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Photo by: Dan Madden
Scott Blazes Into NCAA in Final Day of MPSF
February 23, 2019 | Track and Field
SEATTLE – Despite what looked like a slow start, University of Colorado track and field senior Gabby Scott scratched another second off of her school record in the women's 400-meter dash in the final day of competition at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Championships here Saturday.
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Scott entered the meet on the outside looking in for the NCAA Championships, having run the fastest 400 in school history at 53.22 in Arkansas earlier this month. She was ranked 18th in the nation before today and let USC's Kyra Constantine and Bailey Lear get out quick in the first 200 meters of the race. With 100 meters to go, Scott edged Lear out off the final turn and quickly jumped on the shoulder of Constantine who closed the race out and ran the nation's fastest time of 52.07. Scott's time of 52.34 moves her to fourth in the nation and qualifies her for the NCAA Championships.
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"I knew I had to get out hard being on the outside," said Scott. "Then it was just about adjusting properly and finishing strong. I was in shock looking at the time knowing that not only did I qualify for nationals, but I would be ranked top-seven in the nation. I came into the weekend on a mission and accomplished it. That's the best feeling."
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Scott is now the first Colorado women's sprinter to make it the NCAA Indoor National Championships since Hannah Cooper made it in the hurdles in 2002. She joins Leona Russell in 1996 as the only Colorado woman to qualify for the 400-meters indoor or outdoor. The last time a Buffalo ran a 400 at the national level was James Davis in the 1999 indoor and outdoor seasons.
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"I think that was probably the performance of the weekend," said head coach Mark Wetmore on Scott. "Big mark, not a huge surprise but that's a big improvement on a track that is not known for being a good sprinting track. Really good mark for her and she is off to Birmingham."
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The other huge mark of the day came in the men's mile when Joe Klecker placed second in a time of 3:58.51. The junior let the lead pack go for the first half of the race, then took the lead and led for all but the final straight-away when he was caught by William Paulson of Arizona State. Klecker's mark is second in school history and qualifies him for the NCAA championships. He is now top-sixteen in the nation in three events for the championships in two weeks.
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"Joe wanted to go and get a legitimate sea-level mile time, he has only ever run miles up at our place," said Wetmore. "He wanted a real-life sub-four instead of a converted elevation mark. The early leader didn't help for long and pretty soon Joe was on his own out there grinding it out. One guy out-gunned him in the last straight away, but 3:58.4 is the second-fastest time in Colorado and there has been a lot of great distance runners here. He has had a wonderful winter, mile, 3,000, 5,000 and a year to go still."
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The most points for the Colorado men's team came in the men's 400-meter dash. Duane McClurkin ran a new personal best 46.86 to finish third overall, while Aaron McCoy won the third heat in a time of 47.18 to move to fourth in school history and sixth in the meet. Jon Maas was right on the edge of scoring at ninth with a time of 47.69.
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"Duane McClurkin scored in three events if I'm not mistaken," added Wetmore. "He is the high-point scorer on the men's team and a big chunk of the men's total. Duane had his best weekend ever for us."
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The women's 3,000 picked up the most points for Colorado as it was a tight race with huge NCAA qualifying implications on the line. Makena Morley came into the race ranked 15th in the nation. She held onto the lead pack and went at 1,200 meters to lead the race through the mile at 4:45. She was passed by winner Fiona O'Keefe of Stanford later in the race and things got interesting with her and Washington's Lilli Burdon fighting in the top-three with only a couple of places to go in qualifying. Morley held off Burdon to move to around 10th on the NCAA list at 9:02.47, while O'Keefe set a new MPSF record at 8:58.58. All three women qualified for the NCAA tournament.
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"That was the question, what were people running around the country, how hard was she willing to run and help people behind her get the mark," said Wetmore. "It was a little bit tactical and she had to do some thinking on her feet, but she ran an excellent race, improved her position and will be in the NCAA in two events probably."
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Also in that race, Kaitlyn Benner tried to hold onto the lead pack but dropped to around 10th with the fast pace early. She held on to run 9:09.25 and finished eighth.
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In the women's field events, Mariah Walker had an enormous season best in the women's shot put to finish fifth overall. The senior threw 15.57m, nearly 60 centimeters better than she had this season.
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In the men's field events, Josh Farmer finished fourth overall in the men's heptathlon with a lifetime best of 5,140. He finished the first day in fourth and stayed in that position through the rest of the series.
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Also for Colorado, John Dressel ran 7:54.46 in the men's 3,000 to finish seventh overall.
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In the final event of the meet, the women's 4x400 relay team of Valerie Welch, Dani Johnson, Eriana Henderson and Scott made a huge pass against Arizona to finish second behind USC while running 3:38.24. The men's team of Maas, McCoy, Kendal Smith and McClurkin Jr. came together to run 3:12.28 to win their heat and finish fifth overall.
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The women's team finished fourth overall with 58 points while USC ran away with the meet with 120 points. The men finished eighth overall with 38 points. BYU won the men's title with 93 points.
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"I came into the weekend thinking we would get about 40 points," said Wetmore. "I think we ended up with 58. The difference was probably in the points we got in the sprints, but the multis helped and distance runners did their normal thing and we ended up a little higher than I expected."
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Colorado looks to have qualified five or more athletes for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships that begin March 8th in Birmingham, Alabama.
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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
Women's High Jump: 1. Lillian Lowe (ARIZ), 1.79m; 13. Kylee Harr (CU), 1.64m
Women's Shot Put: 1. Samantha Noennig (ASU), 17.40m; 5. Mariah Walker (CU), 15.57m
Women's 400: 1. Kyra Constantine (USC), 52.07; 2. Gabby Scott (CU), 52.34
Women's 800: 1. Lauren Ellsworth (BYU), 2:06.48; 14. Elissa Mann (CU), 2:09.46; 21. Karina Mann (CU), 2:10.74
Women's 3,000: 1. Fiona O'Keefe (STAN), 8:58.58; 2. Makena Morley (CU), 9:02.47; 8. Kaitlyn Benner (CU), 9:09.25; 17. Tayler Tuttle (CU), 9:24.23; 19. Mackenzie Caldwell (CU), 9:33.54;
Women's 4x400: 1. USC, 3:37.01; 2. Colorado, 3:38.24
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Men's Mile: 1. William Paulson (ASU), 3:58.07; 2. Joe Klecker (CU), 3:58.51
Men's High Jump: 1. Earnie Sears (USC), 2.16m; 9. Jeremy Cody (CU), 2.05m
Men's 400: 1. Michael Bluth (BYU), 46.58; 3. Duane McClurkin Jr. (CU), 46.86; 6. Aaron McCoy (CU), 47.18; 9. Jon Maas (CU), 47.69; 25. Nathan Hoy (CU), 49.34; 27. Kendal Smith (CU), 49.64
Men's 800: 1. Isaiah Jewett (USC), 1:47.20; 23. Josh Ramos (CU), 1:54.71
Men's Heptathlon: 1. Tyler Brendel (CAL), 5,553; 4. Josh Farmer (CU), 5,140; 14. Davis Butte (CU), 3,350
Men's 3,000: 1. Robert Brandt (UCLA), 7:50.27; 7. John Dressel (CU), 7:54.46; 19. Ethan Gonzales (CU), 8:11.01
Men's 4x400: 1. USC, 3:06.40; 5. Colorado, 3:12.28
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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Women's Team Score:
1. USC 120
2. Stanford 67.5
3. Oregon 61
4. Colorado 58
5. Arizona 51
6. Washington 50
7. BYU 46
7. Arizona State 46
9. Long Beach St. 27
10. California 23
10. Utah 23
12. UC Davis 22.5
13. UCLA 20
14. Washington St. 17
15. Oregon State 11
16. Cal St. Northridge 6
16. Portland 6
18. San Francisco 4
19. UC Riverside 3
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Men's Team Score:
1. BYU 93
2. UCLA 76
3. California 63
3. Oregon 63
3. USC 63
6. Arizona 56
7. Stanford 42
8. Colorado 38
8. Washington St. 38
10. Washington 36
11. Long Beach St. 35
12. Arizona State 30
13. Cal St. Northridge 28
14. Portland 1
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Scott entered the meet on the outside looking in for the NCAA Championships, having run the fastest 400 in school history at 53.22 in Arkansas earlier this month. She was ranked 18th in the nation before today and let USC's Kyra Constantine and Bailey Lear get out quick in the first 200 meters of the race. With 100 meters to go, Scott edged Lear out off the final turn and quickly jumped on the shoulder of Constantine who closed the race out and ran the nation's fastest time of 52.07. Scott's time of 52.34 moves her to fourth in the nation and qualifies her for the NCAA Championships.
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"I knew I had to get out hard being on the outside," said Scott. "Then it was just about adjusting properly and finishing strong. I was in shock looking at the time knowing that not only did I qualify for nationals, but I would be ranked top-seven in the nation. I came into the weekend on a mission and accomplished it. That's the best feeling."
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Scott is now the first Colorado women's sprinter to make it the NCAA Indoor National Championships since Hannah Cooper made it in the hurdles in 2002. She joins Leona Russell in 1996 as the only Colorado woman to qualify for the 400-meters indoor or outdoor. The last time a Buffalo ran a 400 at the national level was James Davis in the 1999 indoor and outdoor seasons.
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"I think that was probably the performance of the weekend," said head coach Mark Wetmore on Scott. "Big mark, not a huge surprise but that's a big improvement on a track that is not known for being a good sprinting track. Really good mark for her and she is off to Birmingham."
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The other huge mark of the day came in the men's mile when Joe Klecker placed second in a time of 3:58.51. The junior let the lead pack go for the first half of the race, then took the lead and led for all but the final straight-away when he was caught by William Paulson of Arizona State. Klecker's mark is second in school history and qualifies him for the NCAA championships. He is now top-sixteen in the nation in three events for the championships in two weeks.
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"Joe wanted to go and get a legitimate sea-level mile time, he has only ever run miles up at our place," said Wetmore. "He wanted a real-life sub-four instead of a converted elevation mark. The early leader didn't help for long and pretty soon Joe was on his own out there grinding it out. One guy out-gunned him in the last straight away, but 3:58.4 is the second-fastest time in Colorado and there has been a lot of great distance runners here. He has had a wonderful winter, mile, 3,000, 5,000 and a year to go still."
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The most points for the Colorado men's team came in the men's 400-meter dash. Duane McClurkin ran a new personal best 46.86 to finish third overall, while Aaron McCoy won the third heat in a time of 47.18 to move to fourth in school history and sixth in the meet. Jon Maas was right on the edge of scoring at ninth with a time of 47.69.
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"Duane McClurkin scored in three events if I'm not mistaken," added Wetmore. "He is the high-point scorer on the men's team and a big chunk of the men's total. Duane had his best weekend ever for us."
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The women's 3,000 picked up the most points for Colorado as it was a tight race with huge NCAA qualifying implications on the line. Makena Morley came into the race ranked 15th in the nation. She held onto the lead pack and went at 1,200 meters to lead the race through the mile at 4:45. She was passed by winner Fiona O'Keefe of Stanford later in the race and things got interesting with her and Washington's Lilli Burdon fighting in the top-three with only a couple of places to go in qualifying. Morley held off Burdon to move to around 10th on the NCAA list at 9:02.47, while O'Keefe set a new MPSF record at 8:58.58. All three women qualified for the NCAA tournament.
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"That was the question, what were people running around the country, how hard was she willing to run and help people behind her get the mark," said Wetmore. "It was a little bit tactical and she had to do some thinking on her feet, but she ran an excellent race, improved her position and will be in the NCAA in two events probably."
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Also in that race, Kaitlyn Benner tried to hold onto the lead pack but dropped to around 10th with the fast pace early. She held on to run 9:09.25 and finished eighth.
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In the women's field events, Mariah Walker had an enormous season best in the women's shot put to finish fifth overall. The senior threw 15.57m, nearly 60 centimeters better than she had this season.
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In the men's field events, Josh Farmer finished fourth overall in the men's heptathlon with a lifetime best of 5,140. He finished the first day in fourth and stayed in that position through the rest of the series.
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Also for Colorado, John Dressel ran 7:54.46 in the men's 3,000 to finish seventh overall.
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In the final event of the meet, the women's 4x400 relay team of Valerie Welch, Dani Johnson, Eriana Henderson and Scott made a huge pass against Arizona to finish second behind USC while running 3:38.24. The men's team of Maas, McCoy, Kendal Smith and McClurkin Jr. came together to run 3:12.28 to win their heat and finish fifth overall.
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The women's team finished fourth overall with 58 points while USC ran away with the meet with 120 points. The men finished eighth overall with 38 points. BYU won the men's title with 93 points.
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"I came into the weekend thinking we would get about 40 points," said Wetmore. "I think we ended up with 58. The difference was probably in the points we got in the sprints, but the multis helped and distance runners did their normal thing and we ended up a little higher than I expected."
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Colorado looks to have qualified five or more athletes for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships that begin March 8th in Birmingham, Alabama.
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| 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)Â Â | 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)Â Â Â | 13th |
| 11:30 AM | Women's Shot Put | Mariah Walker | 15.57m (51-01)Â Â | 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 400Â | 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 | 1:54.71Â Â | 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 |
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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
Women's High Jump: 1. Lillian Lowe (ARIZ), 1.79m; 13. Kylee Harr (CU), 1.64m
Women's Shot Put: 1. Samantha Noennig (ASU), 17.40m; 5. Mariah Walker (CU), 15.57m
Women's 400: 1. Kyra Constantine (USC), 52.07; 2. Gabby Scott (CU), 52.34
Women's 800: 1. Lauren Ellsworth (BYU), 2:06.48; 14. Elissa Mann (CU), 2:09.46; 21. Karina Mann (CU), 2:10.74
Women's 3,000: 1. Fiona O'Keefe (STAN), 8:58.58; 2. Makena Morley (CU), 9:02.47; 8. Kaitlyn Benner (CU), 9:09.25; 17. Tayler Tuttle (CU), 9:24.23; 19. Mackenzie Caldwell (CU), 9:33.54;
Women's 4x400: 1. USC, 3:37.01; 2. Colorado, 3:38.24
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Men's Mile: 1. William Paulson (ASU), 3:58.07; 2. Joe Klecker (CU), 3:58.51
Men's High Jump: 1. Earnie Sears (USC), 2.16m; 9. Jeremy Cody (CU), 2.05m
Men's 400: 1. Michael Bluth (BYU), 46.58; 3. Duane McClurkin Jr. (CU), 46.86; 6. Aaron McCoy (CU), 47.18; 9. Jon Maas (CU), 47.69; 25. Nathan Hoy (CU), 49.34; 27. Kendal Smith (CU), 49.64
Men's 800: 1. Isaiah Jewett (USC), 1:47.20; 23. Josh Ramos (CU), 1:54.71
Men's Heptathlon: 1. Tyler Brendel (CAL), 5,553; 4. Josh Farmer (CU), 5,140; 14. Davis Butte (CU), 3,350
Men's 3,000: 1. Robert Brandt (UCLA), 7:50.27; 7. John Dressel (CU), 7:54.46; 19. Ethan Gonzales (CU), 8:11.01
Men's 4x400: 1. USC, 3:06.40; 5. Colorado, 3:12.28
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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Women's Team Score:
1. USC 120
2. Stanford 67.5
3. Oregon 61
4. Colorado 58
5. Arizona 51
6. Washington 50
7. BYU 46
7. Arizona State 46
9. Long Beach St. 27
10. California 23
10. Utah 23
12. UC Davis 22.5
13. UCLA 20
14. Washington St. 17
15. Oregon State 11
16. Cal St. Northridge 6
16. Portland 6
18. San Francisco 4
19. UC Riverside 3
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Men's Team Score:
1. BYU 93
2. UCLA 76
3. California 63
3. Oregon 63
3. USC 63
6. Arizona 56
7. Stanford 42
8. Colorado 38
8. Washington St. 38
10. Washington 36
11. Long Beach St. 35
12. Arizona State 30
13. Cal St. Northridge 28
14. Portland 1
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