Colorado University Athletics
Friday, January 23
Boulder, Co.
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Colorado Invite
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Buffs Throwers Highlight Day One of the Colorado Invitational
January 23, 2026 | Track and Field
BOULDER — Colorado's throwers hit the field at the Ford Practice Facility (FPF) on Friday, kicking off the first day of the Colorado Invitational.
Three Buffaloes competed in the meet's first day. Amanda Opp (weight throw) and Alaina Fantaski (shot put) represented the women, while Lucas Williams (weight throw) was CU's lone male competitor.
Opp posted a season-best mark in the weight throw for the second consecutive week. She bested her 16.69-meter toss from last week's Potts Invitational with 17.56 meters on Friday. Her distance currently ranks 11th in the Big 12 and 12th in the Mountain Region. Fantaski also set a new personal-best mark of 8.13 meters on her final throw of the day.
Williams threw his third throw of over 18.0 meters in the men's weight throw. He topped out with a distance of 18.04 meters on his last throw in the finals heat.
Max Manson, competing unattached but formerly from the University of Washington, matched the FPF facility record in the men's pole vault, topping out at 5.25 meters.
Up Next
The Colorado Invitational will continue Saturday with the men's 60M hurdles getting things started at 11 a.m. MT.
Colorado Day Two Competitors by Event (Saturday)
Men's 60m Hurdles
Antonio Votour – Heat 2, Lane 4
Teagan Malcom—Heat 2, Lane 5
Men's 60m
Nick Gehring—Heat 1, Lane 6
Johnny Homsy—Heat 4, Lane 3
Men's Mile
Justine Kipkoech—Section 1
Tanner Newkirk—Section 1
Charles Robertson—Section 2
Conner Wingfield—Section 2
Women's Mile
Georgia Bell—Section 2
Men's 400m
Joran Ball—Section 2, Lane 2
Jameson Leigh—Section 3, Lane 4
Women's 400m
Abby Miller—Section 1, Lane 4
Avery Pearson, Section 1, Lane 5
Women's 800m
Jessie Secor—Section 1
Men's 200m
Danny Tragarz—Section 2, Lane 4
Johnny Homsy—Section 3, Lane 4
Women's 3000m
Ana Peters—Section 2
Linda Weigang—Section 2
Men's 4x400m Relay
Colorado B—Section 1, Lane 2
Colorado A—Section 1, Lane 4
Colorado D—Section 2, Lane 6
Colorado C—Section 3, Lane 2
Women's 4x400m Relay
Colorado A—Section 1, Lane 4
Colorado B—Section 3, Lane 2
Colorado C—Section 3, Lane 6
Three Buffaloes competed in the meet's first day. Amanda Opp (weight throw) and Alaina Fantaski (shot put) represented the women, while Lucas Williams (weight throw) was CU's lone male competitor.
Opp posted a season-best mark in the weight throw for the second consecutive week. She bested her 16.69-meter toss from last week's Potts Invitational with 17.56 meters on Friday. Her distance currently ranks 11th in the Big 12 and 12th in the Mountain Region. Fantaski also set a new personal-best mark of 8.13 meters on her final throw of the day.
Williams threw his third throw of over 18.0 meters in the men's weight throw. He topped out with a distance of 18.04 meters on his last throw in the finals heat.
Max Manson, competing unattached but formerly from the University of Washington, matched the FPF facility record in the men's pole vault, topping out at 5.25 meters.
Up Next
The Colorado Invitational will continue Saturday with the men's 60M hurdles getting things started at 11 a.m. MT.
Colorado Day Two Competitors by Event (Saturday)
Men's 60m Hurdles
Antonio Votour – Heat 2, Lane 4
Teagan Malcom—Heat 2, Lane 5
Men's 60m
Nick Gehring—Heat 1, Lane 6
Johnny Homsy—Heat 4, Lane 3
Men's Mile
Justine Kipkoech—Section 1
Tanner Newkirk—Section 1
Charles Robertson—Section 2
Conner Wingfield—Section 2
Women's Mile
Georgia Bell—Section 2
Men's 400m
Joran Ball—Section 2, Lane 2
Jameson Leigh—Section 3, Lane 4
Women's 400m
Abby Miller—Section 1, Lane 4
Avery Pearson, Section 1, Lane 5
Women's 800m
Jessie Secor—Section 1
Men's 200m
Danny Tragarz—Section 2, Lane 4
Johnny Homsy—Section 3, Lane 4
Women's 3000m
Ana Peters—Section 2
Linda Weigang—Section 2
Men's 4x400m Relay
Colorado B—Section 1, Lane 2
Colorado A—Section 1, Lane 4
Colorado D—Section 2, Lane 6
Colorado C—Section 3, Lane 2
Women's 4x400m Relay
Colorado A—Section 1, Lane 4
Colorado B—Section 3, Lane 2
Colorado C—Section 3, Lane 6
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