LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Pepperdine track teams continued to get faster and had another impressive performance, as
Olivia Miller broke the school record in the women's 1,500 meters and junior
Ryan Hemphill won the men's 800 meters at the Oxy Invitational hosted by Occidental College Saturday.
Miller (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles HS), a senior, beat current head coach
Lauren Floris' (née Lodge) record in the women's 1,500 meters in a time of 4:28.32, which was 6.01 seconds faster than Floris' time. Miller nearly broke this record almost a month ago at the Bryan Clay Invitational, but this time was able to take home the record.
Hemphill (Visalia, Calif./Redwood HS), a junior, collected a first-place finish in the men's 800 meters in a time of 1:50.18. Hemphill is the current school record holder with a time of 1:49.81, which he set at this meet last season.
In the women's 100 meters with sophomore
Kaley Peterson (Sunnyvale, Calif./Saint Francis HS) represented the squad with a time of 12.44, which was good for 13th overall. Freshman
Spencer Mueller (Fresno, Calif./Clovis North HS) also competed in the men's 800 meters and notched a new personal record time of 1:54.55, which is 0.39 seconds faster than his previous time and keeps him sixth on the all-time list. Junior
William Watkins (Mill Valley, Calif./Marin Catholic HS) represented the Waves in the men's 200 meters collecting a time of 22.48.
Freshman
Kai Newman (Temecula, Calif./Linfield Christian HS) earned a new personal record in the men's 1,500 meters crossing the line in a time of 3:59.59, which is 2.27 faster than his previous time. Sophomore
Eden Mittelsdorf (Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood HS) and junior
Elle Shrader (Boerne, Texas/Boerne-Samuel V. Champion HS) each set new personal records in the women's 5,000 meters. Mittelsdorf clocked in at 17:51.78, which is 13.51 seconds faster than her old time and moved her from eighth on the all-time list to sixth. Shrader beat her personal record by 35.27 seconds, coming in at 19:02.19. In the final race of the day for Pepperdine, junior
Johnathan Flint (Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS) had the squad's fastest time, crossing the finish line at 14:43.03. Sophomore
Elias Spence (Shippensburg, Pa./Shippensburg Area HS) also competed in the men's 5,000 meters and ran a personal record time of 15:05.17.
The Waves will be on the track again to round out the season running at APU Last Chance on Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13 in Azusa, Calif..
