The OUAZ track and field team competed in the Gaucho Indoor Invitational on Saturday, with OUAZ records being set in two events.
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Anastazia Uwingeneye destroyed the previous record of 8.94 meters in the weight throw, as she bested the previous mark by over two meters to set it at 11.11 meters.
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The junior distance runner
Masen Hofmann broke the previous record that Brandon Velasco set in February of 2018 by 2.05 seconds (10:05.19).
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The 600-meter run was good for both the men and the women. On the women's side, sophomore
Allison Maethner won the event by 2.4 seconds at 1:50.59 over a runner from Mesa Community College. Â For the men, sophomore
Michael Reshard finished fifth at 1:31.22, which is the second-fastest time in school history.
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Maethner scored a top-10 finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:40.75.
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In the field events, Fotis Amegangee secured the second-longest mark in the triple jump in OUAZ history with a 12.79-meter effort.
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The team will be back in action this weekend in Flagstaff at the NAU Tune Up