New Mexico Track Field

<ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">MEET NOTES | DON KIRBY INVITATIONAL & HUSKY CLASSIC | FEB. 9-10 </li><li style="flex:1">UNMLOBOXCTF </li></ul>New Mexico track Field 114 Mountain West titles | 73 All-Americans | 11 Academic All-American honors | 7 MW team championships | 6 NCAA individual titles under head coach Joe Franklin NEW MEXICO ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS | CONTACT: MIKE MULCAHY | MMULCAHY*UNM.EDU | (505) 379-2029 This Week Hosting the Don Kirby Invitational | At the Husky Classic Where Albuquerque Convention Center • Albuquerque, N.M. | Dempsey Indoor • Seattle, Wash. 2018 SCHEDULE When Friday-Saturday, February 9-10 Live Results LiveRunningResults.com | GoHuskies.com Live Stream FloTrack.com INDOOR <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Date Event </li><li style="flex:1">location </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">12/2 </li><li style="flex:1">BU Season Opener </li><li style="flex:1">Boston, Mass. </li></ul>In the field events, the Lobo men will compete Lobos set to host elite Don Kirby Invitational New Mexico track & field welcomes an elite field of collegiate teams and athletes as it hosts the Don Kirby Invitational this Friday and Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center. 1/19-20 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invite Albuquerque Tanner Battikha, Miles Brinson and Goldston in the long jump, with Omarei Gregory in the triple jump. Jason Atencio (pole vault) and Brent Dionisio (high jump) will also vie for strong marks in their specialties. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">1/27 </li><li style="flex:1">New Mexico Team Invite </li></ul>New Mexico Classic Albuquerque Albuquerque Seattle, Wash. Albuquerque 2/2-3 2/9-10 Washington Husky Classic 2/9-10 Don Kirby Invitational 2/16-17 Alex Wilson Invitational Daniel Lam, Camillo Dünninger and Beau Clafton will also be competing in individual events before taking on the heptathlon at the MW Championships. With the championship season on the horizon — the Mountain West Championships are coming to Albuquerque in two weeks and the NCAA Championships are in a month — the Lobos are looking to capture strong results in a bid to for postseason position. South Bend, Ind. The women’s field events will consist of Ada’ora Chigbo and Shannon Fritz in the high jump; Sarah McKeever and Fritz in the pole vault; and Allison Mady in the shot put and weight throw. Kyra Mohns will also see action in individual events as she preps for the MW pentathlon. 2/22-24 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships Albuquerque Looking to make stride this week are the Lobos’ milers, led by Michael Wilson and Ian Crowe- Wright on the men’s side and Kieran Casey, Alondra Negron Texidor and Emily Martin on the women’s. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">3/9-10 NCAA Division I Indoor </li><li style="flex:1">College Station, Texas </li></ul>Track & Field Championships outDOOR <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Date Event </li><li style="flex:1">location </li></ul>Five distance standouts heading to husky classic Five of New Mexico’s top distance runners are heading to the Husky Classic in Seattle this weekend as they aim to run fast times at one of the top distance meets of the year. Jonny Glen, Taylor Potter, Linton Taylor, Jared Garcia, Iolo Hughes and Jacob Simonsen will also be running the men’s mile, 3/24 3/31 4/7 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">UTEP Springtime Invitational </li><li style="flex:1">El Paso, Texas </li></ul>Stanford Invitational Stanford, Calif. with Alex Buck and Elizabeth Reyes running the women’s mile and Natasha Bernal and Don Kirby Tailwind Invite Bryan Clay Invitational Albuquerque Johanna Briscoe the women’s 3000. Additionally, the Lobos sprinters will be aiming <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">4/20 </li><li style="flex:1">Azusa, Calif. </li></ul>Ednah Kurgat, Weini Kelati, Charlotte Prouse, Kendall Kelly and Sophie Eckel are all looking to capture times that could end the season ranked in the top 16, which would earn them a spot at March’s NCAA Championships in College Station, Texas. for strong marks, with Carlos Salcido, Mark 4/27-28 Bobcat Classic San Marcos, Texas Haywood, Isaac Gonzales and Bryan Cutler in the 400-meter dash, Jay Griffin in the 200 5/5 5/5 Payton Jordan Invitational Masked Rider Open Stanford, Calif. Lubbock, Texas and Alejandro Goldston in the 60. For the women, it will be Shalom Keller and Elisabetta Mackin in the 400, Erynn Caldwell Kurgat and Kelati have both all but clinched their spots at the NCAA Championships in the 5,000-meter run after stellar performances in the event at the Boston University Season Opener in December. 5/9-12 Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Championships Clovis, Calif. in the 60 and 200 and the duo Larimar Rodriguez and Steffi Jones in the 600. The middle-distance events will also see action, with Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen and Gavin Sleeter in the men’s 800 and Mackenzie Everett, Samantha Dicker and Kaitlin Franklin in the women’s 800. 5/24-26 NCAA Division I West Preliminary Round Sacramento, Calif. Eugene, Ore. Currently, the duo ranks Nos. 2 and 3, respectively, in the NCAA’s 5K rankings this season. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">6/6-9 </li><li style="flex:1">NCAA Division I Outdoor </li></ul>Track & Field Championships But both Kurgat and Kelati are aiming to double up, as they’ll look to earn NCAA bids in the 3000 at the Husky Classic. New Mexico’s 4x400 meter relays will also look to improve their standings for the conference championships. Bold denotes a home meet Home indoor meets are held at the Albuquerque Convention Center Home outdoor meets are held at the Great Friends of UNM Track Stadium <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">General Information </li><li style="flex:1">Coaching Staff </li><li style="flex:1">Communications </li></ul>Name of School............................................ University of New Mexico City/Zip ........................................................Albuquerque, N.M. 87106 Founded .................................................1889 by Territorial Legislature Enrollment ..................................................................................28,800 Nickname.....................................................................................Lobos School Colors ............................................................Cherry and Silver Conference....................................................................Mountain West Affiliation....................................................................................NCAA I President ...............................................Dr. Chaouki Abdallah (Interim) Vice President for Athletics............................................... Eddie Nuñez Athletic Dept. Phone....................................................... 505-925-5501 Ticket Office Phone ...................................................... 505-925-LOBO Head Coach ............................................. Joe Franklin (Purdue, 1991) Year at UN M ............................................................................... . 1 1th Assoc. Head Coach................ Rodney Zuyderwyk (Washington State, 1993) Year at UN M ..................................................................................9th Assistant Coach..............................James Butler (Wake Forest, 2003) Year at UN M ................................................................................. 3rd Assistant Coach............................... Dr. Richard Ceronie (Miami (OH)) Year at UN M ..................................................................................8th Assistant Coach................................................Jade Ellis (Duke, 2009) Year at UN M ................................................................................. 3rd Assistant Coach........................Laura Bowerman (Florida State, 2008) Year at UN M ................................................................................. 3rd Track & Field/Cross Country Contact..............................Mike Mulcahy Email/Phone ....................................................... [email protected] Cell Phone....................................................................(505) 379-2029 Communications Office ................................................(505) 925-5520 UNM Athletics Website...................................................GoLobos.com Twitter/Instagram..................................................... @UNMLoboXCTF facilties Indoor ................................................ Albuquerque Convention Center Elevation ....................................................4,958 feet (1,511 meters) Outdoor...................................... Great Friends of UNM Track Stadium Elevation ................................................... 5,085 feet (1,550 meters) 2018 NEW MEXICO TRACK & FIELD • 1 women’s roster <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">NAME </li><li style="flex:1">EVENTS </li><li style="flex:1">CLASS </li><li style="flex:1">HOMETOWN </li><li style="flex:1">LAST SCHOOL </li></ul>Akeisha Ayanniyi Natasha Bernal Johanna Briscoe Alex Buck Erynn Caldwell Kieran Casey Ada'ora Chigbo Emily Crall Anastasia Daliege Samantha Dicker Sophie Eckel Mackenzie Everett Kaitlin Franklin Shannon Fritz Mariah Gordon Juanita Johnson Steffi Jones Weini Kelati Shalom Keller Kendall Kelly Ednah Kurgat Sarah Laverty Elisabetta Mackin Allison Mady <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Jumps </li><li style="flex:1">SO/FR </li></ul>SO/JR FR/FR FR/FR SR/SR SR/SR FR/FR FR/FR FR/FR SO/SO SO/SO JR/SO FR/FR SO/SO FR/FR FR/FR FR/FR FR/FR FR/FR JR/JR JR/JR JR/JR <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Santa Fe, N.M. </li><li style="flex:1">Santa Fe HS </li></ul>La Cueva HS West Linn HS Pendleton Heights HS Volcano Vista HS University of Indianapolis Distance Distance Distance Sprints Distance High Jump Distance Jumps Distance Distance Distance Distance High Jump Sprints Distance Sprints Distance Sprints Distance Distance Distance Albuquerque, N.M. West Linn, Ore. Pendleton, Ind. Albuquerque, N.M. Indianapolis, Ind. Bristol, England <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Phoenix, Ariz. </li><li style="flex:1">Desert Vista HS </li></ul>Roswell HS Eldorado HS Immanuel College La Cueva HS Kennesaw State Desert Vista HS Eaglecrest HS Cibola HS Roswell, N.M. Albuquerque, N.M. Adelaide, Australia Albuquerque, N.M. Powder Springs, Ga. Phoenix, Ariz. Centennial, Colo. Albuquerque, N.M. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Plano, Texas </li><li style="flex:1">Plano HS </li></ul>Heritage HS Ruidoso HS Leesburg, Va. Ruidoso, N.M. Albuquerque, N.M. Eldoret, Kenya Edinburgh, Scotland Rio Rancho, N.M. Albuquerque, N.M. St. Charles, Ill. Cheshire, England Manchester, England Albuquerque, N.M. Aibonito, Puerto Rico London, Ontario, Canada University of Washington Taos, N.M. Deming, N.M. Rio Rancho, N.M. Aztec, N.M. Bosque School Liberty University Currie HS Cleveland HS La Cueva HS Creighton University University of Birmingham Cardiff University Eldorado HS Sprints/Hurdles FR/FR Throws Distance Distance Pole Vault Multi Events SR/SR JR/JR SR/SR JR/JR SR/SR FR/FR SO/SO FR/FR JR/JR JR/JR JR/JR SR/SR FR/FR SR/SR SR/JR SR/SR Emily Martin Tessa McCormick Sarah McKeever Kyra Mohns <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Alondra Negrón Texidor Distance </li><li style="flex:1">Universidad del Turabo </li></ul>Charlotte Prouse Elizabeth Reyes Sara Reyes Larimar Rodriguez Morgan Smith Michelle Traynham Nakala Watson Elizabeth Weiler Katherine Whiting Alice Wright Distance Distance Javelin Sprints Javelin Javelin Sprints Distance Pole Vault Distance Taos HS Deming HS Cleveland HS Aztec HS Valencia HS Rio Rancho HS Lehigh University Santa Cruz HS The King's School, Worcester Belen, N.M. Rio Rancho, N.M. Chester Springs, Pa. Santa Cruz, Calif. Worcester, England Pronunciation Akeisha Ayanniyi............................................................uh-KEE-shah UH-YE-nee-hee Erynn Caldwell........................................................................................................ Air-in Ada’ora Chigbo.................................................................................................Adore-uh Weini Kelati .................................................................................Wayne-ee Keh-lah-tee Kyra Mohns............................................................................................ Kear-uh Moans Larimar Rodriguez......................................................... LAH-ree-marr rah-DREE-guhz Nakala Watson............................................................................................. Nuh-kay-lah 2018 NEW MEXICO TRACK & FIELD • 2 men’s roster <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">NAME </li><li style="flex:1">EVENTS </li></ul>Pole Vault Jumps CLASS JR/JR SO/SO FR/FR JR/SO JR/JR JR/JR FR/FR JR/JR FR/FR SO/SO JR/JR SO/SO JR/JR SR/SR FR/FR SO/FR <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">HOMETOWN </li><li style="flex:1">LAST SCHOOL </li></ul>Hope Christian HS St. Augustine HS Cibola HS Jason Atencio Tanner Battikha Miles Brinson Ryan Chase Albuquerque, N.M. San Diego, Calif. Albuquerque, N.M. Olympia, Wash. Farmington, N.M. Brighton, England Albuquerque, N.M. Santa Maria, Calif. Ratingen, Germany Belen, N.M. Jumps Multi Events Multi Events Distance Sprints Capital HS Beau Clafton Ian Crowe-Wright Bryan Cutler Piedra Vista HS University of Birmingham La Cueva HS Brent Dionisio Camillo Dünninger Jared Garcia Jonny Glen <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Jumps </li><li style="flex:1">Allan Hancock College </li></ul>Jumps Distance Distance Sprints Belen HS Greenock, Scotland Albuquerque, N.M. Taos, N.M. Clydeview Academy Volcano Vista HS Taos HS Alejandro Goldston Isaac Gonzales Chris Graham Omarei Gregory Jay Griffin IV Sprints Distance Jumps Albuquerque, N.M. Puyallup, Wash. Hunstville, Texas Aalborg, Denmark Loomis, Calif. St. Pius X HS Rogers HS <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Sprints </li><li style="flex:1">Huntsville HS </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Kristian Uldbjerg Hansen Mid. Distance SO/SO </li><li style="flex:1">Aalborg Katedralskole </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Del Oro HS </li><li style="flex:1">John Harari </li></ul>Mark Haywood Iolo Hughes Josh Kerr Pole Vault Sprints JR/JR SR/SR FR/FR SO/JR SR/SR SO/SO SR/SR SR/SR FR/FR SO/SO JR/JR Alamogordo, N.M. Llanfechell, Wales Edinburgh, Scotland Alamogordo HS Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones George Watson’s College Distance Distance <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Multi Events </li><li style="flex:1">Daniel Lam </li><li style="flex:1">Amsterdam, Netherlands VU University Amsterdam </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Malik Matthews-Gordon Javelin </li><li style="flex:1">Albuquerque, N.M. </li></ul>Albuquerque, N.M. Norrköping, Sweden Albuquerque, N.M. Weehawken, N.J. Albuquerque, N.M. Rock Springs, Wyo. Aarhus, Denmark Albuquerque, N.M. Lincoln, England Sandia HS Adam Monroe Alexander Palm Ben Parmoon Brandon Parrado Taylor Potter Distance Distance Sprints Eldorado HS Stockholms universitet St. Pius X HS Distance Distance Sprints Manhattan College Eldorado HS Carlos Salcido Jacob Simonsen Gavin Sleeter Linton Taylor SO/JR SO/SO Rock Springs HS Marselisborg Gymnasium Eldorado HS Distance Mid. Distance SO/SO Distance Distance Distance SR/SR SR/SR JR/JR University of Leeds <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Belen HS </li><li style="flex:1">Tyler Valdez </li><li style="flex:1">Albuquerque, N.M. </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Sunderland, England </li><li style="flex:1">Michael Wilson </li><li style="flex:1">University of Birmingham </li></ul>Pronunciation Tanner Battikha ................................................................................................Bah-teek-uh Omarei Gregory ..................................................................................................... Omar-ee John Harari ......................................................................................................Huh-rahr-ree Iolo Hughes................................................................................................................Yo-low 2018 NEW MEXICO TRACK & FIELD • 3 Indoor News AnD notes For Prouse, Kelly and Eckel, their goals are his 3:35.99 in the 1500, while Ednah Kurgat similar, as that trio is striving for berths in the claimed two such honors during her undefeated QUICK FACTS <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">5000. </li><li style="flex:1">cross country season last fall. Courtney </li></ul>Frerichs, who was selected in May 2016, and Charlotte Arter, who was selected during the 2014 cross country season, have also earned the honor. 2017 RECAP Prouse owns a personal record of 16:03.80, which projects near the top-16 cutoff for NCAA qualification. Eckel’s clocked in at 16:08.09 for her all-conditions PR, with Kelly owning a 16:26.36 PR. 2017 Indoor Conference Finish • Men: 4th/6 (78.5 pts.) • Women: 4th/11 (72.5 pts.) 2017 Indoor NCAA Champs. Finish • Men: T-2nd (10 pts.) Kurgat Named to The Bowerman Women’s Mid-Indoor Watch List • Women: Did not score Kerr named National, MW athlete of the week Ednah Kurgat earned <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">a</li><li style="flex:1">spot on The </li></ul>2017 Outdoor Conference Finish • Men: 4th/7 (102 pts.) • Women: 9th/11 (41.5 pts.) Bowerman Women’s Mid-Indoor Watch List, the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Wednesday, February 7. New Mexico redshirt sophomore Josh Kerr was named Tuesday, February 6 as NCAA Division I Men’s National Athlete of the Week by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country 2016 Outdoor NCAA Champs. Finish • Men: T-23rd (11 pts.) • Women: T-32nd (8 pts.) Coaches Association and Mountain West Men’s Kurgat opening the season earning votes in the <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Track Athlete of the Week. </li><li style="flex:1">2018 Preseason Watch List for The Bowerman, </li></ul>the highest individual honor in collegiate track & field. Kerr ran a personal-record time of 3:54.72 to win the elite Wanamaker Mile at the 2018 NYRR Millrose Games on Saturday, February So far during the 2018 indoor campaign, Kurgat 3 at The New Balance Track & Field Center at has raced twice, etching her name in the record FACILITIES Indoor Facility <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">The Armory in New York City. </li><li style="flex:1">books both times. </li></ul>• Albuquerque Convention Center • Surface: Mondo (200m/60-degree banked) • Elevation: 4,958 feet (1,511 meters) Racing against a field that included six During December, right at the beginning of the Olympians, Kerr showed off his middle-distance indoor season, Kurgat clocking a time of 15 acumen on arguably one of the most prominent minutes, 19.03 seconds in the 5000-meter run stages in all of track & field, earning his second at the Boston University Season Opener. Outdoor Stadium career National Athlete of the Week honor. That mark breaks the previous UNM 5K • Great Friends of UNM Track Stadium • Surface: polyurethane acrylic • Elevation: 5,085 feet (1,550 meters) His time of 3:54.72 makes him the fifth-fastest standard of 15:54.29 set by Natalie Gray in 2011 collegian in the mile run in NCAA history with and the Mountain West standard of 15:21.85 <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">the sixth-fastest mile time in NCAA history. </li><li style="flex:1">set by Boise State’s Allie Ostrander in 2016. </li></ul>After opening the race in the back half of the Kurgat now ranks sixth in NCAA history in the 12-runner field, Kerr rallied over the final stages 5,000, and sits No. 1 in the MW and No. 2 in the of the race, moving from eighth at 800 meters NCAA this season. Coaching staff Joe Franklin: Head Coach

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