Hurdlers Excel at Bryan Clay Invite

Friday, April 14

Azusa, Calif.

All Day

Colorado

Bryan Clay Invitational

April 14, 2017 | Track and Field

By: Maggie Still, Assistant SID

AZUSA, Calif. – The University of Colorado track and field team dominated the 400 meter hurdles here Friday at the Bryan Clay Invitational at Cougar Stadium. The Buffaloes placed six athletes in the top-15 on both sides in a very competitive field.

WHAT HAPPENED
On the men's side, the Buffs took four of the top-10 spots as Jaron Thomas led the way winning the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 51.61. Trenton Stringari ran a solid race finishing in third with a 52.00 time while Isaiah Kaiser clocked a PR time of 52.84. Kodie Artner rounded out the Buffs in the top-10 of the 400 meter hurdles crossing the finish line 10^th with a time of 53.03.

For the women, freshman Eriana Henderson paced CU finishing the race in 1:00.43 to finish in fifth overall, her fourth top-5 finish this season. Gabby Scott placed 12^th with a time of 1:01.42 to wrap up the Buffs impressive day for the hurdlers.

Rajon O'Quinn had a very strong day as she tied for first place in the high jump with a PR mark of 5-10/1.78. Her mark is now tied for fifth all-time for CU coming in behind Kelsey English (5-11.25).

The Buffs saw success in the 400 meters placing three in the top-15. In his 400 meters, outdoor debut, sophomore Trenton Stringari crossed the finish line in 48.24 seconds to finish in eighth place overall. On the women's side, Gabby Scott just barley clocked a PR time of 54.63 to finish in sixth place. Teammate Alexandria Peters came in 13^th with a time of 55.79.

The Colorado throwers were also in California at the Santa Barbara Easter Open, where multiple athletes took home first place. The Buffs dominated the hammer throw taking home both event titles. Elisa Grandemange won the women's hammer with a 166-6/50.75 mark while Matthew Denton on the men's side claimed the title with a 158-5/48.28 mark. Aaron Haigler won the shot put tossing a 49-10.5/15.20 mark.

UP NEXT: The team is split between two different locations next week as the distance crew will hit the road and compete at the Cardinal Invitational at Stanford, Calif, while the rest of the team will head to Fort Collins for the Christiansen Invitational in Fort Collins, Colo.

QUOTABLE (Head Coach Mark Wetmore)
"I think the performance of the weekend was Isaiah's Decathlon...a very big personal best, and a mark that might finish very high in the conference in a month. He is a very big talent. Rajon jumped well. I think she tied her best and certainly qualified for the NCAA first round. The 400 hurdles were solid again, and some emerging distance runners got marks that may get them to the Conference. We go to Stanford next week for a smaller, simpler meet…. maybe some more useful performances."

2017 Bryan Clay Invitational
Thursday Track Events

Men's Steeplechase: (1. Daniel Michalski, Cedarville, 8:52.01) 13. Chris Herrick, 9:28.66
Men 5,000 Meters Heat 2: (1. Troy Taylor, North Texas, 14:11.43) 5. Christian Martin, 14:13.14; 7. Reilly Friedman, 14:15.88
Men's 5,000 Meters Heat 1: (1. Kasey Knevelbaard, Southern Utah, 13:50.08) 11. Ethan Gonzales, 14:05.63

Friday Track Events
Men 100 Meters: (1. Adam Gemili, Tumbleweed, 10.08) 30. Abdiel Agramonte Moreno, 10.92; 32. Jaysean Skrine, 10.93
Women 100 Meters: (1. Dafne Schippers, Tumbleweed, 10.95) 26. Ana Holland, 12.14; Tashay Brown, 12.29
Men 200 Meters: (1. Hakim Sani Brown, Tumbleweed, 20.41) 26. Jaysean Skrine, 21.98; 49. Abdiel Agramonte Moreno, 22.47
Women 200 Meters: (1. Dafne Schippers, Tumbleweed, 22.29) 10. Rajon O'Quinn, 24.31; 13. Alexandria Peters, 24.35; 17. Tashay Brown, 24.63; 30. Ana Holland, 25.00
Men 400 Meters: (1. Drew Tingey, BYU, 47.11) 8. Trenton Stringari, 48.24; 48. Garrett Losty, 50.80
Women 400 Meters: (1. Anyika Onoura, Tumbleweed, 53.59) 6. Gabby Scott, 54.63; 13. Alexandria Peters, 55.79
Men 800 Meters: (1. Tyler Scheving, Buffalo, 1:48.70) 13. Nick Harris, 1:51.12; 22. Justice Ramos, 1:51.74; 43. David Merkel, 1:53.30; 75. Justin Miller, 1:55.71
Men 110 Meter Hurdles: (1. Shakiel Chattoo, Azusa Pacific, 14.01) 4. Jaron Thomas, 14.27; 21. Alexander Billing, 15.30; 23. Kodie Artner, 15.44
Women 100 Meter Hurdles: (1. Sharona Bakker, Tumbleweed, 12.97) 30. Eriana Henderson, 14.79
Men 400 Hurdles: (1. Jaron Thomas, 51.61) 3. Trenton Stringari, 52.00; 10. Kodie Artner, 53.03
Women 400 Hurdles: (1. Hanneke Oosterwegel, Northern State, 58.79) 5. Eriana Henderson, 1:00.43; 12. Gabby Scott, 1:01.42
Men 4x400 Meter Relay: (1. New Mexico, 3:09.58) 11. Colorado, Merkel/Miller/Losty/Kaiser, 3:20.05

Friday Field Events
Women High Jump: (1.Rajon O'Quinn, 5-10/1.78)

SANTA BARBARA EASTER OPEN FIELD RESULTS
Men Discus: (1. Casey Molone, Unattached, 167-3/50.99) 2. Grayson Webber, 150-5/45.86; 3. Paden Gatlin, 149-10/45.68; 7. Aaron Haigler, 136-5/41.57; Caleb Penner121-10/37.14
Women Discus: (1. Crystal Rodriguez, Cerritos, 146-3/44.58) 2. Elisa Grandemange, 140-3/42.74
Men Hammer: (1. Matthew Denton, 158-5/48.28) 2. Grayson Webber, 151-11/46.30; 5. Austin Swanson, 132-4/40.34; 12. Caleb Penner, 120-9/36.80
Women Hammer: (1. Elisa Grandemange, 166-6/50.75) 3. Delaney Hall, 138-00/42.06
Men Shot Put: (1. Aaron Haigler, 49-10.5/15.20) 6. Austin Swanson, 43-11.25/13.39