Records Set Plus NAIA Qualifying Marks Abound at Men's Indoor Track and Field Team Season Opener

PITTSBURG, KAN. (Dec. 10, 2023) – The Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) men's indoor track and field team opened its 2023-2024 season at the Crimson & Gold Invitational sponsored by Pittsburg State University. The event was held at the Robert W. Plaster Center – Harvey Dean Track.

Head Coach Patrick Torres commented, "We are so far ahead of where we were last year. Comparing our season opener this year is like night and day. We set several records, and DJ (De'Jon Lewis) hitting the triple standard was a huge accomplishment. Hendrick (Ramirez) hitting both standards by how much he did was another highlight of a pretty good day.

Two members of the team logged NAIA qualifying marks. De'Jon Lewis recorded an "A" standard of 14.45m for fourth place in the triple jump. Prior to meeting the "A" standard, Lewis consecutively broke his personal record twice, with a 14.05 and 14.20 marks. He also broke OLLU's record for the second consecutive year with a long jump of 6.96. Hendrick Ramirez turned in the ninth best time in the 3000m with an "A" standard time of 8:28.58. His time is an OLLU record.

Several also broke OLLU records. Aside from Ramirez, Cerrone Thompson broke the 800m record with a time of 1:57.21; Ramirez also broke the one-mile record with a sixth-best time of 4:12.73; Jalen Bell's time in the 200m is an OLLU best with a time of 21.84.

Full results are below:

 What's next

The Saints will prepare for their next meet on Jan. 20 at the Ted Nelson Invitational sponsored by Texas A&M University in College Station.