University of North Florida
David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Franks & O'Gorman Crush School Records in Boston
2/11/2023 9:43:00 PM | Men's Track
BOSTON - Macauley Franks and Aidan O'Gorman wrapped up the men's indoor track and field regular season in a huge way with the duo setting a pair of UNF school records at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational. Franks dashed the program record in the mile, finishing in an astonishing 3:58.56, while O'Gorman broke the 3000m record, one he previously set.Â
Franks rewrote his personal school record, set in the mile earlier this season. The Lake Forest Park, Wash., native broke the mark with a sub-four minute time of 3:58.56. Franks outpaced Penn State, Princeton, Virginia Tech, Boston University, Cornell, the Colorado School of the Mines and more.
O'Gorman ran the 3000m with the same determination, bringing more eyes to the Ospreys in a great field up in Boston. The New Smyrna Beach, Fla., native recorded a remarkable sub eight-minute performance in the 3k event, tallying a new record at 7:55.50. O'Gorman paced in third for his respective heat, edging out Adams State Princeton, Connecticut, Rutgers, Michigan and more.
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FINISH LINE
Mac FranksÂ
- Erased his previous record set in the mileÂ
- Clocked in a record breaking performance at 3:58.56
- Lead the Ospreys in third for his respective heatÂ
O'Gorman
- Outperformed his previous 3k set earlier this season
- Crunched a new time of 7:55.50 in the 3kÂ
- Paced the Ospreys in third for his respective heat
- Went for a sub-8 mark in the 3kÂ
PIGG'S POINTS
"Aidan and Mac both had tremendous races today. Mac's 3:58 mile is such a good race. Breaking the 4:00 mile mark is very special and he has accomplished that today. Aiden's mark of under 8:00 for 3000m is also a huge barrier broken. Truthfully, they both ran exactly what I thought they would run. They are passionate hard working guys who are making the most of their God-given talent. The trip to Boston was well worth it! Now we will rest up and get back to work preparing for the ASUN championships." -- Head Coach Jeff Pigg
ÂUP NEXT
The Ospreys will compete in the ASUN Indoor Championship in Lynchburg, Va., from Feb. 24-25
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— UNF X-Country/T&F (@OspreyXCTF) February 12, 2023
Mac Franks breaks his own program record for a third time this season in the men's mile at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational!
He also joins an exclusive club after breaking the sub four-minute barrier for the first time in his career!#SWOOP pic.twitter.com/LG7GtIXnqK
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— UNF X-Country/T&F (@OspreyXCTF) February 12, 2023
Aidan O'Gorman overlaps his program record for a second time on the season in the men's 3000m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational!
He breaks a barrier as well after running sub eight-minutes in the race!#SWOOP pic.twitter.com/M4c3oj3Llo
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