LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Jaxon Allery and Morgan McClernan each took part in two record-breaking performances Saturday, leading the way for the Montana Tech track & field teams as the Orediggers competed in a pair of meets. 

Allery broke the Montana Tech record in the men's 100-meter dash and led off the Orediggers' 4x100m relay, which set the program's first-ever NAIA 'B' qualifying standard in the event and ranks 16th in the NAIA this season. 

The freshman from Missoula teamed with Matthew Moreni, McClernan, and Zach Merrifield to race the 4x100m in 41.01 seconds, meeting the NAIA national standard on the dot with a new program-best time. The Oredigger relay finished seventh and tops among NAIA competition in the event. 

Allery also raced the 100m dash in a Montana Tech-best 10.57 seconds to finish eighth. 

McClernan also reached an NAIA 'B' standard individually. The senior raced the 110m hurdles in 14.31 seconds to top his own program record in the race, finishing sixth. The time moved him up to No. 6 on the national leaderboard for the season. 

Meanwhile, back in the Treasure State, the rest of the Montana Tech teams headed to Helena for Carroll College's Trudnowski Open. Aidan Dorr led the way for the Oredigger men with a pair of event victories. The sophomore won the 100m dash in 11.39 seconds and the 200m in 23.18. 

Carter Henke added a victory in the 400m at 50.96, and Ricky Williams won the high jump at 1.93m and was runner-up in the long jump, clearing 6.19m. 

Michael Marlow (800m, 2:00.17) and Tyler Crum (javelin, 56.30m) also added second-place results, and Ben Zerr took third in the 10,000m at 32:25.92, good enough for the No. 27-ranked mark in the NAIA. 

On the women's side, freshmen Ryleigh Kleinke and Victoria Gerhart both won events. Gerhart topped the field in the high jump, covering 1.57m, while Kleinke earned the win in the 800m at 2:26.87. 

Junior Peyton Walker raced to a pair of second-place finishes in the 200m (27.05) and 400m (59.55) dashes, while sophomore Piper Jette did the same in the 100m hurdles (16.51) and high jump (1.52m). 

Montana Tech's track & field teams will wrap up a busy weekend Sunday in Dickinson, N.D., at the Blue Hawk Games, where the Oredigger combined-event specialists will compete for the Frontier Conference multis championships. 

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