It didn’t take Jose Rojas long to find his stride this spring. This past week at the Distance in the Dark, he was able to break the mark as he posted a time of 4:00.29 in the 1500 meter run to break the school record as the Western New Mexico University cross country teams took four men and three women to the meet.
Rojas’ time not only set the new mark for the program, but he finished second out of 17 runners. Dorian Carrasco wasn’t too far behind as he crossed with a time of 4:14.27 to place fifth. Two other Mustangs also competed in the same event and all placed in the top-10. Roberto Cota was the next one across as she tallied a time of 4:16.56 to come in eighth, while Roberto Contreras came in 10th with a clocked time of 4:20.87.
Three Lady Mustangs competed in the 1500 meter run and the 5000 meter run. Guadalupe Cantoran was the only one to compete in the 1500 as she placed third with a time of 5:12.70. Fanny Farfan and Janice Chacon each competed in the 5000 with Farfan coming in seventh with a time of 19:56.63 and Chacon crossing with a time of 20:25.10 to place ninth.
WNMU will travel to San Diego this Saturday as they will run in the California Collegiate.