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'Roos Run Well at SCAC Track Championships

'Roos Run Well at SCAC Track Championships

SEGUIN, Texas - The Austin College distance track team saw several runners set personal bests, as well as multiple program records fall at the 2021 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship Meet on Saturday and Sunday.

The 'Roos started off strong with an All-SCAC performance from Aimee Landers-Wilburn on Saturday morning in the 10000-meter event, placing third with a time of 41:04.67 to set a new school record in the race. On Sunday, she once again put in a record-setting performance in the 5000-meter race, coming in with a time of 19:15.08. That time was good for ninth place in the event. 

On the men's side, Andrew Thomas came across with a sixth place finish in the 10000-meter with a time of 35:26.55 on Saturday morning, while Johnny Biffar just missed out on All-Conference honors with a fourth place finish in the 5000-meter, finishing with a time of 15:59.02. Thomas finished 10th in the race, coming in with a time of 16:50.82, while Chris Biffar had an outstanding performance in the 1500-meter with a fourth place finish and a time of 4:15.52. Christan Tomy added a sixth place finish in that race with a time of 4:18.75, and Andrew Cutting was 16th with a time of 4:45.05.

The final race of the meet for Austin College was the 800-meter, which featured another record-breaking performance, this time from Gabe Graf. Graf finished sixth in the race, crossing the finish line with a time of 2:01.91, while Chris Biffar was 17th with a time of 2:07.89 and Cutting was 21st with a time of 2:18.00.