Men's and Women's Track & Field

April 8, 2008

Trinity Enjoys Successful Trip to California

Pomona, California– Trinity's track & field team enjoyed another successful meet last weekend, highlighted by a couple of record-breaking performances by Zach Brush and Chass Armstrong.

For breaking his own record in the 1,500 meters, Armstrong was also named the SCAC Track Athlete of the Week.  Brush also broke his own record, running an 800 meter time that is second in all of Division III.

The following is a first-person account by Tiger junior Todd Wildman, who narrowly missed qualifying for indoor nationals this past winter season.  Wildman competes in the hurdles and the high jump, primarily.

"The Pomona-Pitzer Track and Field Invite is definitely one of my favorite meets of all time. The combination of ideal racing weather, solid competition, world class athletes, and an audience full of track enthusiasts creates the perfect scenario to run fast times.

This year, my goal was to qualify for the NCAA Championships in the 1500 meter race. At Pomona, I ran 3:54 which is now the number 3 in the nation. The qualifying wasn't finished there. Teammates Zach Brush and Emily
Loeffler also hit provisional times at the race. Brush ran a 1:51 in the 800 meter dash to put him at number two in the nation, and Emily Loeffler posted yet another qualifying time in the steeple-chase!

Along with this there were three other teammates who had huge personal bests. James Wooley ran 16:38 in the 5k which was a 23-second PR, Al Hoing and Caitlin Masse also had huge PRs, running 18:36 and 18:41, respectively. Jeremy Daum managed to run his second-fastest steeplechase ever and Bryant Wright ran a season best 1:59 in the 800. As a reward for our efforts, we were treated with a trip to Venice Beach the following day to enjoy the beautiful weather and the fruits of our labor. I can't wait until next spring to make the trip back!"