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Jerry Quiller Classic
Buffs Pick up Several First Place Finishes at Jerry Quiller
March 18, 2017 | Track and Field
BOULDER, COLO. — The University of Colorado track and field program recorded 10 first-place finishes here Saturday afternoon at the Jerry Quiller Classic.
WHAT HAPPENED:
CU had a solid day in all hurdle events winning both the men's and women's 400 meters and placing multiple Buffs in the top five of the 100 and 110. Kodie Artner took home the men's 400 hurdles event title clocking a 52.85. Right behind Artner, were teammates Jaron Thomas (53.19) and Isaiah Kaiser (53.75) finishing in second and third, respectively. For the women, Eriana Henderson snatched the 400 meter hurdles title with a 1:00.22 time. According to last year's 2016 West Regionals results, Henderson's time sits right outside of the top-48 qualifying times that would advance her to the Regional meet.
In the 110 meter hurdles, two Buffs placed in the top-five of the event with Jaron Thomas and Andrew Ghizzone. Thomas clocked a 14.13 time to finish in second place while Ghizzone ran a time of 15.43 to finish fourth overall. Thomas' time is an impressive early season mark as Thomas would qualify for the regional meet with one of the top-48 times, based off the 2016 West Regional results. On the women's side three Buffs also placed in the top-five. Freshman Eriana Henderson had some tough competition against Nike runner Janay Soukup as Henderson finished second in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.18. Teammate Maja Wichhart-Donzo, came in fourth clocking a 14.79 while Drianna Mustin finished in fifth place with a 15.49 time.
The Buffs had a good day in the 200 meters taking home both the men's and women's event titles. Duane McClurkin Jr. took first place on the men's side with an impressive early season time of 21.18. This is only .06 off his personal best time. Teammate Jaysean Skrine finished in seventh place with a 22.05 time.
The women took all top five slots in the 200 meters with Rajon O'Quinn taking the event at 23.79, a PR time in the event. Based on the 2016 West Regional results, with the top-48 times advancing, O'Quinn's time currently sits right on the edge of qualifying for the meet. Alexandria Peters came in second (24.36) as Tashay Brown finished third at 24.76. Maja Wichhart-Donzo clocked a 25.03 to finish in fourth and Drianna Mustin rounded out the Buffs in the top-5 of the 200 meters with a 25.66 time.
Junior Alexandria Peters had a solid day as she took home the 400 meter event title with a time of 55.06 beating out Wyoming's Melina Harris by .20. She also added a second place finish in the 200 meters clocking a 24.36 PR time.
The CU women dominated in the high jump placing four in the top five of the event. Rajon O'Quinn took home her second event title with on the day with a height of 5-6/1.68 while teammate Maja Wichhart-Donzo came in second clearing her outdoor PR of 5-4.25/1.63. Michaela Wenning finished in third (5-2.25/1.58) and Drianna Mustin came in fifth (5-2.25/1.58). On the men's side Duane McClurkin Jr. finished in second place with a 6-7.75/2.03 mark.
In the Discus, Paden Gatlin took home the event title with a PR toss of 173-6.5/52.89. Teammate Grayson Webber finished in second with a 154-0.25/46.94. Elisa Grandemange, continuing her success from Friday finished third in the women's discus with a toss of 129-9.75/39.56.
Davis Butte took home his first event title as a Buff placing first in the pole vault clearing a height of 13-9.25/4.20. Teammate Nate Gravelding took second place at 11-9.75/3.60. Also adding a first place finish in the field events was Sarah Hopkins who took home the triple jump event title with a 38-6/11.73 mark.
In the men's shot put, Austin Swanson had a mid-season toss with a PR mark of 43-8.50/13.32 to finish in fourth place overall. Swanson's previous PR throw in the event was last season when he threw a 42-3/12.87.
In the 100 meters Jaysean Skrine placed fifth with a time of 10.95 which is only .30 off his PR time. Teammate Abdiel Agramonte Moreno finished in seventh place with a PR time of 11.00.
QUOTABLE (Head Coach Mark Wetmore)
Opening Statement
"Well at this time of the year, our aspirations are to make progress towards performances that can help us on a PAC-12 level as well as beginning to attain NCAA First Round qualifying marks.
On the hurdle performances
Jaron's short hurdles will probably be an NCAA regional mark. So that might be the highlight of the weekend. In general, I think the hurdlers had a good weekend. They won both divisions of the short hurdles. Eriana [Henderson] looked good in her first outdoor race for us, particularly in the long race. Those guys going 1-2-3 in the men's 400 hurdles all in the upper 52's or low 53's. They are not marks that will make it to regionals, but really good for March 18th marks.
On other standout performances
Rajon [O'Quinn] looked great in the 200m. Another step or two for her, and that might get her into the regionals. Although I would anticipate that her getting into the high jump at that level won't be difficult either. So lots of other winners today, we always want winners. We had a great weekend weather-wise. I would say we are ahead of where we would reasonably want to be at this point in march.
UP NEXT
The Buffs will hit the road next weekend and head to Fort Collins for the Fum McGraw meet on March 25-15.
2017 Jerry Quiller Classic March 18th
Potts Field (Boulder, Colo.)
TRACK EVENTS
Men's 3,000 Meters Steeplechase: (1. Evan Verbal, Colo. Christian, 9:27.04)
Women's 3,000 Meters Steeplechase: (1. Audra Destefano, Wyoming, 10:52.05)
Men's 4x100m: (1. Wyoming B, 40.85)
Women's 4x100m: (1. Wyoming A, 46.37)
Men's 1500m: (1. Morgan Pearson, 361usa, 3:48.31) 6. Phillip Rocha, 4:02.27
Women's 1500m: (1. Margaret Connelly, Roots Running Project, 4:31.90), 3. Lucy May, 4:42.73
Men's 110m Hurdles: (1. Jordan Charles, Wyoming, 13.88), 2. Jaron Thomas, 14.13, 4. Andrew Ghizzone, 15:43, 7. Davis Butte, 16.51, 13. Nate Gravelding, 17.85
Women's 110m Hurdles: (1. Janay Soukup, 13.40), 2. Erian Henderson, 14.48, 4. Maja Wichhart-Donzo, 14.79, 5. Drianna Mustin, 15.49
Men's 400m: (1. Brandon Sanders, Air Force, 47.15), 13. Garrett Losty, 50.70
Women's 400m: (1. Alexandria Peters, 55.06)
Men's 100m: (1. Sam Kirkeide, Wyoming, 10.84), 6. Jaysean Skrine, 10.95, 7. Abdiel Agramonte-Moreno, 11.00
Women's 100m: (1. Jeryah Davis, Wyoming, 11.81), 3. Tashay Brown, 12.47
Men's 800m: (1. Ricky Faure, Wyoming, 1:50.46), 6. Luke Sheesley, 1:54.50, 9. Justin Miller, 1:56.24, 11. David Merkel, 1:56.91
Women's 800m: (1. Cassidy Meade, Wyoming, 2:12.36)
Men's 200m: (1. Duane McClurkin Jr., 21.18), 7. Jaysean Skrine, 22.05, 9. Abdiel Agramonte Moreno, 22.10
Women's 200m: (1. Rajon O'Quinn, 23.79), 2. Alexandria Peters, 24.36, 3. Tashay Brown, 24.76, 4. Maja Wichhart-Donzo, 25.03, 5. Drianna Mustin, 25.66
Men's 400m Hurdles: (1. Kodie Artner, 52.85), 2. Jaron Thomas, 53.19, 3. Isaiah Kaiser, 53. 75
Women's 400m Hurdles: (1. Eriana Henderson, 1:00.22)
Men's 3000m: (1. Kurt Roeser, Boulder Harrier, 8:39.02)
Women's 3000m: (1. Alicia Nelson, 10:19.39)
Men's 4x400m: (1. Colorado A, 3:16.41)
Women's 4x400m: (1. Northern State A, 4:15.39)
FIELD EVENTS
Men's Shot Put: (1. Jack Batho, South Dakota Mines, 16.08m), 4. Austin Swanson, 13.32m
Women's Discus: (1. Mel Herl, Chadron State, 50.60m) 2. Mariah Walker, 42.41m, 3. Elisa Grandemange, 39.56m
Women's High Jump: (1. Rajon O'Quinn, 5-6/1.68m), 2. Maja Wichhart-Donzo, 5-4.25/1.63, 3. Michaela Wenning, 5-2.25/1.58m, 3. Drianna Mustin, 5-2.25/1.58, 3. Mariah Slack, 5-2.25/1.58m
Men's High Jump: (1. Deshonn Brown, Northern State, 6-10.25/2.09m), 2. Duane McClurkin Jr., 6-7.75/2.03m, 2. Giancarlo Narvarte 6-7.75/2.03m, 3. Dionne Taylor Jr., 6-6, 1.98m
Men's Discus: (1. Paden Gatlin, 173-6.5/52.89), 2. Grayson Webber, 154-0.25/ 46.94
Men's Pole Vault: (1. Davis Butte, 13-9.25/4.20m), 2. Nate Gravelding, 11-9.75/3.60m
Women's Shot Put: (1. Mel Herl, Chadron State, 15.10m), 9. Michaela Wenning, 9.65m
Men's Long Jump: (1. Robert Carlson, Metro State, 7.06m), 13. Davis Butte, 5.82m
Women's Long Jump: (1. Rohey Singhateh, Northwest Kansas, 5.95m)
Women's Triple Jump: (1. Sarah Hopkins, 38-6/11.73m)
Men's Triple Jump: (1. Kyle Alexander, Wyoming, 45-4.25/13.82m)
WHAT HAPPENED:
CU had a solid day in all hurdle events winning both the men's and women's 400 meters and placing multiple Buffs in the top five of the 100 and 110. Kodie Artner took home the men's 400 hurdles event title clocking a 52.85. Right behind Artner, were teammates Jaron Thomas (53.19) and Isaiah Kaiser (53.75) finishing in second and third, respectively. For the women, Eriana Henderson snatched the 400 meter hurdles title with a 1:00.22 time. According to last year's 2016 West Regionals results, Henderson's time sits right outside of the top-48 qualifying times that would advance her to the Regional meet.
In the 110 meter hurdles, two Buffs placed in the top-five of the event with Jaron Thomas and Andrew Ghizzone. Thomas clocked a 14.13 time to finish in second place while Ghizzone ran a time of 15.43 to finish fourth overall. Thomas' time is an impressive early season mark as Thomas would qualify for the regional meet with one of the top-48 times, based off the 2016 West Regional results. On the women's side three Buffs also placed in the top-five. Freshman Eriana Henderson had some tough competition against Nike runner Janay Soukup as Henderson finished second in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.18. Teammate Maja Wichhart-Donzo, came in fourth clocking a 14.79 while Drianna Mustin finished in fifth place with a 15.49 time.
The Buffs had a good day in the 200 meters taking home both the men's and women's event titles. Duane McClurkin Jr. took first place on the men's side with an impressive early season time of 21.18. This is only .06 off his personal best time. Teammate Jaysean Skrine finished in seventh place with a 22.05 time.
The women took all top five slots in the 200 meters with Rajon O'Quinn taking the event at 23.79, a PR time in the event. Based on the 2016 West Regional results, with the top-48 times advancing, O'Quinn's time currently sits right on the edge of qualifying for the meet. Alexandria Peters came in second (24.36) as Tashay Brown finished third at 24.76. Maja Wichhart-Donzo clocked a 25.03 to finish in fourth and Drianna Mustin rounded out the Buffs in the top-5 of the 200 meters with a 25.66 time.
Junior Alexandria Peters had a solid day as she took home the 400 meter event title with a time of 55.06 beating out Wyoming's Melina Harris by .20. She also added a second place finish in the 200 meters clocking a 24.36 PR time.
The CU women dominated in the high jump placing four in the top five of the event. Rajon O'Quinn took home her second event title with on the day with a height of 5-6/1.68 while teammate Maja Wichhart-Donzo came in second clearing her outdoor PR of 5-4.25/1.63. Michaela Wenning finished in third (5-2.25/1.58) and Drianna Mustin came in fifth (5-2.25/1.58). On the men's side Duane McClurkin Jr. finished in second place with a 6-7.75/2.03 mark.
In the Discus, Paden Gatlin took home the event title with a PR toss of 173-6.5/52.89. Teammate Grayson Webber finished in second with a 154-0.25/46.94. Elisa Grandemange, continuing her success from Friday finished third in the women's discus with a toss of 129-9.75/39.56.
Davis Butte took home his first event title as a Buff placing first in the pole vault clearing a height of 13-9.25/4.20. Teammate Nate Gravelding took second place at 11-9.75/3.60. Also adding a first place finish in the field events was Sarah Hopkins who took home the triple jump event title with a 38-6/11.73 mark.
In the men's shot put, Austin Swanson had a mid-season toss with a PR mark of 43-8.50/13.32 to finish in fourth place overall. Swanson's previous PR throw in the event was last season when he threw a 42-3/12.87.
In the 100 meters Jaysean Skrine placed fifth with a time of 10.95 which is only .30 off his PR time. Teammate Abdiel Agramonte Moreno finished in seventh place with a PR time of 11.00.
QUOTABLE (Head Coach Mark Wetmore)
Opening Statement
"Well at this time of the year, our aspirations are to make progress towards performances that can help us on a PAC-12 level as well as beginning to attain NCAA First Round qualifying marks.
On the hurdle performances
Jaron's short hurdles will probably be an NCAA regional mark. So that might be the highlight of the weekend. In general, I think the hurdlers had a good weekend. They won both divisions of the short hurdles. Eriana [Henderson] looked good in her first outdoor race for us, particularly in the long race. Those guys going 1-2-3 in the men's 400 hurdles all in the upper 52's or low 53's. They are not marks that will make it to regionals, but really good for March 18th marks.
On other standout performances
Rajon [O'Quinn] looked great in the 200m. Another step or two for her, and that might get her into the regionals. Although I would anticipate that her getting into the high jump at that level won't be difficult either. So lots of other winners today, we always want winners. We had a great weekend weather-wise. I would say we are ahead of where we would reasonably want to be at this point in march.
UP NEXT
The Buffs will hit the road next weekend and head to Fort Collins for the Fum McGraw meet on March 25-15.
2017 Jerry Quiller Classic March 18th
Potts Field (Boulder, Colo.)
TRACK EVENTS
Men's 3,000 Meters Steeplechase: (1. Evan Verbal, Colo. Christian, 9:27.04)
Women's 3,000 Meters Steeplechase: (1. Audra Destefano, Wyoming, 10:52.05)
Men's 4x100m: (1. Wyoming B, 40.85)
Women's 4x100m: (1. Wyoming A, 46.37)
Men's 1500m: (1. Morgan Pearson, 361usa, 3:48.31) 6. Phillip Rocha, 4:02.27
Women's 1500m: (1. Margaret Connelly, Roots Running Project, 4:31.90), 3. Lucy May, 4:42.73
Men's 110m Hurdles: (1. Jordan Charles, Wyoming, 13.88), 2. Jaron Thomas, 14.13, 4. Andrew Ghizzone, 15:43, 7. Davis Butte, 16.51, 13. Nate Gravelding, 17.85
Women's 110m Hurdles: (1. Janay Soukup, 13.40), 2. Erian Henderson, 14.48, 4. Maja Wichhart-Donzo, 14.79, 5. Drianna Mustin, 15.49
Men's 400m: (1. Brandon Sanders, Air Force, 47.15), 13. Garrett Losty, 50.70
Women's 400m: (1. Alexandria Peters, 55.06)
Men's 100m: (1. Sam Kirkeide, Wyoming, 10.84), 6. Jaysean Skrine, 10.95, 7. Abdiel Agramonte-Moreno, 11.00
Women's 100m: (1. Jeryah Davis, Wyoming, 11.81), 3. Tashay Brown, 12.47
Men's 800m: (1. Ricky Faure, Wyoming, 1:50.46), 6. Luke Sheesley, 1:54.50, 9. Justin Miller, 1:56.24, 11. David Merkel, 1:56.91
Women's 800m: (1. Cassidy Meade, Wyoming, 2:12.36)
Men's 200m: (1. Duane McClurkin Jr., 21.18), 7. Jaysean Skrine, 22.05, 9. Abdiel Agramonte Moreno, 22.10
Women's 200m: (1. Rajon O'Quinn, 23.79), 2. Alexandria Peters, 24.36, 3. Tashay Brown, 24.76, 4. Maja Wichhart-Donzo, 25.03, 5. Drianna Mustin, 25.66
Men's 400m Hurdles: (1. Kodie Artner, 52.85), 2. Jaron Thomas, 53.19, 3. Isaiah Kaiser, 53. 75
Women's 400m Hurdles: (1. Eriana Henderson, 1:00.22)
Men's 3000m: (1. Kurt Roeser, Boulder Harrier, 8:39.02)
Women's 3000m: (1. Alicia Nelson, 10:19.39)
Men's 4x400m: (1. Colorado A, 3:16.41)
Women's 4x400m: (1. Northern State A, 4:15.39)
FIELD EVENTS
Men's Shot Put: (1. Jack Batho, South Dakota Mines, 16.08m), 4. Austin Swanson, 13.32m
Women's Discus: (1. Mel Herl, Chadron State, 50.60m) 2. Mariah Walker, 42.41m, 3. Elisa Grandemange, 39.56m
Women's High Jump: (1. Rajon O'Quinn, 5-6/1.68m), 2. Maja Wichhart-Donzo, 5-4.25/1.63, 3. Michaela Wenning, 5-2.25/1.58m, 3. Drianna Mustin, 5-2.25/1.58, 3. Mariah Slack, 5-2.25/1.58m
Men's High Jump: (1. Deshonn Brown, Northern State, 6-10.25/2.09m), 2. Duane McClurkin Jr., 6-7.75/2.03m, 2. Giancarlo Narvarte 6-7.75/2.03m, 3. Dionne Taylor Jr., 6-6, 1.98m
Men's Discus: (1. Paden Gatlin, 173-6.5/52.89), 2. Grayson Webber, 154-0.25/ 46.94
Men's Pole Vault: (1. Davis Butte, 13-9.25/4.20m), 2. Nate Gravelding, 11-9.75/3.60m
Women's Shot Put: (1. Mel Herl, Chadron State, 15.10m), 9. Michaela Wenning, 9.65m
Men's Long Jump: (1. Robert Carlson, Metro State, 7.06m), 13. Davis Butte, 5.82m
Women's Long Jump: (1. Rohey Singhateh, Northwest Kansas, 5.95m)
Women's Triple Jump: (1. Sarah Hopkins, 38-6/11.73m)
Men's Triple Jump: (1. Kyle Alexander, Wyoming, 45-4.25/13.82m)
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