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Hutmacher, Willis and Buchanan Earn Top Honors at AFA
January 13, 2007 | Track and Field
Hutmacher recorded a throw of 59-09.50 in the weight throw and Willis earned a mark of 51-05.50 in the shot put. Buchanan raced to his first-ever top finish by finishing the mile run in 4:37.34.
Hannah Warfield-Ruffato earned a four-place finish in the shot put with a personal record of 38-09.75. Kaitlin Kark made her Buff debut in the shot put and the weight throw, earning fifth-place finishes in both events. She recorded a throw of 39-10.00 in the weight and a mark of 37-07.75. Chynna McCall took sixth in the shot put (36-11.75).
James Begley also threw for the Buffs in the shot put and weight throws. He took second to Willis in the shot put with a toss of 47-11.00. Begley placed fourth in the weight with a mark of 54-09.25. Patrick Bachmann took 11th in the shot put (36-01.25).
On the track, Ben Ryan competed in the 800-meter run. Ryan came away with a third-place finish in a time of 2:05.36 in his first race as a Buff. Ryan is a transfer from
The Buffs will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 19, as they will host the Potts Indoor Invitational at the Balch Fieldhouse. The field events will start at 11 a.m. and the track events are scheduled for a 5 p.m. start. The schedule of events is available at www.CUbuffs.com.
AIR FORCE ACADEMDY ALL-COMERS MEET
FIELD EVENTS (CU Athletes Only)
Men's Shot Put: 1. Ryan Willis, 51-05.50; 2. James Begley, 47-11.00; 11. Patrick Bachmann, 36-01.25
Men's Weight Throw: 4. James Begley, 54-09.25
Women's Shot Put: 4. Hannah Warfield-Ruffato, 38-09.75; 5. Kaitlin Kark, 37-07.75; 6. Chynna McCall, 36-11.75
Women's Weight Throw: 1. Cortney Hutmacher, 59-09.50; 5. Kaitlin Kark, 39-10.00
RUNNING EVENTS (CU Athletes Only)
Men's 800 Meters: 3. Ben Ryan, 2:05.36
Men's Mile: 1. Wil Buchanan, 4:37.34
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