KU-KSU-WSU Triangular Welcomes K-State After Break

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Coming off a month-long break, the Kansas State men's and women's track and field teams will make their 2022 debut in Lawrence, Kansas on Friday (January 14) for the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular at the Anschutz Sports Pavilion.

The meet will begin promptly at 3 p.m. CT with the women's weight throw and track events will start at 5 p.m. with the women's mile run.

"We look forward to the tri meet with Kansas and Wichita State," stated Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Cliff Rovelto. "Both schools typically have competitive teams with quality athletes in every event area. We strive to do the same. Aside from this meet kicking off our indoor season, I love the 'team aspect' and the fact that this is a combined men and women team scored meet."

During the 2020-21 campaign, K-State took home first place at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular on January 16, 2021. The team earned 17 victories, earning 261 points and clinched their second straight triangular victory.

"Historically, this meet (originally KSU, KU and Missouri), and more recently the three D1 in state schools, has gone well for us as we have always viewed this meet as important for building our team," said Rovelto. "Many of our distance runners haven't raced since cross country so it will be good to see them race. We are dealing with a few injuries and will have some athletes out this weekend, but we have some athletes who have trained well, made good progress and we look forward to seeing them perform."

The Wildcats have not competed since December 11 at the K-State Winter Invitational at the Ahearn Field House. K-State was originally scheduled to host the Wildcat Invitational on January 8 but canceled the meet due to various circumstances.

During the K-State Winter Invitational, the Wildcats earned 11 first-place finishes. Fifth-year senior Wurrie Njadoe set a new meet record and a new personal-best in the 300-meter dash with a time of 38.42, placing first out of eight heats. Njadoe also took home first place in the women's 60-meter dash with a time of 7.45.

Senior Tommi Hintnaus jumped her way to a mark of 3.97m/13-0.25 in the women's pole vault. 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.

Winning the women's weight throw was sophomore and unattached competitor Monique Hardy with a throw of 21.15m/69-4.75.

Unattached athlete and fifth-year senior Kyle Alcine won the men's high jump with a mark of 2.05m/6-8.75.

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.

It was all Vitoria Sena Batista Alves in the 60-meter hurdles, as the junior claimed first place with a time of 8.42.

In the women's 1,000-meter run, senior Alex Ferguson placed first out of eight competitors with a time of 3:00.13.

Fifth-year senior Travis Hodge finished in first with a time of 2:29.57 in the men's 1,000-meter run.

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.

Live results will be provided by Black Squirrel Timing Company here and the full meet schedule is linked here.

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Players Mentioned

Kyle Alcine

Chantoba Bright

Alex Ferguson

Monique Hardy

Tommi Hintnaus

Travis Hodge

O'Shalia Johnson

Wurrie Njadoe

Vitoria Sena Batista Alves

Brian Simon

Lavaun Stephenson

Jack Vincent

Shalysa Wray

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