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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, March 28
Mesa, AZ
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Carvel Jackson Memorial Track and Field Showcase
3/30/2026 12:39:00 PM | Track and Field
Lopes outdoor season heats up at Carvel Jackson Memorial Track and Field Showcase
MESA, Ariz. — The Grand Canyon senior duo of Germain Lemaitre and Maria Sartin started out the Carvel Jackson Memorial Track and Field Showcase with a couple of school records Saturday at Mesa Community College.
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Sartin, who had just won the New Zealand national 400-meter hurdle championship, set a GCU record in the event Saturday with a winning time of 59.63 seconds.
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Lemaitre also showed out by breaking a school record of 1 minute, 47 seconds in the 800-meter run.
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The Lopes relay teams also had fantastic showings this week with new GCU records.
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The GCU men's squad, who finished first in the 4x100 relay, consisted of seniors Justin Raines, Jacob Holguin, Miguel Rosario and Conner Kittleson win in a record-setting 39.09 seconds.
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With this strong showing, the men's relay ranks third in the West Region and fifth in the nation.
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On the women's side, GCU graduate Atena Rayson, senior Hannah Smith, sophomore Cassie Small and sophomore Nina Thevenin finished in first with a time of 44.18 in the 4x100 meter relay, breaking a 13-year-old GCU record.
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Outside of these performances, GCU had other strong showings.
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Senior Taliyah Booker finished first in the 400 with a time of 53.52 while senior Tarynn Burkett won the triple jump with a mark of 39 feet 4 inches. GCU junior Tristen Coyle also secured a first-place finish in the 1,500 with a time of 3:47.36.
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The Lopes will head to Las Vegas this weekend to compete with sprinters and hurdlers in the Rebel Invitational.
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Sartin, who had just won the New Zealand national 400-meter hurdle championship, set a GCU record in the event Saturday with a winning time of 59.63 seconds.
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Lemaitre also showed out by breaking a school record of 1 minute, 47 seconds in the 800-meter run.
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The Lopes relay teams also had fantastic showings this week with new GCU records.
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The GCU men's squad, who finished first in the 4x100 relay, consisted of seniors Justin Raines, Jacob Holguin, Miguel Rosario and Conner Kittleson win in a record-setting 39.09 seconds.
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With this strong showing, the men's relay ranks third in the West Region and fifth in the nation.
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On the women's side, GCU graduate Atena Rayson, senior Hannah Smith, sophomore Cassie Small and sophomore Nina Thevenin finished in first with a time of 44.18 in the 4x100 meter relay, breaking a 13-year-old GCU record.
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Outside of these performances, GCU had other strong showings.
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Senior Taliyah Booker finished first in the 400 with a time of 53.52 while senior Tarynn Burkett won the triple jump with a mark of 39 feet 4 inches. GCU junior Tristen Coyle also secured a first-place finish in the 1,500 with a time of 3:47.36.
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The Lopes will head to Las Vegas this weekend to compete with sprinters and hurdlers in the Rebel Invitational.
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