Indoor Track & Field

Indoor Track and Field: Feb. 17 recap



American Indoor Track and Field Weekend Results:
 
Cincinnati Buckeye Tune-Up,
Columbus, Ohio
RESULTS RECAP
UConn Men Artie O’Connor Invitational
New York, N.Y.
RESULTS RECAP
Memphis Music City Challenge,
Nashville, Tenn.
RESULTS RECAP
Temple Artie O’Connor Invitational
New York, N.Y.
RESULTS RECAP
Tulane LSU Twilight,
Baton Rouge, La.
RESULTS RECAP
Tulsa Arkansas Qualifier,
Fayetteville, Ark.
RESULTS RECAP
 
Highlights
 
- Cincinnati finished their indoor regular season at the Buckeye Tune-Up in Columbus, Ohio and the Bearcats picked up three individual titles. Loretta Blaut won the women’s high jump with a mark of 1.73m, while on the men’s side, Sergia Cera won the long jump (7.04m) and Adrian Valles won the pole vault with a clearance of 5.38m
 
- UConn’s men were at the Artie O’Connor Invitational and finished with eight individual first-place finishes. Kyle Barber (1:53.20) won the 800m, Michael O’Donnell (2:29.13) won the 1000m, Christopher Heydrick (4:13.14) won the mile, and Randall Wall won the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.15. In the field events, Craig Hunter (5.25m) won the pole vault, Malik Snead (7.18m) won the long jump, Ronel Forde (14.73m) won the triple jump and Sebastian Castano won the weight throw with a mark of 16.61m.
 
- Memphis was at the Redhawk Invitational at Southeast Missouri State and had 10 first-place finishers including three athletes that won two events each. Luke Vaugh won the shot put (17.33m) and the weight throw (18.86m), Mona Jaidi also won the shot put (13.31m) and the weight throw (16.20m) and ToNaya Gulley won the 55m (7.41) and the 55m hurdles (8.43). Jordan  Wesner took home gold in the men’s high jump clearing 2.15m and on the women’s side, Sandra Ekblom won the long jump (5.55m), Nicole Lawson won the triple jump (11.69m) and Dorina Baiker won the pole vault (3.90m).
 
- Temple finished its regular season at the Artie O’Connor Invitational and freshman Millie Howard broke the school record in the 1000m with a time of 2:52.02. Simone Chapman earned the top finish for the Owls on the day with a second-place finish in the triple jump (11.35m).
 
- Tulane competed in the LSU Twilight to end its regular season and came away with two event wins and a school record. Mikayla Sonneborn won the mile with a time of 5:08.72 and Emma Newton won the 3000m with a time of 10:10.51. Jessica Duckett set a school record for the Green Wave running 8.46 in the 60m hurdles.
 
- Tulsa traveled to the Arkansas Qualifier at the University of Arkansas and came home with two wins. Aleks Rapp won the weight throw with a distance of 21.59m and Baylor Reese won the women’s weight throw with a mark of 14.58m.