AZUSA, Calif.— Colorado Mesa University sophomore Shirley Weaver broke an 11-year old school record running to an NCAA Division II Championship provisional qualifying time of 10 minutes, 52.42 seconds in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Thursday evening during the Bryan Clay Invitational here at Azusa Pacific University's Cougar Stadium.
 
Taking advantage of a sea-level racing opportunity, Weaver posted a time was more than 33 seconds better than her former career-best of 11:25.64 from two weeks ago and surpassed the former Maverick record of 10:56.19, set by Melissa Bauer at the 2015 edition of the meet.
 
Weaver had stood second behind Bauer on the Mavs' all-time performers chart with her previous effort at the High Desert Dental Maverick Invitational.
 
Her time also went well under the NCAA Division II Championship provisional qualifying standard of 10:59.02 and is Weaver's first career NCAA provisional qualifying mark.
 
The group of ten Maverick distance runners at the meet, will continue the meet with races scheduled throughout the day on Friday.