Winston-Salem, N.C. – McKinley Fielding crushed her school record in the 1,500m run as the distance members of the Youngstown State men's and women's track and field teams had a strong two days of running at Kentner Stadium.
Of the small group of Penguins competing, seven ran personal-best times and moved up the top 10 charts in program history.
Fielding ran a time of 4:18.06 on Friday evening to lower her school record which was 4:26.20 which set last April 12. She finished fourth in her race at the meet.
In the 5,000m, both Caleigh Richards and Jenna Razavi set personal best times on Friday. Richards clocked a time of 16:42.02 while Razavi ran a race of 16:50.20. Richards' time was a personal best by eight seconds while Razavi dropped 18 seconds off of her previous fastest effort.
On Thursday, Trenton Shutters won his race in the 800m with a personal-best time of 1:49.89 becoming the second YSU men's runner to go faster than 1:50 in the event. He was 0.32 seconds off the school record. In the steeplechase, Connor Shingleton clocked a personal-best time of 9:01.64 which moved him into seventh in program history.
On Friday, Patrick Burgos ran a personal-best time of 14:12.99 in the 5,000m which ranks him third all-time at YSU behind Hunter Christopher and Ryan Meadows. Blaze Fichter also had personal-best time in the 5K of 14:24.42 which moves him into the top 10 in school history.
