Kearney, Neb. - The Nebraska-Kearney track team was split up this weekend as some Lopers competed in the Chadron State Eagle Open Thursday and Friday with the rest of the team in Lincoln on Friday and Saturday for the Frank Sevgine Invitational.

At UNL, facing mainly top Division I competition, UNK recorded a slew of personal best times on the track and had several noteworthy performances.

In the women's 3,000 meters, Minatare sophomore Amy Long placed 7th in a field of 18 runners with a time of 10:16.55. That breaks the school record of 10:19.12, set by Steph Homan in 1993.

Long beat seven Division I runners en route to the record; Lara Crofford (unattached) won the event in 10:02.04.

Next, improving their standing on the national lists were senior throwers Rich Mourer (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Sam Murphy (Franklin).

Mourer placed 10th in the men's weight throw with a toss of 60-10.50. Also placing 10th was Murphy, who threw the shot put an even 48-0. That toss automatically qualifies Murphy for the NCAA's.

In the men's shot, Waco senior Dane Tobey finished 4th in the men's shot with a Division I provisional throw of 58-10.

Also at Nebraska, Syracuse junior Thomas Neeman was third at 3,000 meters (8:40.27; 2nd fastest time in school history), Dickens sophomore Brooke Harris was third in the mile (5:01.59; 3rd fastest time in UNK history) and Grand Island sophomore Brandon Wissing was third in the men's mile (4:18.61).

With that time, Harris puts herself on the NCAA list, currently 17th.

Finally, each Loper 4 x 400 relay team placed 6th, the women running at 3:58.30 and the men clocking in at 3:22.81.

At Chadron, Holdrege sophomore Jena Isaacson capped a great weekend by setting a new meet record in long jump (17-11) on Friday. A day earlier, she provisionally qualified in the pentathlon (3,312 points).

Among other UNK women, Grand Island freshman Ariel Krolikowski was runner up to Isaacson in the long jump (17-4), Pleasanton freshman Kristi Bauer won the high jump (5-5) and triple jump (35-2.50) and Sidney junior Jessie Golden was runner up in the 55 hurdles (8.35).

In prelims, Golden ran a season-low 8.24, just off her school record (8.21) and one that will help her standing on the national list (60 hurdles) as well.

On the men's side on Friday, York senior Spencer Huff was 1st in the long jump (23-4.50) and 2nd at 55 meters (6.62) with Gothenburg freshman Cameron Bullock runner up in the pole vault (13-5.25).

Finally, Kearney redshirt freshman Marty Molina won the triple jump with a season-best 49-7. That leap should move up him slightly on the national list

The Lopers hosts the annual UNK All-Comer next Friday afternoon in Cushing Coliseum.