AZUSA, Calif. (April 12, 2024) – The NAU track & field team continued to see success at the Bryan Clay Invitational and Beach Invitational, with multiple distance and throws athletes setting new PRs.
Nico Young ran his first outdoor 800-meter at the Bryan Clay Invitational, running a time of 1:48.00 to finish 14
th in the invitational race. His time puts him third on NAU's all-time performance list in the event.
Gracelyn Larkin ran a time of 15:37.51 to finish 20
th in the first heat of the women's invitational 5,000-meter. Her time is the third fastest in school history.
Ava Mitchell ran a time of 15:58.48 to finish seventh in the third heat of the invitational 5K.
Kang Nyoak competed in the second heat of the men's invitational 5K, running a time of 14:00.43 to finish 21
st.
Hayley Burns competed in the first heat of the women's open 5K, placing second with a time of 16:27.72.
Anna Fenske competed in the fourth heat of the open 5K, finishing ninth after running a personal best time of 16:25.42.
In the fourth heat of the men's open 5K,
Cael Grotenhuis placed first after running a personal best time of 13:38.96.
Zack Munson ran a time of 13:55.78 to place 11
th, with
Terrence Keyes close behind in 16
th after running a time of 13:57.62.
Erik Le Roux also competed, finishing 26
th with a time of 14:13.48.
Odessa Zentz competed in the women's invitational 800-meter, placing 115
th with a time of 2:12.60.
Skyler Wallace competed in the open 10,000-meter, running a time of 36:54.44 to finish 31
st.
Sariyah Horne-Kemp had another strong day, competing in the hammer throw at the Beach Invitational and placing 10
th with a mark of 59.30 meters.
In the men's hammer throw,
Parker Bays placed 36
th with a throw of 56.04 meters.
Cole White also competed, finishing 53
rd with a mark of 47.46 meters.
Clay Carbajal was the top NAU finisher in the men's javelin throw, placing 21
st with a mark of 60.83 meters.
Clayton Zupke finished 35
th with a mark of 55.18 meters while
Karim Grissett threw a personal best 52.76 meters to place 38
th.
Piper Pfister placed 31
st in the women's javelin throw with a mark of 39.98 meters.
Competition will continue tomorrow at the Beach Invitational and the Bryan Clay Invitational. Live results for the Beach Invitational can be found
here, while live results for the Bryan Clay Invitational can be found
here. Full meet schedules can be found on the NAU track & field schedule page.
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