Saturday, February 1
Boulder, CO
All Day
Air Force Academy
at
Colorado Invitational
Photo by: Rayna Schmidt
Distance Crew Has Standout Day in Boulder
2/1/2025 8:26:00 PM | Track and Field
BOULDER, Colo. -- The Air Force distance team had a standout afternoon at the Colorado Invitational on Saturday (Feb. 1), as it combined for nine improvements to the Academy Record Book – including three Top 10 marks from members of the men's team – during their day in Boulder.
Dominykas Remeikis kicked off the day with the seventh-fastest mile in program history, as he raced out to an altitude-adjusted time of 4:01.19 (4:07.21 raw). Finishing second in the 49-runner event, Remeikis also set a new Sophomore Class Record for the program, taking time off a standard Matt Dorsey had held since 2015. The sophomore paced the Falcons to a pair of top-five finishes in the race, as senior Jason Renze placed fifth behind a raw time of 4:10.56. Renze's time, when converted for the altitude of Colorado's Indoor Practice Facility (4:04.45a) moved him up to No. 16 in the program record book. Overall, the Falcons placed four in the top 10 of the nearly 50-runner field, as junior Ethan Ashley and freshman Saketh Rudraraju finished seventh (4:12.44) and 10th (4:14.47), respectively.
Juniors Zach Ayers and Max Sannes debuted on the program's all-time standings in the 3000-meter run, as they closed out the night with a pair of top 10 marks. Ayers crossed the finish line in a time of 8:12.57 to win the 88-runner event, while his altitude-adjusted time of 7:58.91 is the eighth-fastest time in Air Force history. Sannes, in his first race since early in the cross country season, finished fourth in the meet (8:15.10) and debuted at No. 10 on the all-time standings (8:01.37a). The pair led Air Force to four top-10 finishes in the event, as sophomore Josh Razo placed seventh with a time of 8:23.52 and junior Tanner Lindahl finished ninth in 8:23.52.
Sophomore Jonah Hochstetler also impacted the program standings on Saturday, as he posted an altitude-adjusted time of 1:52.05 in the 800-meter run to debut at No. 22 in the record book – while his actual time of 1:52.77 placed him fifth out of 42 runners in the event.
On the women's side, seniors Ally Peterson and Halle Hamilton moved up the all-time standings in the mile during top-10 performances in the 63-runner event. Peterson finished seventh overall (5:00.41) and debuted at No. 12 in the record book behind an altitude-adjusted mark of 4:53.09, while Hamilton moved up to No. 20 all-time at Air Force (4:54.17a) following a ninth-place finish in the meet (5:01.52 raw).
The pair returned for the penultimate event of the Colorado Invitational – the 3000-meter run, where Hamilton paced the women to four top-10 finishes, as she and Peterson finished fourth (9:55.53) and eighth (9:58.25), respectively, in the 69-runner field. The seniors were joined by sophomores Anna Harden and Ella Johnson in the top 10, with the younger Falcons accounting for Air Force Top 25. Harden, who finished seventh with a raw time of 9:57.98, debuted at No. 16 on the all-time standings at 9:41.40a, while Johnson placed 10th in the meet (10:04.50) and entered the Air Force Record Book at No. 24 (9:47.74a).
Air Force will head to Lincoln, Neb., next weekend (Feb. 7-8) to compete at the Husker Invitational.
| AIR FORCE TOP 10 MARKS |
| No. 7 – Dominykas Remeikis, Men's Mile Run (4:01.19a) |
| No. 8 – Zach Ayers, Men's 3000-Meter Run (7:58.91a) |
| No. 10 – Max Sannes, Men's 3000-Meter Run (8:01.37a) |
Dominykas Remeikis kicked off the day with the seventh-fastest mile in program history, as he raced out to an altitude-adjusted time of 4:01.19 (4:07.21 raw). Finishing second in the 49-runner event, Remeikis also set a new Sophomore Class Record for the program, taking time off a standard Matt Dorsey had held since 2015. The sophomore paced the Falcons to a pair of top-five finishes in the race, as senior Jason Renze placed fifth behind a raw time of 4:10.56. Renze's time, when converted for the altitude of Colorado's Indoor Practice Facility (4:04.45a) moved him up to No. 16 in the program record book. Overall, the Falcons placed four in the top 10 of the nearly 50-runner field, as junior Ethan Ashley and freshman Saketh Rudraraju finished seventh (4:12.44) and 10th (4:14.47), respectively.
Juniors Zach Ayers and Max Sannes debuted on the program's all-time standings in the 3000-meter run, as they closed out the night with a pair of top 10 marks. Ayers crossed the finish line in a time of 8:12.57 to win the 88-runner event, while his altitude-adjusted time of 7:58.91 is the eighth-fastest time in Air Force history. Sannes, in his first race since early in the cross country season, finished fourth in the meet (8:15.10) and debuted at No. 10 on the all-time standings (8:01.37a). The pair led Air Force to four top-10 finishes in the event, as sophomore Josh Razo placed seventh with a time of 8:23.52 and junior Tanner Lindahl finished ninth in 8:23.52.
Sophomore Jonah Hochstetler also impacted the program standings on Saturday, as he posted an altitude-adjusted time of 1:52.05 in the 800-meter run to debut at No. 22 in the record book – while his actual time of 1:52.77 placed him fifth out of 42 runners in the event.
On the women's side, seniors Ally Peterson and Halle Hamilton moved up the all-time standings in the mile during top-10 performances in the 63-runner event. Peterson finished seventh overall (5:00.41) and debuted at No. 12 in the record book behind an altitude-adjusted mark of 4:53.09, while Hamilton moved up to No. 20 all-time at Air Force (4:54.17a) following a ninth-place finish in the meet (5:01.52 raw).
The pair returned for the penultimate event of the Colorado Invitational – the 3000-meter run, where Hamilton paced the women to four top-10 finishes, as she and Peterson finished fourth (9:55.53) and eighth (9:58.25), respectively, in the 69-runner field. The seniors were joined by sophomores Anna Harden and Ella Johnson in the top 10, with the younger Falcons accounting for Air Force Top 25. Harden, who finished seventh with a raw time of 9:57.98, debuted at No. 16 on the all-time standings at 9:41.40a, while Johnson placed 10th in the meet (10:04.50) and entered the Air Force Record Book at No. 24 (9:47.74a).
Air Force will head to Lincoln, Neb., next weekend (Feb. 7-8) to compete at the Husker Invitational.
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