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Three Buffs Notch Wins In Final Day Of Pac-12+/Big Ten Challenge
March 24, 2018 | Track and Field
Eriana Henderson, Sage Hurta and Ryan Forsyth each record first-place finishes while Henderson and Hurta notch personal-bests
TEMPE, Ariz. — The Pac-12+/Big Ten Challenge finished up Saturday at Arizona State's Sun Angel Stadium with the University of Colorado track and field team fielding three first-place finishes as well as numerous Buffs placing in the top five.
The women's team finished in sixth with 75.5 points, while the men's team finished in seventh with 64 points.
FIRST-PLACE FINISHES
Sophomore Eriana Henderson recorded a leap of 20-1.75 (6.14) in the women's long jump; in the women's 1,500-meter run, sophomore Sage Hurta notched a time of 4:17.04; and senior Ryan Forsyth recorded a time of 8:14.41 in the men's 3,000-meter run, all three marks or times the top in field in their respective events.
"For this point in the season and given the personnel that we brought here, I'm pretty happy" said head coach Mark Wetmore. "They did better than I expected."
PERSONAL BESTS
Henderson and Hurta both notched personal bests with their first-place finishes on Saturday. Henderson's mark in the long jump bested her previous high of 19-7.5 (5.98) that she set last year, while Hurta's mark in the 1,500-meter run topped her previous high of 4:18.42 that she set last year as well.
TOP FIVE FINISHES
In the men's pole vault, senior Andrew Ghizzone cleared 16-1.75 (4.92), good for fifth place. Senior Rajon O'Quinn tied for third place in the women's high jump with a jump of 5-8.75 (1.75). Sophomore Eduardo Herrera put in a time of 3:45.10 in the men's 1,500-meter run for a third-place finish. Junior Elissa Mann finished third in the women's 800-meter run with a time 2:06.93. In the women's 400-meter hurdles, junior Gabby Scott placed third with a time of 59.29 and Henderson got fifth with a time of 1:00.22.
Also, senior Lucy May finished fifth in the women's 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:29.30.
NEXT UP: The Buffaloes travel to California for the Stanford Invitational from March 30-31.
QUOTEABLE
Head Coach Mark Wetmore
On Sage Hurta winning the 1500m
"Sage's performance was a little surprising. It was a little faster than I expected. Distance runners at this time in the season are hunkered down into some pretty serious training with a lot of volume in their legs. For her to run 4:17, is great."
On Eriana Henderson winning the long jump
"That was a really big surprise. It's probably an NCAA preliminary round-qualifying mark, but a nice PR for her and 10 points for the team."
On Ryan Forsyth winning the 3000m
"Ryan had a careful, methodical, tactical win in the 3,000. It's not an event that can qualify for the NCAA and not a commonly run event, but a good opportunity for him and the other fellas to practice good tactics and racing instincts."
On what the team can improve on going into the rest of the outdoor season
"The way we can most improve is to get some banged up people healthy and fit. We have all of our NCAA Indoor Track competitors that we deliberately held out this meet, which are some of the best people on our team. We can, a month from now, be full strength and have everybody healthy and be quite a bit better."
On the additions of Davion Taylor and Aaron Haigler after they finished spring football practice
"I think they both have the opportunity down the road to help us some, but they're right out of spring ball. I think they had a very hard practice yesterday and then caught a flight last night. They're both a little sore coming into this competition. We look forward to them being exclusively track athletes for three or four weeks and see what kind of a contribution they can make."
2018 PAC-12+/BIG TEN CHALLENGE
March 24, 2018 | Sun Angel Stadium
WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW
1. Maggie Ewen (ASU) 196-10 (60.01); Other CU Finishers: 11. Mariah Walker 154-11 (47.23); 12. Elisa Grandemange 140-3 (42.76)
MEN'S DISCUS THROW
1. Nicholas Percy (NU) 205-0 (62.50); Other CU Finishers: 9. Grayson Webber 165-10 (50.56); 13. Aaron Haigler 146-10 (44.77); 14. Paden Gatlin 145-2 (44.26); 16. Caleb Penner 132-2 (40.28); FOULS: Brock Knechtel, Austin Swanson
WOMEN'S POLE VAULT
1. Lauren Martinez (CAL) 13-2.25 (4.02)
MEN'S POLE VAULT
1. Tyler Loontjier (NU) 17-3.5 (5.27); Other CU Finishers: 5. Andrew Ghizzone 16-1.75 (4.92); NH: Aaron Carmichael, Davis Butte
WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP
1. Abigail O'Donoghue (LSU) 5-11.25 (1.81); Other CU Finishers: 3. Rajon O'Quinn 5-8.75 (1.75); 9. Drianna Mustin 5-3 (1.60); 9. Michaela Wenning 5-3 (1.60)
MEN'S HIGH JUMP
1. Devin Bradham (PSU) 6-10.75 (2.10); Other CU Finishers: 11. Giancarlo Narvarte 6-2.75 (1.90)
WOMEN'S LONG JUMP
1. Eriana Henderson (CU) 20-1.75 (6.14); Other CU Finishers: 15. Cheyenne Cheshier 16-10.5 (5.14); 16. Sarah Hopkins 16-9.25 (5.11)
MEN'S LONG JUMP
1. JuVaughn Blake (LSU) 24-11.25 (7.60); Other CU Finishers: 9. Andrew Ghizzone 22-8.5 (6.92); 14. Gunner Rigsby 21-5.5 (6.54)
WOMEN'S SHOT PUT
1. Khayla Dawson (IU) 54-10.25 (16.72); Other CU Finishers: 6. Mariah Walker 44-6.75 (13.58); 8. Michaela Wenning 36-0 (10.97)
MEN'S SHOT PUT
1. McKay Johnson (CAL) 63-8.75 (19.42); Other CU Finishers: 10. Austin Swanson 47-9 (14.55); NH: Aaron Haigler
WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
1. Isabella Marten (CAL) 42-4.75 (12.92); Other CU Finishers: 8. Maja Wichhart-Donzo 37-3.75 (11.37); 9. Cheyenne Cheshier 36-10.5 (11.24); 11. Sarah Hopkins 36-9 (11.20)
MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
1. Christian Miller (LSU) 50-6 (15.39); Other CU Finishers: 6. Gunner Rigsby 47-10.5 (14.59)
WOMEN'S 100m HURDLES
1. Brittley Humphrey (LSU) 13.27; Other CU Finishers: 13. Maja Wichhart-Donzo 14.66; DNS: Valerie Welch
MEN'S 100m HURDLES
1. Damion Thomas (LSU) 13.79; Other CU Finishers: 7. Alexander Billing 14.63; 11. Andrew Ghizzone 15.24; 15. Davis Butte 15.59; DNF Aaron Carmichael
WOMEN'S 4x100m RELAY
1. LSU (Brisco, Johnson, Hall, Hobbs) 42.99; Other CU Finishers: 8. Henderson, Brown, Peters, O'Quinn 46.77
MEN'S 4x100m RELAY
1. LSU (Vincent, Howell, Mosby, Flournoy) 38.84; Other CU Finishers: 5. Taylor, Skrine, Maas, Monestime 41.38
WOMEN'S 1500m
1. Sage Hurta (CU) 4:17.04; Other CU Finishers: 5. Lucy May 4:29.30; 8. Abigail Regner 4.30:30; DNS: Olivia Brooks
MEN'S 1500m
1. Joseph Murphy (IU) 3:44.24 Other CU Finishers: 3. Eduardo Herrera 3:45.10; 23. Josh Ramos 3:56.68
WOMEN'S 400m
1. Kierra Griggs (NU) 53.99; Other CU Finishers: 4. Alexandria Peters 55.17
MEN'S 400m
1. Daniel Kuhn (IU) 47.24; Other CU Finishers: 5. Jon Maas 47.67; 11. Kendal Smith 50.09
WOMEN'S 100m
1. Kortnei Johnson (LSU) 11.20; Other CU Finishers: 19. Tashay Brown 12.37
MEN'S 100m
1. Akanni Hislop (LSU) 10.54; Other CU Finishers: 10. Davion Taylor 10.90; 15. Jaysean Skrine 11.19
WOMEN'S 800m
1. Alethia Marrero (ASU) 2:05.33; Other CU Finishers: 3. Elissa Mann 2:06.93; 8. Karina Mann 2:10.36; 19. Drianna Mustin 2:16.51; 26. Michaela Wenning 2:21.75
MEN'S 800m
1. Cooper Williams (IU) 1:50.19; Other CU Finishers: 15. Justice Ramos 1:53.08; 16. Nathan Pixler 1:54.68
WOMEN'S 400m HURDLES
1. Jasmine Barge (NU) 58.47; Other CU Finishers: 3. Gabby Scott 59.29; 5. Eriana Henderson 1:00.22; DNS: Valerie Welch
MEN'S 400m HURDLES
1. Christian Boyd (LSU) 51.00; Other CU Finishers: 8. Kellen Monestime 54.99; 9. Nathan Hoy 55.87
WOMEN'S 200m
1. Rachel Misher (LSU) 23.10; Other CU Finishers: 6. Rajon O'Quinn 24.01; 18. Maja Wichhart-Donzo 25.31; 31. 27.11
MEN'S 200m
1. Elijah Lucy (NU) 21.335; Other CU Finishers: 3. Jon Maas 21.69; 11. Jaysean Skrine 22.48
WOMEN'S 3000m
1. Claire Borchers (UM) 9:32.29; Other CU Finishers: 6. Tabor Scholl 9:52.94; 8. Baylee Jones 9:58.64; 11. Lindsey Koch 10:26.17
MEN'S 3000m
1. Ryan Forsyth (CU) 8:14.41; Other CU Finishers: 2. Ethan Gonzales 8:17.73; 4. Adam Peterman 8:24.39; 5. Christian Martin 8:25.53; 7. Chris Herrick 8:29.35; 8. Paxton Smith 8:31.77
WOMEN'S 4x400m RELAY
1. LSU (Misher, Hall, Denoon, Payne) 3:35.39; Other CU Finishers: 2. A (O'Quinn, Henderson, Peters, Scott) 3:38.43
MEN'S 4x400m RELAY
1. LSU (Thompson, Mosby, Howell, Flournoy) 3:07.16; Other CU Finishers: 7. A (Smith, Hoy, Monestime, Maas) 3:22.32
The women's team finished in sixth with 75.5 points, while the men's team finished in seventh with 64 points.
FIRST-PLACE FINISHES
Sophomore Eriana Henderson recorded a leap of 20-1.75 (6.14) in the women's long jump; in the women's 1,500-meter run, sophomore Sage Hurta notched a time of 4:17.04; and senior Ryan Forsyth recorded a time of 8:14.41 in the men's 3,000-meter run, all three marks or times the top in field in their respective events.
"For this point in the season and given the personnel that we brought here, I'm pretty happy" said head coach Mark Wetmore. "They did better than I expected."
PERSONAL BESTS
Henderson and Hurta both notched personal bests with their first-place finishes on Saturday. Henderson's mark in the long jump bested her previous high of 19-7.5 (5.98) that she set last year, while Hurta's mark in the 1,500-meter run topped her previous high of 4:18.42 that she set last year as well.
TOP FIVE FINISHES
In the men's pole vault, senior Andrew Ghizzone cleared 16-1.75 (4.92), good for fifth place. Senior Rajon O'Quinn tied for third place in the women's high jump with a jump of 5-8.75 (1.75). Sophomore Eduardo Herrera put in a time of 3:45.10 in the men's 1,500-meter run for a third-place finish. Junior Elissa Mann finished third in the women's 800-meter run with a time 2:06.93. In the women's 400-meter hurdles, junior Gabby Scott placed third with a time of 59.29 and Henderson got fifth with a time of 1:00.22.
Also, senior Lucy May finished fifth in the women's 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:29.30.
NEXT UP: The Buffaloes travel to California for the Stanford Invitational from March 30-31.
QUOTEABLE
Head Coach Mark Wetmore
On Sage Hurta winning the 1500m
"Sage's performance was a little surprising. It was a little faster than I expected. Distance runners at this time in the season are hunkered down into some pretty serious training with a lot of volume in their legs. For her to run 4:17, is great."
On Eriana Henderson winning the long jump
"That was a really big surprise. It's probably an NCAA preliminary round-qualifying mark, but a nice PR for her and 10 points for the team."
On Ryan Forsyth winning the 3000m
"Ryan had a careful, methodical, tactical win in the 3,000. It's not an event that can qualify for the NCAA and not a commonly run event, but a good opportunity for him and the other fellas to practice good tactics and racing instincts."
On what the team can improve on going into the rest of the outdoor season
"The way we can most improve is to get some banged up people healthy and fit. We have all of our NCAA Indoor Track competitors that we deliberately held out this meet, which are some of the best people on our team. We can, a month from now, be full strength and have everybody healthy and be quite a bit better."
On the additions of Davion Taylor and Aaron Haigler after they finished spring football practice
"I think they both have the opportunity down the road to help us some, but they're right out of spring ball. I think they had a very hard practice yesterday and then caught a flight last night. They're both a little sore coming into this competition. We look forward to them being exclusively track athletes for three or four weeks and see what kind of a contribution they can make."
2018 PAC-12+/BIG TEN CHALLENGE
March 24, 2018 | Sun Angel Stadium
WOMEN'S DISCUS THROW
1. Maggie Ewen (ASU) 196-10 (60.01); Other CU Finishers: 11. Mariah Walker 154-11 (47.23); 12. Elisa Grandemange 140-3 (42.76)
MEN'S DISCUS THROW
1. Nicholas Percy (NU) 205-0 (62.50); Other CU Finishers: 9. Grayson Webber 165-10 (50.56); 13. Aaron Haigler 146-10 (44.77); 14. Paden Gatlin 145-2 (44.26); 16. Caleb Penner 132-2 (40.28); FOULS: Brock Knechtel, Austin Swanson
WOMEN'S POLE VAULT
1. Lauren Martinez (CAL) 13-2.25 (4.02)
MEN'S POLE VAULT
1. Tyler Loontjier (NU) 17-3.5 (5.27); Other CU Finishers: 5. Andrew Ghizzone 16-1.75 (4.92); NH: Aaron Carmichael, Davis Butte
WOMEN'S HIGH JUMP
1. Abigail O'Donoghue (LSU) 5-11.25 (1.81); Other CU Finishers: 3. Rajon O'Quinn 5-8.75 (1.75); 9. Drianna Mustin 5-3 (1.60); 9. Michaela Wenning 5-3 (1.60)
MEN'S HIGH JUMP
1. Devin Bradham (PSU) 6-10.75 (2.10); Other CU Finishers: 11. Giancarlo Narvarte 6-2.75 (1.90)
WOMEN'S LONG JUMP
1. Eriana Henderson (CU) 20-1.75 (6.14); Other CU Finishers: 15. Cheyenne Cheshier 16-10.5 (5.14); 16. Sarah Hopkins 16-9.25 (5.11)
MEN'S LONG JUMP
1. JuVaughn Blake (LSU) 24-11.25 (7.60); Other CU Finishers: 9. Andrew Ghizzone 22-8.5 (6.92); 14. Gunner Rigsby 21-5.5 (6.54)
WOMEN'S SHOT PUT
1. Khayla Dawson (IU) 54-10.25 (16.72); Other CU Finishers: 6. Mariah Walker 44-6.75 (13.58); 8. Michaela Wenning 36-0 (10.97)
MEN'S SHOT PUT
1. McKay Johnson (CAL) 63-8.75 (19.42); Other CU Finishers: 10. Austin Swanson 47-9 (14.55); NH: Aaron Haigler
WOMEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
1. Isabella Marten (CAL) 42-4.75 (12.92); Other CU Finishers: 8. Maja Wichhart-Donzo 37-3.75 (11.37); 9. Cheyenne Cheshier 36-10.5 (11.24); 11. Sarah Hopkins 36-9 (11.20)
MEN'S TRIPLE JUMP
1. Christian Miller (LSU) 50-6 (15.39); Other CU Finishers: 6. Gunner Rigsby 47-10.5 (14.59)
WOMEN'S 100m HURDLES
1. Brittley Humphrey (LSU) 13.27; Other CU Finishers: 13. Maja Wichhart-Donzo 14.66; DNS: Valerie Welch
MEN'S 100m HURDLES
1. Damion Thomas (LSU) 13.79; Other CU Finishers: 7. Alexander Billing 14.63; 11. Andrew Ghizzone 15.24; 15. Davis Butte 15.59; DNF Aaron Carmichael
WOMEN'S 4x100m RELAY
1. LSU (Brisco, Johnson, Hall, Hobbs) 42.99; Other CU Finishers: 8. Henderson, Brown, Peters, O'Quinn 46.77
MEN'S 4x100m RELAY
1. LSU (Vincent, Howell, Mosby, Flournoy) 38.84; Other CU Finishers: 5. Taylor, Skrine, Maas, Monestime 41.38
WOMEN'S 1500m
1. Sage Hurta (CU) 4:17.04; Other CU Finishers: 5. Lucy May 4:29.30; 8. Abigail Regner 4.30:30; DNS: Olivia Brooks
MEN'S 1500m
1. Joseph Murphy (IU) 3:44.24 Other CU Finishers: 3. Eduardo Herrera 3:45.10; 23. Josh Ramos 3:56.68
WOMEN'S 400m
1. Kierra Griggs (NU) 53.99; Other CU Finishers: 4. Alexandria Peters 55.17
MEN'S 400m
1. Daniel Kuhn (IU) 47.24; Other CU Finishers: 5. Jon Maas 47.67; 11. Kendal Smith 50.09
WOMEN'S 100m
1. Kortnei Johnson (LSU) 11.20; Other CU Finishers: 19. Tashay Brown 12.37
MEN'S 100m
1. Akanni Hislop (LSU) 10.54; Other CU Finishers: 10. Davion Taylor 10.90; 15. Jaysean Skrine 11.19
WOMEN'S 800m
1. Alethia Marrero (ASU) 2:05.33; Other CU Finishers: 3. Elissa Mann 2:06.93; 8. Karina Mann 2:10.36; 19. Drianna Mustin 2:16.51; 26. Michaela Wenning 2:21.75
MEN'S 800m
1. Cooper Williams (IU) 1:50.19; Other CU Finishers: 15. Justice Ramos 1:53.08; 16. Nathan Pixler 1:54.68
WOMEN'S 400m HURDLES
1. Jasmine Barge (NU) 58.47; Other CU Finishers: 3. Gabby Scott 59.29; 5. Eriana Henderson 1:00.22; DNS: Valerie Welch
MEN'S 400m HURDLES
1. Christian Boyd (LSU) 51.00; Other CU Finishers: 8. Kellen Monestime 54.99; 9. Nathan Hoy 55.87
WOMEN'S 200m
1. Rachel Misher (LSU) 23.10; Other CU Finishers: 6. Rajon O'Quinn 24.01; 18. Maja Wichhart-Donzo 25.31; 31. 27.11
MEN'S 200m
1. Elijah Lucy (NU) 21.335; Other CU Finishers: 3. Jon Maas 21.69; 11. Jaysean Skrine 22.48
WOMEN'S 3000m
1. Claire Borchers (UM) 9:32.29; Other CU Finishers: 6. Tabor Scholl 9:52.94; 8. Baylee Jones 9:58.64; 11. Lindsey Koch 10:26.17
MEN'S 3000m
1. Ryan Forsyth (CU) 8:14.41; Other CU Finishers: 2. Ethan Gonzales 8:17.73; 4. Adam Peterman 8:24.39; 5. Christian Martin 8:25.53; 7. Chris Herrick 8:29.35; 8. Paxton Smith 8:31.77
WOMEN'S 4x400m RELAY
1. LSU (Misher, Hall, Denoon, Payne) 3:35.39; Other CU Finishers: 2. A (O'Quinn, Henderson, Peters, Scott) 3:38.43
MEN'S 4x400m RELAY
1. LSU (Thompson, Mosby, Howell, Flournoy) 3:07.16; Other CU Finishers: 7. A (Smith, Hoy, Monestime, Maas) 3:22.32
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