By Kyle Terwillegar, USTFCCCA                                     January 7, 2016 

NEW ORLEANS – Any Star Wars fans out there?

News broke this morning that the recent mega-blockbuster film Star Wars: The Force Awakens has officially become the highest-grossing movie in North American history with $764.4 million, surpassing 2009’s Avatar.

The sci-fi spectacle has shattered record after record since its release in the three-plus weeks it’s been in cinemas – not unlike the stars of last year’s collegiate indoor track & field season.

RELATED: USTFCCCA Indoor Record Book

Not so long ago (in this galaxy), eight athletes and a relay team combined to break collegiate records in their respective events a total of 14 times in track events ranging from 60 meters to 5000, and field events horizontal and vertical.