Phoenix, Ariz. - Arizona Christian Men's Track and Field competed in a field of 25 teams on Saturday at the Paradise Valley Indoor Invitational, and produced an incredible 28 personal-record performances. 

TaHaj Acoff and Tully Farmer etched their names in the Firestorm record book for shot put. Acoff led the way with a throw of 14.63 meters, good enough for seventh place and second in program history. Farmer tossed a 12.30-meter shot put, which resulted in 16th and sits fourth in program history. 

Jase Carrasquillo earned the highest finish across all men's events for the Firestorm, winning the long jump with a personal record of 6.53 meters. He also took home a tie for second in the high jump by means of a personal record 1.89-meter clear.

Another standout included Lionel McPhaull, whose 7.20-second time in the 60-meter dash gave him a 14th-place finish out of 81 runners.

EVENT DETAILS

Paradise Valley Indoor Invitational 

Location- Phoenix, AZ
Start Time- 10:00 AM

Full Team Results: https://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/meet/530781/results 

RESULTS

60 Meters (Prelims)

• Lionel McPhaull- 7.20 sec (PR and 14th/81)
• Tyrus Allen- 7.41 sec (PR and 33rd)
• Brady Ferris- 7.46 sec (PR and T-40th)
• Malaki Cowan- 7.55 sec (PR and T-47th)
• Zephaniah Powell- 7.55 sec (PR and T-47th)
• Zachary Holland- 7.58 sec (PR and 53rd)
• Brent Nelson Jr.- 7.87 sec (PR and 68th)
• Manny Valenzuela- 7.97 sec (PR and 72nd)
• Randall Evans III- 7.99 sec (PR and 73rd)
• Xuru Ren- 8.14 sec (PR and 77th)

200 Meters (Finals)

• Lionel McPhaull- 23.29 sec (T-31st/70)
• Malaki Cowan- 23.62 sec (PR and 39th)
• Tyrus Allen- 24.10 sec (PR and 47th)
• Zephaniah Powell- 24.19 sec (PR and 48th)
• Zachary Holland- 24.42 sec (51st)
• Brady Ferris- 24.48 sec (PR and 52nd)
• Brent Nelson Jr.- 25.70 sec (PR and 60th)
• Manny Valenzuela- 25.86 sec (PR and 63rd)
• Xuru Ren- 26.65 sec (PR and 66th)

400 Meters (Finals)

• Thaddious Thurman- 53.83 sec (PR and 30th/46)
• Manny Valenzuela- 57.88 sec (PR and T-41st)
• Xuru Ren- 57.88 sec (PR and T-41st)

60-Meter Hurdles (Finals)

• Thaddious Thurman- 8.85 sec (9th/11)

4x400 Relay

• ACU- 3:34.27 (7th/8; Malaki Cowan, Tyrus Allen, Lionel McPhaull, Zachary Holland)

Shot Put

• TaHaj Acoff- 14.63 m (PR, 7th/30, 2nd all-time for ACU men)
• Tully Farmer- 12.31 m (PR, 16th, 4th all-time for ACU men)
• Drew Gertenrich- 10.79 m (21st)
• Harrison Still- 9.54 m (26th)

High Jump 

• Jase Carrasquillo- 1.89 m (PR and T-2nd/12)
• Zephaniah Powell- 1.79 m (PR and T-7th)

Long Jump

• Jase Carrasquillo- 6.53 m (PR and 1st/17)
• Brady Ferris- 6.03 m (PR and 7th)
• Malaki Cowan- 5.98 m (PR and 10th)
• Brent Nelson Jr.- 5.69 m (PR and 12th)

THOUGHTS FROM COACH BRIAN BELL

"Student athletes from the men's and women's team competed at an event which had more than 25 teams," Coach Bell said. "This was both team's first meet since the holiday break and an opportunity to see how the athletes are coming along in their training. It also gave us a chance to see how we stack up against our conference rival Ottawa University Arizona. The Firestorm men and women were very competitive in the sprints, jumps, hurdles and throws, with our distance runners set to join us in competition in March. The coaching staff was very proud of both teams' performances."

NEXT UP FOR THE FIRESTORM

The Firestorm men get right back after it this next week, as they will travel to Moorpark, California for the Moorpark Season Opener on Friday, February 2nd. 
   

Roll Storm!