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Track Travels to Division 1 New Mexico to Compete in Don Kirby Invitational

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Fort Lewis College track teams continue to make the push for the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships as the Skyhawks came away with several strong results Saturday at the University of New Mexico Invitational.

On the women's side, Makiah Salzano and Rose Chemeli each competed in the 2,000-meter steeplechase as Salzano crossed with a time of 8:23.29 to come in fifth. Chemeli then placed seventh with a time of 8:48.90.

"Everyone was engaged and racing tough today," Head Coach Joshua Coon said. "Top to bottom this is the most engaged and bold I've seen us. It's the direction we want to go."
 
In the 1,500-meter run, Angel Curley clocked a time of 5:11.90 to cross in 11th. Jessica Ramirez and Dorothy Elder then came in back-to-back with Ramirez in 15th with a time of 5:16.72 and Elder nearly tied her with a time of 5:16.93 to come in 16th.

"Angel was amazing. That's not an ideal race setup but she stepped in so we could have a 4x4," Coon said. "Her character and work ethic are what we want Skyhawk XC/Track to be about."
 
Saylor Sargent performed well in the 800-meter run as she was pushing for a top-three finish before coming in fourth with a time of 2:23.08. Sarah Chacon was the next one in for the Skyhawks in sixth with a time of 2:33.94. Salzano clocked a time of 2:45.05 to place eighth, while Chemeli came in 10th with a time of 2:51.43.
Krista Benze competed in the 400-meter hurdles posting a time of 1:12.58 to come in sixth.

Sargent also ran in the 200-meter dash posting a time of 28.04 to place 14th.

Six Skyhawks competed in the 3,000-meter run as Carly Wilborn led the way in third with a time of 11:30.45. Elder was the next one in with a time of 11:56.11 to come in fourth. Curley crossed in fifth with a time of 12:01.01, Karla De La Cruz added a time of 12:05.57 to come in sixth, Ramirez was right behind in seventh with a time of 12:05.96 and Camille Uentillie posted an eighth-place finish with a time of 13:30.25.

"Carly was awesome today. With being injured all winter she showed us all the cross training she did," Coon said.
 
Benze, Chacon, Curley and Sargent then teamed up to run in the 4x400-meter relay and posted a time of 4:21.52 to place fourth.

On the men's side, seven Skyhawks competed in the 1,500-meter run. Andrew Rome, Bismarck Kipkilach and Steven Nez all grabbed top-10 finishes led by Rome in eighth with a time of 4:14.48. Kipkilach then crossed in ninth with a time of 4:16.56 and Nez came in 10th with a time of 4:19.06. Hunter Byram and Cody Speece finished in 12th and 14th as Byram tied for 12th with a time of 4:20.95 and Speece crossed with a time of 4:25.07 to place 14th. Trevor Wilson and Wacy Begay also finished back-to-back with Wilson in 18th with a time of 4:49.72 and Begay with a time of 4:58.57 which was good for 19th.

Tyler Gibson continued to work his way up the leaderboard in the 800-meter run going against several runners from New Mexico, Gibson just missed out on a top-three finish placing in fourth with a time of 2:00.58. Rome was the next one in crossing in seventh with a time of 2:05.20. Byram was right behind in eighth with a time of 2:08.39 and then Nez was right behind in ninth with a time of 2:09.49. Wilson was the next Skyhawk in with a time of 2:17.99 to come in 12th. Begay was just a few spots back in 14th with a time of 2:24.58.

"Rome ran a solid 800 alone. We will get him in a better heat and he'll get it done," Coon said.
 
Kipkilach performed well in the 3,000-meter run as he was able to hold off a runner from New Mexico State to place third with a time of 9:34.18. Speece added a top-five finish with a time of 9:57.60 to come in fifth. Andrew Vanaman and Brandon Sheard placed in seventh and eighth as Vanaman crossed with a time of 10:14.88 to come in seventh, while Sheard added a time of 10:20.45 to come in eighth. Derek MacFarlane posted a clocked time of 10:59.59 to come in 10th.

"We go to Mines next week and we will be looking to punch a bunch of tickets to RMAC," Coon said. "We are headed in the right direction."
 
FLC will travel to Golden this coming Friday and Saturday to compete in the Colorado School of Mines Kit Mayer Invitational.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sarah Chacon

Sarah Chacon

MD
5' 3"
Junior
Rose Chemeli

Rose Chemeli

D
5' 7"
Sophomore
Makiah Salzano

Makiah Salzano

D
5' 1"
Junior
Saylor Sargent

Saylor Sargent

MD/D
5' 5"
Sophomore
Carly Wilborn

Carly Wilborn

MD
5' 2"
Senior
Bismarck Kipkilach

Bismarck Kipkilach

Senior
Steven Nez

Steven Nez

Sophomore
Andrew Rome

Andrew Rome

Junior
Brandon Sheard

Brandon Sheard

Redshirt Sophomore
Cody Speece

Cody Speece

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Sarah Chacon

Sarah Chacon

5' 3"
Junior
MD
Rose Chemeli

Rose Chemeli

5' 7"
Sophomore
D
Makiah Salzano

Makiah Salzano

5' 1"
Junior
D
Saylor Sargent

Saylor Sargent

5' 5"
Sophomore
MD/D
Carly Wilborn

Carly Wilborn

5' 2"
Senior
MD
Bismarck Kipkilach

Bismarck Kipkilach

Senior
Steven Nez

Steven Nez

Sophomore
Andrew Rome

Andrew Rome

Junior
Brandon Sheard

Brandon Sheard

Redshirt Sophomore
Cody Speece

Cody Speece

Sophomore