Colorado
Championships at the Peak
Women’s Hurdles Advance Three To Finals
February 26, 2021 | Track and Field
USAFA — The Colorado track and field program had a stellar second day at the Championships at the Peak, highlighted by three Buffs advancing to the finals in the women's 60 hurdles.
The trio includes Avery McMullen who posted her second personal best in the event after doing so yesterday. She placed fifth in 8.55, while Tamia Badal ran 8.62 and Jada Green ran 8.75 for sixth and eighth, respectfully. The three will compete in the finals tomorrow.
Though the women didn't score any points today, the three setup for a strong resurgence of points tomorrow as the women are ninth with as many points and then men are 14th with three points.
For the men, the three points came from a fantastic second day for heptathlete Nick Bianco who posted a personal best in the heptathlon by 80 points to place seventh with a score of 4850. The other point for the men came from Caleb Penner who placed eighth in the weight throw with a toss of 18.03 meters (59-2).
The men also will send a pair to the finals in the men's 400 after Aaron McCoy ran 48.22 to advance with the fifth-best time and Tyler Williams made his Colorado debut by running 48.47 to advance in the eighth spot.
Also for the Buffs in the 400, Jaida Drame placed 16th for the women while Sam Crosmer placed 19th. The men had Kendal Smith place 12th, Garrett Nelson finish 17th and Ian Gilmore finish in 20th in the quarter mile.
Other hurdlers for Colorado included Kellen Monestime finishing 15th in the men's race at 8.52, Valerie Welch finishing one spot out of advancing at ninth with a time of 8.78, Elise Gillett in 11th and Reese Renz in 14th.
A stampede of Buffaloes competed in the weight throw with Gya'ni Sami leading the women in 11th with a toss of 16.14 meters (52-11.5). She was joined by Elena Opp in 14th, Jane Powers in 21st, Meghan Whyrick 23rd, her sister Lauren Whyrick at 24th, Obi Osafo-Mensah in 25th and Bella Braun in 26th. The men added Tyler Sconce in 10th, Clayton Castro in 13th and Lars Atkinson in 18th.
Action concludes tomorrow for Colorado with student-athletes in the finals of the 60 hurdles, 400, high jump, triple jump and shot put. The meet will finish with the mile relay where both CU genders are participating.
RESULTS
Day Two
Women's 60 Hurdles Prelims: 1. Emily Sloan (ORE) 8.12q; 5. Avery McMullen (COLO) 8.55q; 6. Tamia Badal (COLO) 8.62q; 8. Jada Green (COLO) 8.75q; 9. Valerie Welch (COLO) 8.78; 11. Elise Gillett (COLO) 9.04; 14. Reese Renz (COLO) 9.13
Women's 400 Prelims: 1. Nicole Yeargin (USC) 53.27; 16. Jaida Drame (COLO) 57.16; 19. Sam Crosmer (COLO) 60.20
Women's Long Jump: 1. Morgan Small (USC) 6.21m (20-4.5); 19. Kara Lucyk (COLO) 5.26m (17-3.5); 31. Sarah Aanenson (COLO) 4.97m (16-3.75); 32. Elise Gillett (COLO) 4.93m (16-2.25)
Women's Weight Throw: 1. Camryn Rogers (CAL) 21.78m (71-5.5); 11. Gya'ni Sami (COLO) 16.14m (52-11.5); 14. Elena Opp (COLO) 15.54m (51-0); 21. Jane Powers (COLO) 14.45m (47-5); 23. Meghan Whyrick (COLO) 13.53m (44-4.75); 24. Lauren Whyrick (COLO) 13.13m (43-1); 25. Obi Osafo-Mensah (COLO) 12.92m (42-4.75); 26. Bella Braun (COLO) 12.58m (41-3.25)
Men's 60 Hurdles Prelims: 1. Kentre Patterson (ASU) 7.82q; 15. Kellen Monestime (COLO) 8.52
Men's 400 Prelims: 1. Nicholas Ramey (USC) 47.11q; 5. Aaron McCoy (COLO) 48.22q; 8. Tyler Williams (COLO) 48.47q; 12. Kendal Smith (COLO) 49.01; 17. Garrett Nelson (COLO) 49.60; 20. Ian Gilmore (COLO) 50.45
Men's High Jump: 1. Earnie Sears (USC) 2.20m (7-2.5); 13. Ryan Charles (COLO) 1.90m (6-2.75)
Men's Weight Throw: 1. Israel Oloyede (ARIZ) 23.18m (76-0.75); 8. Caleb Penner (COLO) 18.03m (59-2); 10. Tyler Sconce (COLO) 17.12m (56-2); 13. Clayton Castro (COLO) 15.24m (50-0); 18. Lars Atkinson (COLO) 8.99m (29-6)
Men's Long Jump: 1. Allan Hunter (STAN) 7.39m (24-3); 20. Ryan Charles (COLO) 6.37m (20-10.75)
Men's Heptathlon: 1. Hakim McMorris (CAL) 5435; 7. Nick Bianco (COLO) 4850
Day One
Women's Pentathlon: 1. Halley Folsom (BYU) 3954; 3. Avery McMullen (COLO) 3919; 7. Jada Green (COLO) 3587; 8. Kara Lucyk (COLO) 3347; 10. Elise Gillett (COLO) 3072
TEAM SCORES
WOMEN (5 Events Scored)
| 1 | Arizona State | AZST | 28 |
| 2 | Colorado St. | COST | 27.5 |
| 3 | Wichita State | WICH | 15 |
| 4 | Air Force | AFA | 14.5 |
| 5 | Wyoming | WYO | 11 |
| 5 | California | CAL | 11 |
| 7 | BYU | BYU | 10 |
| 7 | USC | USC | 10 |
| 9 | Colorado | COLO | 9 |
| 10 | Nevada | NEV | 8 |
| 10 | UNLV | UNLV | 8 |
| 12 | SMU | SMU | 6 |
| 12 | Grand Canyon | GCU | 6 |
| 14 | Arizona | ARIZ | 5 |
| 15 | Tulane | TUL | 4 |
| 16 | Fresno State | FRES | 1 |
MEN (5 Events Scored)
| 1 | Air Force | AFA | 52.5 |
| 2 | Wichita State | WICH | 41 |
| 3 | Wyoming | WYO | 39.5 |
| 4 | Arizona | ARIZ | 14 |
| 5 | Utah State | UTST | 10 |
| 5 | California | CAL | 10 |
| 5 | USC | USC | 10 |
| 8 | Northern Arizona | NAU | 8 |
| 8 | Stanford | STAN | 8 |
| 10 | BYU | BYU | 6 |
| 10 | Arizona State | AZST | 6 |
| 10 | Colorado St. | COST | 6 |
| 13 | No. Colorado | UNCO | 4 |
| 14 | Colorado | COLO | 3 |
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