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Colorado Takes Home Pair of MPSF Titles
February 22, 2019 | Track and Field
SEATTLE, Wash. – After the first day of competition, the University of Colorado track and field program took home a pair of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation individual titles in the women's 5,000 by Tayler Tuttle and men's 200 by Duane McClurkin Jr. in Seattle, Wash., Friday evening.
Tuttle took home the first title for the Buffaloes. The junior held onto the leader for 4,700 meters of the race before taking the lead and running away with the title at 16:29.60. She let Oregon's Philippa Bowden pace the majority of the race after a group of eight broke off of the pack of 24 after a mile. In the final mile it was a three woman race with Bowden, Tuttle and Christina Rice of UCLA.
"I was very pleased with how Tayler chose to run a race, how it unfolded and she responded to it and closed very well," said head coach Mark Wetmore. "Very pleased for her."
With the win, Colorado defended the MPSF women's 5,000 title for Colorado for the past four years. Kaitlyn Benner won it in 2015, followed by Mackenzie Caldwell in 2016 and Erin Clark last year.
McClurkin Jr. took the men's title in the 200 in the first heat of 12, taking the lead at the turn and widening the gap over the final 60 meters. His time of 21.09 is a new personal best and betters his fourth-best mark in school history. He joins Joe Morris as the only Buffaloes to win the 200 indoor conference title.
"Duane had a very nice race in the 200," said Wetmore. "I think that's his personal best and a win is always good. This is not known as a particularly fast track, so his performance may be a little better than it seems just looking at the clock. He's got the 400 coming tomorrow and a relay, I'm sure he will be a major contributor on the relay and probably get us some individual points in the 400 as well."
The women's team took the team lead in the meet before the long jump thanks to large performances in the women's pentathlon. Maja Wichhart-Donzo, Michaela Wenning and Drianna Mustin were ranked sixth, 11th and 14th in the event going into the final event in the 800. Mustin took the first heat win with a 2:17.70, the second-best time in the event. Wenning was right behind her at 2:21.75. Wichhart-Donzo finished the second heat in a time of 2:22.87 to jump up three spots to third overall. Wenning jumped into scoring position at fifth, while Mustin moved to 11th.
Only 60 points separated Wichhart-Donzo and Wenning, as all three women finished the event ranked higher than they were after the past four events.
The other individual point scorer this evening was Caldwell in the women's 5,000. Caldwell made a move with Tuttle to break into the top eight, and halfway through the race was holding onto the top pack of four. She dropped from the pack of but held her position and finished fourth overall with a time of 16:49.08.
"We were third and fifth in the pentathlon, that's a nice handful of points to help the team score at the end of the first day," said Wetmore. "I didn't know we were in second but there is a lot of scoring yet to go. Of course Mackenzie made a nice contribution as well."
The women's distance medley relay team of Elissa Mann, Dani Johnson, Karina Mann and Tabor Scholl came together in the final event of the first day to finish fifth overall in the event at 11:22.76.
"I would imagine Gabby will give us some points," said Wetmore on tomorrow. "I think we will get some good points in the 3,000. We will have to take a hard look at Tabor Scholl, she's got a pretty sore leg that held her up tonight in the distance medley, and given that she is high on the NCAA list it might be imprudent for us to put her on the track tomorrow. We will get some more points along the way and the men, I hope will get a few more because we are not sitting wonderfully tonight, but Joe and John will help us some."
After the conclusion of the field events, USC women jumped Colorado for the team score lead by two points. The Trojans have 31 points while Colorado has 29. The men's team has 10 points while UCLA had a large lead at 43 points
The Buffaloes begin tomorrow with Wenning in the women's high jump at 11 a.m. (MT). Fans with a FloTrack subscription can watch all the events with live results available here. Results will be updated throughout the competition on cubuffs.com
RESULTS:
Women's Weight Throw: 1. Camryn Rogers (CAL), 21.04m; 13. Elisa Grandemange (CU), 16.47m; 21. Maria Walker (CU), 14.97m
Women's Long Jump: 1. Lanae-Tava Thomas (USC), 6.22m; 12. Eriana Henderson (CU), 5.55m; 13. Valerie Welch (CU), 5.55m
Women's Pentathlon: 1. Erinn Beattie (UCD), 4,185; 3. Maja Wichhart-Donzo (CU), 3,793; 5. Michaela Wenning (CU), 3,733; 11. Driana Mustin (CU), 3,596
Women's 60 Hurdles Prelims: 1. Chanel Brissett (USC), 8.03; 13. Dani Johnson (CU), 8.54, 14. Eriana Henderson (CU), 8.58; 15.
Valerie Welch (CU), 8.61
Women's 5,000: 1. Tayler Tuttle (CU), 16:29.60; 4. Mackenzie Caldwell (CU), 16:49.08
Women's DMR: 1. Oregon, 10:57.87; 5. Colorado, 11:22.76
Men's Long Jump: 1. Tristan James (ORE), 7.85m; 17. Gunner Rigsby (CU), 6.63m
Men's Weight Throw: 1. Justin Stafford (UCLA), 21.66m; 21. Caleb Penner (CU), 16.25m; 23. Brock Knechtel (CU), 15.94m
Men's 5,000: 1. Robert Brandt (UCLA), 13:57.31; 14. Ethan Gonzales (CU), 14:11.21
Men's 200: 1. Duane McClurkin Jr. (CU), 21.09; 13. Jon Maas (CU), 21.84
Tuttle took home the first title for the Buffaloes. The junior held onto the leader for 4,700 meters of the race before taking the lead and running away with the title at 16:29.60. She let Oregon's Philippa Bowden pace the majority of the race after a group of eight broke off of the pack of 24 after a mile. In the final mile it was a three woman race with Bowden, Tuttle and Christina Rice of UCLA.
"I was very pleased with how Tayler chose to run a race, how it unfolded and she responded to it and closed very well," said head coach Mark Wetmore. "Very pleased for her."
With the win, Colorado defended the MPSF women's 5,000 title for Colorado for the past four years. Kaitlyn Benner won it in 2015, followed by Mackenzie Caldwell in 2016 and Erin Clark last year.
McClurkin Jr. took the men's title in the 200 in the first heat of 12, taking the lead at the turn and widening the gap over the final 60 meters. His time of 21.09 is a new personal best and betters his fourth-best mark in school history. He joins Joe Morris as the only Buffaloes to win the 200 indoor conference title.
"Duane had a very nice race in the 200," said Wetmore. "I think that's his personal best and a win is always good. This is not known as a particularly fast track, so his performance may be a little better than it seems just looking at the clock. He's got the 400 coming tomorrow and a relay, I'm sure he will be a major contributor on the relay and probably get us some individual points in the 400 as well."
The women's team took the team lead in the meet before the long jump thanks to large performances in the women's pentathlon. Maja Wichhart-Donzo, Michaela Wenning and Drianna Mustin were ranked sixth, 11th and 14th in the event going into the final event in the 800. Mustin took the first heat win with a 2:17.70, the second-best time in the event. Wenning was right behind her at 2:21.75. Wichhart-Donzo finished the second heat in a time of 2:22.87 to jump up three spots to third overall. Wenning jumped into scoring position at fifth, while Mustin moved to 11th.
Only 60 points separated Wichhart-Donzo and Wenning, as all three women finished the event ranked higher than they were after the past four events.
The other individual point scorer this evening was Caldwell in the women's 5,000. Caldwell made a move with Tuttle to break into the top eight, and halfway through the race was holding onto the top pack of four. She dropped from the pack of but held her position and finished fourth overall with a time of 16:49.08.
"We were third and fifth in the pentathlon, that's a nice handful of points to help the team score at the end of the first day," said Wetmore. "I didn't know we were in second but there is a lot of scoring yet to go. Of course Mackenzie made a nice contribution as well."
The women's distance medley relay team of Elissa Mann, Dani Johnson, Karina Mann and Tabor Scholl came together in the final event of the first day to finish fifth overall in the event at 11:22.76.
"I would imagine Gabby will give us some points," said Wetmore on tomorrow. "I think we will get some good points in the 3,000. We will have to take a hard look at Tabor Scholl, she's got a pretty sore leg that held her up tonight in the distance medley, and given that she is high on the NCAA list it might be imprudent for us to put her on the track tomorrow. We will get some more points along the way and the men, I hope will get a few more because we are not sitting wonderfully tonight, but Joe and John will help us some."
After the conclusion of the field events, USC women jumped Colorado for the team score lead by two points. The Trojans have 31 points while Colorado has 29. The men's team has 10 points while UCLA had a large lead at 43 points
The Buffaloes begin tomorrow with Wenning in the women's high jump at 11 a.m. (MT). Fans with a FloTrack subscription can watch all the events with live results available here. Results will be updated throughout the competition on cubuffs.com
| Time (MT) | Event | Athlete | Result | Place |
| Friday | ||||
| 1:00 PM | Women's Weight Throw | Elisa Grandemange | 16.47m (54-0.5) | 13th |
| Mariah Walker | 14.97m (49-1.5) | 21st | ||
| 1:15 PM | Women's Pentathlon | Drianna Mustin | 3,596 | 11th |
| Maja Wichhart-Donzo | 3,793 | 3rd | ||
| Michaela Wenning | 3,733 | 5th | ||
| 3:00 PM | Men's Heptathlon | Josh Farmer | Day 1-2,934 | Day 1-4th |
| Davis Butte | Day 1-1,804 | Day 1-14th | ||
| 5:30 PM | Women's 60 Hurdle Prelims | Dani Johnson | 8.54 | 13th |
| Eriana Henderson | 8.58 | 14th | ||
| Valerie Welch | 8.61 | 15th | ||
| 6:15 PM | Women's Long Jump | Eriana Henderson | 5.55m (18-2.5) | T12th |
| Valerie Welch | 5.55m (18-2.5) | T12th | ||
| 6:15 PM | Men's Long Jump | Gunner Rigsby | 6.63m (21-9) | 17th |
| 6:15 PM | Men's Weight Throw | Brock Knechtel | 15.94m (52-3.75) | 23rd |
| Caleb Penner | 16.25m (53-3.75) | 24th | ||
| 6:40 PM | Women's 5,000 | Mackenzie Caldwell | 16:49.08 | 4th |
| Tayler Tuttle | 16:29.60 | 1st | ||
| 7:00 PM | Men's 5,000 | Ethan Gonzales | 14:11.21 | 14th |
| 7:45 PM | Men's 200 | Jon Maas | 21.84 | 13th |
| Duane McClurkin Jr. | 21.09 | 1st | ||
| 8:10 PM | Women's Distance Medley Relay | Karina Mann, Dani Johnson, Elissa Mann, Tabor Scholl |
11:22.76 | 5th |
| Saturday | ||||
| 11:00 AM | Women's High Jump | Kylee Harr | 1.64m (5-4.5) | 13th |
| 11:30 AM | Women's Shot Put | Mariah Walker | 15.57m (51-01) | 5th |
| 11:30 AM | Men's Heptathlon | Josh Farmer | 5,140 | 4th |
| Davis Butte | 3,350 | 14th | ||
| 12:35 PM | Men's Mile | Joe Klecker | 3:58.51 | 2nd |
| 12:50 PM | Women's 400 | Gabby Scott | 52.34 | 2nd |
| 1:00 PM | Men's High Jump | Jeremy Cody | 2.05m (6-8.75) | T9th |
| 1:20 PM | Men's 400 | Jon Maas | 47.69 | 9th |
| Duane McClurkin Jr. | 46.87 | 3rd | ||
| Aaron McCoy | 47.18 | 6th | ||
| Kendal Smith | 49.64 | 28th | ||
| Nathan Hoy | 49.34 | 25th | ||
| 1:50 PM | Women's 800 | Karina Mann | 2:10.74 | 21st |
| Elissa Mann | 2:09.46 | 14th | ||
| 2:10 PM | Men's 800 | Josh Ramos | 1:54.71 | 23rd |
| 2:20 PM | Women's 3000 | Makena Morley | 9:02.47 | 2nd |
| Kaitlyn Benner | 9:09.25 | 8th | ||
| 2:55 PM | Men's 3000 | John Dressel | 7:54.46 | 7th |
| Ethan Gonzales | 8:11.01 | 19th | ||
| 3:30 PM | Women's 4x400 Relay | Valerie Welch, Dani Johnson, Eriana Henderson, Gabby Scott |
3:38.24 | 2nd |
| 3:55 PM | Men's 4x400 Relay | Aaron McCoy, Kendal Smith, Jon Maas, Duane McClurkin Jr. |
3:12.28 | 5th |
RESULTS:
Women's Weight Throw: 1. Camryn Rogers (CAL), 21.04m; 13. Elisa Grandemange (CU), 16.47m; 21. Maria Walker (CU), 14.97m
Women's Long Jump: 1. Lanae-Tava Thomas (USC), 6.22m; 12. Eriana Henderson (CU), 5.55m; 13. Valerie Welch (CU), 5.55m
Women's Pentathlon: 1. Erinn Beattie (UCD), 4,185; 3. Maja Wichhart-Donzo (CU), 3,793; 5. Michaela Wenning (CU), 3,733; 11. Driana Mustin (CU), 3,596
Women's 60 Hurdles Prelims: 1. Chanel Brissett (USC), 8.03; 13. Dani Johnson (CU), 8.54, 14. Eriana Henderson (CU), 8.58; 15.
Valerie Welch (CU), 8.61
Women's 5,000: 1. Tayler Tuttle (CU), 16:29.60; 4. Mackenzie Caldwell (CU), 16:49.08
Women's DMR: 1. Oregon, 10:57.87; 5. Colorado, 11:22.76
Men's Long Jump: 1. Tristan James (ORE), 7.85m; 17. Gunner Rigsby (CU), 6.63m
Men's Weight Throw: 1. Justin Stafford (UCLA), 21.66m; 21. Caleb Penner (CU), 16.25m; 23. Brock Knechtel (CU), 15.94m
Men's 5,000: 1. Robert Brandt (UCLA), 13:57.31; 14. Ethan Gonzales (CU), 14:11.21
Men's 200: 1. Duane McClurkin Jr. (CU), 21.09; 13. Jon Maas (CU), 21.84
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