Things are looking good when records begin to fall.

But erasing some very long-standing standards was only part of the good news as the Laurentian Voyageurs indoor track and field team competed at the 29th Annual McGill Team Challenge on the weekend.

The highlight, on an individual basis, came courtesy of fifth year veteran and team leader Keon Wallingford as the North Bay native trimmed roughly a second and a half off the 3000m mark that was established by Vaughn Johnston (8:26.7) back in 1975.

In posting a time of 8:25.05, Wallingford slid into 18th place in the overall rankings in the country for the current U Sport season after battling serious injuries at various times during his tenure at Laurentian.

"The record has been in my mind for a while now, going back to last year," noted Wallingford in the team media release. "I felt good in my season opener and I knew that I might not get a better opportunity to run it."

"I executed my race plan well, going out fast in the first kilometer and hanging on for as long as possible. I was able to close my final 400m in 63 seconds; I knew I had the record as I crossed the line."

Joining Wallingford in the L.U. record books are the women's quartet of Kristen Mrozewski, Sarah Booth, Maeve Blake and Alissa Diavolitsis as the foursome covered the 4 X 400m relay in a time of 4:11.11, placing fourth in the event and taking down a mark that had stood since 1995.

Top eight finishes by the women were also recorded by the relay team of Mrozewski, Booth, Abby Lanteigne and Claire Scholl (4 X 800m - 9:52.16 - 3rd place) and Naomi Palmer, Maeva Sullivan, Erika MacNeill and Alissa Diavolitsis (4 X 200m - 1:54.96 - 7th place).

On the men's side of things, the quartet of Brandon Radey, T.J. Green, Patrick Leroux and Travis Annett finished fifth in the 4 X 800m relay (8:25.39), a placing that was matched by Radey, Green, Annett and Alan Wilkin in the 4 X 400m race (3:40.24).

The sprinters weren't far behind as Skyler Savage-Perreault, Josh Kim, Abdul Abiodun and Tristan Routhier clocked in at sixth place in the 4 X 200m, crossing the line in 1:35.84.

Jumper Shelley Hladin closed things off with a pair of top-ten performances, jumping 5.20 metres in the long jump (7th) and 10.44 metres in the triple jump (9th).

The Voyageurs are back in action again next weekend, heading to Toronto for the York Open.