Men’s 4x400m Relay School Record Falls at Razorback Invitational

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Miami track and field team closed out the Razorback Invitational with the school record in the men’s 4x400m relay and numerous top-five marks Saturday at the Randal Tyson Track Center.

The men’s relay team of Sean Watkins, George Franks, Ace Malone and Robert Joseph clocked a 3:05.52 to place second overall, breaking the previous record of 3:06.40 set last season.

The women’s 4x400m relay of Gabriella Grissom, Sanaa Hebron, Serena Tate and Antonia Sanchez Nunez registered the third-fastest time in school history with a time of 3:32.15.

In the women’s 800m, Natalie Varela and Grissom placed second and third, respectively. Varela clocked a 2:01.82, the second-fastest time in program history, as Grissom ran a 2:01.87.

The Hurricanes kept the momentum going in the men’s 400m as Malone registered a time of 45.75, the second-fastest in school annals as Franks set the fourth-fastest 400m time at 46.16.

Dominique Hall registered the third-highest heptathlon score in school history with 5603 points. Maddie Scheier improved her personal best time by 13 seconds for second on the school’s all-time list with a time of 9:30.00.

Enrique Borrego opened the day with the fourth-fastest time in program history in the men’s 800m with a time of 8:23.01.

The Hurricanes return to action Feb. 13 and 14 for the Tiger Paw Invitational in Clemson, South Carolina.

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