Colorado Set to Compete in Three Meets Across Three States

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Colorado Set to Compete in Three Meets Across Three States

March 28, 2024 | Track and Field

By: Herman Shelton, Associate Director/Athletic Communications

BOULDER – Colorado's track and field team will enter its second weekend of the outdoor season with a multi-front approach on Friday and Saturday. The sprinters will head to LSU's Battle on the Bayou, the distance runners will participate in the Stanford Invitational, and the fielders along with multi-athletes will take part in CSU's Jack Christiansen Invitational.

Meet Info:

Battle on the Bayou – Friday, March 29 – Saturday, March 30
Venue – Bernie Morre Track Stadium [5,680], Baton Rouge, La.
Meet Info | Performance List | Schedule | Live Results

Standford Invitational – Friday, March 29 – Saturday, March 30
Venue – Cobb Track and Angell Field [2,158], Stanford, Calif.
Meet Info | Performance List | Schedule | Live Results | Watch

Jack Christiansen Invitational – Friday, March 29 – Saturday, March 30
Venue – Jack Christiansen Track, Fort Collins, Colo.
Meet Info

Battle of the Bayou

In Baton Rouge at the Battle on the Bayou, the Buffs will have 13 runners competing. On the women's side, Joy Moorer, Emma Pollak, and Abbey Glynn will each participate in two events. Moorer will compete in the 200-meter and 400-meter races, while Pollak and Glynn will take on the 400-meter and 400-meter hurdles. Glynn, returning for her second trip to LSU, previously competed at the LSU Alumni Gold meet in April 2021, clocking a time of 54.50. Pollak, making her debut in Baton Rouge after a strong indoor season, started the outdoor season with a first-place finish at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing Invitation, recording a personal best of 59.06. Moorer, also making her Baton Rouge debut, will compete in the 200-meters and 400-meters.

On the men's side, Luc Andrada, Ian Gilmore, Tyler Williams, Nick Gehring, Luke Dry, Nelson Garrett, and Cole Romig will compete in Baton Rouge after an impressive showing at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing Invitational. The group secured three first-place finishes in the 400-meter hurdles, 4x400 relay, and the top three spots in the 400-meters race.

Andrada will compete in the 100-meters and 200-meters, narrowly missing his personal best mark of 10.46 by one hundredth of a second at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing Invite. Gilmore returns to LSU for his second trip since April 2021, participating in the 400-meters and the 4x400 relay, where he achieved a personal best of 21.06 in the 200-meters. Williams, coming off a strong opening weekend with a first-place finish in the 400-meters at CSU Pueblo, will compete in the 200-meters and 4x400 relay at LSU. Gehring and Dry will both participate in the 200-meters and 4x400 relay after achieving personal bests last week. Nelson will compete in the 400-meter hurdles, while Romig will take on the 400-meter hurdles after recording a personal best of 51.84 in the event.

Stanford Invitational

At the Stanford Invitational, Ella Baran, Katie Doucette, Bailey Hertenstein, and Whitney Valenti will represent the women's side. Hertenstein returned to action after the NCAA West Preliminary Round last season, winning the 1500-meter run and will participate in the 5000-meter at Stanford. Baran will open her outdoor season with the 5000-meter after an impressive indoor performance at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships. Valenti achieved a personal outdoor best of 2:14.61 in the 800-meters and will compete in the 1500-meter. Doucette will participate in her first outdoor season for the Buffs in the 10,000-meter run.

On the men's side at Stanford, 13 runners will compete across various events. In the 800-meters, Greene and Lindrud will compete after strong performances at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing Invitational. In the 1500-meters, Hibbard and Appleton will look to improve on their performances from last week. In the 5000-meters, Appleton, Robertson, and Rauba will make their outdoor season debuts. In the 10,000-meters, Vancil, Fraser, Lindgreen, and Derouin will compete, with Derouin aiming to build on his personal best from last season at Stanford. Niednagel and Welch will participate in the 3000m Steeple Chase.CSU

Jack Christiansen Invite:

The Field and multi-athletes from CU will represent the university at the CSU Jack Christiansen Invite. Ten women are set to compete across five events, including Allie Routledge, Avery McMullen, Riley Ward, Lauren and Meghan Whyrick, Obi Mensah-Osafo, Amanda Opp, Bella Braun, Jada Green, and Alaina Fantaski.

Routledge will compete in the High Jump and Javelin, having started the season with a second-place finish at the 45th Aztec Invitational, clearing 1.76 meters. McMullen will also participate in the High Jump and Javelin, having secured three top-six finishes at the Aztec Invitational in the 200m (4th), 100mh (6th), and LJ (6th). Ward aims to improve in the high jump after competing in the Aztec Invitational. Whyrick, L., who finished second in shot put at the Aztec Invitational, will compete in that event again, while Whyrick, M., will compete in shot put after placing fifth at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing Invitational.

Osafo-Mensah, who ranked 10th in Discus throw at the 45th Aztec Invitational, seeks improvement in that event. Opp will participate in discus and hammer throw after securing second place in the hammer throw and sixth place in discus at the Aztec Invitational. Braun will compete in the hammer throw after finishing third in that event at the Aztec Invitational. Green, who started the outdoor season with a first-place finish in the javelin, aims to continue her success. Fantaski will make her CU debut, competing in the javelin.

The men's team will feature nine athletes across seven events: Troy Colleran, John Swabik, Aidan Christiansen, Ames Newman, Matt Ward, Laurence Atkinson, Lucas Williams, Isaiah Brouchard, and Gustavo Alfonson.

Colleran and Swabik will compete in four events: the 100-meter, high jump, discus, and javelin. Colleran, a multi-event athlete, will participate in these events for the first time this outdoor season. Swabik achieved personal bests in the 400m (49.24) and the 110mh (14.76) at the 45th Aztec Invitational. Christiansen will compete in the long jump after finishing 11th in that event at the Aztec Invitational, just short of his personal best.

Newman will open his outdoor season with shot put and discus events. Ward will compete in discus and hammer throw after a successful indoor season and a strong start to the outdoor season at the Aztec Invitational recording a first place finish in the hammer throw. Atkinson will participate in the discus and hammer throw after finishing fifth in both events at the Aztec Invitational. Williams will compete in discus and hammer throw after finishing sixth at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing Invitational. Bouchard will compete in the hammer throw after finishing fourth in that event at the Aztec Invitational. Alfonso will compete in the Javelin throw after placing third at the Aztec Invitational.

Next on the schedule, the Buffs will make their long-awaited return home for the first time since April 9, 2022. Potts Field underwent extensive renovations, featuring a new 4,000-square-foot support building along with accessible restrooms, two family restrooms, drinking fountains, concessions, and equipment storage. Additionally, the track recieved a new surface and infield natural turf.

The Buffs are set to host the Colorado Outdoor Invitational on April 5-6.