Wright sets UNM record in 10,000
Lobo junior is third collegiate runner to break 33 minutes in ’17
STANFORD, Calif. — Redshirt junior Alice Wright of New Mexico raced to a new school record in the 10,000-meter run on Friday night at the Payton Jordan Invitational.
Wright, the only collegian running in the women’s 10K at Stanford’s Cobb Track & Angell Field, clocked a time of 32 minutes, 29.28 seconds to eclipse Sarah Waldron’s five-year-old school record set on the same track in 2012. Wright ran in the middle of the pack for almost the entire race, finishing in 16th place in a field of 36 professional, international and unattached runners.
Since its inception in 1996, the Payton Jordan Invitational had been one of the best collegiate meets in the middle-distance and distance events during the outdoor season. However, the 2017 edition of the meet was reformatted to give elite collegiate, national and international athletes the chance to run national and international qualifying standards.
The time is a personal record for Wright gives her five of the seven fastest 10K times in New Mexico history. She also became the third collegiate runner to break the 33-minute mark in 2017.
The Lobos return to action Wednesday at Mountain West outdoor championships in Logan, Utah.
SOFTBALL: In Fresno, Calif., Fresno State’s Kamalani Dung overmatched New Mexico for the second straight day, and the host Bulldogs (31-20, 11-8 Mountain West) routed the skidding Lobos 10-1 in a five-inning mercy rule game. The two teams play the finale of the three-game series today at 1 p.m. Starter Jensen Main (7-8) took the defeat for the Lobos (20-26, 6-14), allowing seven runs (six earned) in two innings. UNM has lost seven straight and 11 of its past 12 games.
BASEBALL: In Orem, Utah, New Mexico State (29-19, 13-4 Western Athletic Conference) pounded out 21 hits and won 16-6 over host Utah Valley (15-29, 8-9) Saturday. Mason Fishback homered and drove in four runs in a 4-for-6 performance. He is 9-for-12 in the series. The two teams play their series finale at noon.
■ In Odessa, Texas, Endy Villalona drove in five runs for Eastern New Mexico (31-18, 9-12 Lone Star) in its 14-4 win over Texas Permian Basin. UTPB won game one of the doubleheader 6-3.
■ In Shreveport, La., Texarkana defeated University of the Southwest 13-4 in an elimination game at the Red River Athletic Conference tourney.
TRACK AND FIELD: At the Lone Star Conference meet in Commerce, Texas, Eastern New Mexico freshman Marcus Parker won the 100 meters (10.43 seconds) and the 200 (facility record 20.77) and helped the 4x100 men’s relay team to victory. ENMU’s men and women both placed fifth.