Nineteen members of the Lions' men's and women's track & field teams competed Friday night at the 41^stAnnual Aztec Invitational hosted by San Diego State University. Both the men's and women's teams combined for nine career bests, six season bests and six athletes in the top-10 in their respective event and one event champion.
 
Senior Kyla Danforth's run in the 3000 meters was the highlight of the meet as she crossed the finish line in dramatic fashion, winning the event by .01 seconds. Her career best time of 9:58.61, not only made her a champion, but also allowed her to become the 13^thfemale in school history to dip under 10 minutes for the 3000m distance. Senior Giselle Masedo's career best time of 10:10.59 placed her fifth in the event and also put her at 18^thin LMU's history books with that top-20 all-time finish.
 
Freshmen Raina Hines and Grace Catena also finished in the top-10 of the 3000m while their marks also placed them among the top-20 on LMU's freshman list. Hines' career best time of 10:28.41 put her in 15^thon LMU's freshman list while Catena's season best time of 10:33.12 placed her at 20^th. 
 
Senior Ann Kelly and freshman Ashley Flores competed in the 1500 meter race for the Lions. Kelly finished with a season best time of 4:47.61 while Flores crossed the finish line at a career best time of 5:09.07.
 
In the men's 3000 meters, freshman Ethan Frisone ran a career best time of 8:37.01 which put him on LMU's all-time freshman list at seventh in the 3000m. Alongside Frisone was freshman Zach Arias who's career best time of 8:43.06 put him on all-time freshman list at 12^thfor the 3000m event as well. Adding to the list of impressive freshman accomplishments for head coach Scott Guerrero's team was the duo of Max Smith and Simeon Paul. Smith crossed the finish line at a career best time of 8:47.80 putting him in 15^thplace on the all-time freshman list while Paul's personal best time of 8:52.27 placed him at 20^thon the list. Sophomore Kyle Friedler also placed in the top-10 with a career best time of 8:41.89. 
 
The Lions will next compete in the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival on the campus of UCLA on Friday, March 29^th.