The Grand Canyon track and field team will be split Friday and Saturday between the New Mexico Don Kirby Invitational and the Washington Husky Classic.
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GCU distance athletes will attend the Husky Classic in Seattle while the rest of the competing athletes attend the Don Kirby Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M.
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The Lopes are coming off a flashy weekend in which three school records were broken or tied, placing three GCU athletes in the top 75 in the country for their respective events.
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Redshirt freshman
Trey Johnson won his second consecutive long jump event with a school record of 7.76 meters, which ties him for 17th in the country and first in the WAC.
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Sophomore
Madelyn Lundberg tied the school record in the pole vault with a 4.02-meter jump, tying her for 50th in the nation and first in the WAC.
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Senior
Chris Linnin Jr. continued his record-breaking ways with his second straight school record. The high jumper jumped 2.10 meters, tying him for 53rd in the country and first overall in the WAC.
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GCU currently holds 10 WAC-leading marks heading into the final stretch before the WAC Indoor Championships in Nampa, Idaho, on Feb. 22-23.
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