Senior Austin Curbow ran the 60-meter hurdles and had an outstanding performance at the Feb. 11 meet.

Curbow blew his seed time of 8.14 seconds out of the water and broke the school record with a time of 8.01.

Along with breaking the school record, Curbow also gained the title of No. 1 in the nation with his newly recorded time. This has been a personal goal of his, along with winning the OAC (check) and a national championship (still trying).

Before the race, Curbow was excited because of the high level of competition.

Curbow, who just recently came back from an injury, prepared for the meet by doing as many drills as he could in order to get his form back.

Does he feel pressure now that he is No. 1 in the nation? “No, I feel like a weight has been lifted off my chest. I know what I can do and how I can perform,” he said.