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Pac-12 Championships
CU Women Capture Three Titles in Third Place Finish
May 12, 2019 | Track and Field
TUCSON – The 2019 Pac-12 Championships concluded Sunday evening in Tucson with the University of Colorado women's track and field program placing third overall with 92 points while the men placed ninth with 48 points.
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The women's finish is tied for the highest in school history in the Pac-12 and came from taking three titles in less than a 24-hour period. Val Constien won the 11th-consecutive women's conference steeplechase title late last night, then Elissa Mann added a women's 800-meter run title and Dani Jones took home the crown in the women's 5,000-meter run.
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Mann was the first title winner in the second day of competition after running 2:04.35, edging Oregon's Susan Ejore at the line by four-tenths of a second. Mann put down the fastest second lap of the event in 64 seconds after hitting the bell lap in around fourth. She is now just the second-ever CU woman to win a conference title in the outdoor 800, joining Leigh Ballenger who won a pair of titles in 1978 and 1980.
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The final championship came in the women's 5,000 with Dani Jones making her season debut in the event. Jones won this event in 2017 before redshirting in 2018. She took the race in 15:54.86, defeating Stanford's Fiona O'Keefe by three-tenths of a second. Jones joins Sara (Gorton) Slattery as the only CU women to win multiple outdoor 5,000 titles.
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The 5,000 was a huge event for the women as they picked up 18 points after Makena Morley placed third and Constien placed seventh. Morley crossed the line in 15:58.82 while Constien ran 16:09.11.
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Another large point performance came in the women's 400 hurdles when Gabby Scott dropped her own school record to 56.82 for second. USC's Anna Cockrell took the title in 56.46, but CU stole the show with three women in the top-eight for 13 points. All three women ran personal bests as Eriana Henderson ran 58.82 for sixth and Valerie Welch ran 59.13 for seventh. Henderson improves her fourth-best mark in school history while Welch jumps all the way to fifth in school history.
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The CU women also picked up points in the 4x400-meter relay which was fourth in 3:34.82 and the 4x100 that was sixth in 45.92 seconds. Numerous individuals also picked up points with Elisa Grandemange in the hammer (8th, 57.41m), Annie Hill in the 1,500 (8th, 4:23.02) and Maja Wichhart-Donzo in the triple jump (8th, 12.09m).
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On the men's side, the 5,000 was the highest scoring event of the day with nine team points earned. John Dressel edged teammate Ryan Forsyth at the line as the two finished fourth and fifth in times of 13:51.10 and 13:51.64.
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Another CU duo put up good points in the men's 1,500 in Eduardo Herrera and Gabe Fendel. Herrera finished fifth in the event at 3:50.75 while Fendel was seventh at 3:51.34.
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The only other scorer from the evening was Jon Maas in the 400 finals. Maas, fresh off of taking nearly a second off his personal best the day before, ran 46.49 for fourth overall. He also helped out on the men's 4x100 that ran 42.06 for sixth and the men's 4x400 that ran 3:11.67 for eighth.
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Colorado will next compete in two weeks in Sacramento at the 2019 NCAA Championships West Preliminaries. As the results stand right now there are 18 marks on the women's side ranked in the top-45 in the West and 13 for the men. Also for Colorado, as the results stand both Michaela Wenning and Wichhart-Donzo are ranked in the top-24 in the nation in the heptathlon and qualify for the NCAA National Championships.
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The women's finish is tied for the highest in school history in the Pac-12 and came from taking three titles in less than a 24-hour period. Val Constien won the 11th-consecutive women's conference steeplechase title late last night, then Elissa Mann added a women's 800-meter run title and Dani Jones took home the crown in the women's 5,000-meter run.
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Mann was the first title winner in the second day of competition after running 2:04.35, edging Oregon's Susan Ejore at the line by four-tenths of a second. Mann put down the fastest second lap of the event in 64 seconds after hitting the bell lap in around fourth. She is now just the second-ever CU woman to win a conference title in the outdoor 800, joining Leigh Ballenger who won a pair of titles in 1978 and 1980.
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The final championship came in the women's 5,000 with Dani Jones making her season debut in the event. Jones won this event in 2017 before redshirting in 2018. She took the race in 15:54.86, defeating Stanford's Fiona O'Keefe by three-tenths of a second. Jones joins Sara (Gorton) Slattery as the only CU women to win multiple outdoor 5,000 titles.
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The 5,000 was a huge event for the women as they picked up 18 points after Makena Morley placed third and Constien placed seventh. Morley crossed the line in 15:58.82 while Constien ran 16:09.11.
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Another large point performance came in the women's 400 hurdles when Gabby Scott dropped her own school record to 56.82 for second. USC's Anna Cockrell took the title in 56.46, but CU stole the show with three women in the top-eight for 13 points. All three women ran personal bests as Eriana Henderson ran 58.82 for sixth and Valerie Welch ran 59.13 for seventh. Henderson improves her fourth-best mark in school history while Welch jumps all the way to fifth in school history.
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The CU women also picked up points in the 4x400-meter relay which was fourth in 3:34.82 and the 4x100 that was sixth in 45.92 seconds. Numerous individuals also picked up points with Elisa Grandemange in the hammer (8th, 57.41m), Annie Hill in the 1,500 (8th, 4:23.02) and Maja Wichhart-Donzo in the triple jump (8th, 12.09m).
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On the men's side, the 5,000 was the highest scoring event of the day with nine team points earned. John Dressel edged teammate Ryan Forsyth at the line as the two finished fourth and fifth in times of 13:51.10 and 13:51.64.
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Another CU duo put up good points in the men's 1,500 in Eduardo Herrera and Gabe Fendel. Herrera finished fifth in the event at 3:50.75 while Fendel was seventh at 3:51.34.
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The only other scorer from the evening was Jon Maas in the 400 finals. Maas, fresh off of taking nearly a second off his personal best the day before, ran 46.49 for fourth overall. He also helped out on the men's 4x100 that ran 42.06 for sixth and the men's 4x400 that ran 3:11.67 for eighth.
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Colorado will next compete in two weeks in Sacramento at the 2019 NCAA Championships West Preliminaries. As the results stand right now there are 18 marks on the women's side ranked in the top-45 in the West and 13 for the men. Also for Colorado, as the results stand both Michaela Wenning and Wichhart-Donzo are ranked in the top-24 in the nation in the heptathlon and qualify for the NCAA National Championships.
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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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