BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL RESULTS
BEACH INVITATIONAL RESULTS
LONG BEACH & AZUSA, Calif. (April 19, 2019) - The Northern Arizona University track & field program competed at two separate meets in Southern California on Friday. The Lumberjacks found themselves in Long Beach & Azusa, Calif., for the opening day of the Beach Invitational and the final day of the Bryan Clay Invitational.
The 'Jacks jumps squad saw
Cameron Rayford and
Helena McLeod make notable leaps in the Long Jump at the Bryan Clay Invite that made an effect on the top Big Sky Conference marks so far for the 2019 outdoor season.
A trio of NAU distance runners in
Geordie Beamish,
Luis Grijalva and
Theo Quax mixed up the Big Sky Conference standings in the Men's 1500m Run after the trio each set new PR's that were sub-3:40.
Pipi Eitel and
Hannah Behunin took the top two spots in the Big Sky in the Women's 1500m Run for their performances Friday night.
In Long Beach the throws crew got some substantial experience in the Men's and Women's Hammer Throw competitions, as well as
Jennifer Slater representing the Blue and Gold in the Women's Javelin.
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JUMPS
Northern Arizona had a successful day on both the men's and women's side of things in the jumps events at Bryan Clay. Rayford and McLeod both set new PR's in the Long Jump. Rayford's mark of 7.56m earned him the second best men's mark of the outdoor season in the Big Sky Conference; McLeod took the top women's mark in the conference with a 6.16m leap made on her fifth attempt.
Obang Odol cleared his best height of the 2019 outdoor season in the Men's High Jump competition at 2.01m, which was made on his last attempt at that mark.
SPRINTS/HURDLES
Christopher Grant came in a tie for 12th-place in the Men's 100m Dash with a time of 10.55. Grant currently owns the top time in the conference; his performance at Bryan Clay would have been the third best time in the conference had he not already owned the top spot.
Khalil Dorsey set a new PR in the 100m Dash at 10.76, besting his previous PR of 10.80 set at last years Baldy Castillo Invite.
Carter Bracken set a new PR in the Men's 400m Hurdles event. His time of 53.78 was a big improvement over his previous personal best of 53.85 set at the Bobcat Invite in late March.
Tyren Wolfe had a top-10 finish in the Men's 200m Dash. Wolfe placed ninth with a time of 21.22.
Jasmine Malone had a top-20 performance in the Women's 200m Dash coming in 20th-place at 24.27.
DISTANCE
Beamish, Grijalva and Quax each set new PR's in the Men's 1500m Run Invitational on Friday. The trio's performances earned them the top-three spots in the current Big Sky Conference standings with Beamish (3:39.15) in first, Grijalva (3:39.52) in second and Quax in third (3:39.84).
Tyler Day and
Blaise Ferro both set new PR's in the 1500m Run Invitational as well. Day registered a time of 3:46.21, while Ferro came in at 3:48.74.
In the Men's 1500m Run
James Fitzgerald set a new PR with a time of 3:54.71. The junior topped his PR of 3:56.47 that was set at the 2017 Big Sky Outdoor Championships.
Pipi Eitel and
Hannah Behunin had impressive races in the Women's 1500m Run Invitational and each earned a new PR for their efforts. Eitel's time of 4:23.43 was a huge improvement over her previous PR of 4:27.48 set at last years Bryan Clay Invite; Behunin had just as substantial of an improvement with a time of 4:24.75 beating her previous best of 4:28.65 that was also set at the 2018 Bryan Clay Invite. Eitel at the time of publication now owns the top time in the conference by over three seconds compared to any non-NAU runner with Behunin taking the second spot on the list.
Emma Sjolund had a notable performance in the Women's 1500m Run setting a new PR at 4:33.70, which was an improvement over her previous PR of 4:36.58 set at the Sun Angel Classic earlier in April. Sjolund would finish eighth overall in the 1500m Run.
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THROWS
Kevin Cooney was NAU's top performer in the Men's Hammer Throw after producing a throw of 57.22m on his first attempt to earn 33rd-place.
John Murphy set a new PR in that event with a mark of 54.32m.
Paige Inman hit a mark of 46.96m in the Women's Hammer Throw to set a new PR in that event.
Jennifer Slater was just short of matching her PR (36.09m) on her second attempt in the Women's Javelin where she hit a mark of 36.00m.
Northern Arizona will finish the Beach Invitational tomorrow before heading back to Flagstaff to prepare for the Desert Heat Classic on April 27th at the University of Arizona.
QUICK RESULTS
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WOMEN
Long Jump (W): 1. Sarea Alexander, Incarnate Word - 6.46m | 5.
Helena McLeod, NAU – 6.16m | FOULED OUT -
Kaitlyn Wayne, NAU &
Jenna Figueroa, NAU
Triple Jump (W): 1. Caroline Ehrhardt, London Western – 13.76m | FOULED OUT -
Jenna Figueroa, NAU
Shot Put (W): 1. Kayla Melgar, Abilene Christian – 16.54m | 17.
Alexa Dragone, NAU – 12.58m
100 Hurdles (W): 1. Jasmyne Graham, UNLV – 13.09 | 45.
Sara Murray, NAU – 14.94
400m Dash (W): 1. Geisa Coutinho, Brazil – 52.40 | 62.
Clarissa Maxey, NAU – 58.90
100m Dash (W): 1. Destiny Smith-Barnett, Unattached – 11.32 | 31.
Jada Jackson, NAU – 11.98 | 44.
Jasmine Malone, NAU – 12.12 | 75.
Miracle Onyemaobi, NAU - 12.37
800m Run (W): 1. Nikki Hiltz, adidas – 2:01.37 | 19.
Maggie Carruth, NAU – 2:07.54 | 68.
Melanie Loff, NAU - 2:13.22
200m Run (W): 1. Kori Carter, Nike – 23.01 | 20.
Jasmine Malone, NAU – 24.27 | 47.
Jada Jackson, NAU - 24.85 | 55.
Helena McLeod, NAU - 24.94 | 60.
Miracle Onyemaobi, NAU - 25.04
1500m Run Invitational (W): 1. Hanna Green, NIKE ELITE – 4:09.33 | 37.
Pipi Eitel, NAU – 4:23.43 | 45.
Hannah Behunin, NAU - 4:24.75 | 80.
Delaney Rasmussen, NAU - 4:28.89 | DNF -
Miranda Myers, NAU &
Maggie Carruth, NAU | DNS -
Mikayla Malaspina, NAU
1500m Run (W): 1. Mikayla Tinkham, British Columbia – 4:29.45 | 8.
Emma Sjolund, NAU – 4:33.70 | 104.
Abby Riordan, NAU - 4:46.67
MEN
Long Jump (M): 1. Shamar Moreland, Ottawa AZ - 7.68m | 4.
Cameron Rayford, NAU – 7.56m | DNS -
Khalil Dorsey, NAU
Triple Jump (M): 1. Ike Okoroike, Unattached – 15.31m | 22.
Cameron Rayford, NAU - 13.99m
High Jump (M): 1. Frank Harris, Southern Utah – 2.21m | 19.
Obang Odol, NAU - 2.01m
100m Dash (M): 1. Paulo Andre Camilo, Brazil – 10.02 | 12.
Christopher Grant, NAU – 10.55 | 22.
Tyren Wolfe, NAU - 10.70 | 35.
Khalil Dorsey, NAU - 10.76 | 77.
Carter Bracken, NAU - 11.03 | 85.
Shawn Williams, NAU - 11.10 | 104. AJ Hollis, NAU - 11.29
400 Hurdles (M): 1. Alison dos Santos, Brazil – 49.48 | 20.
Carter Bracken, NAU – 53.78
200m Dash (M): 1. Robert Ellis III, AUC Elite – 20.41 | 9.
Tyren Wolfe, NAU – 21.22 | 57.
Shawn Williams, NAU - 22.23 | NT -
Christopher Grant, NAU
1500m Run Invitational (M): 1. Oliver Hoare, Wisconsin - 3:37.20 | 7.
Geordie Beamish, NAU - 3:39.15 | 8.
Luis Grijalva, NAU - 3:39.52 | 9.
Theo Quax, NAU - 3:39.84 | 49.
Tyler Day, NAU - 3:46.21 | 75.
Blaise Ferro, NAU - 3:48.74 | 104.
Brodey Hasty, NAU - 3:50.96 | 133.
Cade Burks, NAU - 3:54.45 | DNF -
Kyle Havriliak, NAU &
Ryan Raff, NAU
1500m Run (M): 1. Zach Litoff, Santa Clara – 3:50.15 | 48.
James Fitzgerald, NAU – 3:54.71 | 53.
Elliot Gindi, NAU - 3:54.97 | 103.
Mitchell Small, NAU - 3:58.95
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WOMEN
Hammer Throw (W): 1. Alyssa Wilson, UCLA - 68.56m | 73.
Paige Inman, NAU – 46.96m
Javelin (W): 1. Seri Geisler, Arizona State - 55.73m | 55.
Jennifer Slater, NAU – 36.00m
MEN
Hammer Throw (M): 1. Sean Donnely, Iron Wood TC - 77.20m | 33. Kevin Cooney, NAU – 57.22m | 47.
Brady Williams, NAU - 54.71m | 48.
John Murphy, NAU - 54.32m | 63.
Justin Saxe, NAU - 51.00m | FOULED OUT -
Jacob Kaufman, NAU
