Lobos 4x400 Relay
Takes Down USC,
Run #4 All Time
Lets be clear, this is not the
USC quartet that won both
the NCAA Indoor and Out-
door NCAA Championship
last year. But it IS the Tro-
jans of USC, and they still
have stud athletes on the
team. The Lobos foursome
of NCAA outdoor quali-
fier Carlos Salcido (Rock
Springs, WY), Ben Parmoon
coming off his big 600 me-
ter race the night before,
rapidly developing froshie
Isaac Cole, and NCAA junior
college national champion
qualifier, Jameel Austin
(Huntsville, AL) were
very pumped to race USC.
Carlos led off, and was
matched up against USC’s
All American Zach Shin-
nick, who finished 8th last
year at the NCAA Indoor
Championship. Carlos was
outside Shinnick, and by
150 meters into the race
as he turned to make the
break, saw he needed to
increase his tempo to get
the lead, and that he did
roaring around the track to
clock 46.9, and hand off to
Ben in the lead. Ben gave
up the lead, but stuck right
with the Trojans, and he
clocked his fastest ever, a
47.7 PB. Giving the baton
to Isaac, there were ques-
tions about how he would
handle going againt major
DI powers. Well, he wasn’t
in awe at all, and just ran
right with the Trojans, giv-
ing off in a wonderfully sur-
prizing 47.9, the fastest he
has ever run. Jameel, who
got the baton just behind
the Trojan anchor leg went
out blazing hard, and took
the lead, and just wouldn’t
give it up. He came off
the final bend, and turned
back the USC athlete. Ja-
meel wound up splitting
a fine 48.5. The quartet’s
final time of 3:12.36 is just
about a second and a half
off the school record. Their
collective time does take
over the top ranking in
the MWC which is always
important.
Photo courtesy of Milton Lau Photography
Photo courtesy of UNM Media Relations
The above picture shows Carlos Salcido handing off to Ben
Parmoon as the Lobos lead the Trojans.