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Tom Benich Invite
Gehring and Gifford Hit the 200-Meter Running
April 05, 2014 | Track and Field
GREELEY, Colo. – Eileen Gehring and Shaw Gifford both took the 200-meter dash by storm to record first place finishes for the University of Colorado at the Tom Benich Invitational on Friday.
Gehring made her outdoor season debut, finishing the 200 in 24.81. Gifford recorded his second first place finish of the outdoor season in the 200-meter (first at Fum McGraw Quadrangular last weekend) with a time of 21.79.
The Buffs found success in the 200 all-around. Gifford and Austin Mitsch finished first and second in the 200 to complete a 1-2 sweep. On the women's side, Brittany Lewis was just 0.03 seconds shy of mimicking the finish, crossing the finish line in 25.45 to place third overall.
In addition, Allie Haskell ran a season-best time of 56.64 in the 400-meter to finish in second place. Jaron Thomas placed second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.24, his best time in the outdoor season so far. In the men and women's 1500-meters, David Kilgore and Heather Bates also made their outdoor season debuts, recording third place finishes. Kilgore ran 4:06.61 and Bates finished in 4:53.79.
In the 4x400 relay, the men and women both made a strong showing. The women finished first with a time of 3:44.48. The men recorded a time of 3:16.63 to place second in their heat.
On the field, Kajsa Bank recorded a javelin throw of 128-3 shattering her previously held PR by more than ten feet.
Members of CU's distance team were in Stanford, Calif., competing at the Stanford Invitational. A few men competed in the 1,500-meter invitational sections. Jake Hurysz recorded the fastest time by a Buff, finishing in 3:45.50 in the top heat of the 1,500. In addition, Connor Winter hustled to a 3:47.32 in his section to finish tenth and Blake Theroux finished fifth in 3:49.28. On the women's side, Jenny DeSouchet ran in the open 1,500 and placed third in the fifth section in 4:28.50.
CU will have a couple more athletes compete at the Stanford Invite on Saturday, while members of CU's throws team will also be in action in the second day of the Tom Benich Invite.
Tom Benich Invite (Friday Results)
Eaton High School (Greeley, Colo.)
CU Athletes Only
Track Events (CU Athletes Only)
Men's 100-Meters: (Troy Johnson, CSU, 10.70) 2. Shaw Gifford, 10.71; 5. Austin Mitsch, 10.91; 8. Blake Berens, 11.18; 12. Jason DeWitt, 11.95
Women's 100-Meters: (1. Kereston Thomas, Wyoming, 11.90) 5. Mia Holland, 12.57
Men's 200-Meters: 1. Shaw Gifford, 21.79; 2. Austin Mitsch, 22.25; 5. Blake Berens, 22.65
Women's 200-Meters: 1. Eileen Gehring, 25.42; 3. Brittany Lewis, 25.45; 6. Lindsy Mattson, 25.96; t7. Mia Holland, 26.00; 19. Abrianna Torres, 27.18; 21. Mariah Slack, 28.34
Men's 400-Meters: (Jordan Medina, UNC, 48.01) 6. Tyler Baker, 50.27
Women's 400-Meters: (1. Abby Simpson, CSU, 56.30) 2. Allie Haskell, 56.64
Men's 800-Meters: (1. Harry Fisher, Wyoming, 1:51.73) 5. David Emmert, 2:00.21
Women's 800-Meters: (1. Cassidy Meade, Wyoming, 2:17.22) 4. Olivia Rintala, 2:23.63; 6. Heather Bates, 2:29.86
Men's 1500-Meters: (1. Joe Holvey, Unattached, 4:03.72) 3. David Kilgore, 4:06.61
Women's 1500-Meters: (1. Rikki Gonzales, UNC, 4:40.64) 3. Heather Bates, 4:53.79
Women's 100-Meter Hurdles: (1. Jenna Mann, Wyoming, 13.54) 6. Brittany Lewis, 14.33; 10. Abrianna Torres, 15.52; 11. Mariah Slack, 16.61
Men's 110-Meter Hurdles: (1. Trevor Brown, CSU, 13.62) 11. Jason DeWitt, 15.46
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles: (1. Trevor Brown, CSU, 51.85) 2. Jaron Thomas, 52.24; 6. Garrett Losty, 54.14
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles: (1. Josanne Lucas, Unattached, 58.31) 10. Brittany Hanrahan, 1:07.27
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay: (1. UNC 'A', 3:14.47) 2. Colorado 'A', 3:16.63
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay: 1. Colorado 'A', 3:44.48
Field Events (CU Athletes Only)
Women's Javelin: (1. Jessi Macedo, CSU, 139-0) 2. Kajsa Bank, 128-3; 7. Makenzie Kline, 98-11
Stanford Invitational (Friday Results)
Stanford University (Stanford, Calif.)
Track Events (CU Athletes Only)
Men's 1500-Meters Invitational Section 1: (1. Tyler Stutzman, Stanford, 3:42.45) 10. Jake Hurysz, 3:45.50
Men's 1500-Meters Invitational Section 2: (1. Christopher Sandoval, Zatopek, 3:44.80) 10. Connor Winter, 3:47.32
Men's 1500-Meters Invitational Section 3: (1. Patrick Rono, Arkansas, 3:48.68) 5. Blake Theroux, 3:49.28
Women's 1500-Meters Section 5: (1. Annemarie Schwanz, Unattached, 4:26.09) 3. Jenny DeSouchet, 4:28.50
Women's 10,000-Meters: to be ran at 9:58 p.m. MT and will be included in tomorrow's results
