EL DORADO — Allen Community College’s track and field team flexed some distance running muscle Saturday.
The Red Devils were nothing less than dominant in the men’s and women’s 5000-meter runs Saturday at the Ollie Isom Invitational hosted by Butler County Community College.
On the women’s side, Denae McGee won the 5000 with a national meet-qualifying mark of 19 minutes, 19.02 seconds.
Then there were the men.
Allen entered nine runners in the men’s 5000. All finished in the top 10, led by Tegan Michael’s 15:39.27.
Michael qualified for nationals with his time, as did runner-up Garrett Colglazier in 15:40.36 and Dakota Parker in third at 15:44.98. Colglazier and Parker had qualified for nationals previously.
“This was an opportunity to better their marks,” Allen coach Vince DeGrado said.
The Red Devil athletes used Saturday’s competition as a tune-up for the upcoming Region VI and Jayhawk Conference championships, which run Friday and Saturday at Barton County in Great Bend.
“That 5K shows just how much depth we have in our middle distance,” DeGrado said. “Breaking the 16-minute barrier is kind of the gold standard at this level, and to have almost our entire team do that shows just how strong we can be.”
DeGrado also heaped praise on the Red Devil sprinters and their work with assistant coach Tony Davis.
Antonio Duncan took second in the 400-meter hurdles in 58.16 seconds while Chris Donald took third in the 110-meter hurdles at 15.12 seconds.
“I can’t say enough about just much Coach Davis has meant for this team,” DeGrado said. “To see how well he’s worked with our sprinters, and to see the powerhouse group he’s recruiting, it’s getting very exciting.”
Allen’s full results follow
Women
800-meter run
5. Danae McGee, 2:23.91
14. Kim Boyle, 2:38.23
5000-meter run
1. McGee, 19:19.02 — NQ
3. Mahilia Soap, 21:27.04
Men
100-meter dash
7. Kelvin Gant, 10.84
200-meter dash
9. Jethro St. Hubert, 21.85
14. Rodrick Simmons, 22.12
16. Michael Burns, 22.40
21. Jordan Fountain, 22.52
22. Kyle Smith, 22.63
400-meter dash
11. Rondell Simmons
800-meter run
5. Tegan Michael, 1:56.77
7. Chris Donald, 1:57.23
16. Tucker Morgan, 2:00.06
26. Rickcardo Bailey, 2:04.66
35. Jordan Caudill, 2:08.02
5000-meter run
1. Michael, 15:39.27 — NQ
2. Garrett Colglazier, 15:40.36 — NQ
3. Dakota Parker, 15:44.98 — NQ
4. Josh Whittaker, 15:48.88
5. Patrick Rachford, 15:49.32
6. Kyle Schauvliege, 15:49.46
7. Kevin White, 15:51.72
9. Jacob Spence, 15:57.02
10. Gerald Christian, 16:07.54
110-meter hurdles
3. Chris Donald, 15.12
400-meter hurdles
2. Antonio Duncan 58.16
5. Bruce Barclay, 60.79
4×400-meter relay
6. Allen-B, 3:27.02
Long jump
6. Michael Burns, 5.93
NQ — national qualifier
Allen dominates 5K races at tune-up
