season, Spencer set a new school record in the weight throw with a toss of 18.77 meters. The mark beats his old school record of 18.69 meters set at the 2022 Jarvis Scott Open. It is also an NCAA provisional mark, and is the 11th best mark in all of Division-II. Spencer finished fourth overall, beating out 12 Division-I competitors. 

Despite finishing 13th overall, Guthrie made history for the Lady Chaps at Texas Tech. By recording a clearance of 3.03 meters, she becomes the first ever Lady Chap to record a mark in the pole vault in NCAA indoor competition. The Lady Chaps have been competing in NCAA indoor track since 2017. 

Eight Chaps recorded top-10 finishes on day one of the Corky Classic. 

Salisbury finished ninth in the 200-meter run out of 62 other runners with a time of 25.14 seconds. She won her heat by 0.32 seconds, beating two runners from Northwestern State and Tarleton State. Salisbury has now recorded five straight top-10 finishes in the 200-meter run during the indoor season, and in seven of her last eight 200-meter races overall.

In his first career collegiate event, Chris Rader picked up a top-10 finish in the 400-meter run, finishing ninth with a time of 49.89 seconds. Rader won his heat by a full 2.25 seconds, defeating a pair of runners from Incarnate Word. 

Sheyla Vilca ran the 3000-meter run for the first time in her career, finishing 10th with a time of 3:13.88. Vilca beat out three Division-I runners in the event.

Chole Trull recorded her second top-10 finish in the 3000-meter run, finishing 10th with a time of 11:52.03. Trull's last top-10 finish in the 3000-meter run was at the 2022 Corky Classic, when she won the event championship.

Carlos Barraza also finished in the top-10 in the 3000-meter run, finishing seventh with a time of 9:20.87. Barraza missed his personal best by just over seven seconds. He beat out seven other runners in the event. 

Several Chaps competed in events for the first time to open the 2023 season.

Jorge Ronquillo finished the 600-yard run with a time of 1:23.09. His teammate Garrett Dixon recorded a mark of 11.81 meters in his first time competiting in the weight throw.

Jozlyn Arana picked up a top-20 finish in the 400-meter run, finishing 17th with a time of 1:00.99. Her fellow runner on the men's side Turner Edwards finished the 400-meter run with a time of 55.83 seconds. 

Sydney Jones ran the 1000-meter run for the first time in her career, picking up a 19th place finish with a time of 3:17.90. 

Luke Mosley, Hagen Sage, Angel Avendano, and Riley Webb all ran the 1000-meter for the first time in their careers. Mosley paced the Chaps, finishing second in his heat and 20th overall with a time of 2:41.53. Sage recorded a time of 2:45.81, while Webb finished the race with a time of 2:48.80. Avendano rounded out the results for LCU with a time of 2:51.49.

Joy Egwu finished with a time of 26.08 seconds in the 200-meter run in her first time competing in the event. Kamille Boyd also competed in the 200-meter run for the first time as a Lady Chap, recording a time of 26.69 seconds. Her teammate Michaelle Sime finished the event with a time of 26.93 seconds. 

In his first time running the 200-meter, Nathaniel Luna won his heat with a time of 22.44 seconds. The freshman beat out runners from UTEP and Texas A&M-Commerce. 

Racing in the 3000-meter for the first time of his collegiate career, Aiden Zingone finished 12th with a time of 9:56.55.

The Chaps wrap up the Corky Classic on Saturday, Jan. 14 beginning at 11 am. Fans who are interested in watching the event can check out a livestream with an ESPN+ subscription here. Live results are available for free here.