GUNNISON, Colo. – The Fort Lewis College men's and women's indoor track and field teams knocked the rust off and earned four school records on Saturday in the season-opening Mountaineer Invitational.

The teams competed against fellow Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference schools in the 5000m, 3000m, one mile, 800m, 200m, 60m dash, and 4x400 relay.

*indicates school record
^indicated NCAA provisional time

Women's Results
3K

• 3^rd          Katie Heck                        10:07.48*^
• 11^th        Mikenna Hoffman          11:15.71
• 14^th        Cadence Corby                12:25.99

One Mile

• 5^th          Marisol Castilleja             5:35.93
• 6^th          Tessa Stadler                    5:39.93
• 10^th        Madelaine Jellison          6:02.77
• 11^th        Violet Thompson            6:05.42
• 12^th        Emily Doerfler                 6:23.91
• 13^th        Kaitlyn Gabaldon            6:32.58

200m

• 12^th        Josie Coulter                    28.12
• 15^th        Aubrey Swindle               28.44
• 18^th        Hazel McBride                 29.73

60m

• 13^th             Aubrey Swindle               8.43
• 14^th             Josie Coulter                    8.58
• 15^th        Hazel McBride                 8.87

4x400

• 5^th          McBride, Swindle, Coulter, Thompson    4:29.88

Men's Results
5K

• 4^th          Henry Barth                     15:19.89*^
• 7^th          Elijah Smith                      15:37.19
• 14^th        Braedon Sittman             16:28.29
• 17^th        Skyler McIntrye               17:13.73

3K

• 2^nd         Conner Dosmann            8:55.44*
• 7^th          Cebastian Marquez        9:13.72
• 10^th        Cesar Diaz                         9:30.12
• 17^th        Alex Colby                        10:02.08

One Mile

• 2^nd         Brady Burrough               4:28.38*
• 3^rd          Aaron Busche                  4:28.47
• 6^th          Malakai Hanson 4:32.50
• 13^th        Tyler Parker                      4:53.80
• 17^th        Julio Angrave                   5:03.21

800m

• 7^th          Henry Barth                     2:03.56
• 11^th        Elijah Smith                      2:09.07

200m

• 12^th        Zachary Gaumont           23.41
• 16^th        Maximillian Kleve            23.83
• 18^th        Kodi Ingols                       24.18

60m

• 6^th          Zachary Gaumont           6.93
• 21^st        Maximillian Kleve            7.34
• 22^nd       Kodi Ingols                       7.35

 
Comments from Coach Josh Drew
"I'm super stoked to start the indoor track season with an awesome opener. Zack (Gaumont) placed sixth in the 60, and Aubrey (Swindle) ran a fantastic leg in our women's 4x400 relay. It was fun with an entirely freshman group of sprinters to learn indoor track and get used to a new season."

Comments from Coach Shawn Jakubowski
"We stacked the women in the one mile and 3k and had several personal bests. I am pleased with how we performed. The men had a great opener with our middle-distance runners showing they will be a factor this year, and our distance runners had a similar story. It feels like we picked up right where we left off, and I'm excited to see the improvement we will have this season. We come home with tons of PR's and some school records--any time you can say that, it's a good day."

Up Next
The teams will be off until the new year, and after the break will compete nearly every weekend. First, the Skyhawks will head to Albuquerque to race in the Convention Center, a familiar destination, on Friday, January 26.

The 2023-24 RMAC Indoor Track and Field Championships will be hosted by Black Hills State at the Donald E. Young Center Fieldhouse in Spearfish, S.D., Feb. 23-24.