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'Roos Run Well at East Texas Invitational

'Roos Run Well at East Texas Invitational

COMMERCE, Texas - The Austin College distance track team had several strong performances at the East Texas Invitational hosted by Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday, including multiple personal best times on the day.

Aimee Landers-Wilburn turned in an outstanding performance in the 1500 meter run, coming in third with a time of 5:05.26, and also added a sixth place finish in the 5000 meter event. In that race, Landers-Wilburn came in with a time of 19:48.64. 

On the men's side, Johnny Biffar ran the third fastest time in program history in the 5000 meter event, coming in with a time of 16:04.73 to finish 18th. Chris Biffar set a new personal record in that same event, finishing with a time of 16:27.68 to place 21st, and Andrew Thomas wasn't far behind in 23rd place with a time of 16:51.14. Christan Tomy placed 26th and established a new personal best with a time of 16:58.25.

The 'Roos had several strong runs in the 1500 meter race as well, with Tomy finishing 20th with a time of 4:17.59 while Gabe Graf was 23rd with a time of 4:21.61. Chris Biffar was 28th with a time of 4:26.44, and Thomas came in 32nd with a time of 4:30.02. Andrew Cutting finished with a time of 4:52.75 and Burhan Biviji ran a time of 4:53.82 to place 43rd and 45th, respectively.