Daily Lobo · Feb 24, 2018
Track and Field: Lobos set NCAA Record in distant medley relay
The first day of the Mountain West Track and Field Championships proved to be a record breaking one for the University of New Mexico distance medley relay teams.
The men’s DMR relay, led by the NCAA defending mile champion in Josh Kerr, finished in first with a time of 9 minutes, 33.41 seconds. Per NCAA protocol, the time was converted for altitude, coming in at 9:24.73. This time would be good for the NCAA record, which currently stands at 9:25.97 and was set by Texas in 2008. However, altitude conversions don’t count towards official records, and so the record will stand as unofficial.