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CU Qualifies Three Athletes for NCAA Nationals
May 25, 2018 | Track and Field
Three women are moving onto the NCAA Nationals after the first day of competition in West preliminaries
SACRAMENTO – The University of Colorado's track and field team sent 25 qualifying athletes here to compete in the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship Preliminaries this weekend, with Thursday the first day of the three-day competition. Several athletes advanced to the next round.
Overall, the Buffaloes qualified 16 women and nine men for the NCAA Division I West Preliminary competition, a few of whom qualified for more than one event.
Elissa Mann finished second in her heat and 19th overall in the women's 800-meter run, clocking in at 2:08.16 and qualifying her for Friday's quarterfinals.
"Overall, today was about what we had hoped for, maybe a little better. Elissa Mann advanced tomorrow in the 800 with a gutsy race. It's very windy out here during the day and she took it out front all alone pulling the race in the wind, and it was a good move and got her through," head coach Mark Wetmore said.
Ben Saarel clocked in at 3:46.53 putting him in 11th place in the men's 1,500-meter run. "Also kind of a courageous race in difficult conditions and he got himself through to Saturday," Wetmore said. Saarel will race again on Saturday to determine if he qualifies for the NCAA Nationals.
Makena Morley, Erin Clark and Kaitlyn Benner finished sixth, seventh, and 10th, respectively, in the women's 10,000-meter run. They will all be moving forward to compete in the NCAA Championships in June.
"In the women's 10,000 meters we had three women advance, I think they were running pretty carefully. This is a strange meet because once you're in the top 12 that's all that matters, there is no prize for being first, second or third, and there's no point score, so honestly it's a matter of advancing as easily as you can, and in the 10,000 its never very easy," Wetmore said, "So they were being a little bit cagey and keeping their eyes on who was around them and what position they were in, and once they were in a group of 11 that had broken away, they had dialed it back a little bit to save some energy for two weeks from now."
Competition will continue Friday with the field events beginning at noon with the men's discus and the track events beginning at 4:30 pm with the men's 110-meter hurdles.
Colorado's Dani Jones will also be competing Friday in the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene. She will be running the women's 1,500 USATF High Performance which will begin at 7:42 p.m. PDT.
For competition information, including the live results and the meet schedule, visit:
http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor18/.
Women's Events:
Women's 400-meter hurdles: 1. Anna Cockrell, USC, 56.87; 2. Brenna Porter, Brigham Young University, 57.44; 3. Emma Spagnola, Minnesota, 57.68. CU Finisher: 32. Eriana Henderson, 1:00.02.
Women's 800-meter run: 1. Avi' Tal Wilson-Perteete, UNLV, 2:06.14; 2. Sadi Henderson, Boise State, 2:06.19; 3. Sammy Watson, Texas A&M, 2:06.26. CU Finisher: 19. Elissa Mann, 2:08.16.
Women's 1,500-meter run: 1. Jessica Hull, Oregon, 4:19.41); 2. Jenna Hinkle, UC Santa Barbara, 4:20.07; 3. Nikki Hiltz, Arkansas, 4:20.88; CU Finishers: 29. Lucy May, 4:26.59; 39. Abigail Regner, 4:31.27.
Women's 10,000-meter run: 1. Karissa Schweizer, Missouri, 32.14.36); 2. Alice Wright, New Mexico, 32.19.03; 3. Charlotte Taylor, San Francisco, 32:20.25. CU Finishers: 6. Makena Morley, 32.28.58; 7. Erin Clark, 32:28.88; 10. Kaitlyn Benner, 32:45.05; 35. Melanie Nun, 34:16.01.
Women's Long Jump: 1. Jahisha Thomas, Iowa, 21-1.00/6.40); 2. Madisen Richards, USC, 20-4.50/6.21; 3. Rhesa Foster, Oregon, 20-4.50/6.21. CU Finisher: 40. Eriana Henderson, 18-8.00/5.69.
Women's High Jump: 1. Andrea Stapleton, Brigham Young University, 5-10.75/1.80); 2. Alexus Henry, UT Arlington, 5-10.75/1.80); 3. Stephanie Ahrens, Nebraska-Omaha, 5-10.75/1.80; CU Finishers: 41. Michaela Wenning, 5-5.00/1.65; 41. Rajon O'Quinn, 5-5.00/1.65.
Men's Events
Men's 1,500-meter run: (1. Josh Kerr, New Mexico, 3:44.80); 2. Alex Rogers, Texas, 3:45.10; 3. Sam Worley, Texas, 3:45.11; CU Finisher: 11. Ben Saarel, 3:46.53.
SACRAMENTO – The University of Colorado's track and field team sent 25 qualifying athletes here to compete in the NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championship Preliminaries this weekend, with Thursday the first day of the three-day competition. Several athletes advanced to the next round.
Overall, the Buffaloes qualified 16 women and nine men for the NCAA Division I West Preliminary competition, a few of whom qualified for more than one event.
Elissa Mann finished second in her heat and 19th overall in the women's 800-meter run, clocking in at 2:08.16 and qualifying her for Friday's quarterfinals.
"Overall, today was about what we had hoped for, maybe a little better. Elissa Mann advanced tomorrow in the 800 with a gutsy race. It's very windy out here during the day and she took it out front all alone pulling the race in the wind, and it was a good move and got her through," head coach Mark Wetmore said.
Ben Saarel clocked in at 3:46.53 putting him in 11th place in the men's 1,500-meter run. "Also kind of a courageous race in difficult conditions and he got himself through to Saturday," Wetmore said. Saarel will race again on Saturday to determine if he qualifies for the NCAA Nationals.
Makena Morley, Erin Clark and Kaitlyn Benner finished sixth, seventh, and 10th, respectively, in the women's 10,000-meter run. They will all be moving forward to compete in the NCAA Championships in June.
"In the women's 10,000 meters we had three women advance, I think they were running pretty carefully. This is a strange meet because once you're in the top 12 that's all that matters, there is no prize for being first, second or third, and there's no point score, so honestly it's a matter of advancing as easily as you can, and in the 10,000 its never very easy," Wetmore said, "So they were being a little bit cagey and keeping their eyes on who was around them and what position they were in, and once they were in a group of 11 that had broken away, they had dialed it back a little bit to save some energy for two weeks from now."
Competition will continue Friday with the field events beginning at noon with the men's discus and the track events beginning at 4:30 pm with the men's 110-meter hurdles.
Colorado's Dani Jones will also be competing Friday in the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene. She will be running the women's 1,500 USATF High Performance which will begin at 7:42 p.m. PDT.
For competition information, including the live results and the meet schedule, visit:
http://www.rtspt.com/ncaa/d1outdoor18/.
Women's Events:
Women's 400-meter hurdles: 1. Anna Cockrell, USC, 56.87; 2. Brenna Porter, Brigham Young University, 57.44; 3. Emma Spagnola, Minnesota, 57.68. CU Finisher: 32. Eriana Henderson, 1:00.02.
Women's 800-meter run: 1. Avi' Tal Wilson-Perteete, UNLV, 2:06.14; 2. Sadi Henderson, Boise State, 2:06.19; 3. Sammy Watson, Texas A&M, 2:06.26. CU Finisher: 19. Elissa Mann, 2:08.16.
Women's 1,500-meter run: 1. Jessica Hull, Oregon, 4:19.41); 2. Jenna Hinkle, UC Santa Barbara, 4:20.07; 3. Nikki Hiltz, Arkansas, 4:20.88; CU Finishers: 29. Lucy May, 4:26.59; 39. Abigail Regner, 4:31.27.
Women's 10,000-meter run: 1. Karissa Schweizer, Missouri, 32.14.36); 2. Alice Wright, New Mexico, 32.19.03; 3. Charlotte Taylor, San Francisco, 32:20.25. CU Finishers: 6. Makena Morley, 32.28.58; 7. Erin Clark, 32:28.88; 10. Kaitlyn Benner, 32:45.05; 35. Melanie Nun, 34:16.01.
Women's Long Jump: 1. Jahisha Thomas, Iowa, 21-1.00/6.40); 2. Madisen Richards, USC, 20-4.50/6.21; 3. Rhesa Foster, Oregon, 20-4.50/6.21. CU Finisher: 40. Eriana Henderson, 18-8.00/5.69.
Women's High Jump: 1. Andrea Stapleton, Brigham Young University, 5-10.75/1.80); 2. Alexus Henry, UT Arlington, 5-10.75/1.80); 3. Stephanie Ahrens, Nebraska-Omaha, 5-10.75/1.80; CU Finishers: 41. Michaela Wenning, 5-5.00/1.65; 41. Rajon O'Quinn, 5-5.00/1.65.
Men's Events
Men's 1,500-meter run: (1. Josh Kerr, New Mexico, 3:44.80); 2. Alex Rogers, Texas, 3:45.10; 3. Sam Worley, Texas, 3:45.11; CU Finisher: 11. Ben Saarel, 3:46.53.
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