University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Friday, January 13
Boulder, Colo.
University of Northern Colorado
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Potts Invitational
Bears open Potts Invitational with Field Events
1/13/2023 6:00:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field, Track & Field
BOULDER, Colo. -- The Northern Colorado track and field team kicked off the first day of the Potts Invitational competing in seven field events on Friday, Jan. 13.
Women's jumpers Kiana Van Haaren and Alison Rajzer both claimed sixth in their events, with Van Haaren recording a 5.41-meter mark in the long jump, and Rajzer clearing 10.25m in the triple jump. In the women's pole vault, Alexa Oatman took seventh with a mark of 3.20m.
On the men's side, Jaylen Lee led the Bears with two eighth-place finishes in the long jump (6.34m) and the triple jump (12.46m). William Bergman and Steven Cross also competed in the long jump, taking ninth and 12th, respectively. Cross also claimed 16th in the high jump, clearing 1.76m.
ACCORDING TO COACH SICKLER
"Today we had a solid day of getting out and working on being aggressive in areas that we have been focusing on in practice. A number of Bears made the finals in their events and we're really proud of them for competing well in our first meet of 2023. We are looking forward to utilizing things we learned from competition today to improve each technical area of the events for future competitions."
UP NEXT
Track events are scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Potts Invitational.
Women's jumpers Kiana Van Haaren and Alison Rajzer both claimed sixth in their events, with Van Haaren recording a 5.41-meter mark in the long jump, and Rajzer clearing 10.25m in the triple jump. In the women's pole vault, Alexa Oatman took seventh with a mark of 3.20m.
On the men's side, Jaylen Lee led the Bears with two eighth-place finishes in the long jump (6.34m) and the triple jump (12.46m). William Bergman and Steven Cross also competed in the long jump, taking ninth and 12th, respectively. Cross also claimed 16th in the high jump, clearing 1.76m.
ACCORDING TO COACH SICKLER
"Today we had a solid day of getting out and working on being aggressive in areas that we have been focusing on in practice. A number of Bears made the finals in their events and we're really proud of them for competing well in our first meet of 2023. We are looking forward to utilizing things we learned from competition today to improve each technical area of the events for future competitions."
UP NEXT
Track events are scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, Jan. 14, at the Potts Invitational.
| Jan. 13, 2023 • Potts Invitational • Boulder, Colo. | |||||||||||||||||||
| High Jump | |||||||||||||||||||
| Men | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16th | Steven Cross | 1.76m | |||||||||||||||||
| Pole Vault | |||||||||||||||||||
| Women | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | Alexa Oatman | 3.20m | |||||||||||||||||
| Long Jump | |||||||||||||||||||
| Men | Women | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | Jaylen Lee | 6.34m | 6th | Kiana Van Haaren | 5.41m | ||||||||||||||
| 9th | William Bergman | 6.27m | |||||||||||||||||
| 12th | Steven Cross | 5.87m | |||||||||||||||||
| Triple Jump | |||||||||||||||||||
| Men | Women | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | Jaylen Lee | 12.46m | 6th | Alison Rajzer | 10.25m | ||||||||||||||
Players Mentioned
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Men's Track & Field
/ Women's Track & Field
/ Women's Track & Field
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