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Buffs Excel at Colorado Invitational
April 11, 2015 | Track and Field
BOULDER —It was another spectacular day for the Buffaloes as they hosted the Colorado Invitational on a picture perfect day at Potts Field with many coming away with first place finishes.
The Buffs started the day off with a pair of wins in the steeplechase. Erin Clark and Connor Winter each came away with the victory in their event debut. Clark led a pack of Buffs that finished 1-2-3-4, finishing in 10:33.27. She was well in front of her teammate, Val Constien, who finished second in 11:09.03. Eryn Blakely was third in 11:29.00 and Lucy May placed fourth in 11:41.98.
On the men's side, Winter won in 9:10.60. Adam Peterman was third by the narrowest of margins, finishing in 9:18.05 behind Hillary Bor, who crossed the line in 9:18.01.
“Both Erin and Connor were running their first 3,000-meter steeplechases,” head coach Mark Wetmore said. “Both of those marks will qualify for the NCAA preliminary round. In debut races that's very impressive. I don't know which one was more impressive but they both are certainly going to keep improving. In the case of Connor, he just started jumping over things about three weeks ago so we were really excited about those. Those were good.”
Kaitlyn Benner recorded her second first-place finish of the season, this time winning the 1,500-meter run in 4:30.08. She won the 3,000 earlier this season at the Jerry Quiller Classic and recently raced to a 27th place finish at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in March.
“Just a couple weeks ago, she was 10,000 miles from here in China running four miles in mud,” Wetmore said. “To come here and run 1,500 meters at elevation, not long thereafter, is impressive. Her time, when it's adjusted for the elevation, will also likely qualify for the NCAA preliminary round but this won't be her primary event. She's in the 5,000 in a week and she's going to go really fast.”
Ana Holland continued her hot streak, this time performing well in the 100. She won the event in 11.69, tying the fourth best time in school history. It was also the fastest time run by a Buff since 2001 when Amaris Buchanan clocked in at 11.69 at the Big 12 Championships.
“Ana just missed the school record in not perfect conditions here today,” Wetmore said. “It was a good day for Colorado in early April but not perfect for running really fast in the 100. She's really coming around after being out for almost a year. When she gets to competitions like the Pac-12 Championships, against some of the best runners in the country, she'll be even better.”
She was also a member of the women's 4x100-meter relay that won in 45.79, the fifth best time in CU history. The other members of the team were Mia Holland, Tashay Brown and Eileen Gehring.
The men's 400-meter hurdles was renamed the Kyle MacIntosh 400-meter hurdles prior to the race to honor former Buff Kyle MacIntosh who died in late January after a battle with cancer. His teammates Jaron Thomas and Garrett Losty finished 1-2 in the race. Thomas earned a season best time of 52.35 for the win, while Losty also recorded his season best time of 53.57.
“Kyle's dad shot the gun [before the race] and we'll keep that renamed for Kyle for a long time,” Wetmore said. “Jaron showed up today and had a nice run which was his best time of the year by quite a bit. He's on pace to be where he was a year ago which ended up scoring highly for us in the conference meet. So, he's finally clicking. It takes a while in the 400-hurdles. It's a technical event and you need warm weather. You can't practice it indoors. If you have interruptions due to the weather in the spring, you just have to wait. He was behind a little bit technically a few weeks ago but he's all caught up.”
Austin Mitsch continued the winning ways for the Buffs in the 200 with a victory in 21.33.
“Austin had a very nice 200,” Wetmore said. “Again, it was windy, there was a negative wind. I think he's threatening to go below 21 this year which is really good for us. We're really excited about that.”
The Buffs also saw success in the field events. Alex Kizirian won the hammer throw with a personal best toss of 202-5, which he recorded on his second attempt of the day.
“He keeps inching, or centi-metering it out. It was a good series for him as well. He had three or four good throws yesterday. We all love Alex and are happy to see him do well,” Wetmore said.
Wetmore was also very pleased with Abrianna Torres' performance at the meet. She set a PR in the high jump, tying for second, after clearing 5-5.75. Torres was also second in the javelin with a personal-best toss of 124-02. In her third event, the 100-meter hurdles, she had another runner-up finish in 14.37.
“Abrianna had a quietly successful weekend,” Wetmore said. “She had a big PR in the javelin, a PR in the high jump and nearly in the hurdles. She gets a little bit lost because she's a heptathlete and none of those won, but when you say that's PRs in 3/7ths of her main event which is coming next Wednesday, she had a quietly very successful weekend.”
Next week is a busy week of competition for the Buffs. Many will compete at the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif., while many others will participate at the Bryan Clay Invite (Azusa, Calif.) and the Beach Invitational (Cerritos, Calif.).
2015 COLORADO INVITATIONAL
Potts Field (Boulder, Colo.)
TRACK EVENTS
Women
3000-Meter Steeplechase: 1. Erin Clark, 10:33.27; 2. Val Constien, 11:09.03; 3. Eryn Blakely, 11:29.00; 4. Lucy May, 11:41.98
4x100 Meter Relay: 4x100 Meter Relay: 1. CU 'A,' 45.79; 2. CSU-Pueblo 'A,' 47.37; 3. UC-Colorado Springs 'A,' 48.62
100 Meter Dash: 1. Ana Holland, 11.69; 2. Alivia Ayres-Perry, UNC, 12.26; 3. Brandi Berneret, Unattached, 12.39
400 Meter Dash: 1. Susan Meinders, UNC, 54.04; 2. Alyssa Evans, CSU Pueblo, 55.92; 3. McKenzie Brogan, Wyoming, 56.00
1500 Meter Run: 1. Kaitlyn Benner, 4:30.08; 2. Breanna Hemming, Metro, 4:31.21; 3. Sanne Holland, CSU, 4:36.50
CU Finishers: 6. Macknezie Caldwell, 4:42.24
100 Meter Hurdles: 1.Lorenda Holston, CSU, 13.64; 2. Abrianna Torres, 14.37; 3. Andrea Tuck, CSU-Pueblo, 14.96
CU Finishers: 5. Ewelina Pena, 15.26; 7. Michaela Wenning, 15.83; 8. Mariah Slack, 16.17; 12. Talia Howe, 17.04;
15. Claire Kazen
800 Meter Run: 1. Kerry White, Wyoming, 2:11.10; 2. Macy Kreutz, CSU, 2:12.26; 3. Cassidy Meade, Wyoming, 2:13.79
CU Finishers: 8. Jenny DeSouchet, 2:17.58; 9. Catrina McAlister, 2:17.74; 13. Olivia Rintala, 2:24.44
400 Meter Hurdles: 1. Erin Kirby, Wyoming, 58.96; 2. Stephanie Gerber, CSU, 59.98; 3. Hannah Lloyd, Wyoming, 1:02.26
CU Finishers: 8. Brittany Hanrahan, 1:09.04
200 Meter Dash: 1. Leah Fair, CSU, 24.21; 2. Eileen Gehring, 24.42; 3. Moriah Zachary, UNC, 24.61
CU Finishers: 5. Lindsy Mattson, 25.03; 7. Tashay Brown, 25.07; 11. Mia Holland, 25.51; 13. Abrianna Torres, 25.66;
20. Mariah Slack, 26.68; 22. Ewelina Pena, 26.92; 25. Michela Wenning, 27.40; 28. Talia Howe, 28.33; 32. Claire Kazen, 29.11
3000 Meter Run: 1. Maor Tiyouri, Boulder Track Club, 9:59.20; 2. Rachael Rudel, CSU, 10:05.04; 3. Sarah Hutchings, Boulder Track Club, 10:11.46
CU Finishers: 16. Mandy Ortiz, 11:10.45
4x400 Meter Relay: 1. CSU 'A,' 3:44.88; 2. CSU-Pueblo, 'A,' 3:45.77; 3. CSU-Pueblo 'B,' 3:53.80
Men
3000-Meter Steeplechase: 1. Connor Winter, 9:10.60; 2. Hillary Bor, Unattached, 9:18.01; 3. Adam Peterman, 9:18.05
CU Finishers: 5. Joe Holvey, 9:52.99
4x100 Meter Relay: 1. CU 'A,' 40.72; 2. Northern Colorado 'A,' 41.31; 3. Metro State 'A,' 42.72
100 Meter Dash: 1. Jonathan Clarke, Metro State, 10.86; 2. Evan Taylor, Unattached, 10.91; 3. Kossi Tchenawou, Western State, 11.00
CU Finishers: 5. Jay Skrine, 11.09; 13. Matt Walker, 11.55
400 Meter Dash: 1. Anas Beshr, Egypt, 45.90; 2. Dueth Vassell, CSU-Pueblo, 47.58; 3. Chris Sterling, unattached, 47.62
CU Finishers: 5. Erik Gaytan, 48.68
1500 Meter Run: 1. Tony Clement, Dukes Track Club, 3:51.76; 2. Alex Dillenbeck, CSU, 3:51.86; 3. Jerrell Mock, CSU, 3:53.43
CU Finishers: 23. Panos Smyrinos, 4:09.75
110 Meter Hurdles: 1. Colin Herold, Wyoming, 14.39; 2. Sam Little, CSU, 14.40; 3. Jordan Charles, Wyoming, 14.55
CU Finishers: 7. Andrew Ghizzone, 15.42
800 Meter Run: 1. Harry Fisher, Wyoming, 1:49.02; 2. Thomas Atkinson, Wyoming, 1:49.80; 3. Dante Carter, CSU Pueblo, 1:51.38
CU Finishers: 7. Morgan Pearson, 1:52.89; 8. Amar Moussa, 1:53.22
400 Meter Hurdles: 1. Jaron Thomas, 52.35; 2. Garrett Losty, 53.57; 3. Thomas Busath, CSM, 55.45
CU Finishers: 4. Isiah Kaiser, 55.55
200 Meter Dash: 1. Austin Mitsch, 21.33; 2. Evan Taylor, Unattached, 21.70; 3. Jaylyn Mars, 21.84
CU Finishers: 12. Jay Skrine, 22.28
3000 Meter Run: 1. Dylan Morin, Wyoming, 8:38.83; 2. Kurt Roeser, Boulder Harriers, 8:39.67; 3. Jonah Henry, Wyoming, 8:40.56
4x400 Meter Relay: 1. Northern Colorado 'A,' 3:12.29; 2. CSU-Pueblo 'A,' 3:12.37; 3. CSU 'A,' 3:13.48
CU Finishers: 6. 'A,' 3:27.30
FIELD EVENTS
Women
Javelin: 1. Jessi Macedo, CSU, 140-03; 2. Abrianna Torres, 124-02; 3. Amanda Giles, , 110-09
CU Finishers: 4. Makenzie Kline. 103-10; 5. Michaela Wenning, 100-00; 6. Claire Kazen, 97-02; 7. Ewlina Pena, 93-11;
10. Mariah Slack, 55-09
Hammer Throw: 1. Kiah Hicks, CSU, 207-07; 2. Emily Hunsucker, Unattached, 198-03; 3. Madison Colletto, 196-11
CU Finishers: 7. Sophie Hallam-Eames, 169-10; 8. Kellie Lind, 168-03; 15. Mariah Walker, 134-04; 20. Makenzie Kline, 94-05
Long Jump: 1. Michelle Rigsby, , 17-10.25; 2. Alyssa Bettendorf, UNC, 17-09.75; 3. Andrea Tuck, CSU-Pueblo, 17-09.00
CU Finishers: 5. Mariah Slack, 17-00.50; 9. Talia Howe, 16-03.25; 10. Michaela Wenning, 16-03.00; 17. Claire Kazen, 13-07.75
Discus Throw: 1. Kiah Hicks, CSU, 166-02; 2. Hannah Carr, Wyoming, 151-09; 3. Monet Jackson, CSU, 147-03
CU Finishers: 7. Mariah Walker, 138-03; 8. Sophie Hallam-Eames, 135-09; 10. Makenzie Kline, 127-03
High Jump: 1. Kelsey English, Unattached, 5-08.75; 2. Isobel Brown, CSU, 5-05.75; 3. Abrianna Torres, 5-5.75
CU Finishers: t-4. Rajon O'Quinn, Ewelina Pena, Jessi Macedo, 5-03.75
Shot Put: 1. Aaliyah Pete, CSU, 53-00.00; 2. Kiah Hicks, CSU, 48-06.00; 3. Mariah Walker, 46-10.75
Pole Vault: 1. Jamie Connor, Project Athletics, 12-05.50; t-2. Morgan Moore, CSU, 11-11.75; t-2. Karli Jelden, UNC, 11-11.75
Triple Jump: 1. Alex Wendt, CSU-Pueblo, 38-02.00; 2. Sarah Hughes, Metro State, 37-09.25; 3. Bekah Daniel, 37-02.50
Men
Javelin: 1. Jeff Stephens, Colorado , 193-09; 2. George Lilly, Colorado , 165-05; 3. Matt Walker, 156-03
CU Finishers: 4. Andrew Ghizzone, 142-01
Hammer Throw: 1. Alex Kizirian, 202-05; 2. Austin Roup, , 201-00; 3. Tyler Schultz, CSU, 200-07
CU Finishers: 6. Brady Rutt, 188-05; 13. Matthew Denton, 154-00; 19. Paden Gatlin, 132-05
Shot Put: 1. JT Van Veen, CSU, 55-10.50; 2. Daniel Weirich, CSU, 54-04.50; 3. Jake Schneeberger, CSU, 53-05.75
CU Finishers: 5. Alex Kizirian, 52-09.25; 12. Matt Walker, 40-07.50;14. Andrew Ghizzone, 30-06.50
Discus Throw: 1. Lance Brooks, Nike, 200-01; 2. Russ Winger, Asics America, 194-02; 3. Casey Malone, Unattached, 192-09
CU Finishers: 7. Brady Rutt, 167-10, 11. Paden Gatlin, 153-05, 22. Matthew Denton, 125-02; 24. Matt Walker, 105-04
Long Jump: 1. William Kearney, Unattached, 24-11.25; 2. Carlton Lavong, Unattached, 24-06.25; 3. Michael Egotanda, 22-08.50
High Jump: 1. Collin Scheer, CSU, 6-09.00; 2. Mason Chronowski, 6-04.25
Pole Vault: 1. Harley Korte, CSU-Pueblo, 14-11.00; 2. Ben Niemann, Above the Bar, 13-11.25; 3. Andrew Ghizzone, 13-05.25
Triple Jump: 1. William Kearney, Unattached, 49-02.50; 2. Ron Sweeten, CSU-Pueblo, 47-00.25; 3. Fransisco Au, UNC; 46-08.00
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