Harris Wins Shot Put, Holub Sets 3000m Record at FasTrak

HOUSTON, Texas -- The Texas Lutheran men's track and field team competed in the FasTrak Athletix Indoor Collegiate Challenge Saturday at Yeoman Fieldhouse at the University of Houston.

Freshman Wesley Holub (Wallis/Brazos) broke the program record for the 3000m run, finishing tenth overall and fourth amongst NCAA Division-III runners with a time of 9:02.79. The 3000m run record was previously held by Caleb Calderon at 9:09.43 set in 2019.

Dalon Harris (Garland/Lakeview Centennial) won the indoor shot put in a field filled with competitors from the NCAA Division-I to Division-III levels with a personal best throw of 15.89m (52'1.75").

Riley Denman (Pearland/Pearland) and Chase Cook (Austin/McNeil) finished fifth and sixth respectively - second and third amongst Division-III throwers - in the weight throw with marks of 14.86m (48'9") and 14.19m (46'6.75").

Bryce Powell-Chimene (Dayton/Dayton) finished seventh in the 400m dash with a time of 49.79 seconds.

Full Results: https://www.tfrrs.org/results/82240/m/FasTrak_Athletix_Indoor_Collegiate_Challenge_

Coach McCown's Comments: "Several school records were set today. Congratulations to Wes. Dalon did a great job in winning the shot put with a new personal best throw. In addition to this success, we had several other personal bests and I am very proud of the determination and effort across all event areas today. Go Dogs!"

Texas Lutheran travels to Baton Rouge for the LSU Twilight on Feb. 16. For all updates on Texas Lutheran Track and Field, follow @tluthrows and @tluxctf on Instagram as well as as all official TLU Athletics accounts. All schedule updates can be found on tlubulldogs.com.