Friday Recap From Des Moines To Laramie To Corvallis

        The University of Colorado outdoor track team sent performers to two meets Friday, the Wyoming 7220 Invitational in Laramie, and the Oregon State High Performance Meet in Corvallis, while one of its most visible alums celebrated by running an American record in Iowa.

        Sprinters, hurdlers and field event specialists competed in Wyoming's meet in the afternoon, while middle and distance runners raced the first of two days later in the day in Oregon.

        At the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Jenny Simpson (Colorado '08), an Iowa native who already owned the American record in the indoor 2-mile, added the outdoor one to her career resume. In running the race in a time of 9 minutes and 16.78 seconds, she lopped over three seconds off the previous record of 9:20.25, which was set by Shannon Rowbury in 2014. Simpson was born in Webster City before her family moved out of state when she was a youth.

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        CORVALLIS — Seniors Adam Peterman and Erin Clark their season-best times in their respective 3,000-meter steeplechase races, each setting a facility record in the process, two of several highlights by the Buffaloes here Friday night.

        Peterman won his race by almost 12 seconds in posting an 8:54.86 time, while Clark led a 1-2-3 Buffalo finish with a 10:04.37 clocking, edging sophomore teammate Sage Hurta (10:04.85). Junior Val Constien (10:05.73) claimed the bronze spot, while Baylee Jones finished 12th in 11:24.34. It was the first steeplechase event of the year for Clark, Hurta and Jones, while Constien's time was a season-best and just .08 shy of matching her career PR and 10 seconds faster than last week.

        "I'm sure the results look like they were all running together like the three musketeers, but that wasn't the case," CU head coach Mark Wetmore said of the 1-2-3 finish. "They kept changing positions along the way, depending who was running well at a particular time or water-jumped well.

        "It was a real nice race for Adam, a week ago he ran 9:15, and this was just his second steeplechase in the last year," Wetmore added. "He had some Achilles tendon problems he battled for a long time and last week was his firsts steeple in a long time. So that was some nice improvement this week for him."

        Peterman and the three CU women are now qualified for the NCAA's Championships in June, according to Wetmore. "Tonight it was definitely about the steeplechase, and that (qualifying for the NCAA's) is what we're looking to accomplish at this time of the year."

        Junior Chris Herrick nabbed fourth in the men's steeple, posting a 9:11.17 time; it was good for his career PR, topping his 9:18.94 performance at last year's Pac-12 Championships. "He had a nice little seven- or eight-second improvement as well," Wetmore noted from his time last week at the Bryan Clay Invitational.

        Freshman Eduardo Herrera ran his first 5,000-meter race of the spring, and emerged the winner in a sprint at the end over British Columbia's John Gay.   Herrera, who goes by "Lalo," was sixth with a lap to go and overtook the five ahead of him with about 50 meters to go.

        Herrera, timed in 13:57.35, edged Gay by a third of a second as both topped the previous facility record. Senior Ben Saarel, in his first race back after some health issues, finished sixth in 14:07.45.

        Six Buffaloes, three men and three women, will compete in Saturday afternoon's 800-meter run.

Friday's OSU High Performance Results
(those involving CU performers; top 3 plus CU results)

Men's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase—1. Adam Peterman, CU, 8:54.86; 2. Eli Boudouris, Seattle, 9:06.69; 3. Kevin Poteracke, Southern Oregon, 9:06.9. Other CU Result: 4. Chris Herrick, 9:11.17.

Women's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase—1. Erin Clark, CU, 10:04.37; 2. Sage Hurta, CU, 10:04.85; 3. Val Constien, CU, 10:05.73. Other CU Result: 12. Baylee Jones, 11:24.34.

Men's 1,500-Meter Run— 1. Blake Haney, Unatt., 3:42.68; 2. Adam Palamar, Unatt., 3:42.95; 3. Charlie Hunter, Unatt., 3:44.07. CU Result: 17. Zach Perrin, 3:53.24.

Women's 1,500-Meter Run— 1. Sabrina Southerland, Oregon, 4:16.82; 2. Taryn Rawlings, Portland, 4:17.20; 3. Mariah Kelly, NB Canada, 4:17.37. CU Result: 12. Kaitlyn Benner, 4:26.32.

Men's 5,000-Meter Run—1. Eduardo Herrera, CU, 13:57.35; 2. John Gay, British Columbia, 13:57.68; 3. Michael Teran-Solano, Portland, 13:59.02. Other CU Result: 6. Ben Saarel, 14:07.45.

Women's 5,000-Meter Run—1. Emily Weber, Just Athletics, 16:08.80; 2. Andrew Condie, Idaho, 16:22.44; 3. Kelsey Bruce, Dallas Baptist, 16:25.63. CU Result: 4. Melanie Nun, 16:33.72.

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        LARAMIE — Juniors Duane McClurkin, Jr. and Alexander Billing were Colorado's performers that reached the top of the podium here Friday in Wyoming's 7220 Invitational, named for the elevation of the college campus.

        McClurkin captured the 200-meter dash in a 21.26 time, his second-fastest clocking of the young outdoor season, while Billing easily won the 110-meter hurdes with a season-best 14.07 effort.

        McClurkin also finished third in the high jump, clearing a season-best 6-feet, 7-inches. Mariah Walker posted the best finish by a CU woman Friday, taking second in the shot put with a throw of 48 feet, 11¾-inches, which was also a season PR for the Colorado Springs senior.

Friday's Wyoming 7220 Invite Results
(those involving CU performers; top 3 plus CU results)

Women's Triple Jump—1. Ja'la Henderson, Wyo., 41-8; 2. Lindsay Read, CSU, 38-4¾; 3. Cheyenne Cheshier, CU, 37-5¼. Other CU Result: Sarah Hopkins (foul).

Women's Shot Put—1. Maria Muzzio, CSU, 48-11¾; 2. Mariah Walker, CU, 48-11¾; 3. Hannah Carr, Wyo., 45-10.

Women's Discus—1. Kelcey Bedard, CSU, 170-05; 2. Cosette Stellern, Unatt., 155-08; 3. Hannah Carr, Wyo., 155-01. CU Results: 5. Mariah Walker, 148-08;
9. Elisa Grandemange, 134-00.

Women's Hammer—1. Kelcey Bedard, CSU, 199-02; 2. Linnea Jonsson, CSU, 199-00; 3. Aimee Larrabee, CSU, 198-02. CU Result: 5. Elisa Grandemange, 190-10.

Men's 100-Meter Dash—1. Jace Marx, Wyo., 10.60; 2. Miguel Molas, AFA, 10.74; 3. Sam Kirkeide, Wyo., 10.81. CU Results: 8. Alexander Billing, 11.07.

Men's 200-Meter Dash—1. Duane McClurkin, Jr., CU, 21.26; 2. Jace Marx, Wyo., 21.37; 3. Will Domier, CSU, 21.79.

Men's 400-Meter Dash—1. Jackson Wood, Wyo., 47.14; 2. Kendal Smith, CU, 48.22; 3. Caleb Hardy, CSU, 48.55. Other CU Result: 6. Luke Desmond, 49.89.

Men's 110-Meter Hurdles—1. Alexander Billing, CU, 14.07; 2. Jalen Hunter, CSU, 14.36; 3. Garret Lane, CSU, 14.76.

Men's 400-Meter Hurdles—1. Kodie Arthur, Unatt., 51.91; 2. Darius Smith, CSU, 51.99; 3. McCade Johnson, Wyo., 53.20. CU Results: 4. Nathan Hoy, 54.01; 5. Kellen Monestime, 55.18.

Men's High Jump—1. Uche Obinnah, CSU, 6-11; 2. Trenton Wallace, CSU, 6-9; 3. Duane McClurkin, CU, 6-7. Other CU Result: 7. Giancarlo Narvarte, 6-3¼.

Men's Shot Put—1. Austin Blaho, CSU, 58-10¾; 2. Garrett Coalson, AFA, 55-0¾; 3. Alex Blaho, CSU, 54-8¼. CU Results: 7. Austin Swanson, 50-5½;
9. Aaron Haigler, 49-5.

Men's Discus—1. Logan Feasline, AFA, 174-00; 2. Bailey King, CSU, 167-07; 3. Jackson Spalding, AFA, 167-01. CU Results: 8. Grayson Webber, 155-02; 11. Paden Gatlin, 145-04; 12. Austin Swanson, 144-09; 13. Aaron Haigler, 141-04; 14. Caleb Penner, 133-01; Brock Knechtel (foul).

Men's Hammer—1. Damon Unland, Wyo., 200-07; 2. Kirk Unland, Wyo., 194-00; 3. Hap Frketich, Wyo., 181-10. CU Results: 6. Matthew Denton, 173-01; 8. Grayson Webber, 172-00; 10. Caleb Penner, 158-07; 11. Austin Swanson, 158-04; 12. Aubrey Brown, 152-06; Brock Knechtel fould).

Players Mentioned

Kaitlyn Benner

Alexander Billing

Cheyenne Cheshier

Erin Clark

Matthew Denton

Luke Desmond

Paden Gatlin

Elisa Grandemange

Aaron Haigler

Eduardo Herrera

Chris Herrick

Sarah Hopkins

Nathan Hoy

Sage Hurta

Baylee Jones

Brock Knechtel

Kellen Monestime

Giancarlo Narvarte

Melanie Nun

Caleb Penner

Zach Perrin

Adam Peterman

Ben Saarel

Jenny Simpson

Kendal Smith

Austin Swanson

Mariah Walker

Grayson Webber

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