Air Force Concludes Action at Aztec Invitational

March 26, 2016

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Three additions to the Academy record book highlighted the final day of action for the Air Force track and field team at the Aztec Invitational on Saturday, March 26. Junior Zach Johnson highlighted the outing, as he impacted a pair of top-10 lists during the final day of the Falcons' season-opening meet in San Diego.

Johnson recorded the fourth-fastest 200-meter time in Academy history, while running on the program's sixth-fastest 4x100-meter relay. The junior clocked a career-best 200-meter time of 21.08 to debut on the program's all-time list and finish second out of 23 runners, while running the second leg of the relay that finished first in a time of 40.71. Freshman Miguel Molas, sophomore Robbie Anderson and sophomore Jamiel Trimble joined Johnson on the winning relay, while Anderson added a fourth-place time of 21.58 in the 200-meter dash to give Air Force half of the top-four finishes.

In addition to running on the 4x100-meter relay, Trimble, Johnson and Anderson all finished within the top six of the 100-meter dash (all times are wind-aided). Trimble and Johnson finished second (10.42) and third (10.46), respectively, while Anderson added a time of 10.63 to place sixth.

Trimble was also the top collegiate finisher in the 110-meter hurdles, as his time of 14.64 was second in the overall field. Junior Kyle Pater added a "top collegiate" finish in the pole vault, as he placed fifth overall with a clearance of 16'6". Senior Joey Wilkin joined Trimble in the top 10 of the hurdles, as he clocked a time of 15.94 to finish eighth.

The Falcons claimed multiple top-10 finishes in three additional events. Sophomore Tyler Koss finished third in the 400-meter dash with a career-best time of 48.00, while freshman Sedacy Walden finished sixth (48.86) in his outdoor debut. Junior Taylor Hulslander (196'8", sixth) and sophomore Donny Crabill (193'2", eighth) placed within the top eight of the javelin throw, while sophomore Zac Petrie and freshman John Quinn finished ninth (1:55.74) and 10th (1:55.74), respectively, in the 800-meter run.

In addition, junior Taylor Smith finished fourth in the high jump (6'10¾") and senior Grant Hamilton placed eighth in the shot put (55'0¾").

On the women's side, sophomore Shelley Spires claimed a top-10 finish in the high jump, as she opened the outdoor campaign with a clearance of 5'7¼" to place fifth, and freshman Kathryn Tomczak became the first to impact the women's record book this season, as she cleared 12'2¾" in the pole vault to debut in eighth on the program's all-time standings.

Air Force returns to California next weekend (April 1-2), when select athletes compete at the Stanford Invitational and San Francisco State Distance Carnival.

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