Relay Sets Stadium Record At Tom Benich Classic

Saturday, April 1

Greeley, Colo.

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Colorado

Tom Benich Invitational

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April 01, 2006 | Track and Field

By: Linda Sprouse, Assistant SID

GREELEY, Colo. ? The University of Colorado men's 4x400 ?A' relay team broke tape first at the Tom Benich Classic on Saturday in Greeley, Colo. with a time of 3:10.46 to set a stadium record. George Pincock, Brandon Johnson, Chris Abuan and Nate Terry made up the record setting team.

Pincock also took top honors in the 200-meter run. He finished with a personal best time of 20.92, just one hundredth of a second of the stadium record (20.91). The time was also a regional qualifying mark.

Sam Napp and Lionel Lawson Jr. tied for first in the 100-m run with a personal record of 10.63 for each. Napp also came in fifth in the 200 (21.38) and Lawson took eighth (21.63). Abuan recorded a fourth-place finish (21.36) to help CU take three of the top five positions in the 200.

Jenny Barringer had a recorded a personal best in the 800-m. She finished in 2:14.49

In the field, Carly Newlands took second in the shot put and discus throw. Newlands recorded a throw of 44-11.0 in the shot put and 140-09 in the discus. Cortney Hutmacher finished third in the hammer throw (162-08) and fifth in the discus (130-04).

James Begley recorded a personal record in the shot put with a throw of 47-10.5. He finished eighth in the event.

The Buffs return home next Saturday, April 8 when a full squad competes in the Colorado Invitational at Potts Field. Field events begin at 9 a.m. and the running events start at 2 p.m.

TOM BENICH CLASSIC

Greeley, Colo.

RUNNING EVENTS

Men's 100-Meters: 1. Sam Napp, 10.63; 1. Lionel Lawson Jr., 10.63; 14. Sam Pincock, 11.53

Women's 200-Meters: 8. Veronica Maul, 25.81; 22. Leslie Maxwell, 28.55

Men's 200-Meters: 1. George Pincock, 20.92; 4. Chris Abuan, 21:36; 5. Sam Napp, 21.38; 8. Lionel Lawson Jr., 21.63; 10. Nate Terry, 22.29; 14. Abe Friesen, 22.49; 15. Ian Wilson, 22.65

Men's 400-Meters: 13. Abe Friesen, 49.91; 30. Ian Wilson, 54.90

Men's 400-Meter Hurdles: 3. Brandon Johnson, 52.99

Women's 800-Meters: 3. Jenny Barringer, 2:14.49

Men's 800-Meters: 3. Rob Thayer, 1:55.75; 6. Derek Winton, 1:56.64; 10. Wil Buchanan, 1:57.60

Men's 1500-Meters: 14. Seth DeMoor, 4:08.79

Women's 5000-Meters: 5. Erin Marston, 19:27.47; 17. Caitlin Schultheiss, 21:31.21

Men's 4x400 Relay: 1. Colorado ?A' (G.Pincock/Johnson/Abuan/Terry), 3:10.46 *** track record; 10. Colorado ?B' (Winton, Buchanan/Thayer/Friesen), 3:29.35

FIELD EVENTS

Women's Shot Put: 2. Carly Newlands, 44-11.0

Men's Shot Put: 4. Andy Passen, 50-4.0; 8. James Begley, 47-10.5

Women's Discus Throw: 2. Carly Newlands, 140-09; 5. Cortney Hutmacher, 130-04

Men's Discus Throw: 8. James Begley, 164-09

Women's Hammer Throw: 3. Cortney Hutmacher, 162-08

Men's Hammer Throw: 6. Andy Passen, 168-02