Buffs Head to Stanford for Pac-12 Championship

Eriana Henderson

Photo by: Pro-Motion Photography

May 10, 2018 | Track and Field

By: Rosie Jeffery, Interim SID Assistant

Colorado's track and field team is competing in Stanford this weekend in the Pac-12 Championship

BOULDER – Colorado's track and field team is headed to Stanford this weekend for the Pac-12 Championships. The men are going into the weekend with 20 points and the women are entering the weekend with four points, earned by the multi athletes last weekend.

The two-day meet will take place at Stanford's Cobb Track and Angell Field. The Buffs will be competing against some of the nation's best athletes, something they have been preparing for all year.

"All season we have been attempting to get qualified and take steps of progress towards our readiness for this weekend," Head Coach Mark Wetmore said, "I tell the athletes, you have all year for us to send you around for your individual needs, but the conference championship is team points, it's the money weekend, be ready to do full team duty." So, this weekend many of the track and field athletes will be participating in more than one or two events, making it a busy weekend for everybody.

Competition will begin on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. with the women's hammer throw, and most of these events are preliminaries. A total of 29 events are slated to take place on Saturday, with the event schedule ending at 7:50 p.m. The athletes will finish their competition on Sunday with another 27 events throughout the day.

"Historically, we are a middle team in the Pac-12. Last year we had a good year, we were a little higher than that. I think our women will be a little better than our men this year, but on both sides we are sitting out some banged up people that were big points for us a year ago," Wetmore said, "Anyway, let's see who rises up, let's see who has their best day on their most important day."

Live results and meet information including the event schedule will be available on the Pac-12 website.

Buffalo Women's Entries: Kaitlyn Benner (5,000 meters, 10,000 meters), Tashay Brown (100 meters, 4x100-meter relay), Cheyenne Cheshier (triple jump), Erin Clark (5,000 meters, 3,000-meter steeplechase), Val Constien (3,000-meter steeplechase), Elisa Grandemange (Discus, Hammer, Javelin), Eriana Henderson (400-meter hurdles, long jump, 4x100-meter relay, 4 x 100-meter relay), Sarah Hopkins (triple jump), Sage Hurta (5,000-meters, 3,000-meter steeplechase), Annie Kelly (5,000 meters, 10,000 meters), Elissa Mann (800 meters), Karina Mann (800 meters), Lucy May (1,500 meters), Makena Morley (5,000 meters, 10,000 meters), Melanie Nun (5,000 meters, 10,000 meters), Rajon O'Quinn (200 meters, high jump, 4 x 400-meter relay, 4 x 100-meter relay), Alexandria Peters (400 meters, 4 x 100-meter relay, 4 x 400-meter relay), Abigail Regner (1,500 meters), Tabor Scholl (5,000 meters), Gabby Scott (400-meter hurdles, 4 x 400-meter relay), Mariah Walker (Shotput, Discus), Valerie Welch (100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, 4 x 400-meter relay, 4 x 100-meter relay), Michaela Wenning (High Jump), Maja Wichhart-Donzo (High Jump, Triple Jump)

Buffalo Men's Entries: Alexander Billing (110-meter hurdles), Matthew Denton (Hammer), Ryan Forsyth (5,000 meters, 10,000 meters), Andrew Ghizzone (Pole Vault, Long Jump), Ethan Gonzales (5,000 meters, 10,000 meters), Aaron Haigler (Shotput, Discus), Eduardo Herrera (1,500 meters, 5,000 meters), Chris Herrick (5,000 meters, 3,000-meter steeplechase), Nathan Hoy (400-meter hurdles, 4 x 400-meter relay), Brock Knechtel (Discus, Hammer), Jon Maas (200 meters, 400 meters, 4 x 400-meter relay, 4 x 100-meter relay), Duane McClurkin, Jr. (200 meters, 400 meters, high jump, 4 x 400 meters, 4 x 100 meters), Aaron McCoy (400-meter hurdles, 4 x 100-meter relay, 4 x 400-meter relay), Caleb Penner (Hammer), Zach Perrin (5,000 meters, 10,000 meters), Adam Peterman (5,000 meters, 3,000-meter steeplechase), Josh Ramos (800 meters), Justice Ramos (800 meters), Gunner Rigsby (Long Jump, Triple Jump), Ben Saarel (5,000 meters), Jaysean Skrine (100 meters, 4 x 100-meter relay), Kendal Smith (400 meters, 4 x 100-meter relay), Austin Swanson (Shotput, Hammer), Davion Taylor (100 meters, 4 x 100-meter relay), Grayson Webber (Discus, Hammer)