Virginia Union University may have set a record for setting records this past school year.

Coach Franck Charles’ male and female athletes seemed to take turns rewriting the Panthers’ record book for cross country and track and field.

“We had an amazing season,” said Coach Charles, himself a former stand-out long-distance runner for VUU.

The stars came from near and far. Kenyan Micah Kipruto got the party started last fall, setting records for the 8,000 meters (25:35) and 10,000 (32:18).

Strongman Zach Jones, from Chester’s Thomas Dale High, established new standards for the indoor shot put (15.63 meters), outdoor shot (14.42) and discus (45.07).

From Courtland, Dequan Boone set new marks for the hammer (44.66) and weight toss (12.49).

Shakir Clark set the pole vault record of 3.40 meters.

Jalen Hinton from Chesapeake set VUU marks for the 100 (10.51) and combined with Mychael Tucker, Aiden Bryce Laws and Alpha Balde) for a new 4x400 record of 3:15.30).

Hinton also got into the record books last winner with a 7.97 for 60 meters indoors.

Balde, from Baltimore, eclipsed the 200-meter mark with a 20.86 clocking.

Toni Middlebrooks came up strong on the women’s side, setting the 400-meter mark of 56.19 and teaming with Jailyn Johnson, Nia Randell and Tenae Minor to establish a new 4x400 mark of 3:56.26.

Jada Lane set a javelin record of 35.02 meters.