Valkyries' 4x100 Relay Team Ranks First Nationally After Best Showing At Florida Relays

GAINESVILLE, Fla. and HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Valkyries' quartet of sophomore Dorian Bomar, graduate student Zephaniah Cox Jr., junior Devron Davis and senior Gavin McFadden ran a season-best time of 39.85 in the 4x100 meter relay, ranking them tied for first nationally in the event. They are tied with the team from Pittsburg State atop the leaderboard and are nearly a tenth of a second faster than the team from Catawba in third.

The Valkyries set both a school and conference record in the process. At the meet, they finished ahead of: Miami (Fla.), Mississippi State (B team), Maryland, Liberty, Charlotte, Akron, Florida A&M, Columbia and East Carolina.

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Freshman Dre'Keyvan Thomas and sophomore Nick Tibolla competed in the 110 meter hurdles. Tibolla ran a time of 14.37 while Thomas set a new collegiate PR with a time of 14.47. Tibolla still ranks first in the southeast region with his time achieved at the Weems Baskin Invitational on March 22. Thomas now ranks third in the region and second in Conference Carolinas behind Tibolla.
Bomar ran a time of 10.70 in the 100 meter dash while McFadden ran a 21.08 in the 200 meters.
Over in High Point, freshman Alain Flores finished sixth in the mile with a time of 4:14.79. He ranks 14 in the southeast region with his time achieved at the 49er Classic on March 20. He ranks second in Conference Carolinas.
Fellow freshman Jacob Wren led the Valkyries in the 800 meters with a time of 1:57.50.
Yet another freshman led the Valkyries in the 1,500 meters as Ander Vera Moleres finished with a time of 4:08.11 followed by sophomore Hunter Heron with a time of 4:11.86.
Junior Zackery Carver ran a time of 10:19.78 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase. He ranks eighth in Conference Carolinas and 18th in the southeast region in the event with his time achieved at SWU's GottaRun Invite on March 28.