Tucson, Ariz. – Split squads will be heading to Seattle, Wash. and Lubbock, Texas to compete in the UW Invitational and the Texas Tech Invitational beginning on Friday. Six distance Cats will head to Seattle and 16 athletes from the sprints and throws group will travel to Lubbock.
"We have our distance group heading up to Washington for a good indoor meet," said head track and field coach
Fred Harvey. "It is always one of the premier indoor meets of the year for us. It is a really good, high-level indoor meet where we are looking to get athletes NCAA top-16 performances or top-10 MPSF performances. It is going to be a great meet; they have streamlined it quite a bit. The meet level has risen 10-fold and we are pretty excited about the group we are taking up there. The meet out in Lubbock is going to be a fun one for the sprint group and the throwers.
Jordan Geist will be throwing again this weekend. He is on that cycle of throwing every two weeks. It is going to give Maj (Williams) a chance to open up in the 400-meters and Tatum (Waggoner) a chance to run another 400, as well as Diana (Gajda). It is going to be a great scene for us to see if we are making the type of progress that we want."
Coverage: A complete recap of the UW & Texas Tech Invitationals will be posted to ArizonaWildcats.com. You can also follow @ArizonaTrack on Twitter for live updates.
Knochness Monster:
Jordan Geist will return to the circle in Lubbock. The sophomore holds the No. 2 mark in the NCAA with a toss of 20.27m (66-6) set in his first outing at the Friday Night Duels.
Magic Maj: Last week, sophomore
Umajesty Williams set an indoor PR in the 200-meter dash at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational. Williams will compete in the 400-meter dash in Lubbock; he currently holds the No. 15 mark in the NCAA with a time of 47.27.
Beating Yourself:
Kayla Young and
Jennie Baragar-Petrash set big PRs in the 3K last weekend. Young opened 2019 with a time of 9:58.68 and Bargar-Petrash clocked a time of 9:34.50.
| Ladies' Top 2019 Marks |
|
|
| Event |
|
Mark |
Name |
Site, Date |
| 60M |
|
7.52 |
Neysia Howard |
Flagstaff, Ariz., 1/11/19 |
| 200M |
|
24.49 |
Neysia Howard |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/18/19 |
| 300M |
|
40.86 |
Malia Bryant |
Flagstaff, Ariz., 1/11/19 |
| 400M |
|
54.42 |
Tatum Waggoner |
Flagstaff, Ariz., 1/11/19 |
| 600M |
|
1:31.22. |
Karolina Pahlitzsch |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/18/19 |
| Mile |
|
5:08.15. |
Keelah Barger |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/19/19 |
| 3K |
|
9:34.50. |
Jennie Baragar-Petrash |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/19/19 |
| 60MH |
|
8.51 |
Tiana Bonds |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/19/19 |
| 4x400m |
|
3:37.37. |
Howard, Pahlitzsch, Waggoner, Gajda |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/19/19 |
| HJ |
|
1.80m |
Lillian Lowe |
Flagstaff, Ariz., 1/11/19 |
| PV |
|
3.66m |
Katie Daily |
Flagstaff, Ariz., 1/11/19 |
| LJ |
|
5.71m |
Neysia Howard |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/18/19 |
| TJ |
|
11.69m |
Tiana Poirier-Shelton |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/19/19 |
| SP |
|
14.08m |
Megan Dulaney |
Flagstaff, Ariz., 1/11/19 |
| WT |
|
18.72m |
Amarissa Hawker |
Flagstaff, Ariz., 1/11/19 |
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|
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| Men's Top 2019 Marks |
|
|
| Event |
|
Mark |
Name |
Site, Date |
| 60M |
|
6.9 |
Imani Lee |
Flagstaff, Ariz., 1/11/19 |
| 200M |
|
21.52 |
Umajesty Williams |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/18/19 |
| 300M |
|
34.45 |
David Egbo |
Flagstaff, Ariz., 1/11/19 |
| 400M |
|
47.06 |
Umajesty Williams |
Flagstaff, Ariz., 1/11/19 |
| 600M |
|
1:19.01. |
Maksims Sincukovs |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/18/19 |
| 800M |
|
1:55.02. |
Tanner Hagstrom |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/18/19 |
| Mile |
|
4:00.36. |
Carlos Villarreal |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/19/19 |
| 3K |
|
8:31.82. |
Bailey Roth |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/18/19 |
| 60MH |
|
8.61 |
Matthew Treston |
Flagstaff, Ariz., 1/11/19 |
| 4x400M |
|
3:11.56. |
Williams, Sincukovs, Washington, Smith |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/19/19 |
| HJ |
|
2.15m |
Justice Summerset |
Flagstaff, Ariz., 1/11/19 |
| LJ |
|
7.37m |
PJ Austin |
Iowa City, Iowa, 1/18/19 |
| SP |
|
20.27m |
Jordan Geist |
Flagstaff, Ariz., 1/11/19 |
| WT |
|
19.12m |
Jordan Geist |
Flagstaff, Ariz., 1/11/19 |
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| Cats in the NCAA Top-16 |
|
|
| Event |
|
Mark |
Name |
NCAA Rank |
| 400M |
|
47.06 |
Umajesty Williams |
15th |
| Mile |
|
4:00.36. |
Carlos Villarreal |
4th |
| SP |
|
20.27m |
Jordan Geist |
2nd |
| HJ |
|
1.80m |
Lillian Lowe |
5th |
| HJ |
|
1.78m |
Karla Teran |
12th |
| 4x400m |
|
3:37.37. |
Howard, Pahlitzsch, Waggoner, Gajda |
10th |
Below is a list of athletes traveling to Seattle
Jennie Baragar-Petrash
Kayla Young
Collin Dylla
Bailey Roth
Carlos Villarreal
Below is a list of athletes competing in the Texas Tech Invitational
Megan Dulaney
Diana Gajda
Amarissa Hawker
Neysia Howard
Na'Asha Robinson
Jordan Spradlin
Tatum Waggoner
PJ Austin
Daniel Egbo
David Egbo
Keishawn Everly
Grayson Fleming
Jordan Geist
Trevor Volpe
Zakee Washington
Umajesty Williams
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