MEet notes: april 15, 2015 COLORADO STATE Track & Field

Danielle Marshall, Assistant SID | (970) 491-6494 | [email protected] Nate Lake, Sudent Assistant | [email protected]

Week 5: kansas relays, mt. sac relays & bryan clay invitational

2015 OUtdoor Schedule rams to compete at prestigious meets all week MEET INFORMATION After another successful trip to rival ground for the CU In- vitational, the CSU team embarks on a busy KANSAS RELAYS week in which Rams athletes will head to two of the coun- March 20-21...... Jerry Quiller Classic Date...... Wednesday - Saturday, April 15-18 try's most prestigious meets, the Kansas Relays and Mt...... No team scores Location...... Lawrence, Kan. SAC Relays, while another group competes at the Bryan Clay Invitational. Venue...... Rock Chalk Park March 28...... Fum McGraw Quadrangular Field Events...... 9 a.m. MT Thursday ...... Fort Collins, Colo. The 88th Kansas Relays, hosted by the University of Kan- Track Events...... 4 p.m. MT Thursday sas at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kan., is a four-day af- Meet Information...... CSURams.com April 3...... Stanford Invitational fair from Wednesday through Saturday. Heralded as one CSU Updates...... Twitter | @CSURAMSTRACK ...... Palo Alto, Calif. of the most prestigious meets in the country, collegiate Live TV Coverage...... ESPN3.com athletes from all over the nation will compete in a full slate April 4...... Tom Benich Invitational of events. Beginning at 12 p.m. MT Saturday, live television MT. SAC RELAYS coverage is available on ESPN3.com...... Greeley, Colo. Date...... Thursday - Saturday, April 16-18 Location...... Walnut, Calif. April 10-11...... CU Invitational Led by senior Kiah Hicks, most of the CSU track & field Venue...... Hilmer Lodge Stadium ...... Boulder, Colo. team will head to Lawrence to compete in the Kansas Re- lays. Hicks was named the Mountain West Women's Field Field Events...... 11 a.m. MT Friday Athlete of the Week Tuesday after setting a personal record Track Events...... 7 p.m. MT Thursday April 16-18...... Mt. SAC Relays in the women's at the CU Invitational with Meet Information...... CSURams.com ...... Walnut, Calif. a toss of 207 feet, 7 inches. She won the hammer throw CSU Updates...... Twitter | @CSURAMSTRACK and the at the meet while finishing second April 17-18...... Kansas Relays to teammate Aaliyah Pete in the . It was the fourth BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL ...... Lawrence, Kan. such award of her career, and the fourth straight week that Date...... Saturday, April 17 a Colorado State athlete received a weekly accolade from Location...... Azusa, Calif. April 23-24...... Glenn Morris Multi-Event the conference...... TBA Venue...... Cougar Athletic Stadium Another group of CSU athletes travel to California for the Field Events...... 8:30 a.m. MT April 24-25...... Jack Christiansen Invitational 57th installment of the Mt. SAC Relays, hosted by Mt. San Track Events...... 9 a.m. MT ...... Fort Collins, Colo. Antonio College in Walnut, Calif., at the Hilmer Lodge Stadi- Meet Information...... CSURams.com um - the site of twenty world records. Known as the largest CSU Updates...... Twitter | @CSURAMSTRACK May 1...... Cowpoke Open track and field competition in the world, the Mt. SAC Relays ...... Laramie, Wyo. is a three-day meet lasting from Thursday to Saturday. The historic meet features high school, community college, collegiate and elite divisions, totaling over 13,000 competi- tors. Colorado State will send a small contingent of distance athletes to the meet. Colorado State athletes to watch May 2...... Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational include senior Ben Larson, who will compete in Saturday's 5,000-meter run along with sophomore standout Jerrell ...... Palo Alto, Calif. Mock. Senior Andrew Goodman is another athlete to watch, as he competes in the men's 3,000-meter on Saturday night. May 8...... AFA Twilight Meet ...... Colorado Springs, Colo. The remainder of the CSU distance squad will compete at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., on Saturday, hosted by Azusa Pacific University. May 9-10...... CSM Last Chance Meet ...... Golden, Colo. Schedule of Events The Rams' busy week starts Wednesday at 9 a.m. MT with the men's and women's at the Kansas May 13-16...... Mountain West Championships Relays. The multi-events wrap up Thursday, while the Mt. SAC Relays begin at 7 p.m. Thursday night. The first athlete ...... San Diego, Calif. on the schedule for the Rams at Mt. SAC is Sanne Holland, who is schedule to compete at 7:22 p.m. Thursday.

May 28-30...... NCAA West Preliminary Round The majority of the action at all three meets occurs Friday and Saturday, with a live broadcast of the Kansas Relays ...... Austin, Texas available online Saturday at ESPN3.com beginning at 12 p.m. MT.

June 11-13...... NCAA Championships Rams in the top 50 The Rams currently have nine athletes ranked in the NCAA Division I top 50 for their respective events. On the men's ...... Eugene, Ore. side, Jefferson Abbey leads the way as the eighth-fastest 5,000-meter runner in the nation with his time of 13:50.35. Sophomore Jerrell Mock is ranked 22nd in the same event. Ben Larson is another distance athlete in the top 50, com- Home meets in bold ing in at 36th in the 10,000-meter run. Andrew Goodman is also ranked 32nd in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase. Jonathan Edmunds represents the jumpers with his 25th-place ranking in the . Thrower Tyler Schultz is ranked 34th in the men's hammer throw.

On the women's side, Jazmyn Webster is tied for eighth in the women's with her school record of 6 feet even. Senior thrower Kiah Hicks is currently ranked ninth in the hammer throw, while fellow thrower Aaliyah Pete is ranked 12th in the women's shot put.

Up next... The Rams return home to host the Jack Christiansen Invitational on April 24-25.

2015 Colorado State Track & Field 1 USTFCCCA National poll - week 2 [April 13] 2015 CSU Top Marks - women

MEN WOMEN 100 Meters 4x100-meter Relay 1 Texas A&M 407.87 1 Texas A&M 318.55 11.85 Lorenda Holston 3/20 Georgia Relays 46.29 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 2 Florida 361.60 2 Florida 302.89 11.87 Lettia Wilson 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad 3 Oregon 301.77 3 Texas 291.57 4x400-meter Relay 4 LSU 235.18 4 Arkansas 286.90 200 Meters 3:44.88 4/11 CU Invitational 5 USC 218.11 5 Georgia 277.66 24.00 Leah Fair 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 6 Texas 196.42 6 Kentucky 256.25 24.52 Abby Simpson 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad High Jump 7 Florida State 180.81 7 USC 247.38 !6-0 Jazmyn Webster 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 8 Arkansas 177.83 8 Oregon 244.45 400 Meters 5-8.75 Isobel Brown 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 9 Texas Tech 170.74 9 Kansas State 172.83 54.52 Abby Simpson 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 10 Alabama 163.86 10 Baylor 154.35 55.22 Leah Fair 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad 11 Georgia 155.62 11 Florida State 150.52 19-0.5 Jessica Green 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 12 Baylor 118.70 12 Stanford 140.52 100 Hurdles 18-4.5 Lindsey Kroboth 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 13 South Carolina 113.62 13 Oklahoma State 126.00 13.64 Lorenda Holston 4/11 CU Invitational 14 Tennessee 113.42 14 LSU 111.73 14.33 Gabby Pajak 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad Triple Jump 15 Oklahoma State 107.50 15 Texas Tech 95.59 38-10.5 Cheyenne Hall 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 16 Penn State 106.37 16 Clemson 94.81 400 HuRdles 38-9 McKenzie Wright 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 17 Mississippi State 89.38 17 Missouri 93.82 59.98 Stephanie Gerber 4/11 CU Invitational 18 Stanford 87.30 18 Michigan State 91.98 1:00.90 Mariah Witt 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 19 Nebraska 85.44 19 Alabama 89.51 12-1.5 Morgan Moore 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 20 Arizona State 79.55 20 UCLA 87.19 800 Meters 21 UCLA 74.92 21 Virginia Tech 85.51 2:12.26 Macy Kreutz 4/11 CU Inviataional Shot Put 22 Virginia 74.26 22 North Carolina 82.71 2:18.42 Josephine Bush 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad 53-0 Aaliyah Pete 4/11 CU Invitational 23 Northern Arizona 72.64 23 Mississippi State 82.22 48-11.5 Kiah Hicks 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 24 Middle Tennessee 70.23 24 Boise State 81.46 1,500 Meters 25 Iowa 69.74 25 Michigan 81.44 4:36.50 Sanne Holland 4/11 CU Invitational Discus Throw 4:38.46 Laura Yarrow 4/11 CU Invitational 166-2 Kiah Hicks 4/11 CU Invitational Next Poll - April 20 147-3 Monet Jackson 4/11 CU Invitational 3,000 Meters 10:05.04 Rachael Rudel 4/11 CU Invitational Hammer Throw 10:29.09 Darby Gilfillan 4/11 CU Invitational 207-7 Kiah Hicks 4/11 CU Invitational regional rankings - week 2 [april 13] 181-7 Aimee Larrabee 4/11 CU Invitational 5,000 Meters USTFCCCA - Mountain Region 10,000 Meters 146-3 Jessi Macedo 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad MEN WOMEN 124-10 Jessica Green 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad 1 BYU 843.22 1 Texas Tech 767.35 3,000-meter Steeplechase 2 Texas Tech 831.82 2 BYU 694.18 11:15.26 Sanne Holland 3/27 CSM Kit Mayer heptathlon 3 Colorado State 596.72 3 Colorado State 621.18 11:25.28 Laura Yarrow 3/27 CSM Kit Mayer 4 UTEP 566.52 4 Colorado 514.27 5 Colorado 406.80 5 UTEP 509.69 6 Utah State 405.56 6 Montana State 424.61 2015 CSU Top Marks - men 7 New Mexico 365.91 7 NAU 334.83 8 Air Force 360.08 8 Wyoming 325.40 100 Meters 10,000 Meters 9 Wyoming 349.32 9 Utah State 310.28 10.51 Josh DeLoach 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad 29:16.74 Ben Larson 4/3 Stanford Invite 10 Utah Valley 346.44 10 Utah 305.50 10.87 Troy Johnson 3/21 Jerry Quiller Classic 31:24.89 Grant Fischer 3/28 CSM Kit Mayer 11 NAU 339.14 11 Nevada 300.35 12 Idaho State 317.58 12 New Mexico 287.56 200 Meters 4x100-meter Relay 13 Montana State 240.06 13 Idaho State 271.78 21.60 Troy Johnson 3/21 Jerry Quiller Classic 14 Weber State 219.90 14 Weber State 222.97 22.01 Josh DeLoach 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 4x400-meter Relay 15 Southern Utah 165.11 15 UNC 153.09 3:13.48 4/11 CU Invitational 400 Meters 48.31 Zane Vanderberg 4/4 Tom Benich Invite High Jump Next Poll - April 20 48.70 Zach Browning 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 6-9.75 Hunter Price 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad 6-9.75 Collin Scheer 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad 110 Hurdles Rams in the Rankings - April 15 14.40 Sam Little 4/11 CU Invitational Long Jump 15.29 Jace Horak 4/11 CU Invitational 23-9.5 Jonathan Edmunds 4/4 Tom Benich Invite WOMEN 23-6 Hunter Price 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 400 Hurdles Rk Name Event Mark 53.27 Sam Little 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad Triple Jump 8 Jazmyn Webster High Jump 6-0 !50-10 Jonathan Edmunds 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 9 Kiah Hicks Hammer Throw 207-7 800 Meters 48-6.25 Trey Richardson 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 12 Aaliyah Pete Shot Put 52-5.25 1:52.81 Jefferson Abbey 4/11 CU Invitational 1:54.96 Adam Hartman 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad Pole Vault 15-5.5 Justin Green 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad MEN 1,500 Meters 13-3.5 Landry Cogburn 4/4 Tom Benich Invite 3:51.01 Alex Dillenbeck 4/3 Stanford Invite Rk Name Event Mark 3:53.43 Jerrell Mock 4/11 CU Invitational Shot Put 8 Jefferson Abbey 5,000-Meter Run 13:50.35 57-0.25 Tyler Schultz 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad 22 Jerrell Mock 5,000-Meter Run 13:55.86 3,000 Meters 56-3.75 Daniel Weirich 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad 25 Jonathan Edmunds Triple Jump 50-10 8:48.39 Joe Marchand 4/11 CU Invitational 32 Andrew Goodman 3,000 Steeple 8:57.98 9:05.13 Justin Weinmeister 4/11 CU Invitational Discus Throw 34 Tyler Schultz Hammer Throw 206-2 176-4 JT Van Veen 3/21 Jerry Quiller Classic 36 Ben Larson 10,000-Meter Run 29:16.74 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 159-10 Tyler Schultz 4/11 CU Invitational 8:57.98 Andrew Goodman 4/3 Stanford Invite 9:39.52 Joe Marchand 3/27 CSM Kit Mayer Hammer Throw 206-2 Tyler Schultz 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad @ - Altitude converted time 5,000 Meters 201-2 Jake Schneeberger 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad 13:50.35 Jefferson Abbey 4/3 Stanford Invite 13:55.86 Jerrell Mock 4/3 Stanford Invite Javelin Throw 169-11 Josh Cogdill 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad 157-9 Collin Scheer 3/28 Fum McGraw Quad a - 200 meter track, b - banked or oversized track (Air Force, Wyoming); h - hand time; % - NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark; $ - NCAA Automatic Qualifying Mark; ! - School Record

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