La Tech Athletic
Communications
PITTSBURG, Kan. – A 27-year-old school record was shattered on Saturday, while Louisiana Tech Track and Field brought home four first-place finishes when the men and women competed in the Pittsburg State Invitational on Saturday in Pittsburg, Kansas.
The day began with LA Tech junior Kacie Kaufman (Communications, 4.0 GPA) breaking yet another school record with a time of 18:17.48 in the women’s 5,000m run, 55 seconds faster than the previous record-holder’s time of 19:12.45, which was set in 1991 by Heather Culpepper. This marks the second straight competition Kaufman has broken a long-standing school record after the junior broke a 28-year-old record two weeks ago in the 3,000m run.