Malia broke loose from the pack with about four laps to go and won running away. His time was 9:12.35. Other top placers included Ira Autrey in the triple jump - he was second in 13.59m (44' 7") and Autrey also placed fifth in the long jump (6.37m / 21' 6 3/4") and fifth in the 55m in 6.72.

Josh Snider placed in the top six in two events by taking fifth in the mile run (4:51.0) and sixth in the 800m in 2:10.69. Snider anchored the men's 4 x 400 relay that took fourth - others on that relay were Kenneth Whitacre, Ty Bieker, and Jesse Muntz. The 4x4 ran a 3:42.18.

Courtney Gallardo led the women's effort by placing in the top six in all her events. Gallardo was fourth in the long jump (4.77m / 15' 7 3/4"), fourth in the 400 (1:05.78), fifth in the 200 (28.74) and led off the women's 4 x 400 relays that placed fifth (Gallardo, Stephanie Wilson, Shane Valdez, Jaci Kepler) in 4:36.43.

Valdez was fourth in the 55m hurdles (9.38), took fifth in the long jump with a 4.75m / 15' 7" jump, and placed sixth in the triple jump with a 9.84m (32' 3 1/2") effort.

Wilson led most of the way in the women's 800 before settling for fifth in 2:35.49 in her first meet of the indoor season. Elizabeth Nwabeuze placed fifth in the 55m with a 7.77 qualifying mark and a 7.80 in the finals.

Many athletes - despite the first meet of 2009 coming  just five days after returning from the long holiday break - seemed to be near or bettering their earlier marks from December.

"I thought we competed hard," head coach Aaron Davis said. "Many of the marks were a pleasant surprise."