ALLENDALE, Mich. – UIC junior Carlos Cabrera sets the school record for the 3,000m Saturday afternoon at the Snowdown Showdown hosted by Grand Valley State.
 
"This year we are just embracing every opportunity to race that we are given," said head coach Ashley Lucas. "The team took advantage of that today. Obviously, the highlight of the meet was Carlos breaking the school record that has been in place since 1978. There were also a handful of other personal bests and people seizing the opportunity to compete. We still have some growth to make but we are excited for the upcoming weeks."
 
The Naperville, Illinois, native finished the race in 8:26.42, placing 11^th in his heat. Prior to Cabrera, Dave Schroeder held the UIC record with a time of 8:28.80 set in 1978. 
 
Two other Flames also landed on the program's top-10 performance list. Sophomore Drey Maton finished in eighth place in the men's mile run with a time of 4:17.40, ranking ninth in school history. Freshmen Isaiah Tyler finished in sixth place in the men's high jump with results of 2.01m, tying for sixth all-time.
 
On the women's side, Junior Teresa Mejia posted a runner-up finish in the women's 3000-meter run with a time of 10:37.43. 
 
Freshman Brooke Klatkiewicz, Olivia Dumas, and Lia Skoufos with Sophomore Bailey Moran also posted a runner-up finish in the women's 4x400 meter relay with a time of 4:09.45.
 
The Flames will travel to Purdue Fort Wayne for their next meet, the Mastodon Invitational, on Feb. 12.