Falcons Wrap Up Action at Potts Invitational

BOULDER, Colo. -- Highlighted by an Air Force Top 10 performance in the 60-meter hurdles from junior Darek Hackett, several members of the Falcons' track program wrapped up competition at the Potts Invitational in Boulder on Saturday, Jan. 13. Overall, the Falcons saw two runners earn the top collegiate finishes in their respective events, while seven other runners impacted the program's all-time standings.

AIR FORCE TOP 10 MARKS

No. 10 – Darek Hackett, Men's 60-Meter Hurdles (7.95)

Hackett clocked a career-best time of 7.95 to finish second in the 60-meter hurdles and vault 13 spots on the program's all-time standings to No. 10. The junior, who captured the 400-meter hurdles title at the MW Outdoor Championships last May, was one of two Falcons to impact the Academy's Top 25 during the event finals, as senior Seth Meador posted a personal-best time of 8.10 to finish third in the meet and debut at No. 25 on the all-time list. Overall, the Falcons comprised half of the eight-man final, with senior classmates Philip Hundl and Braeden Holcombe finishing sixth (8.30) and seventh (8.34), respectively.

The men also had a strong showing at the top of the 42-runner 200-meter dash, as Air Force accounted for five of the top 11 times. Junior Javin Bostic paced the team with a fourth-place mark of 21.74, while sophomore Jettason Rose clocked a personal-best time of 21.76 to finish fifth in the meet and improve his own No. 22 placement on the program's all-time list. Freshman James Warmbrod IV added a seventh-place time of 21.85 to debut at No. 25 on the Academy's all-time standings, while senior Jackson Connelly finished ninth (21.95) and freshman Jace Martin placed 11th (22.06)

In the longer races, junior Jason Renze earned the top collegiate finish in the mile (4:14.48), as he and sophomore Ben Scheller finished fourth and fifth (4:15.16), respectively, in the full 37-runner field.

On the women's side, freshman Ella Johnson earned the top collegiate finish in the 3000-meter run (10:25.69) to finish second overall, while three of her classmates captured top-five finishes in their respective events. Liliane Aittama and Camryn Bodine finished third (2:14.88) and fourth (2:15.71), respectively, in the 800-meter run, while Rachel Fereday posted a debut time of 59.55 to place fifth in the 400-meter dash.

Aittama and Bodine helped Air Force account for three of the top-six finishes in the 800-meter run – and make three additions to the program's all-time standings in that event. Aittama's altitude-adjusted 2:14.01a is the No. 13 mark in Academy history, while Bodine debuted at No. 15 following her adjusted time of 2:14.84a. Senior Ava Guiliana rounded out the trio, as she finished sixth with a raw time of 2:16.76 (2:15.88a, No. 17 all-time).

Junior Taylor Rioux picked up a third-place finish in the 200-meter dash after matching her season-best of 24.79, while freshman Kori Leverenz added a time of 25.63 to finish 10th in that event and freshman Kayla Beach took eighth in the 60-meter hurdles (9.88) after posting a 9.74 in the preliminary round.

Air Force returns to the Academy next week to host the Ralph Lindeman Classic on Jan. 19-20.

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Players Mentioned

Liliane Aittama

Kayla Beach

Cam Bodine

Javin Bostic

Jackson Connelly

Rachel Fereday

Darek Hackett

Braeden Holcombe

Philip Hundl

Ella Johnson

Kori Leverenz

Jace Martin

Seth Meador

Jason Renze

Taylor Rioux

Jettason Rose

Ben Scheller

James Warmbrod IV

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