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Constien Wins Pac-12 Steeplechase Title
May 12, 2019 | Track and Field
TUCSON – Despite a three-and-a-half-hour weather delay, Colorado's Val Constien continued the conference dominance in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase with her first conference title at the 2019 Pac-12 Track and Field Championships.
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The senior dominated the field on her way to a stadium record of 10:01.19. She led every lap of the race and had a seven-second margin of victory in route to the 11th-straight conference steeplechase title in Colorado history. CU has taken every women's steeplechase title since joining the Pac-12 and haven't missed a title since 2008. The Buffs streak began in 2009 with Jenny (Barringer) Simpson's second title, making it 12 titles in 13 years.
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CU continued to pick up huge points that gave the women a four-point lead on the field with 40 points. The men are in fifth with 23 points.
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Action didn't end until 2 a.m. (MT) with the completion of the 10,000-meter runs. The men's trio of John Dressel, Ryan Forsyth and Ethan Gonzales all picked up points for the Buffaloes with Dressel taking second, Forsyth third and Gonzales seventh. Dressel finished in a time of 29:13.35, five seconds behind the winner from UCLA. Forsyth was right behind at 29:15.58, while Gonzales closed in 29:34.67.
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The women picked up huge points in the 10,000 as well with a second place, third place and sixth place finish. Kaitlyn Benner, the 2019 Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year, finished second in 33:36.38. Makena Morley was third in 33:37.47, while Tabor Scholl finished in 34:03.73.
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With the long delay the 800 prelims, 400 hurdle prelims and 200 prelims were all moved to timed finals today. Numerous other field events were not completed and were moved to today's schedule.
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The senior dominated the field on her way to a stadium record of 10:01.19. She led every lap of the race and had a seven-second margin of victory in route to the 11th-straight conference steeplechase title in Colorado history. CU has taken every women's steeplechase title since joining the Pac-12 and haven't missed a title since 2008. The Buffs streak began in 2009 with Jenny (Barringer) Simpson's second title, making it 12 titles in 13 years.
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CU continued to pick up huge points that gave the women a four-point lead on the field with 40 points. The men are in fifth with 23 points.
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Action didn't end until 2 a.m. (MT) with the completion of the 10,000-meter runs. The men's trio of John Dressel, Ryan Forsyth and Ethan Gonzales all picked up points for the Buffaloes with Dressel taking second, Forsyth third and Gonzales seventh. Dressel finished in a time of 29:13.35, five seconds behind the winner from UCLA. Forsyth was right behind at 29:15.58, while Gonzales closed in 29:34.67.
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The women picked up huge points in the 10,000 as well with a second place, third place and sixth place finish. Kaitlyn Benner, the 2019 Pac-12 Scholar Athlete of the Year, finished second in 33:36.38. Makena Morley was third in 33:37.47, while Tabor Scholl finished in 34:03.73.
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With the long delay the 800 prelims, 400 hurdle prelims and 200 prelims were all moved to timed finals today. Numerous other field events were not completed and were moved to today's schedule.
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| 2019 Pac-12 Championship | ||||
| SATURDAY | EVENT | NAME | RESULT | PLACE |
| 12:00 PM (MT) | Men's Hammer | Caleb Penner | 49.27 (161-7)Â Â Â Â | 15th |
| Brock Knechtel | 47.61 (156-2) | 16th | ||
| Tyler Sconce | 47.34 (155-3) | 17th | ||
| 5:30 PM | Men's Javelin | Henry Carlson | 50.92m (167-0) | 13th |
| 6:00 PM | Men's Long Jump | Gunner Rigsby | 6.54 (21-5.5)Â Â | 18th |
| Josh Farmer | 6.90 (22-7.75) | 13th | ||
| 6:10 PM | Women's 4x100 Prelims | Henderson, Welch, Johnson, Wichhart-Donzo, Scott | 45.40 | 6th (q) |
| 6:20 PM | Men's 1,500 Prelims | Gabe Fendel | 3:46.82 | 11th (q) |
| Eduardo Herrera | 3:46.39 | 7th (Q) | ||
| 6:35 PM | Women's 1,500 Prelims | Annie Hill | 4:21.85 | 9th (Q) |
| 7:10 PM | Women's 100 Hurdle Prelims | Eriana Henderson | 13.77 | 1th |
| Dani Johnson | 13.96 | 15th | ||
| Valerie Welch | 14.21 | 18th | ||
| Michaela Wenning | 14.34 | 19th | ||
| 7:25 PM | Men's 400 Prelims | Duane McClurkin Jr. | 48.71 | 17th |
| Jon Maas | 46.14 | 2nd (Q) | ||
| Kendal Smith | 48.45Â Â | 15th | ||
| 8:00 PM | Men's High Jump | Jeremy Cody | 2.03 (6-8) | 8th |
| 8:30 PM | Women's Javelin | Elisa Grandemange | 43.94 (144-2) | 15th |
| 9:00 PM | Women's Shot Put | Mariah Walker | 14.09 (46-2.75) | 13th |
| 9:00 PM | Women's Long Jump | Michaela Wenning | 5.19 (17-0.5) | 28th |
| Cheyenne Cheshier | 5.05 (16-7) | 30th | ||
| 9:10 PM | Women's Steeplechase Finals | Val Constien | 10:01.19 | 1st |
| 10:30 PM | Men's 10,000 Final | Paxton Smith | 31:21.15 | 15th |
| Alec Hornecker | 30:12.70 | 11th | ||
| John Dressel | 29:13.35 | 2nd | ||
| Ryan Forsyth | 29:15.58 | 3rd | ||
| Ethan Gonzales | 29:34.67 | 7th | ||
| 11:15 PM | Women's 10,000 Final | Kaitlyn Benner | 33:36.38 | 2nd |
| Holly Bent | 35:16.61Â Â | 10th | ||
| Makena Morley | 33:37.47 | 3rd | ||
| Tabor Scholl | 34:03.73 | 6th | ||
| SUNDAY | ||||
| 12:00 PM | Women's Hammer | Elisa Grandemange | 57.41 (188-4) | 8th |
| 5:00 PM | Men's Discus | Tyler Sconce | 40.95 (134-4) | 19th |
| Caleb Penner | 45.65 (149-9) | 18th | ||
| Brock Knechtel | 46.20 (151-7) | 17th | ||
| 7:00 PM | Women's High Jump | Kylee Harr | 1.61 (5-3.25) | T14th |
| Michaela Wenning | 1.61 (5-3.25) | T10th | ||
| 7:00 PM | Men's 4x100 Finals | Maas, Monestime, Smith, Farmer, Hoy, McCoy | 42.06 | 6th |
| 7:10 PM | Women's 4x100 Finals | Henderson, Welch, Johnson, Wichhart-Donzo, Scott | 45.92 | 6th |
| 7:20 PM | Men's 1,500 Finals | Gabe Fendel | 3:51.34 | 7th |
| Eduardo Herrera | 3:50.75 | 5th | ||
| 7:30 PM | Women's 1,500 Final | Annie Hill | 4:23.02 | 8th |
| 8:00 PM | Men's 400 Finals | Jon Maas | 46.49 | 4th |
| 8:00 PM | Women's Triple Jump | Maja Wichhart-Donzo | 12.09 (39-8) | 8th |
| Cheyenne Cheshier | 11.92 (39-1.25) | 9th | ||
| Men's Triple Jump | Gunner Rigsby | 13.93 (45-8.5) | 9th | |
| 8:15 PM | Women's Discus | Mariah Walker | 44.13 (144-9) | 17th |
| 8:40 PM | Men's 800 Final | Josh Ramos | 1:53.53 | 22nd |
| Jonathan Horton | 1:51.52 | 9th | ||
| 8:50 PM | Women's 800 Final | Karina Mann | 2:07.89 | 11th |
| Elissa Mann | 2:04.35 | 1st | ||
| 9:00 PM | Men's 400 Hurdle Finals | Aaron McCoy | 1:24.09 | 14th |
| Kellen Monestime | 53.12 | 9th | ||
| Nathan Hoy | 56.30 | 13th | ||
| 9:10 PM | Women's 400 Hurdle Finals | Gabby Scott | 56.82 | 2nd |
| Eriana Henderson | 58.82 | 6th | ||
| Valerie Welch | 59.13 | 7th | ||
| Dani Johnson | 1:01.93 | 17th | ||
| 9:20 PM | Men's 200 Final | Jon Maas | 21.17 | 10th |
| 9:40 PM | Men's 5,000 Final | Ryan Forsyth | 13:51.64 | 5th |
| John Dressel | 13:51.10 | 4th | ||
| Ethan Gonzales | 14:06.02 | 11th | ||
| Eduardo Herrera | 14:22.87 | 13th | ||
| Paxton Smith | 14:58.94 | 27th | ||
| Alec Hornecker | 14:35.16 | 18th | ||
| Gabe Fendel | 14:28.88 | 16th | ||
| 10:00 PM | Women's 5,000 Finals | Makena Morley | 15:58.82 | 3rd |
| Tabor Scholl | 16:23.09 | 12th | ||
| Baylee Jones | 17:07.16 | 29th | ||
| Val Constien | 16:09.11 | 7th | ||
| Annie Hill | 16:47.40 | 20th | ||
| Dani Jones | 15:54.86 | 1st | ||
| 10:20 PM | Men's 4x400 Finals | Maas, Smith, Hoy, McCoy, Monestime, Farmer, McClurkin Jr. | 3:11.67 | 8th |
| 10:30 PM | Women's 4x400 Finals | Johnson, Welch, Henderson, Scott, Wichhart-Donzo | 3:34.82 | 4th |
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