RALEIGH, N.C. - The IUPUI distance duo of Eric Petersen and Andrew Whitinger continued to shine as each took down school records at the Raleigh Relays on Thursday night. Petersen shattered the program's 5,000m record while Whitinger followed up by shattering the 10,000m mark. 

Petersen hung near the front of his race throughout, ultimately placing third behind runners from nearby Wingate and Duke University, crossing in a time of 14:11.56. His time was 19 seconds faster than his previous best and broke the program's school record by eight seconds.

Later in the evening, Whitinger rode the wave of a deep and talented group in the 10,000m event, running a steady 29:13.08. He consistently clicked off 70 second laps, roaring past his previous best time by 37 seconds. His time broke the IUPUI school record by 39 seconds. 

Also on Thursday, another duo of Jaguars competed in the 10,000m event at the WashU. Distance Carnival in St. Louis. Nick Perkins spun a time of 29:41.95 and classmate Mitchell Gits was just off his pace at 29:45.58 as both went under the previous school record. 

Perkins' time broke his previous best by 42 seconds and Gits shed 22 seconds off his prior record. Perkins placed tenth overall and Gits finished 13th. 

On Friday, two more Jaguars tacked on personal bests, beginning with Jack Acton in the 5,000m event. Acton spun a time of 15:16.20, taking 22 seconds off his prior best. Grant Moon later clocked a time of 14:58.39 in his heat. 

Freshman Luke Shappell capped the evening with a fourth-place finish in the 1,500m event, running a time of 3:51.56, taking more than a full second off his prior best. 

The Jags will return to action on Apr. 5 when they compete in Bellarmine's Jim Vargo Invitational.