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MEDFORD, Mass. -- Several distance runners pieced together historic efforts on Saturday afternoon while representing the Christopher Newport track & field teams during the Tufts National Qualifying Meet at the Gantcher Center.
 
During their respective races, Monica Lannen, Kaitlyn Ardrey, and Jason Putnam all climbed up Christopher Newport's all-time performance lists with starring efforts on Saturday.
 
"We were really pleased with how Monica, Jason, and Kaitlyn ran to wrap up the meet for us," said head coach Tyler Wingard. "They were in really fast fields and did a good job taking advantage of that. We had a few people experiencing a Final Qualifier for the first time. These meets have a really different feel in a lot of ways, so it was good to get them the experience that will pay off down the road."
 
Headlining the history-makers, Ardrey jumped to third on the program's all-time performance list in the women's 3000. The sophomore speedster crossed the line in 10:31.40, which sliced 15 seconds off her PR and marked the fastest time by a Captain since 2016.
 
Equally impressive in the men's 3000, Putnam threw down a time of 8:42.23. That took nearly a second off his previous best and vaulted him past current assistant coach Daniel Read for seventh on the program's all-time performance list.
 
Rounding out the legendary runners, Lannen completed the women's mile in 5:08.16. That marked the fifth-fastest time in school history and the best effort since 2017.
 
Among other distance runners on Saturday, Cooper Albright completed the 800 in 1:59.80, while Adam Wosahla clocked in at 2:04.39. Sam Koltisko also took part in the 5000 and finished the race in 15:27.99, which placed him third in the field.
 
In other events on Saturday, freshman CJ Reeders was the runner-up in the men's triple jump (13.49 meters), and fellow first-year star Alyssa Roach was second in the women's 60-hurdles (9.23).
 
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