Men's Relay Team Cracks School Record to Close Out Corky Classic

LUBBOCK, Tx. — The University of Miami Track and Field team finished the 2025 Corky Classic in Lubbock, Tx. Saturday evening.

On the final event of the meet, the men’s 4x400m relay team comprised of George Franks, Solomon Strader, Ace Malone and Sean Watkins Jr. clocked 3:07.15 to shatter the previous indoor school record of 3:08.63.

From Reykjavík, Iceland, Helga Sigurjonsdottir earned a new personal best in the women’s high jump — jumping 1.83m (6 feet). Helga’s new personal best earned her the bronze medal and ranks second all-time in the indoor school record book.

In the men’s 200m, Lance Ward and Carter Cukerstein rewrote the school’s top five list. A graduate of Harvard, Lance Ward clocked 21.48 for the fourth-fastest time in indoor school history while Cukerstein ran 21.57 for the fifth-fastest time.

The women’s 4x400m relay team, comprised of Serena Tate, Gabriella Grissom, Iyanna Codd and Sanaa Hebron made their first appearance of the 2025 season to run 3:34.40 for a third-place finish.

The Hurricanes will take a week off from competition before traveling north to Louisville, Ky., for the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational on January 31 and February 1.

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