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K-State Winter Invitational
New Meet Record and Personal-Bests Highlight K-State Winter Invitational
Dec 11, 2021 | Track & Field
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Coming off a stellar performance on Friday (December 10), the Kansas State track and field teams hosted the K-State Winter Invitational on Saturday (December 11) at the Ahearn Field House.
"Overall, I think it was pretty good," stated Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Cliff Rovelto. "The idea behind doing this meet is to give the athletes a chance to see where they are at in training. We don't train to a point for this meet, we just train, and this meet comes up and we go run and compete. I think there were some really good performances and I know there were some personal-bests that I am happy with."
Setting a new meet record and a new personal-best was fifth-year senior Wurrie Njadoe in the 300-meter dash with a time of 38.42. Njadoe placed first out of eight heats while fifth-year senior Taishia Pryce earned second with a time of 39.35. Freshman Velecia Williams rounded out for K-State in sixth place with a time of 40.52.
Winning the women's weight throw was sophomore and unattached competitor Monique Hardy with a throw of 21.15m/69-4.75. Close behind Hardy was junior Emma Robbins with a mark of 18.63m/61-1.50 in third place. Sophomores Jasmine Greer (fourth, 18.47m/60-7.25), Emily Fuhr (fifth, 18.35m/60-2.50) and Lacey Pavlack (seventh, 17.06m/55-11.75) rounded out for K-State. Fuhr and Greer both collected personal-bests.
Throwing a personal-best mark of 19.29m/63-3.5 in the men's weight throw was sophomore Kade McCall. He was the only K-State representative and finished third overall.
Senior Tommi Hintnaus jumped her way to a mark of 3.97m/13-0.25 in the women's pole vault and placed first. Right behind Hintnaus was sophomore Reagan Hukill with a mark of 3.66m/12-0, placing second.
In the men's pole vault, sophomore Brian Simon was the only competitor and concluded the event with a height of 4.60m/15-1.
It was three in a row for the Wildcats as sophomore Jaycee Schroeder threw 14.35m/47-1 in the women's shot put, clinching fifth place. Greer threw 13.87m/45-6.25 and claimed sixth place, while freshman Grace Thompson was in seventh with a throw of 13.73m/45-0.5.
Sophomore Jackson Gibbon recorded a personal-best throw in the men's shot put with a mark of 15.44m/50-8, placing sixth. Freshman Darius O'Connell claimed eighth with a mark of 13.27m/43-6.50.
Unattached athlete and fifth-year senior Kyle Alcine won the men's high jump with a mark of 2.05m/6-8.75. Freshman Kamyren Garrett reached the same mark as Alcine but placed second overall.
Competing in the women's triple jump was senior Chantoba Bright. With a leap of 13.31m/43-8, Bright won the entire event.
Making his way to a first-place finish in the men's mile run was sophomore Jack Vincent with a time of 4:19.51. Sophomore Aiden Higgerson clocked in at 4:36.48 in second place.
Out of three heats, Njadoe took home first place in the women's 60-meter dash with a time of 7.45. K-State finished back-to-back as Williams came in third (7.54) and Pryce was fourth (7.60).
In his first race as a Wildcat, freshman Kavian Kerr completed the 60-meter dash in 6.90 seconds, earning him fourth place. Freshman Darian Clarke was behind Kerr in fifth place with a time of 6.93, while senior Carson Lackey came in seventh place with a time of 6.99, just 0.01 seconds shy of his personal-best.
It was all Vitoria Sena Batista Alves in the 60-meter hurdles, as the junior claimed first place with a time of 8.42.
The men's 300-meter dash was full of success. Junior Sean Wilson set a personal-best for himself as he finished second with a time of 34.13. Junior Tim Lambert also had a personal-best with a time of 34.37 and finished in third place. Kerr took home fourth (34.95) and Lackey ran a personal-best time of 35.88, claiming seventh place. Finishing up for the Wildcats was Clarke in eighth place with a time of 35.91.
Running through the 600-yard event was senior Macy Heinz in second place with a time of 1:26.86. Hintnaus was right behind Heinz in third place with a time of 1:32.98. Closing out for the Wildcats was Hukill, clocking in at 1:44.54.
Earning second and third place in the men's 600-yard run were freshman Antonio Hanson (second, 1:11.44) and sophomore Will Carroll (third, 1:14.28). Simon ran a time of 1:24.35 and placed seventh.
In the women's 1,000-meter run, senior Alex Ferguson placed first out of eight competitors with a time of 3:00.13 while sophomore Jessica Caraway was in second with a time of 3:05.78.
One, two, three, four went to the Wildcats in the men's 1,000 meters, as Hodge finished in first with a time of 2:29.57, junior Kyle Johnston ran a personal-best of 2:31.51 in second place, freshman Alex Gutierrez placed third with a time of 2:35.19 and sophomore Ryan Derry also ran a personal-best time of 2:35.76 and ended in fourth.
Junior O'Shalia Johnson, junior Shalysa Wray, senior Lavaun Stephenson and Bright worked as a team to claim first place in the women's 4x400-meter relay, recording a time of 3:47.20.
"We had some first-year folks that really did a great time today," said Rovelto. "This is the first time some people have competed indoors, let alone competing this early. There were some really positive things and some negative things by some freshmen, and we've got a long ways to go."
K-State will take a break for the holidays and prepare to host the Wildcat Invitational at the Ahearn Field House on Saturday (January 8). Competition will begin at 9 a.m. CT with the women's weight throw. Track events will be on a rolling schedule and start at 12 p.m. CT with the women's mile run.
K-State Winter Invitational
Ahearn Field House
Manhattan, Kan.
Loren Groves Women's Weight Throw
1. Monique Hardy (UNA), 21.15m/69-4.75
3. Emma Robbins, 18.63m/61-1.50
4. Jasmine Greer, 18.47m/60-7.25 (PR)
5. Emily Fuhr, 18.35m/60-2.50 (PR)
7. Lacey Pavlack, 17.06m/55-11.75
Coby Cost Men's Weight Throw
3. Kade McCall, 19.29m/63-3.5 (PR)
Women's Pole Vault
1. Tommi Hintnaus, 3.97m/13-0.25
2. Reagan Hukill, 3.66m/12-0
Men's Pole Vault
1. Brian Simon, 4.60m/15-1
Women's Shot Put
5. Jaycee Schroeder, 14.35m/47-1
6. Jasmine Greer, 13.87m/45-6.25
7. Grace Thompson, 13.73m/45-0.5
Men's Shot Put
6. Jackson Gibbon, 15.44m/50-8 (PR)
8. Darius O'Connell, 13.27m/43-6.50
Scott Sellers Men's High Jump
1. Kyle Alcine (UNA), 2.05m/6-8.75
2. Kamyren Garrett, 2.05m/6-8.75
Women's Triple Jump
1. Chantoba Bright, 13.31m/43-8
Don Akin Men's Mile
1. Jack Vincent, 4:19.51
2. Aiden Higgerson, 4:36.48
- Travis Hodge (UNA), DNF
Karissa Owens Women's 60-Meter Dash
1. Wurrie Njadoe, 7.45
3. Velecia Williams, 7.54
4. Taishia Pryce, 7.60
Veryl Switzer Sr. Men's 60-Meter Dash
4. Kavian Kerr, 6.90
5. Darian Clarke, 6.93
7. Carson Lackey, 6.99
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles
1. Vitoria Sena Batista, 8.42
Women's 300-Meter Dash
1. Wurrie Njadoe, 38.42 (PR)
2. Taishia Pryce, 39.35
6. Velecia Williams, 40.52
Donald Payne Men's 300-Meter Dash
2. Sean Wilson, 34.13 (PR)
3. Tim Lambert, 34.37 (PR)
4. Kavian Kerr, 34.95
7. Carson Lackey, 35.88 (PR)
8. Darian Clarke, 35.91
Women's 600 Yard Run
2. Macy Heinz, 1:26.86
3. Tommi Hintnaus, 1:32.98
7. Reagan Hukill, 1:44.54
Men's 600 Yard Run
2. Antonio Hanson, 1:11.44
3. Will Carroll, 1:14.28
7. Brian Simon, 1:24.35
Women's 1000-Meter Run
1. Alex Ferguson, 3:00.13
2. Jessica Caraway, 3:05.78
Men's 1000-Meter Run
1. Travis Hodge (UNA), 2:29.57
2. Kyle Johnston, 2:31.51 (PR)
3. Alex Gutierrez, 2:35.19
4. Ryan Derry, 2:35.76 (PR)
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
1. Kansas State A, 3:47.20
For the latest on K-State Track and Field follow @kstatesports and @KStateTFXC on Twitter or Kansas State Track & Field/Cross Country on Facebook.
"Overall, I think it was pretty good," stated Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Cliff Rovelto. "The idea behind doing this meet is to give the athletes a chance to see where they are at in training. We don't train to a point for this meet, we just train, and this meet comes up and we go run and compete. I think there were some really good performances and I know there were some personal-bests that I am happy with."
Setting a new meet record and a new personal-best was fifth-year senior Wurrie Njadoe in the 300-meter dash with a time of 38.42. Njadoe placed first out of eight heats while fifth-year senior Taishia Pryce earned second with a time of 39.35. Freshman Velecia Williams rounded out for K-State in sixth place with a time of 40.52.
Winning the women's weight throw was sophomore and unattached competitor Monique Hardy with a throw of 21.15m/69-4.75. Close behind Hardy was junior Emma Robbins with a mark of 18.63m/61-1.50 in third place. Sophomores Jasmine Greer (fourth, 18.47m/60-7.25), Emily Fuhr (fifth, 18.35m/60-2.50) and Lacey Pavlack (seventh, 17.06m/55-11.75) rounded out for K-State. Fuhr and Greer both collected personal-bests.
Throwing a personal-best mark of 19.29m/63-3.5 in the men's weight throw was sophomore Kade McCall. He was the only K-State representative and finished third overall.
Senior Tommi Hintnaus jumped her way to a mark of 3.97m/13-0.25 in the women's pole vault and placed first. Right behind Hintnaus was sophomore Reagan Hukill with a mark of 3.66m/12-0, placing second.
In the men's pole vault, sophomore Brian Simon was the only competitor and concluded the event with a height of 4.60m/15-1.
It was three in a row for the Wildcats as sophomore Jaycee Schroeder threw 14.35m/47-1 in the women's shot put, clinching fifth place. Greer threw 13.87m/45-6.25 and claimed sixth place, while freshman Grace Thompson was in seventh with a throw of 13.73m/45-0.5.
Sophomore Jackson Gibbon recorded a personal-best throw in the men's shot put with a mark of 15.44m/50-8, placing sixth. Freshman Darius O'Connell claimed eighth with a mark of 13.27m/43-6.50.
Unattached athlete and fifth-year senior Kyle Alcine won the men's high jump with a mark of 2.05m/6-8.75. Freshman Kamyren Garrett reached the same mark as Alcine but placed second overall.
Competing in the women's triple jump was senior Chantoba Bright. With a leap of 13.31m/43-8, Bright won the entire event.
Making his way to a first-place finish in the men's mile run was sophomore Jack Vincent with a time of 4:19.51. Sophomore Aiden Higgerson clocked in at 4:36.48 in second place.
Out of three heats, Njadoe took home first place in the women's 60-meter dash with a time of 7.45. K-State finished back-to-back as Williams came in third (7.54) and Pryce was fourth (7.60).
In his first race as a Wildcat, freshman Kavian Kerr completed the 60-meter dash in 6.90 seconds, earning him fourth place. Freshman Darian Clarke was behind Kerr in fifth place with a time of 6.93, while senior Carson Lackey came in seventh place with a time of 6.99, just 0.01 seconds shy of his personal-best.
It was all Vitoria Sena Batista Alves in the 60-meter hurdles, as the junior claimed first place with a time of 8.42.
The men's 300-meter dash was full of success. Junior Sean Wilson set a personal-best for himself as he finished second with a time of 34.13. Junior Tim Lambert also had a personal-best with a time of 34.37 and finished in third place. Kerr took home fourth (34.95) and Lackey ran a personal-best time of 35.88, claiming seventh place. Finishing up for the Wildcats was Clarke in eighth place with a time of 35.91.
Running through the 600-yard event was senior Macy Heinz in second place with a time of 1:26.86. Hintnaus was right behind Heinz in third place with a time of 1:32.98. Closing out for the Wildcats was Hukill, clocking in at 1:44.54.
Earning second and third place in the men's 600-yard run were freshman Antonio Hanson (second, 1:11.44) and sophomore Will Carroll (third, 1:14.28). Simon ran a time of 1:24.35 and placed seventh.
In the women's 1,000-meter run, senior Alex Ferguson placed first out of eight competitors with a time of 3:00.13 while sophomore Jessica Caraway was in second with a time of 3:05.78.
One, two, three, four went to the Wildcats in the men's 1,000 meters, as Hodge finished in first with a time of 2:29.57, junior Kyle Johnston ran a personal-best of 2:31.51 in second place, freshman Alex Gutierrez placed third with a time of 2:35.19 and sophomore Ryan Derry also ran a personal-best time of 2:35.76 and ended in fourth.
Junior O'Shalia Johnson, junior Shalysa Wray, senior Lavaun Stephenson and Bright worked as a team to claim first place in the women's 4x400-meter relay, recording a time of 3:47.20.
"We had some first-year folks that really did a great time today," said Rovelto. "This is the first time some people have competed indoors, let alone competing this early. There were some really positive things and some negative things by some freshmen, and we've got a long ways to go."
K-State will take a break for the holidays and prepare to host the Wildcat Invitational at the Ahearn Field House on Saturday (January 8). Competition will begin at 9 a.m. CT with the women's weight throw. Track events will be on a rolling schedule and start at 12 p.m. CT with the women's mile run.
K-State Winter Invitational
Ahearn Field House
Manhattan, Kan.
Loren Groves Women's Weight Throw
1. Monique Hardy (UNA), 21.15m/69-4.75
3. Emma Robbins, 18.63m/61-1.50
4. Jasmine Greer, 18.47m/60-7.25 (PR)
5. Emily Fuhr, 18.35m/60-2.50 (PR)
7. Lacey Pavlack, 17.06m/55-11.75
Coby Cost Men's Weight Throw
3. Kade McCall, 19.29m/63-3.5 (PR)
Women's Pole Vault
1. Tommi Hintnaus, 3.97m/13-0.25
2. Reagan Hukill, 3.66m/12-0
Men's Pole Vault
1. Brian Simon, 4.60m/15-1
Women's Shot Put
5. Jaycee Schroeder, 14.35m/47-1
6. Jasmine Greer, 13.87m/45-6.25
7. Grace Thompson, 13.73m/45-0.5
Men's Shot Put
6. Jackson Gibbon, 15.44m/50-8 (PR)
8. Darius O'Connell, 13.27m/43-6.50
Scott Sellers Men's High Jump
1. Kyle Alcine (UNA), 2.05m/6-8.75
2. Kamyren Garrett, 2.05m/6-8.75
Women's Triple Jump
1. Chantoba Bright, 13.31m/43-8
Don Akin Men's Mile
1. Jack Vincent, 4:19.51
2. Aiden Higgerson, 4:36.48
- Travis Hodge (UNA), DNF
Karissa Owens Women's 60-Meter Dash
1. Wurrie Njadoe, 7.45
3. Velecia Williams, 7.54
4. Taishia Pryce, 7.60
Veryl Switzer Sr. Men's 60-Meter Dash
4. Kavian Kerr, 6.90
5. Darian Clarke, 6.93
7. Carson Lackey, 6.99
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles
1. Vitoria Sena Batista, 8.42
Women's 300-Meter Dash
1. Wurrie Njadoe, 38.42 (PR)
2. Taishia Pryce, 39.35
6. Velecia Williams, 40.52
Donald Payne Men's 300-Meter Dash
2. Sean Wilson, 34.13 (PR)
3. Tim Lambert, 34.37 (PR)
4. Kavian Kerr, 34.95
7. Carson Lackey, 35.88 (PR)
8. Darian Clarke, 35.91
Women's 600 Yard Run
2. Macy Heinz, 1:26.86
3. Tommi Hintnaus, 1:32.98
7. Reagan Hukill, 1:44.54
Men's 600 Yard Run
2. Antonio Hanson, 1:11.44
3. Will Carroll, 1:14.28
7. Brian Simon, 1:24.35
Women's 1000-Meter Run
1. Alex Ferguson, 3:00.13
2. Jessica Caraway, 3:05.78
Men's 1000-Meter Run
1. Travis Hodge (UNA), 2:29.57
2. Kyle Johnston, 2:31.51 (PR)
3. Alex Gutierrez, 2:35.19
4. Ryan Derry, 2:35.76 (PR)
Women's 4x400-Meter Relay
1. Kansas State A, 3:47.20
For the latest on K-State Track and Field follow @kstatesports and @KStateTFXC on Twitter or Kansas State Track & Field/Cross Country on Facebook.
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