On a hot and windy evening, the Northern Arizona track and field teams found success at the final-regular season meet of the year. The Lumberjacks were in action at the Desert Heat Classic in Tucson over the weekend, hosted by the University of Arizona.
LiNay Perry broke her own school record in the 400-meter hurdles, clocking 57.53 to become the first Lumberjack in program history to break 58 seconds in the event. Also in the 400m hurdles, Janelle Sanchez ran a near-personal best of 1:02.72 and Brooklyn Grizzell ran the ninth-fastest time in program history at 1:03.
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