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2024 TF Senior Day

Buffs Host One-Day Colorado Invitational Due to Weather

April 05, 2024 | Track and Field

BOULDER – After last-minute changes due to weather conditions, the Colorado men's and women's track and field teams had an action-packed one-day meet here at the new-look Potts Field on Friday. The Buffaloes celebrated 28 track and field and cross country athletes for Senior Day at Potts to wrap up a successful Colorado Invitational.

"This is probably my 32nd April, Colorado dual meet and this was the most complicated last 48 hours I've ever experienced," head coach Mark Wetmore said of dealing with the weather conditions. "We changed days and venues over and over again. Alex Hoots and Jose [Lopez-Tanori] and Casey Malone, the meet director, just jumped through hoops to make it happen and it turned out to be a very good day."

The Buffs had a very good day on the track as well, racking up nine top-three finishes between both the men and women.

Luc Andrada and Reese Renz started it off by both placing second in their respective races. Renz ran the 100-meter hurdles and finished in 14.43 while Andrada ran the 100-meters and set a personal record of 10.34. 

Later on, first-place finishes started piling up for the Buffs. On the men's side, Ian Gilmore took the 400-meter race with a time of 46.76 while Luke Dry was just behind him for a second-place finish in 47.01. Garrett Nelson then placed first in the 400-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 51.24. Colton Romig finished third in the 400m hurdles and also set a personal record in the event. 

In the women's 400m hurdles, Colorado accomplished a clean sweep with Abbey Glynn finishing first in 56.51, Emma Pollak finishing second in 59.60 and Joy Moorer placing third in 1:01.45.

The Buffs dominated the field events too with 12 top-three finishes. In the men's long jump, Aidan Christiansen finished first with a PR and John Swabik finished second, also with a PR. On the women's end, Avery McMullen placed third in the long jump with a distance of 6.18m.

Colorado's women's team added another sweep as Allie Routledge, McMullen and Riley Ward took all three spots on the podium in the high jump. Routledge came in first with a mark of 1.72m while McMullen and Ward both reached 1.67m.

The Buffs fared well in throwing events as CU was led by Jada Green with a first-place finish in the javelin throw. Not far behind her was Alaina Fantaski in second with a throw of 43.70m.

Matt Ward picked up two third-place finishes in the discus throw and hammer throw while the CU sisters, Lauren Whyrick and Meghan Whyrick, took second and third in the women's shot put.

The Colorado Invitational ended up being an all-around fantastic day for the athletes, coaches and fans that showed out. The meet wouldn't have been able to take place without all of the staff that made it possible despite the incoming weather.

What made today possible was everyone's commitment to making the meet happen," said Alex Hoots, the Assistant AD of Stadium Operations. "Everyone from coaches here at CU to visiting teams, to external staff being willing and able to pivot shifts and our internal team working as a cohesive unit to put on the best one day meet we could in our brand new facility!"

The Buffs will head to Azusa, California next week to compete in the Bryan Clay Invitational April 11-13.
 

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