NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The University of St. Thomas men's track and field team competed at Stephen F. Austin State's Earl Milner Invitational on Friday in the Celts' final tuneup before their conference meet this coming weekend.

Two of the Celts' short-distance runners set new personal bests and improved their places in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference event standings, while some of long-distance runners were among the top competitors at Friday's meet.

UST's Bryce McIntyre turned in a personal-best time of 11.00 seconds in the 100-meter dash. He finished fourth among NCAA Division III sprinters, and 21st overall out of 38 competitors. McIntyre finished ahead of six Division I sprinters, and his time now ranks sixth in the SCAC.

In the 400-meter dash, Terrence Veal also set a new personal record, completing the race with a time of 51.29 seconds. His time also placed fourth among Division III runners, and he is now in 10th place in the SCAC.

The 1,500-meter dash saw UST's Jhancarlos Carpio finish ninth out 42 competitors with a time of 4 minutes, 0.29 seconds, a season best for him. Carpio's time was the best among the eight Division III runners in the event, as well as the second-best finish among all runners not representing Division I institutions.

Carpio finished ahead of 13 Division I runners, and now ranks fifth in the SCAC this season.

In the 800-meter run, UST's Carlos Hinojosa finished with a time of 2:06.37, which ranked third out of nine Division III runners in Friday's event. He finished 24th out of 34 overall.

In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, James Urbina finished second with a time of 10:07.76 for the Celts. That was his fastest time of the season.

The Celts will head to San Antonio this weekend for the SCAC Championship meet. The two-day event will begin Saturday, April 23.