The Colorado Christian men's and women's track teams competed on Wednesday April 20^th at the Mines Kit Mayer Classic hosted by the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO. This was the last tune-up for the teams prior to the RMAC Championships next week. Both squads had great showing from several runners including multiple event wins for each side.
 
Men's Highlights:     Tyler Bradley competed in the 100M event and ended up taking first overall as he ran a time of 11.03. Aidan Day also finished in first place for the 800M event after he ran his season best time of 1:55.81. Tanner James also had a good showing for the 800M as he finished just a few seconds later than Day with a time of 1:58.74, which was a season best for him.
 
Chase Bracher competed in the 1500M and ran a time of 3:56.71 which gave him a top five finish in the event as he finished in fourth overall.
 
Women's Highlights:     Hannah George had a great day on the track as she competed in both the 100M and 200M races. In the 100M, George ran a time of 12.59 which gave her a fourth place finish overall. In the 200M race, George took home first place overall as she ran a season best time of 25.49.
 
Tara Smoker set a new PR time in the 400M after running 57.42 and finishing first overall in the event. That time is the new school record which broke her own mark of 57.95 which she set just a few weeks prior at the Maverick Invite. Benisa Ellis kept the momentum going as she also set a new PR in the 800M. Ellis ran a time of 2:18.15 which gave her a fourth place finish in the event.
 
Head coach Jon Poag was pleased with his teams' efforts on the day saying, "This was a great meet for our team as we prepare for the RMAC Championships next week. It was a smaller field, which allowed our runners to get out and run in front of the pack. That should give them a good confidence boost heading to Spearfish, SD next week." Poag went on to say, "We are hitting our stride at the right time and we are competing at our highest level at the right time. This should allow us to be at our best going into the RMAC Championships. We have a really good chance at having some strong showings next week."
 
As coach eluded to, next week for the Cougars marks the RMAC Championships which are going to be held in Spearfish, SD at the Lyle Hare Stadium which is home of Black Hills State University. The meet is scheduled to begin on Friday April 29^th, and will conclude on Sunday May 1^st. Stay tuned to CCUCougars.com for all of the up-to-date information about the event.