Another Pepperdine Track Record Goes Down at Oxy Distance Carnival

Saturday, March 9

Los Angeles, Calif.

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Pepperdine University

Occidental Distance Carnival

Photo by: Jeff Golden

Another Pepperdine Track Record Goes Down at Oxy Distance Carnival

3/10/2024 10:42:00 PM | Track

Final Results

By: by Pepperdine Athletics

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Pepperdine's men's and women's track team set a school record, ran 12 new top-10 times and picked up first-place finishes at the Occidental Distance Carnival & Spring Break Classic this past weekend.

Brendan Fong's school-record-breaking 10.99-second time in the 100-meter dash highlighted the day, shattering Jaad Abduljawad's previous record of 11.11 seconds. Fong not only is the first Wave to run sub-11 seconds in the event, but also is the school's record holder in all three sprint events.

Fong, Spencer Mueller, Ryan Hemphill and Will Watkins also ran the second-fastest 4x400-meter relay time in school history with a 3:22.22, which won the meet.

In the mid-distance events, Ryan Fabian PR'd in the 800-meter run by several hundredths of a second, finishing with a 1:52.60 — good for the third-best time in school history.

The 1,500-meter run saw two Waves place their names in the record book. Kaleb McElfish ran 3:56.01 — the third fastest time in school history — while Gordy Nilsen ran a 3:57.41, good for No. 7 all-time.

Last but not least for the men, Jonathan Flint ran a personal best in the 5,000-meter run, shattering his previous record by over 10 seconds and cementing Pepperdine's third-fastest time with a 14:30.22.

The women's team was also successful at the Occidental Distance Carnival. Kaley Peterson finished first in the 100-meter dash with a 12.21, missing her personal best by 11 hundredths of a second, while Isabella Reyes ran for the Waves' sixth-best time in school history with a 12.59 and Mia Skuraton finished just behind Reyes with a 12.76, good for the ninth best time in Waves history.

For the third first-place finish of the day, Reyes, Skuraton, Peterson, and Ava Maly ran a 48.03 in the 4x400-meter relay, the third-best time in the record books.

Finishing in the top 10, Caroline Graham ran a 2:17.05 in the 800-meter run — the fifth fastest all-time.

Yet another Waves runner rewrote the record books when Hannah Bruner finished third in the 1,500-meter run with a 4:47.28, breaking the top 10 at number eight.

Rounding off the day, Elle Shrader inserted herself right in the middle of the record books with the fifth-fastest 5,000-meter run in program history with a 17:48.26.

MOVING ON UP
A running list of all the top-10 marks set this season

Men's 100 Meter Dash
Brendan Fong, 10.99, school record

Men's 800 Meter Run
Ryan Fabian, 1:52.60, 3rd

Men's 1500 Meter Run
Kaleb McElfish, 3:56.01, 3rd
Gordy Nilsen, 3:57.41, 7th

Men's 5000 Meter Run
Jonathan Flint, 14:30.22, 3rd

Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
Fong/Mueller/Hemphill/Watkins, 3:22.22, 2nd
Fong/Fabian/McElfish/Mueller, 3:25.78, 6th

Women's 100 Meter Dash
Isabella Reyes , 12.59, 6th
Mia Skuraton, 12.76, 9th

Women's 800 Meter Run
Caroline Graham, 2:17.05, 5th

Women's 1500 Meter Run
Hannah Bruner, 4:47.28, 8th

Women's 5000 Meter Run
Elle Shrader, 17:48.26, 5th

Women's 4x400 Meter Relay
Reyes/Skuraton/Peterson/Maly, 48.03, 3rd

UP NEXT: The Waves have two meets at UCLA: The Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on Friday, March 22, and the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invitational on Saturday, March 23.