MONROE, La. – Little Rock sophomore Andrew Payton recorded his first career win and posted a personal best 5K time as he led the Trojan men to a first-place finish at the Warhawk Invitational Friday evening in Monroe.
Payton's time of 15:52 paced the field and topped his previous best mark by nearly 50 seconds as he crossed the finish line 13 seconds quicker than any other runner. Spencer Cardinal was the next runner across the line, running 16:05 to finish fourth.
Aaron Soltmann posted a personal best time of his own as he finished fourth with a mark of 16:26 and he was closely followed by the time of 16:28 recorded by Little Rock freshman Joel Allen.