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UW’s White breaks school mile record

(via University of Wyoming Athletics)

BOULDER, Colo. — The University of Wyoming track and field program closed out day two of the Colorado Invitational with four top-10 school marks and 26 personal bests, all while finishing with eight top-three finishes Saturday night.

Field Events

The Cowboys swept the podium in the men’s shot put. Junior Cam Burkett took first with a throw of 59 feet, 11 inches (18.26 meters). Freshman Quinn Lindsay posted his first podium finish with a personal-best throw of 54 feet, 4.75 inches (16.58 meters), while in third came junior Gage Griffith with his throw reaching a distance of 54 feet, 1 inch (16.48 meters).

The women’s shot put saw two Cowgirls entering the competition and finishing first and second. Sophomore Kais Kimuli took first with her throw of 42 feet, 4.75 inches (12.92 meters) while freshman Teagan Becker finished in second with a throw of 41 feet, 3.75 inches (12.59 meters).

Freshman Koi Adderley finished second in the women’s long jump with a distance of 18 feet, 1.5 inches (5.52 meters). Freshman Melody ZumBrunnen, while finishing sixth, still had a personal-best jump of 16 feet, 7 inches (5.05 meters).

Running Events

Junior sprinter Carter McComb won the 60-meter final with a personal-best time of 6.79, after altitude conversion. He also moved up to No. 9 in 60-meter program history.

In the women’s 60-meter, junior Elayna Chafee made the final with her prelim time of 7.82. Two Cowgirls saw personal bests in the prelims, with senior Joan Easter running a time of 7.84 and freshman Madeline Thorne finishing with a time of 7.97. In the final, Chafee ran to sixth with her own personal-best time of 7.81.

Senior Jaheim Ferguson posted a personal best in the men’s 60-meter hurdles with his time of 8.23 to add a third-place finish.

The Cowgirls had two in the 60-meter hurdles final, both with personal bests. Freshman Carly Norman took third with a time of 8.84 and sophomore Ava Morgan finished with a time of 9.10 for seventh.

The 200-meters saw plenty of Pokes post personal-best times. Those finishers for the men were Ferguson with a time of 22.09, sophomore Cody Hape with 22.29, freshman Bridger Norton at 22.29 and freshman Logan Brown with a time of 22.46. For the women, freshman Megan Witkiewicz finished with a time of 25.25, freshman Lily McDowell ran 25.61, Thorne finished at 26.22 and sophomore Isabelle Harvey crossed the line at 26.22.

In the men’s 400-meter, freshman Bradley Ekstrom jumped to No. 2 in school history with his personal-best time of 47.57, after altitude adjustments.

All four Cowgirls posted personal bests in the 400-meter, with freshman Eva Dellorco at 56.49, sophomore Gabbreiella Mendoza-Molina at 56.60, senior Gabby Drube at 57.13 and Harvey at 58.41.

Entering the long-distance slate of the day, junior Jacob White finished with a school-record time in the mile. Finishing first with a personal-best time of 4:00.46, after altitude adjustments, White now holds four school records across track and cross-country.

Other notable finishes in the men’s mile were senior Ryker Holtzen grabbing third and the No. 4 program time with a time of 4:02.33 and junior Mac Zastrow finishing fourth at 4:03.69.

In the women’s 3,000-meter, senior Kylie Simshauser took second with her time of 9:32.32, after altitude adjustments. Two personal bests in the 3,000-meter race came from junior Rozlyn Slichko, who had a time of 9:57.73, and senior Nina Zraik, who crossed the line at 10:08.37.

On the men’s side, both Cowboys posted personal bests, with times of 8:13.75 from sophomore Jake Bach and 8:37.21 from freshman Nolan Hoffman.

The meet closed with several 4×400-meter relay teams representing Wyoming. The top team on the women’s side of McDowell, senior Paige Sefried, Thorne and Harvey took third with a time of 3:52.1, while the men’s top-finishing team of Zastrow, senior Trevor Stephen, senior Asefa Wetzel and junior Tristan Knueppel crossed at 3:29.01.

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