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Mt. SAC Relays
Distance Runners Outlast the Competition
April 19, 2014 | Track and Field
AZUSA, Calif. – Ben Saarel led the University of Colorado track and field team to a first place finish in the 1,500-meter run at the Bryan Clay Invitational on Friday, setting a new personal best and earning a spot on the all-time top performance and all-time performers list at CU.
Saarel finished the 1500 in 3:41.54, placing him seventh on the CU all-time top performances list and fifth on the all-time top performers list. He entered competition this weekend after establishing another top performance at home last weekend. He finished first in the 800-meter run last weekend at Potts Field with a time of 1:51.11.
Garrett Losty also earned fourth place in the 400-meter hurdles after finishing in 53.87, shattering his previous personal record as well.
On the women's side, the Buffs also found success in the 1500. Melanie Nun earned a third place finish, crossing the finish line in 4:23.48. With the finish, she smashed her own previous personal best of 4:25.50.
At the Mt. SAC Relays, all eyes were on Jake Hurysz and Shalaya Kipp as they ran in the invitational elite sections. Hurysz recorded a 3:42.53 time in the 1500 to finish ninth overall. Kipp finished fifteenth in the 5,000-meter run in 15:54.13. The finish earned her a spot on the Buffs' all-time performance list in the twelfth position after Sara (Gorton) Slattery's 15:51.55 performance in 2002. She also snatched the sixth spot on the all-time top performers record book.
Liz Tremblay recorded a great performance once again the 800-meters. She finished fifth with a time of 2:07.28, .10 seconds faster than her time earlier this season at the Stanford Invite. With the time, she earns another spot on the CU all-time top performances list, totaling nine overall.
In addition, Kelsey English outlasted the competition to take first in the high jump with a leap of 5-8.75.
The Buffs are back in action Saturday evening at the Long Beach Invitational and the Mt. SAC Relays. For more information, please visit CUBuffs.com.
Mt. SAC Relays:
Friday Results
Walnut, Calif.
(CU Athletes Only)
Track Events
Men's 100-Meters: (1. John Teeters, Oklahoma State, 10.14) 53. Shaw Gifford, 10.78
Men's 200-Meters: (1. Kemarley Brown, Merritt, 20.38) 32. Shaw Gifford, 21.46
Women's 200-Meters: (1. CoCo Ndipagbor, USC, 23.40) 51. Lindsy Mattson, 24.81
Women's 400-Meters: (1. Ashley Tingelstad, North Dakota State, 52.87) 13. Lindsy Mattson, 54.71; 45. Allie Haskell, 56.13
Women's 800-Meters: (1. Raquel Lambdin, UC Davis, 2:06.47) 5. Elizabeth Tremblay, 2:07.28
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles: (1. Greg MacNeill, University of Toronto, 13.98) 11. Jaron Thomas, 14.30; 46. Brock Emory, 15.25
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles: (1. Trevor Brown, CSU, 50.85) 25. Jaron Thomas, 53.40
Men's 1500-Meter Invitational Elite: (1. Chad Noelle, Oklahoma State, 3:40.06) 9. Jake Hurysz, 3:42.53
Women's 5000-Meter Invitational Elite: (1. Meraf Bahta, Hälle IF, 15:30.37) 15. Shalaya Kipp, 15:54.13
Field Events
Men's Hammer Throw: (1. Christopher Reed, Minnesota State, 215-07) 12. Alex Kizirian, 194-10
Women's High Jump: 1. Kelsey English, 5-8.75
Women's Long Jump: (1. Anita Rogers, CPTC New Balance, 20-05) 16. Abrianna Torres, 18-02
Men's Discus: (1Julian Wruck, UCLA, 211-07) 33. Alex Kizirian, 161-06
Bryan Clay Invitational:
Friday Results
Azusa, Calif.
(CU Athletes Only)
Track Events
Men's 100 Meters: (1. Alex Donigian, Western Washington, 10.56) 13. Blake Berens, 10.98
Men's 200-Meters: (1. Shaun Murray, Southern Utah, 21.31) 15. Blake Berens, 22.02
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles: (1. Vashti Thomas, Nike, 13.24) 31. Ewelina Pena, 15.62; 43. Mariah Slack, 17.04
Men's 800-Meters: (1. Harry Fisher, Wyoming, 1:51.57) 36. Joe Mitchem, 1:55.99
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles: (1. Gavan Archibald, Chadron State, 52.85) 5. Garrett Losty, 53.87
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles: (1. Ashli Schulz, Utah Valley, 1:04.85) 28. Brittany Hanrahan, 1:06.93
Men's 1500-Meters: 1. Ben Saarel, 3:41.54; 12. Ammar Moussa, 3:43.97; 25. Pierce Murphy, 3:47.39; 27. Pierce Morgan, 3:47.68; 38. Connor Winter, 3:49.79
Women's 1500-Meters: (1. Kate Penney, Arizona, 4:21.71) 3. Melanie Nun, 4:23.48; 12. Carrie Verdon, 4:28.69; 14. Abby Levene, 4:29.68; 16. Jenny DeSouchet, 4:29.99; 30. Maddie Alm, 4:37.93;
Men's 5000-Meters: (1. Evan Chiplock, Missouri, 14:26.56) 15. David Kilgore, 14:54.07; 17. Dillon Shije, 14:56.42
Field Events
Men's Discus: (1. Joe Hall, Concordia (Ore.), 160-02) 23. Brock Emory, 135-09; 45. Jason DeWitt, 116-07
Women's Javelin: (1. Allison Updike, Azusa Pacific, 151-11) 25. Kajsa Bank, 109-10; 29. Makenzie Kline, 101-03
Women's High Jump: (1. Mary Wirth, South Dakota State, 5-10) t9. Mariah Slack, 5-2.25; t20. Ewelina Pena, 5-0.25
Women's Shot Put: (1. McKenzie Johnson, South Dakota State, 46-9) 42. Ewelina Pena, 32-2.75; 48. Mariah Slack, 29-2.50
