Dodson and Casey Take Top Honors At Don Barrett Open

Saturday, January 27

U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.

10 a.m.

Colorado

Don Barrett Air Force Open

Photo by: CUBuffs.com

January 27, 2007 | Track and Field

By: Linda Sprouse, Assistant SID

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. ? The University of Colorado received four first-place finishes at the Don Barrett/Air Force Open at the Cadet Chapel at the Air Force Academy on Saturday. Jeremy Dodson took first in the 60-meter dash and Amberly Casey won the triple and long jumps, while the women's mile relay also took first.

Dodson set a personal best 6.76, which was good for first place. Dodson, a sophomore transfer, tied the seventh-best time in CU history in the event and became the third fastest performer for the Buffs behind Jonathan Prather and Marcus Stiggers. Dodson ran a mark of 6.84 in the preliminaries.

Casey recorded a personal best in the triple jump with a mark of 39-09.75. She earned a leap of 19-01.25 in the long jump. Chelsea Haverty took second in the triple jump with a mark of 18-00.25.

The women's mile relay took first with a time of 3:59.85, besting Colorado State. CSU came in second at 4:01.01. Veronica Maul, Sasha Abuan, Chelsea Haverty and Troi Smith made up the team.

Cortney Hutmacher took second in the weight throw, notching a throw of 57-07.00.

Ryan Campell was third in the 200-meter dash. He came in at 21.64, which was a personal record. Blayne Kelly took fourth in the 60-meter hurdles. She recorded a mark of 9.30. Kelly recorded a personal best in the prelims with a time of 9.04. Zach Hazen also took fourth in his event. He recorded a throw of 58-09.25, his best mark of the season.

The Buffs will be back in action on Feb. 2-3 at the Air Force Invitational. CU will send its whole team and it will be the first meet for the distance team.

DON BARRETT/AIR FORCE OPEN

Air Force Academy

Field Events (CU Athletes Only)

Men's Weight Throw: 4. Zach Hazen, 58-09.25; 6. James Begley, 57-07.75

Women's Weight Throw: 2. Cortney Hutmacher, 57-07.00; 9. Kaitlin Kark, 41-08.00

Men's Shot Put: 7. Patrick Bachmann, 40-02.75

Women's Shot Put: 6. Kaitlin Kark, 40-06.00; 8. Chynna McCall, 39-10.00;

Men's Long Jump: 16. Mark Ebert, 19-09.00

Women's Long Jump: 1. Amberly Casey, 19-01.25; 2. Chelsea Haverty, 18-00.25

Women's Triple Jump: 1. Amberly Casey, 39-09.75; 7. Chelsea Haverty, 35-04.50

Track Events (CU Athletes Only)

Men's 60-Meters (prelims): 2. Jeremy Dodson, 6.84; 14. Trae Pfueger, 7.20; 19. Sam Pincock, 7.27