PROVO, Utah — Cameron Franklin and
Ella Hopper both established new 400-meter program records with their performances at the BYU Robison Invitational on Saturday.
Isaiah Archer also competed with his PR in the 400 moving him to No. 2, behind only Franklin, in UVU's record book.
Franklin clocked 45.51 seconds to finish second in the race, with his time putting him firmly in the mix to earn a spot at the NCAA West Preliminary rounds in College Station at the end of the month. He broke his own previous record of 46.30 seconds he had set at last May's WAC Outdoor Championships. Archer joined Franklin in the men's invite 400, setting his new personal record of 47.07 seconds, which is second all-time and trails only Franklin in the record book.
Hopper finished Saturday's race in 53.70 seconds to take second place overall. Her performance broke the old mark of 54.01 that she set three weeks ago at Weber State.
The Wolverines will now prep for the WAC Outdoor Championships in two weeks at UT Arlington. The three-day championship gets underway on Thursday, May 15.