Buffs Close MPSF Championships With Numerous Scorers

Saturday, February 29

Seattle, Wash.

All Day

Colorado

Day 2

Photo by: Shaun Wicen/CU Athletics

February 29, 2020 | Track and Field

2020 MPSF Championships Results

By: Shaun Wicen, Assistant SID

SEATTLE – Colorado track and field concluded the 2020 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday afternoon here with nine scoring performances in the second day of competition.

The highlight of the day came in the men's mile where Eduardo Herrera finished second in the men's mile with a time of 4:01.12. The senior went out strong, leading the pack before he was overtaken with a lap remaining. A strong finish in the final straightaway moved Herrera up a few positions at the last second for the runner-up honor. He was joined in the race by freshman Noah Hibbard who ran 4:03.24, just eight-thousands of a second from tying the 10^th-best mark in school history.

The women's mile was a strong event as well with Karina Mann placing fifth with a time of 4:38.90 while Rachel McArthur placed seventh in 4:43.37.

The quarter-mile saw a pair of fast finishes in both the men and women's races for Colorado. Aaron McCoy placed fourth on the men's side with a time of 47.21 seconds, while freshman Abbey Glynn ran 54.01 seconds for sixth. Glynn's mark is the third-best performance in school history and was just five-thousands of a second from tying Leona Russell for second in CU history.

In the field events, the high jump saw three strong performances, two of which scored. Jeremy Cody cleared his first attempts at 2.11 meters (6-11) to tie for fifth overall. The sophomore had three strong attempts at his lifetime best of 2.14 meters (7-0.25) but nicked the bar with his heels on every try.

The women's high jump started things out in the morning with Avery McMullen tying for ninth while Kylee Harr picked up team points as she cleared 1.71 meters (5-7.25) to tie for seventh.

The final mark for the women came in the 4x400-meter relay with Dani Johnson, Valerie Welch, Eriana Henderson and Glynn coming together to win their heat at fourth overall in a time of 3:39.64. Their time makes them just the second quartet in CU history to break 3:40 indoors.

One more mark joined the CU record book as Jonathan Horton ran 1:51.91 in the men's 800, moving him into 10^th in CU history. Horton finished ninth overall in the event.

Though Colorado didn't add anyone to qualifying marks heading to the NCAA Championships, the Buffs close the indoor season with three individuals with the opportunity to head to Albuquerque. Tentatively, Dani Jones, Joe Klecker and Makena Morley all have numerous individual qualifying marks. Colorado also owns a top-10 time in the women's distance medley relay, giving the Buffaloes five to seven individuals with one more meet for the 2020 indoor season.

Combined Events
Heptathon	Davis Butte	Event Place	Result	Total	Place
Day 1
2:00 PM	60 Meter Dash	8th	7.32	772	8th
2:45 PM	Long Jump	9th	6.37m	1440	9th
3:45 PM	Shot Put	11th	9.56m	1899	11th
4:45 PM	High Jump	9th	1.81m	2535	11th
Day 2
10:30 AM	60 Hurdles	4th	8.46	3404	11th
11:10 AM	Pole Vault	11th	NH	3404	11th
1:30 PM	1000 Meters	10th	3:03.66	4033	11th

Pentathlon	Avery McMullen	Event Place	Result	Total	Place
12:15 PM	60 Hurdles	3rd	8.67	980	3rd
1:00 PM	High Jump	2nd	1.70m	1835	2nd
2:30 PM	Shot Put	9th	10.72m	2412	3rd
3:45 PM	Long Jump	5th	5.44m	3095	3rd
5:30 PM	800 Meters	6th	2:26.78	3829	5th

Time (PT)	Event	Athlete	Result	Place
Friday
12:00 PM	Women's Weight Throw	Gya'ni Sami	13.18m	28th
4:00 PM	Women's 60 Hurdles Prelims	Dani Johnson	8.53	10th
4:00 PM	Women's 60 Hurdles Prelims	Eriana Henderson	8.52	9th
4:00 PM	Women's 60 Hurdles Prelims	Valerie Welch	8.62	13th
4:00 PM	Women's 60 Hurdles Prelims	Tamia Badal	8.75	16th
4:45 PM	Men's 60 Hurdles Prelims	Kellen Monestime	8.52	15th
5:15 PM	Women's Long Jump	Valerie Welch	5.43m	14th
5:15 PM	Women's Long Jump	Eriana Henderson	5.58m	10th
5:15 PM	Men's Weight Throw	Tyler Sconce	18.18m	9th
5:15 PM	Men's Weight Throw	Clayton Castro	15.25m	16th
5:40 PM	Women's 5,000	Kaitlyn Barthell	16:41.27	13th
5:40 PM	Women's 5,000	Elizabeth Constien	16:55.56	17th
5:40 PM	Women's 5,000	Holly Bent	16:12.52	2nd
6:00 PM	Men's 5,000	Alec Hornecker	14:04.18	6th
6:00 PM	Men's 5,000	Austin Vancil	14:20.79	12th
6:00 PM	Men's 5,000	Paxton Smith	14:48.43	22nd
6:45 PM	Men's 200	Kellen Monestime	22.25	17th

Saturday
10:00 AM	Women's High Jump	Avery McMullen	1.66m	T9th
10:00 AM	Women's High Jump	Kylee Harr	1.71m	T7th
10:30 PM	Women's Shot Put	Lauren Whyrick	12.44m	23rd
11:10 AM	Women's Mile	Karina Mann	4:38.90	5th
11:10 AM	Women's Mile	Rachel McArthur	4:43.37	7th
11:35 AM	Men's Mile	Eduardo Herrera	4:01.12	2nd
11:35 AM	Men's Mile	Noah Hibbard	4:03.24	8th
11:50 AM	Women's 400	Abbey Glynn	54.01	6th
12:00 PM	Women's Triple Jump	Cheyenne Cheshier	11.11m	23rd
12:20 PM	Men's 400	Aaron McCoy	47.21	4th
12:20 PM	Men's 400	Garrett Nelson	48.93	24th
12:20 PM	Men's 400	Kendal Smith	48.64	22nd
12:20 PM	Men's 400	Nathan Hoy	48.47	17th
12:45 PM	Men's Shot Put	Henry Carlson	14.13m	17th
12:45 PM	Men's Shot Put	Austin Swanson	14.53m	14th
1:00 PM	Women's 800	Annie Hill	2:12.71	25th
1:00 PM	Men's High Jump	Jeremy Cody	2.08m	T5th
1:20 PM	Men's 800	Jonathan Horton	1:51.91	9th
1:20 PM	Men's 800	Justice Ramos	1:52.98	13th
1:30 PM	Women's 3000	Elizabeth Constien	9:44.64	24th
1:30 PM	Women's 3000	Kaitlyn Barthell	9:40.65	13th
2:05 PM	Men's 3000	Alec Hornecker	8:14.70	18th
2:05 PM	Men's 3000	Hunter Appleton	8:17.88	22nd
2:05 PM	Men's 3000	Austin Vancil	8:24.02	31st
2:05 PM	Men's 3000	Paxton Smith	8:25.26	34th
3:05 PM	Women's 4x400	Johnson, Welch, Henderson, Glynn	3:39.64	4th