TUCSON, Ariz. – Once again, the Blue Team has defended their title as they won their fourth-straight All-Comers Meet. Initially, the scores indicated that the Red and Blue Teams finished in a tie for first place, but after a careful recount, it was revealed that the Blue Team scored 141 points while the Red Team scored 133 points. The White Team finished in third with 120 points.
The teams were chosen through a draft process. The meet was scored in a 7-5-3-1 system with a 7-5 system in the relays, and only the athletes from Arizona are eligible to score. This is not an official meet; therefore the marks set by the student-athletes will not count towards NCAA qualifying marks.
“It was a great competitive meet for us and I liked the way our athletes responded to the elements that we were dealing with out here,” head coach Fred Harvey said. “We were trying to get some people in competition to see where they are at. I think our biggest test today was how they handled the elements in terms of the cold and the rain, and they handled it beautifully. We have some work to do in terms of getting truly ready because when we get back in January we hit the ground running. I thought the coaches did a great job preparing them to do the things that we need to do and I am looking forward to a really good season.”
For the Blue Team, Tatum Waggoner won the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.79 and the 300-meter dash with a time of 41.09, Lizzie Smith clocked a time of 1:34.96 in the 600-meter run, good for a first-place finish, the 4x300m relay team of Jasper Gray, Smith, Sasha Jarrett and Waggoner clocked a time of 2:44.93 and took first place, Savannah Whitehead won the pole vault by clearing 3.50m (11-5.75), Emma Ljungberg won the discus throw with a toss of 49.0m (153-02) and the hammer throw with a toss of 48.0 (145-06), Isaac Hing won the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.05, Pau Tonnesen won the pole vault as he cleared a height of 4.40m (15-5.25), Aaron Castle won the shot put with a toss of 19.20m (60-8), Viktor Gardenkrans won the discus throw with a toss of 53.30m (174-10) and Erik Mensendiek won the javelin throw with a toss of 58.58m (192-2).
For the Red Team, Claire Green ran the 1K and clocked a time of 3:00.77, Tiana Bonds clocked a time of 8.76 in the 60-meter hurdles, Brittni Williams earned a mark of 11.01m (36-1.5) in the triple jump, Pete Lauderdale clocked a time of 32.0 in the 300-meter dash, Bailey Roth finished the 3K in 8:39.19, Tyler Arroyo cleared a height of 4.50m (6-6.75) in the high jump, Harrison Ivie jumped a mark of 6.40m (21-0) in the long jump, and the men's 4x300 relay team of Blake Eichler, Lauderdale, Kyle Kelley and Ivie clocked a time of 2:25.35.
For the White Team, Traci-Lynn Hicks won the 150-meter dash with a time of 18.00, Addi Zerrenner won the 3K with a time of 10:32.89, Emily Gerrard cleared a height of 1.65m (5-5) and won the high jump, Aleah Hurst won the long jump with a mark of 5.36m (17-7), Amarissa Hawker won the shot put with a toss of 13.41 (44-0), Bryce Houston won the 150-meter dash with a time of 16.79, Miles Parish won the 600-meter run with a time of 1:22.61, Collins Kibet clocked a time of 2:35.37 in the 1K, good for a first-place finish and Clay Cashman won the hammer throw with a toss of 49.58m (162-8).
The Track Cats will begin their indoor season on Jan. 15 when they travel to Flagstaff, Ariz. to compete in the Lumberjack Invitational.
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