Saturday, Feb. 9 was a record-breaking day for the indoor track teams as freshman Corey Bassett and sophomore Ewa Zaborowska both broke school records in their events at the Samford Multi and Invitational at the Birmingham CrossPlex.
Bassett broke the Harding record in the 60-meter-dash with a time of 6.92 seconds. The previous school record was 7.00 seconds, held by Burt Green in 2003. Bassett’s time landed him fifth place in the finals at Samford.
“I’ve been running track all of my life and I have broken many records but I feel that this one is a bigger accomplishment being that I am a freshman,” Bassett said. “I just hope I can continue to go up from here, God-willing.”
Zaborowska broke the school record for the indoor mile with a time of 4:49.88. Zaborowska placed fourth in the mile at Samford.
The school record was previously set by Hanna Ritakallio in 2001 with a time of 4:51.85. Zaborowska’s time was the second fastest by a Division II runner this season.
In addition to breaking one school record at the Samford Multi and Invitational, the women’s indoor track and field team also recorded four NCAA Division II provisional times and moved into the U.S. Track and Field and Cross-Country Coaches Association Division II Top 25 last Monday, being ranked 24th.
The track and field teams will travel to Lubbock, Texas, next for the Lone Star Conference meet Feb. 23-24.
“My goal for the conference meet in Lubbock is to place high,” Zaborowska said. “In this meet, we score as a team and most of us run more than one event. It is more important to place high in a race than to get a good result.”
