Buffs Have Successful Day Competing in Golden

Duane McClurkin Jr.

April 14, 2018 | Track and Field

By: Rosie Jeffery, Interim SID Assistant

The Buffs brought home a few first place wins after competing in the Kit Mayer Invitational in Golden

GOLDEN, Colo. — The Colorado track and field team sent a small team down to Golden on Saturday to compete in the Kit Mayer Invitational.

Nine women and 17 men competed in the meet that was hosted at Stermole Track & Field Complex and Crouch Field Events Complex. Despite the limited number of Buffs competing today, the track & field team had a great day. Colorado had numerous first place winners, as well as top five finishers.

First Place Finishes:

Junior Davion Taylor took home first place in the men's 100-meter dash with a time of 10.72. Duane McClurkin Jr. clocked in at 20.96 for first place in the men's 200-meter dash, followed by Jon Maas who finished at 21.01 for second place for Colorado. Nathan Hoy finished the men's 400-meter hurdles in 54.30 for another first place win for the Buffs.

Rajon O'Quinn and Alexandria Peters finished first and second in the women's 200-meter dash with times of 24.12 and 24.19 respectively. Maja Wichhart-Donzo had a very successful day, bringing home first place in both the women's 100-meter hurdles and triple jump.

It was an overall great day for the Buffs

A full list of results is available on minesathletics.com/tracklive.

Up Next for the Buffs:
Tomorrow the Colorado track & field team will send a small contingent of throwers to compete in Greeley at the NoCo Challenge.

Buffalo Men's Entries – NoCo Challenge:
Matthew Denton (Hammer), Paden Gatlin (Discus), Aaron Haigler (Discus, Hammer), Brock Knechtel (Discus, Hammer), Caleb Penner (Discus, Hammer), Austin Swanson (Shotput, Discus, Hammer), Grayson Webber (Discus, Hammer).

Buffalo Women's Entries – NoCo Challenge:
Elisa Grandemange (Discus, Hammer, Javelin), Mariah Walker (Shotput, Discus, Hammer).

Men's 100-meter: (1. Davion Taylor 10.72); 10. Jaysean Skrine 11.46; 12. Alexander Billing 11.49; Men's 200-meter: (1. Duane McClurkin Jr. 20.96); 2. Jon Maas 21.01; Men's 400-meter: (1. Michael Dike, Metro State, 47.69); 3. Kendal Smith 48.95; 4. Luke Desmond 49.10; Men's 110-meter hurdles: (1. Triston Sisneros, Colorado Mines, 14.43); Men's 400-meter hurdles: (1. Nathan Hoy, 54.30); 4. Kellen Monestime, 54.71; Men's High Jump: (1. Allan McDonnell, Black Hills State, 2.05 m), 2. Duane McClurkin Jr. 1.99 m, 4. Giancarlo Narvarte, 1.94 m, Men's Long Jump: (1. Gunner Rigsby, 7.09 m), Men's Shotput: (1. Cody Allen, South Dakota Mines, 15.74 m) Men's Discus: (1. Brock Knechtel 47.02 m), 3. Aaron Haigler, 46.00m, Grayson Webber, 44.78 m, 7. Paden Gatlin, 42.93 m, 8. Austin Swanson, 42.63 m, 12. Caleb Penner, 37.67 m, Men's Hammer: (1. Jack Root, Colorado Mines, 56.15), 3. Matthew Denton, 53.85 m, 7. Caleb Penner, 50.20 m, 8. Austin Swanson, 50.09 m, 9. Brock Knechtel, 48.54 m, 10. Grayson Webber, 48.46 m Women's 200-meter: (1. Rajon O'Quinn, 24.12), 2. Alexandria Peters, 24.19, Women's 100-meter hurdles: (1. Maja Wichhart-Donzo, 14.41) Women's 400-meter hurdles (1. Osheen Erskine, New Mexico Highlands, 59.03) Women's High Jump: (1. Rajon O'Quinn, 1.68m) Women's Triple Jump: (1. Maja Wichhart-Donzo 12.49m), 2. Sarah Hopkins, 11.76 m, 4. Cheyenne Cheshier 11.33 m, Women's Shotput: (1. Mariah Walker, 14.54 m), Women's Discus: (1. Gina Coleman, Colorado Mines, 48.97 m), 2. Mariah Walker, 40.69 m Women's Hammer: (1. Elisa Grandemange, 55.10) Women's Javelin: (1. Sharon Toako, 44.62 m).