VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Hood College's Chris Sappe (Ijamsville, Md./Urbana) and Dustin Miller (Frederick, Md./Gov. Thomas Johnson) both broke school records, leading the men's track and field team at the Blue Marlin Invitational hosted by Virginia Wesleyan University.
 
Record Breakers

• Sappe broke the record in the 3000-meter run, with a time of 9:16.32, winning  the event in the process. His time cut a little over four seconds from the record previously held by Brett Shelley (9:20.29) from 2013.  
• Miller, placed third in the weight throw, broke his own school record with a mark of 13.72 meters (45-0 1/4). The mark bested his previous school record of 13.67 meters (44-8).  

Highlights 

• Owen Ellington (Laurel, Md./Gonzaga College) placed 13th in the 400-meter dash with a time of 53.57 seconds. The time ranks the sophomore transfer second all-time in event in school history. 

Notes 

• No team scoring was tracked  

Up Next

The Blazers are back in action in the Mini-Dip Invitational, hosted by Franklin and Marshall College on January 27.