Results

STANFORD, Calif. - Three Colorado School of Mines records fell as the Orediggers' distance stars opened their outdoor season at the Stanford Invitational Friday night.

Jenna Ramsey-Rutledge reset her RMAC and Mines records running the #2 10,000m time in NCAA Division II history, Emily LaMena lowered her program steeplechase standard, and Grace Strongman shattered her Mines 1,500m record to lead a night of fast results.

Ramsey-Rutledge, running for the first time this year with only a season of outdoor track eligibility left, had one of her strongest runs yet in a decorated career with her 32:24.23 time in the Invitational 10,000m. Running against the nation's elite in a race that saw BYU's Jane Hedengren set a new collegiate record, Ramsey-Rutledge lowered her own personal best by nearly seven seconds to take the early national lead. The redshirt senior now owns the #2 and #3 10K performances in D-II history.

LaMena and Strongman started the meet off with back-to-back program records as they reset their marks in the 3,000m steeplechase and 1,500m, respectively, that they set at last year's Stanford Invitational. LaMena powered to a 10:14.67 steeplechase time, nearly seven seconds below her 10:21.58 previous best. An hour later, Strongman slashed four seconds off her personal best in the 1,500m with a time of 4:18.63, improving on 4:22.68 from last season.

Coming off his NCAA silver medal indoors at the distance, Dawson Gunn ran a strong 13:36.23 5,000m time - his personal best - for the second-best outdoor time in Mines history. Gunn improved his outdoor best in the event by 16 seconds as he ran the #15 performance in NCAA Division II history. 

Paul Knight finished the session with a 28:59.36 10,000m, also running in the Invitational section against elite competition. Knight's time ranks #7 in Mines history and is an NCAA provisional mark.

Mines is in action against Saturday at the Jerry Quiller Classic in Boulder starting at 10 a.m.