Air Force Closes Out Action at Colorado Classic

BOULDER, Colo. -- Senior Javin Bostic swept the sprint titles and classmate Darek Hackett moved up the Air Force Top 10 standings this afternoon (Jan. 18), as members of the Falcons' track team wrapped up competition at the Colorado Classic in Boulder.

After posting a 6.76 to finish second out of 30 runners in the qualifying round of the 60-meter dash, Bostic claimed is first first-place finish of the day with a 6.67 finish in the final – a time just 0.01 off his own program standard. Bostic, one of two 60-meter finalists for Air Force (freshman Asher Jenkins – seventh, 6.97), returned to the IPF track to easily win the 200-meter event (21.30) and pace the Falcons to two of the four-fastest times in the 38-runner event (sophomore James Warmbrod IV – fourth, 21.67).

The senior also accounted for two of the Falcons' four first-place finishes on Saturday, as sophomore Liliane Aittama won the 800-meter run in a time of 2:10.57 and the women's 4x400-meter relay closed out the day with a winning time of 3:52.18 – the 11th-fastest time in program history. Aittama was one of two Falcons to finish within the top four of the 800-meter run, as classmate Camryn Bodine finished fourth in 2:12.66, and senior Taylor Rioux, a member of the winning relay, added a fifth-place time of 24.84 in the 200-meter dash.

Hackett, who opened his 60-meter hurdles season with a 7.96 in qualifying, lowered that time to 7.83 in the finals – finishing third in the meet and moving to No. 6 on the program's all-time standings.

AIR FORCE TOP-10 MARKS

No. 6 – Darek Hackett, 60-Meter Hurdles (7.83)

Five more Falcons impacted the Academy's extended record book on Saturday, including freshman Morgan Glaser, who posted top-25 marks during both the qualifying and final rounds of the women's 60-meter hurdles. After clocking a 9.22 (No. 19 all-time) in the prelim, Glaser dropped that time to 9.09 in the final – finishing fifth and moving up to No. 14 in the Academy Record Book. Classmate Sarah Reynolds, also making her collegiate debut in that event, finished the day ranked No. 18 in the all-time standings, following her 9.16 during the qualifying round. Fellow freshman Ryan McFadden debuted at No. 12 on the all-time standings of the women's 60-meter dash (7.79), while the senior duo of Jason Renze and Halle Hamilton posted Air Force Top-25 marks in the mile (Renze – No. 20, 4:05.59 adjusted for altitude, Hamilton – No. 22, 4:55.55 adjusted for altitude).

Hamilton was one of two Falcons to place within the top four of the 19-athlete mile, as classmate Ally Peterson finished fourth in an altitude-adjusted time of 4:56.84.

Elsewhere, the men's 4x400-meter relay finished second in 3:16.36, while juniors Brenton Maddox and Tanner Lindahl finished fourth (8:29.95) and fifth (8:30.09), respectively, in the 3000-meter run and sophomore Jonah Hochstetler picked up a top-five finish in the 800-meter run (fifth, 1:54.20).

The Falcons return to action next weekend (Jan. 24-25), when they travel to College Station, Texas, for the Ted Nelson Invitational.

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