MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (April 7, 2007) --- Milligan College sophomore Jacklyn Talbert (Mt. Carmel, Tenn.) broke the Milligan record in the 1,500 meters at the Duke Invitational Friday night and also reached the automatic qualifying standard for NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships with her time of 4:42.39. Talbert's time betters the previous mark set by MacKenzie LaBonte (Port Charlotte, Fla.) at last week’s Milligan Relays.

LaBonte, a junior, debuted in the 5,000 meters at Wallace Wade Stadium, and also reached the automatic national qualifying mark with her time of 17:43.97.

Also securing a national qualifier in the 1,500 meters was junior Kortney Goulds (Johnson City, Tenn.) Goulds ran a season best time of 4:46.07 to reach the provisional standard.

Along with junior Brittany Bales (Kingsport, Tenn.), Goulds and Talbert bounced back Saturday morning to run the heats in the 800 meters. Battling cold temperatures and high winds, Talbert finished fourth in her section with a time of 2:23.15, Bales finished fifth in her section with a time of 2:22.81 and Goulds recorded the fastest time on the day for Milligan's women with her mark of 2:22.02.

Freshman Aaron Wood (Aurora, Colo.) represented Milligan's men in the 800 meter and 1,500 meter run. On Friday, Wood finished 15th of 94 competitors in the 1,500 meters with a new lifetime best of 4:05.01. On Saturday morning, Wood doubled back to finish 15th of 103 competitors in the 800 meters with a time of 1:58.73.

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