The track and field teams for The Master's University stepped back on the line on Saturday at the Sunshine Open Invitational in Santa Barbara, Calif. Multiple school records fell, and qualifying times were hit in the Mustangs' second meet of the 2025 indoor season.
"Today, the team showed that they are quickly building up steam as we move towards the later portions of our season," Head Coach
Daniel Rush said. "We added eight national qualifiers to the five from our first meet."
The first of those qualifiers were a pair of relays: the men's distance medley relay and the women's 4x800m relay. The men grabbed NAIA B standard with the fourth-fastest time in school history, running 10:10.
The women's relay mark was good enough for an NAIA A standard and ranks them top-5 in the NAIA.
Transfer
Hunter Roy had a strong second meet as a Mustang, winning both the 800m and the 600m in school record times. Roy hit standards in both and anchored the 4x400m relay with a sub-50 second split. All of those were personal bests for the Mustang sophomore.
"I want to give all glory and thanks to God for everything that was achieved," Roy said. "Individually, God blessed me with multiple great races. The meet was an extremely exciting and God-glorifying experience, with the energy of teammates and competing for something bigger than ourselves."
Hunter Angove improved his B standard to an A standard in the pole vault and senior
Connor Ybarra hit B standard with his third place in the 3000m.
Jude DeVries grabbed B standard in the 5000m and also doubled back to finish fourth in the 3000m behind Ybarra.
"The theme I observed today was joy, as I saw the athletes smiling, laughing, and enjoying time with their teammates, which I think is key to high level competition," Rush said. "It was a great day, and I look forward to what is to come."
The Mustangs are back in action on Saturday at the Soka Indoor Qualifier in Aliso Viejo, Calif.
