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Track and field: Frerichs crowned national champ with record breaking performance

Some say records are made to be broken.

That was the case this weekend as Courtney Frerichs was crowned as a national champion among some of the best athletes in Eugene, Oregon this weekend.

Frerichs helped bring a 2015 National Championship in cross country to New Mexico in the fall. On Saturday, she did the same things she’s been doing all season in the women’s 3000-meter steeplechase—dominate.

The senior moved her way to the front of the pack right away and never looked back. She continued to increase her lead throughout and won the race by almost 17 seconds, with a time of 9:24.