Relays Through To Finals

AUSTIN, Texas – Colorado track and field advanced both 4x400 relays through from prelims Friday afternoon in the Texas Relays as the women finished sixth and the men fifth.

The women's squad of Valerie Welch, Eriana Henderson, Tamia Badal and Abbey Glynn ran 3:45.69 to win the second heat of the prelims and advance to finals with the sixth-best time. The men's quartet of Ronald Sayles, Aaron McCoy, Ian Gilmore and Tyler Williams finished second in their heat in a time of 3:11.06 to qualify with the fifth-best time. Both relays will compete again tomorrow in the collegiate finals.

Three Buffs also hurdled today, led by Badal's 35^th place in the women's 100 hurdles in 14.20. Reese Renz finished 47^th in 14.71 as Kellen Monestime ran 14.92 in the men's 110 to finish 44^th.

In Colorado, the Buffs started throwing at the CSU-Pueblo Spank Blasing meet. Dominique Williams placed third in the men's hammer with a toss of 58.94 meters (193-04), good for sixth in CU history. Tyler Sconce threw 55.49 meters (182-00) to place seventh, good for 10^th in school history.

Action continues tomorrow for the final days in both meets.

RESULTS
Day Two
Women's 100 Hurdle Prelims: 1. Tonea Marshall (LSU) 12.87q; 35. Tamia Badal (COLO) 14.20; 47. Reese Renz (COLO) 14.71
Women's 4x400 Relay Prelims: 1. Utah 3:42.01q; 6. Colorado (Welch/Henderson/Badal/Glynn) 3:45.69q
Women's Hammer Throw: 1. Haley Showalter (CSU) 58.66m (192-05); 9. Gya'ni Sami (COLO) 47.64m (156-03); 11. Elena Opp (COLO) 42.59m (139-08); 12. Lauren Whyrick (COLO) 38.74m (127-01)
Women's Javelin: 1. Taneika Elliston (NMH) 37.06m (121-07); 7. Elena Opp (COLO) 26.31m (86-04)

Men's 110 Hurdle Prelims: 1. Damion Thomas (LSU) 13.53q; 44. Kellen Monestime (COLO) 14.92
Men's 4x400 Relay Prelims: 1. Texas 3:06.54q; 5. Colorado (Sayles/McCoy/Gilmore/Williams) 3:11.06q
Men's Hammer: 1. Kirk Unland (WYO) 62.86m (206-02); 3. Dominique Williams (COLO) 58.94m (193-04);7. Tyler Sconce (COLO) 55.49m (182-00)

Day One
Women's 400 Prelims: 1. Shafiqua Maloney (ARK) 52.27q; 20. Abbey Glynn (COLO) 56.16
Women's 400 Hurdle Prelims: 1. Brittany Humphrey (LSU) 58.56q; 8. Eriana Henderson (COLO) 59.30q; 24. Reese Renz (COLO) 62.24; 26. Valerie Welch (COLO) 62.43; 32. Tamia Badal (COLO) 63.25

Men's 200 Prelims: 1. Terrance Laird (LSU) 20.43q; 27. Ronald Sayles (COLO) 21.36
Men's 400 Prelims: 1. Sean Burrell (LSU) 45.42q; 18. Tyler Williams (COLO) 47.62; 29. Ian Gilmore (COLO) 48.09
Men's 400 Hurdle Prelims: 1. Charles Brockman III (UT) 49.78q; 14. Aaron McCoy (COLO) 52.83; 15. Garrett Nelson (COLO) 52.90

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Players Mentioned

Tamia Badal

Ian Gilmore

Abbey Glynn

Eriana Henderson

Aaron McCoy

Kellen Monestime

Garrett Nelson

Elena Opp

Reese Renz

Gya'ni Sami

Ronald Sayles

Tyler Sconce

Valerie Welch

Lauren Whyrick

Dominique Williams

Tyler Williams