Of 55 finishers in the men’s 400 at yesterday’s Triton Invitational at UC San Diego, the gent who took 46th was no slacker. It was NFL Hall of Famer James Lofton, who ran the 400 in 52.64 — showing he’s still serious about challenging Fred Sowerby’s M50 world record of 51.39, set in 1999. James turns 51 in July. He could become the youngest man to run his age. (Harold Morioka ran 51.7 at age 51.) Last year, James also spoke of getting the long jump record as well.

Here’s the Troton Invite results:
Men 400 Meter Dash
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Name Year School Finals H# Points
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1 Mitchell, Mike South Bay 47.25 2
2 Dargie, Andrew Calgary Internat 47.61 1
3 Johnson, David Prime T 47.87 1
4 Gray, Brent Long Beach St. 48.17 1
5 Kremer, Justin Arizona State 48.21 1
6 Lemon, Greg UC Riverside 48.75 2
7 Siemon, Taylor New Mexico 48.81 2
8 Bellissimo, Max UC Santa Barbara 48.83 1
9 Garcia, Michael Stanford 48.85 3
10 Rhoades, James Ucla 48.89 1
11 Lindahl, Cade Ucla 49.10 2
12 Coleman, Durell Stanford 49.20 2
13 Jacobson, Andrew UC Riverside 49.22 2
14 Harris, Nate Paradise Valley 49.34 4
15 Holley, David Long Beach St. 49.46 3
16 McCain, Randle New Mexico 49.50 3
17 Shirley, Kris UC Santa Barbara 49.52 1
18 Murphy, Tim UC Irvine 49.62 6
19 Falcioni, Nick Pt. Loma Nazaren 49.75 6
20 Reid, Philip New Mexico 49.87 4
21 Bettisworth, Todd UC San Diego 49.89 3
22 Mok, Guillaume UC Riverside 49.90 4
23 Obiora, Uchena Long Beach St. 49.98 3
24 Stebbins, Adam Loyola Marymount 50.01 4
25 Luscombe, Elliot Stanford 50.16 2
26 Howard, Brandon Unattached 50.34 3
27 McLaughlin, James Alaska Anchorage 50.35 5
28 Henry, Kurt New Mexico 50.36 3
29 Akinyemi, Ajayi UC Riverside 50.39 5
30 Hesselgesser, Alex UC San Diego 50.50 4
31 Coulombe, Ben Concordia (Cal.) 50.52 5
32 Turner, Kyle Cal St. San Marc 50.53 5
33 Shead, Devaughn Central Arizona 50.64 4
34 Collins, Jon Shef 50.66 5
35 Jones, Lenouris Gator Track Club 50.69 4
36 Donnelly, Ryan UC Santa Barbara 50.82 3
37 Campos, Pedro Unattached 50.83 5
38 Grant, David Cal Poly Pomona 50.92 4
39 Palmer, Maurice Central Arizona 50.98 5
40 Lewis, Lloyd Pima CC 51.25 6
41 Ortiz, Joaquin Cal Poly Pomona 51.70 5
42 Robinson, Trevor Unattached 52.12 4
43 Gomez, Salvador Unattached 52.19 5
44 Botma, Bryan Pt. Loma Nazaren 52.29 6
45 Koch, Channing Pt. Loma Nazaren 52.45 7
46 Lofton, James Unattached 52.64 6
47 gastelum, marcos Unattached 52.82 6
48 DeBarrows, Anthony Unattached 52.88 7
49 Grant, Brandon Alaska Anchorage 52.93 6
50 Contreras, David Unattached 54.42 6
51 Alexandeu, Courtney Unattached 54.60 7
52 Cochran, Cliff Alaska Anchorage 55.08 6
53 Chun, Brian Cal Poly Pomona 55.63 7
54 Kirby, Terrance Cal Poly Pomona 56.37 7
55 Nevarez, Martin Paradise Valley 57.33 7