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Men's Track and Field Michaela Boyd

Distance Competes Up North

The Azusa Pacific track & field distance squad traveled to the Bay Area to compete in the Stanford Invitational and the Mike Fanelli Track Classic on Friday and Saturday.

BAY AREA, Calif. - The Cougars traveled north to Standford University and San Francisco State to compete on Friday and Saturday. 

Felix Perrier and Nixon Korir both ran provisional times in the steeplechase at Stanford on Friday. Perrier ran a career-best 8:50.04, improving his previous personal best by over four seconds. His time leaves him ranked at No. 3 on the national qualifying list. Korir ran 9:09.38, landing him the 12th spot on the national qualifying list. 

On Saturday, Sofia Camacho ran a provisional time and career-best in the 800 at Stanford. Her time of 2:09.61 ranks her at No. 10 in the nation, and she is tied for No. 5 on the APU all-time performance list. 

A group of Cougars ran personal bests over the weekend at San Fransisco State. Jared Wright improved his time in the 5000 by over six seconds, running 14:26.85. Nico Melendres ran to a career-best in the 1500 in 3:57.92. Felix Perrier found his second personal best of the weekend in the 800, clocking a time of 1:55.65. 

Up Next: The Cougars are set to compete at the Triton Invitational, hosted by UC San Diego, on Friday, April 5 to Saturday, April 6. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Nixon Korir

Nixon Korir

Distance
5' 6"
Sophomore
Sofia Camacho

Sofia Camacho

Distance/XC
Junior
Nico Melendres

Nico Melendres

Mid-Distance
Junior
Felix Perrier

Felix Perrier

Distance/Steeple/XC
Junior
Jared Wright

Jared Wright

Disrance/XC
Junior

Players Mentioned

Nixon Korir

Nixon Korir

5' 6"
Sophomore
Distance
Sofia Camacho

Sofia Camacho

Junior
Distance/XC
Nico Melendres

Nico Melendres

Junior
Mid-Distance
Felix Perrier

Felix Perrier

Junior
Distance/Steeple/XC
Jared Wright

Jared Wright

Junior
Disrance/XC