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Haas Breaks Record, @UNC_TrackField Dominate at Tom Benich
3/31/2019 9:07:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field, Track & Field
Northern Colorado men's and women's teams won multiple events on Sunday
It was good to be home for Northern Colorado Track and Field, as they hosted the Tom Benich Invite and the team was firing on all cylinders. Sunday was senior day for Northern Colorado Track and Field, as the team honored 23 of its athletes during the competition.
"I think we had a lot of performance that kids showed up to at home," head coach Amanda Schick said. "We had 23 seniors present and the class came in at 26, with one redshirting until next year. It's a really large class and it was awesome to see them all on the line with their families. It really makes it special to take a moment reminisce about the last four years and what those seniors have done for the program. What we have been able to build off of them, with the culture and mindset that they have helped us establish here at UNC. It's a great group to lead this program and I'm excited to see the rest of their seasons."
Stephen Haas started senior day with a bang, breaking the program record for the 10,000m with a time of 30:41.65 minutes. Haas broke his own record, which he set last season. "Stephen Haas set a new record in the 10K and he's seeing what he can do to get into the west region," Schick said.
Senior Josh Rogerson placed second with a time of 32:29.30, while senior Tristan Irish was fourth with a 33:10.34-minute time.
In the high jump, UNC's women were dominate, taking the top three spots. Senior McKenna McGrath set a personal best after clearing the bar at 1.75m to place first. McKayla Bauer placed second as she cleared the bar at 1.70m and setting a new personal record for her. Kylie Chavez rounded out the top three after clearing the bar at 1.65m.
"High jump is always a strong event for our women right now," Schick said. "We went one-two-three, with Kylie getting third and McKayla looking great at the next height. McKenna McGrath cleared 1.75 and looked good at 1.77, tying for 16th. I think things continue to progress."
"Having my teammates here and the environment really vibed," Bauer said. "We were going off each other's energy and that helped focusing, while staying calm. It's fun to perform with your teammates and ride off your energy. My good attempts at 5'9 got me mentally prepared for the next meets that I can get better performances."
Northern Colorado's women also dominated the 400m hurdles, as senior Mackenzie Howie won the event with a 1:02.44-minute time. Riley Bennyworth took second with a 1:03.74-minute time and senior Claire Harris was third with 1:05.49. Amber Johnson placed fifth with a personal record, 1:07.42-minute run.
Greg Laday won the men's 100m with a 10.78-second time. Senior Demetrius Graves placed right behind Laday with a 11.04-second time. Ibro Soumah nearly set a personal record, with am 11.17 second time to place fourth. Â
Northern Colorado's men won the 4x100m relay, with a 41.10-second time, with Graves, Laday, Deondre Ritter and Kyle Thomas making up the team. The men's B team placed second, with Jalen Lyon, senior Bailey Sexton, Soumah and Adam Stark recording a 41.88-second time.
UNC's women also controlled the 200m dash, with Dorian Nesby winning the event with a 24.89-second time. Kelsi Schuetz placed second with a time of 24.94 seconds, a personal record for her. Senior Samara Lishchynsky placed fifth with a time of 25.72 seconds, while Mackenzie Pettit placed sixth with a 25.94-second time. Blair Bernhardt placed seventh with a run of 25.99 seconds
The men were just as dominate in the 200m, as senior Antoine Coates won the race with a personal record, 21.12-second time. Ritter followed suite, placing second with a time of 21.44 seconds. Graves placed fourth with a time of 22.15 seconds, 0.01 off his personal record. Soumah finished sixth with a 22.45-second time.
Thomas and Stark went one-two in the men's 400m dash, recording 48.19 and 48.37-second times respectively. Stark's time was a personal record.
UNC's men would also go one-two in the 800m, as Cameron Ross and senior Evan Keely lead the way for the team. Ross recorded a personal record 1:53.55-second time, while Evan Keely recorded a 1:53.58 time.
In the 4x400m, the Bears' A women's relay team took the top spot as well with a time of 3:38.18 seconds. Allison Davis, Howie, Sargent and Schuetz were all contributing members to the team's success. UNC's B team of Riley Bennyworth, Johnson, Lishchynsky and Nesby placed third in the event with a 3:56.01-minute time.
On the men's side, UNC's A team won the event with a 3:14.08-second time, as Alex Ayers, Coates, Stark and Thomas combining for the win. The B team took third with a 3:27.63-minute time, with team members, Keely, Isaiah Remington, Ross and Brenden Worley.
Cammy Sargent would not be denied on senior day, winning the women's 800m with a 2:10.60 time.
Josh Campbell set a personal recording in the men's 5000m with a 14.59.43-minute time. Ryan Lehmuth placed third with a time of 15:12.66 minutes.
Liam Johnson won the men's pole vault for the Bears, with a 4.20m mark.
Syanne Algee matched her personal record in the women's 100m dash with a 12.21-second time to place second in the event. Berhardt was fourth with a 12.67-second.
Algee would help the women's 4x100m team place second with a time of 46.45. Lishchynsky, Nesby and Schuetz also ran in the event to help the team place.
Senior Jake Tagita placed second in the men's triple jump with a 11.48m mark, while Tyler Thimsen was second with a 14.23m mark, a personal record for him.
Semaye Johnson finished second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.59 seconds. McGrath placed fourth with a personal record of 15.09 seconds.
Davis placed third in the long jump, recording a new personal best of 6.12m.
Senior Alicia Thompson placed third in the women's 1500m run with a time of 4:45.51 minutes.Â
Jeremy Romero earned a third-place finish in the men's 1500m with a time of 3:57.76
Ashley Register placed third in the women's triple jump, with a 11:84m mark. Senior Dakota Divich was fourth with a 11.57m mark.
Senior Ethan Hitchcock placed third in the men's javelin with a personal record 42.22m mark.
Bauer placed third in the javelin throw with a 29.67m mark and Mackenzie Pettit was fourth with a 29.67m mark.
"Right now, we need to see some consistency and that will lead to progress," Schick added. "We have to make sure we are getting the expectation out of practice that we are wanting from meets. You are fully exposed in track and field and we are trying to get to that next height, meter or 10th of a second. It requires a lot of uncomfortableness and we need to see that in practice in order to improve. We need to be locked into our workdays and we are only as good as we practice."
Up Next
Northern Colorado will travel to Boulder next Saturday for the Colorado Invitational, with competition running all day.
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"I think we had a lot of performance that kids showed up to at home," head coach Amanda Schick said. "We had 23 seniors present and the class came in at 26, with one redshirting until next year. It's a really large class and it was awesome to see them all on the line with their families. It really makes it special to take a moment reminisce about the last four years and what those seniors have done for the program. What we have been able to build off of them, with the culture and mindset that they have helped us establish here at UNC. It's a great group to lead this program and I'm excited to see the rest of their seasons."
Stephen Haas started senior day with a bang, breaking the program record for the 10,000m with a time of 30:41.65 minutes. Haas broke his own record, which he set last season. "Stephen Haas set a new record in the 10K and he's seeing what he can do to get into the west region," Schick said.
Senior Josh Rogerson placed second with a time of 32:29.30, while senior Tristan Irish was fourth with a 33:10.34-minute time.
In the high jump, UNC's women were dominate, taking the top three spots. Senior McKenna McGrath set a personal best after clearing the bar at 1.75m to place first. McKayla Bauer placed second as she cleared the bar at 1.70m and setting a new personal record for her. Kylie Chavez rounded out the top three after clearing the bar at 1.65m.
"High jump is always a strong event for our women right now," Schick said. "We went one-two-three, with Kylie getting third and McKayla looking great at the next height. McKenna McGrath cleared 1.75 and looked good at 1.77, tying for 16th. I think things continue to progress."
"Having my teammates here and the environment really vibed," Bauer said. "We were going off each other's energy and that helped focusing, while staying calm. It's fun to perform with your teammates and ride off your energy. My good attempts at 5'9 got me mentally prepared for the next meets that I can get better performances."
Northern Colorado's women also dominated the 400m hurdles, as senior Mackenzie Howie won the event with a 1:02.44-minute time. Riley Bennyworth took second with a 1:03.74-minute time and senior Claire Harris was third with 1:05.49. Amber Johnson placed fifth with a personal record, 1:07.42-minute run.
Greg Laday won the men's 100m with a 10.78-second time. Senior Demetrius Graves placed right behind Laday with a 11.04-second time. Ibro Soumah nearly set a personal record, with am 11.17 second time to place fourth. Â
Northern Colorado's men won the 4x100m relay, with a 41.10-second time, with Graves, Laday, Deondre Ritter and Kyle Thomas making up the team. The men's B team placed second, with Jalen Lyon, senior Bailey Sexton, Soumah and Adam Stark recording a 41.88-second time.
UNC's women also controlled the 200m dash, with Dorian Nesby winning the event with a 24.89-second time. Kelsi Schuetz placed second with a time of 24.94 seconds, a personal record for her. Senior Samara Lishchynsky placed fifth with a time of 25.72 seconds, while Mackenzie Pettit placed sixth with a 25.94-second time. Blair Bernhardt placed seventh with a run of 25.99 seconds
The men were just as dominate in the 200m, as senior Antoine Coates won the race with a personal record, 21.12-second time. Ritter followed suite, placing second with a time of 21.44 seconds. Graves placed fourth with a time of 22.15 seconds, 0.01 off his personal record. Soumah finished sixth with a 22.45-second time.
Thomas and Stark went one-two in the men's 400m dash, recording 48.19 and 48.37-second times respectively. Stark's time was a personal record.
UNC's men would also go one-two in the 800m, as Cameron Ross and senior Evan Keely lead the way for the team. Ross recorded a personal record 1:53.55-second time, while Evan Keely recorded a 1:53.58 time.
In the 4x400m, the Bears' A women's relay team took the top spot as well with a time of 3:38.18 seconds. Allison Davis, Howie, Sargent and Schuetz were all contributing members to the team's success. UNC's B team of Riley Bennyworth, Johnson, Lishchynsky and Nesby placed third in the event with a 3:56.01-minute time.
On the men's side, UNC's A team won the event with a 3:14.08-second time, as Alex Ayers, Coates, Stark and Thomas combining for the win. The B team took third with a 3:27.63-minute time, with team members, Keely, Isaiah Remington, Ross and Brenden Worley.
Cammy Sargent would not be denied on senior day, winning the women's 800m with a 2:10.60 time.
Josh Campbell set a personal recording in the men's 5000m with a 14.59.43-minute time. Ryan Lehmuth placed third with a time of 15:12.66 minutes.
Liam Johnson won the men's pole vault for the Bears, with a 4.20m mark.
Syanne Algee matched her personal record in the women's 100m dash with a 12.21-second time to place second in the event. Berhardt was fourth with a 12.67-second.
Algee would help the women's 4x100m team place second with a time of 46.45. Lishchynsky, Nesby and Schuetz also ran in the event to help the team place.
Senior Jake Tagita placed second in the men's triple jump with a 11.48m mark, while Tyler Thimsen was second with a 14.23m mark, a personal record for him.
Semaye Johnson finished second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.59 seconds. McGrath placed fourth with a personal record of 15.09 seconds.
Davis placed third in the long jump, recording a new personal best of 6.12m.
Senior Alicia Thompson placed third in the women's 1500m run with a time of 4:45.51 minutes.Â
Jeremy Romero earned a third-place finish in the men's 1500m with a time of 3:57.76
Ashley Register placed third in the women's triple jump, with a 11:84m mark. Senior Dakota Divich was fourth with a 11.57m mark.
Senior Ethan Hitchcock placed third in the men's javelin with a personal record 42.22m mark.
Bauer placed third in the javelin throw with a 29.67m mark and Mackenzie Pettit was fourth with a 29.67m mark.
"Right now, we need to see some consistency and that will lead to progress," Schick added. "We have to make sure we are getting the expectation out of practice that we are wanting from meets. You are fully exposed in track and field and we are trying to get to that next height, meter or 10th of a second. It requires a lot of uncomfortableness and we need to see that in practice in order to improve. We need to be locked into our workdays and we are only as good as we practice."
Up Next
Northern Colorado will travel to Boulder next Saturday for the Colorado Invitational, with competition running all day.
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