Phoenix, AZ- The ACU Men's and Women's Track teams opened their 2020 season at the Paradise Valley Indoor event on Saturday.

Event Details

• Competing teams (no team scores): Arizona Christian, Glendale CC, Mesa CC, Paradise Valley CC, and several club teams
• Location: Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix, AZ

Top 10 Finishes/ NAIA Cuts/ Records

• Men 800 Meter- Jordan Clayton- 2:03.55 (2nd)
• Men 1000 Meter- Kody DeHart- 2:48.53 (8th)
• Men Mile- Kody DeHart- 4:49.24 (8th)
• Men 60 Meter Hurdles- Zak Kleppe- 8.41 (3rd)
• Men 4x400 Relay- Billy Carter, Tyler Black, Tommy Cruz, Ryan Jones- 3:52.17 (9th)
• Men High Jump- Tyler Black- 5-5 feet (2nd)
• Men Pole Vault- Tyler Black- 13-7.75 feet (1st)
• Men Pole Vault- Ben Ply- 13-7.75 feet (2nd)
• Men Pole Vault- Tommy Cruz- 12-8 feet (7th)
• Men Long Jump- Ryan Jones- 19-6.25 feet (10th)
• Men Shot Put- Shea Garland- 37-9.5 feet (8th)
• Men Shot Put- Lorenzo Cantoja- 37-8.75 feet (9th)
• Men Weight Throw- Shea Garland- 46-0 feet (2nd)
• Women 1000 Meter- Emily Greenberg- 3:40.13 (7th)
• Women 1000 Meter- Olivia McDermitt- 3:40.16 (8th)
• Women 60 Meter Hurdles- Shyama Moss- 10.90 (6th)
• Women High Jump- Shyama Moss- 4-7.5 feet (4th)
• Women Shot Put Finals- Ashlynn Collier- 29-1 feet (7th)
• Women Shot Put Finals- Shyama Moss- 24-4.25 feet (8th)
• Women Weight Throw- Ashlynn Collier- 29-2 feet (6th)

Thoughts from Coach Campbell

"Kleppe is right back on track only five hundredths from his personal best."

"If we learned anything from Saturday it is that we have a lot of work to do.  We have got a lot of great kids, now we just need to do a lot of great workouts."

Next On The Schedule

A handful of the Firestorm will travel right down the road on Friday and Saturday to compete in the Gaucho Indoor & Multi Invitational hosted by Glendale Community College.