Bears Begin Outdoor Season at Colorado State

Saturday, March 29

Fort Collins, Colo.

All Day

University of Northern Colorado

Jack Christiansen Invite

3/27/2025 1:34:00 PM | Men's Outdoor Track & Field, Women's Outdoor Track & Field

Mountain West Network Meet Schedule Meet Program

UNC Track & Field to Compete at Jack Christiansen Invite

By: Brooke Richards, Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

GREELEY, Colo. – The Northern Colorado Track & Field program kicks off the 2025 outdoor season this weekend in Fort Collins, Colorado, at the Jack Christiansen Invitational. Forty-eight UNC athletes are set to compete at the meet on Saturday, March 29 at the Jack Christiansen Track.

Action begins Saturday at 9:35 a.m. with the 5000-meter, and will wrap up at approximately 5:15 p.m. with the 4x400-meter relays.

The meet will be streamed on the Mountain West Network.

UNC ENTRIES
Emily Beckner | 1500m
Sophie Blankman | SP
Kayla Christiansen | 100m, 200m
Marely Del Campo | 100m, 200m
Brooke Elfert | 1500m
Shantell Hafner | 800m, 1500m
Westen Hanes | HJ
Alison Hoodak | 100m, 200m
Samantha Kullish | PV
Jaelynn Lane | 100m, LJ, TJ
Ania Magdesian | 800m, 1500m
Claire Nowels | 1500m, 5000m
Alexa Oatman | PV
Ciara Piffarerio | 200m, 100m HH, HJ, LJ
Annison Pound | 100m HH, 400m HH
Gwen Seelye | Javelin
Kara Sidwell | 100m HH, 400m HH
Augden Tacha | HJ
Julia Thigpen | 5000m
Sherika Thomas | 200m, 100m HH, HJ, LJ
Kiana Van Haaren | 100m, LJ
Vanessa Ward | 100m, 200m
Jessica Wilson | 800m
4x400m A Squad | Hafner, Wilson, Magdesian, Beckner, Elfert
4x400m B Squad | Lane, Van Haaren, Christiansen, Del Campo

Moise Bennett | 110m HH, 400m HH
Zander Cruzan | 100m, 200m
Griffin Eastman | 100m
Nichlos Ellis | 100m, 400m
Johnny Fisher | 100m, 200m,
Edgar Garcia | 100m, 200m
Kaliff Guervara | 100m, LJ, TJ
Hayden Hyman | 5000m
Kyran Jones | 100m, 200m
Hunter Kenney | 1500m
Jaylen Lee | 100m, LJ, TJ
Colton Magnuson | 800m, 1500m
Digby Marshall | 100m, LJ
Alante Monroe-Elazier | 100m, LJ
Noah Osmond | 1500m, 5000m
Nathan Plant | 1500m
Ryan Pollyea | 200m, 110m HH, HJ, LJ
Isaac Rascon | 1500m
Jameson Rembert | 200m, 110m HH, HJ, LJ, Javelin
Floyd Samuels Jr. | 100m, 200m
Jaydon Sundbye | 110m HH, 400m HH
Gavin Vinton | 100m, 400m
Jaymison Whicmann | 200m
Ben Whitson | 800m
Dylan Wilson | 800m, 1500m
4x100m Relay | Cruzan, Fisher, Garcia, Vinton, Jones, Samuels Jr.
4x400m Relay A Squad | Garcia, Cruzan, Samuels Jr., Plant, Vinton, Ellis
4x400m Relay B Squad | Plant, Kenney, Magnuson, Wilson, Whitson, Ellis, Vinton
4x400m Relay C Squad | Lee, Marshall, Monroe-Elazier, Rembert, Pollyea, Jones, Guevara

UP NEXT
The Bears will travel to Tucson, Ariz. for the Jim Click Shoot Out Invite hosted by Arizona. The two day meet will take place April 4-5.

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