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Jack Christiansen Invitational
Buff Throwers Have Strong Showing at the Jack Christiansen Invite
April 21, 2007 | Track and Field
Kevin Fasing took home top honors in the men's javelin throw with a throw of 194-08. The throw was over 23 feet further then the second place throw of 171-00 by Chase Dukes, who also finished eighth in the hammer throw, with a throw of 170-06. Zach Hazen led the Buffs in the men's hammer and discus throws, as he finished second in the hammer with a throw of 192-09 and fifth in the discuss with a throw of 157-00.
Abe Friesen led the way for the Buffs in both the 200m and 400m races, finishing fifth in the 200m with a time of 22.09; in the 400m Friesen finished fourth with a time of 48.76.
The CU women were led by Hannah Warfield-Ruffatto's first place finish in the javelin throw, her throw of 157-03 was 15-feet further then the second place throw. Amberly Casey had a strong showing as she placed second in the women's triple jump with a jump of 39-01.00 and fourth in the women's long jump with a jump of 19-00.75. Dani Rodriguez led the distance runners with a pair of top-five finishes, as her time of 2:20.45 in the 800m and 4:45.13 in the 1500m run were both good for third place.
Chelsea Haverty recorded a time of 25.42 in the 200m which was good for fifth place. Kelly Blayne took home a pair of top-ten finishes in the women's hurdles competitions as she placed seventh in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.46 and fifth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:04.50. Kaity Kark recorded a throw of 42-04.75 in the women's shot put which gave her a fifth place finish, and followed that up with an eighth place finish in the discus with a throw of 138-10. Chynna McCall finished seventh in the discuss with a throw of 40-01.25.
Jack Christiansen Invitational
Track Events (CU Athletes Only)
Women's 100m Dash: 9. Jaclyn Sturm, 12.91
Women's 200m Dash: 5. Chelsea Haverty, 25.42; 10. Jaclyn Sturm, 26.61; 20. Sasha Abuan, 27.66; 20. Mikaela Raddatz, 27.66
Women's 400m Dash: 4. Veronica Maul, 57.04; 12. Sasha Abuan, 1:00.90; 18. Mikaela Raddatz, 1:03.74
Women's 800m Run: 3. Dani Rodriguez, 2:20.45
Women's 1500m Run: 3. Dani Rodriguez, 4:45.13; 11. Rebecca Culbertson, 5:05.08; 15. Candace Alai, 5:10.92; 24. Blair Snyder, 5:27.03
Women's 3000m Run: 2. Anna Chase, 18:18.79; 6. Rachel Gioscia, 19:21.89
Women's 100m Hurdles: 7. Kelly Blayne, 14.46
Women's 400m Hurdles: 5. Kelly Blayne, 1:04.50
Women's 4 x 100m Relay: 3.
Women's 4 x 400m Relay: 2.
Women's Long Jump: 4. Amberly Casey, 19-00.75
Women's Triple Jump: 2. Amberly Casey, 39-01.00
Women's Shot Put: 5. Kaity Kark, 42-04.75; 7. Chynna McCall, 40-01.25
Women's Discus Throw: 8. Kaity Kark, 138-10
Women's Javelin Throw: 1. Hannah Warfield-Ruffatto, 157-03
Men's 100m Dash: 11. Sam Pincock, 11.20
Men's 200m Dash: 5. Abe Friesen, 22.09; 26. Sam Pincock, 24.19
Men's 400m Dash: 4. Abe Friesen, 48.76; 16. John Euwema, 53.39
Men's 800m Run: 6. Rob Thayer, 1:55.10; 9. Ben Ryan, 1:56.46
Men's 4 x 400m Relay: 4.
Men's Long Jump: 10. Mark Ebert, 20-01.75
Men's Discus Throw: 5. Zach Hazen, 157-00; 6. Patrick Bachmann, 155-10; 8. Ryan Willis, 155-00
Men's Hammer Throw: 2. Zach Hazen, 192-09, 8. Chase Dukes, 170-06; 9. Ryan Willis, 170-00
