Sunday, January 19, 2014

Titan Indoor Track Update - Jan 19, 2014

BYU INDOOR- MARATHON WEEKEND

The BYU meet was a great demonstration of the Titan patience and determination. With over 1000 athletes entered, the competition lasted over 16 hours from the first jump at 5:00 pm Friday until the completion of the final relay at 7:15 pm Saturday. And Mallory Ashby, Treston Cullimore, Karson Nielson, Colten Yardley and Nick Merriman were there from start to finish. Their first marathon will probably be much easier.

The meet itself was outstanding producing many nationally-ranked performances. And the Titans were in the thick of the action. Brenn Flint had a great meet throwing 37'08.75 in the shot put to finish 4th. This was the #2 all-time mark in Lady Titan history. She also threw 32'06.75 to finish 3rd in the weight throw, again the #2 all-time mark. Cidney Davies set her 3rd school record in two weeks as she ran 8.47 in the 60m hurdles to finish 2nd. That is the #1 mark for a Utah runner this year. Jentry Skidmore’s 8.39 in the 60m dash as good enough for 9th place and her 27.83 put her in the 6th position in the 200. That moves her into the #4 spot on the all-time list in the latter event. Mallory Ashby cleared 8'00 to finish 2nd in the pole vault. Sharlie Dimick’s 5:34.93 in the mile moves her into the #4 spot on the all-time list. Sharlie, Mallory, Adriana McFarland and Becca Jacobsen ran 3:37.43 in finish 8th in the 4x1 lap relay.

Karson, Colten, Nick and Treston made the most of their hours in Provo as they turned in some great marks and brought back plenty of t-shirt awards. Karson cleared 5'08 to finish 7th in the high jump. That moves him into the #4 all-time spot. He then ran 8.70 to place 2nd in the 60m hurdles. Colten leaped 18'11.75 to place 4th in the long jump and move into the #3 place on the all-time list. He also ran 8.73 in the 60m hurdles to finish 4th and secure the #3 spot on the all-time list. Nick cleared 11'00 to finish 2nd in the pole vault, jumped 19'07 to place 3rd in the long jump, and ran 8.92 good for 5th in the 60m hurdles. His hurdle time is the #6 all-time mark. Treston cleared 9'00 to finish 6th in the pole vault. Kavika Fonua ran 7.17 to place 6th in the 60m dash. This is the #2 mark on the all-time list. In the final event of the meet, the four "iron men" dug deep and ran 2:49.17 to set a school record in the 4x1 lap relay. This was about 26 hours after their first competition began.

There were many other outstanding performances where PR’s and near all-time marks were set. The best overall performance was that so many endured the long meet and supported the TEAM. This includes athletes, parents and, of course, Kevin Hansen taking pictures. THANKS!!! Remember to check out Kevin’s pictures at: http://titanindoortrack.blogspot.com/

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Chosen as the first Athletes of the Week were Brenn Flint, Karson Nielson and Colten Yardley. They combined to set six all-time marks and one school record.

WEBER STATE MEET

I’ve attached the information for the WSU meet. EVERYONE should plan on competing. No pre-registration is necessary. As with BYU, all field events are contested on Friday, all running Saturday.

SIMPLOT INFORMATION

I’ve attached the initial information for Simplot. If you would like to attend, return the bottom portion of the attachment by this Wednesday. I need to know ASAP so further plans can be made.

ALUMNI ACTION

At the Snake River Invitational, Erin Kibler ran 5:34.45 in the mile run Lindsey McFarland turned in a 2:19.41 800m run. Ali Morris cleared 10'00 in the pole vault. Chris Jackson began his comeback running 8.92 in the 60m hurdles. At the Texas A & M Invitational, Jake Rossmango turned in a 9:10.58 in the 3000m run.



UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Jan 24 - WSU Meet (field events)

Jan 25 - WSU Meet (running)

Feb 7/8 - UHSTCA State Championships @ the Kearns Olympic Oval

Feb 13-15 - Simplot Games

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