There has been a lot of excitement for the Sac State Hornets going into their outdoor season as they swept both men’s and women’s indoor conference championship.

“The team put it together at the right when it counted the most and it was an exciting event. I am really glad of the outcome,” coach Kathleen Raske said.

The team dominated on the track, and the meet was decided on the last event, where both the men’s and women’s 4×400 meter run stepped up for the Hornets and won the event. The championship was decided by one point for both teams. Weber State placed second in both the men and women.

“It was exciting and pretty intense. To win the championship in my last year and be a part of this team I will never forget,” Sophomore sprinter and lead off leg for the 4×400 meter run Jason Nelson said.

Good competition from the young ladies of the Hornets was a big role in winning their title. Freshman Alicia Truesdale won the 60 meters sprints and freshman Renisha Robinson won the 800 meter run.

“I could not believe that we won the championship. We did not know the score until the last event and when we heard how close we were we all rallied behind our teammates that were running the relays,” Truesdale said.

Senior Raphael McFarland was honored with the award of Most Valuable Player in both track and field competition, where he scored 38 points alone, and made history in winning both MVP for track and field events.

“Raphael is a tremendous athlete and he stepped it up throughout the whole season like a true leader,” Raske said.

McFarland was not the only one that made history as coach Raske became the first women head coach in NCAA history to win a championship, and she won two.

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