New Mexico Highlands University’s Angella Graham opened her 2010 indoor season in earnest at the two-day Lobo Challenge and New Mexico Invitational held Jan. 29-30th in Albuquerque, NM. The three-time HU track All-American bounded to an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 12.32 meters in the Triple Jump, a new school record and the second best jump in the nation among DII athletes so far in 2010. Additionally, Graham posted provisional qualifying marks in the 60H (8.88, #10 on the national list, a new HU record) and the Long Jump (5.60, #14 on the national list).
Senior Carolina Garcia also set a new Highlands record with an outstanding performance in the 3000 meter run in Saturday’s events. Garcia ran 10:44 (10:30.13 with altitude adjustment), a new school record for that event and a mark that vaulted her to #2 on the RMAC performance list for the 2010 season.
“This was a good weekend for the team,” noted HU coach Bob DeVries, “We hoped to get Angella qualified, make some improvements throughout the roster and see how our athletes handle a two-day competition. We did well in all those areas.”
The team travels to Albuquerque again this weekend for the UNM Multis on Friday and the New Mexico Classic on Saturday. Graham and freshman Kim Vandergeest are expected to compete in the first pentathlon of the season on Friday afternoon.
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