NIACC's Petersen places 14th in 5,000

LYNCHBURG, Va. - NIACC freshman Jalen Petersen placed 14th in the 5,000 meter run Friday at the NJCAA Division I national indoor track and field meet.

Petersen ran the 5,000 in a personal best time of 15 minutes, 46.87 seconds. Petersen's previous personal best was 16:00.72 at the SDSU Indoor Classic on Feb. 14.

Also for the Trojans on Friday at the national meet, freshman Jorge Ruiz placed 22nd in the 3,000 in a time of 9:03.30.

Freshman Tinashe Chigudu was 32nd in the 200 prelims in a personal best time of 22.59. Chigudu's previous career best was 22.73 at the SDSU Classic on Feb. 15.