Seattle, Wash. –– The Cats closed out the MPSF Championships on Friday, gaining two event titles. The ladies took fifth with 51 points and the men finished sixth with 56 points. Both the men and women earned the Territorial Cup points on the line in Seattle.
 

That'll do from Seattle!

Here are Coach Harvey's thoughts on the weekend

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MPSF Champs
Sophomore Jordan Geist and junior Lillian Lowe claimed MPSF Titles in their respective events. Geist threw a mark of 20.79m (68-2.5) on his final throw in the shot put to claim the conference title. Lowe cleared 1.79m (5-10.5) to defend her ladies high jump title. She won the 2018 contest with the University of Hawaii
 

Justice Summerset adds 8?? points to the team total with a 2nd place finish in the HJ, clearing 2.16m!#BearDown #BeLezoLike pic.twitter.com/PpvuEimrdc

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Cats Can Jump
Lowe was one of four Cats to score in the high jump. Justice Summerset took second on the men's side with a 2.16m (7-1) clearance to score eight points to the men's tally. Karla Teran and Alexa Porpaczy cleared 1.74m (5-8.5) on the women's side. Teran finished sixth and Porpaczy took seventh. 
 

Tatum Waggoner & Shannon Meisberger combine for 7?? points to the ladies team score in the 400-meter dash!#BearDown #BeLezoLike pic.twitter.com/qkK4PXhnMI

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400-Meters to Score
Three Cats scored in the 400-meter dash on the final day of the MPSF Championships. Umajesty Williams clocked a time of 47.31 to finish seventh overall. Tatum Waggoner finished fourth with a mark of 53.68. Shannon Meisberger set a PR in the event, registering a time of 55.04 to score a pair of points. 
 

Carlos Villarreal adds 4?? points to the team score with a fifth-place finish in the 3k! He clocked a time of 7:52.90 to set a new PR!#BearDown #BeLezoLike pic.twitter.com/QWHrJJ7O78

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PRs in the Championships
Carlos Villarreal and Andy Buchanan closed out the MPSF Championships with PRs in their respective events. Villarreal clocked a time of 7:52.90 to finish fifth overall. Buchanan closed out the 800-meter run with a time of 1:52.99 to finish 13th overall.
 

We compete later today in the @MPSFTrack_Field Championships, but we spent the morning as #CommunityCats making breakfast and conversation for the patients & families at the SCCA House #BearDown #BeLezoLike pic.twitter.com/hlvcIXFUeB

— Arizona Track & Field (@ArizonaTrack) February 22, 2019

Giving Back
On Friday before the MPSF Conference Championships began, 16 athletes led by Trevor Volpe volunteered at the SCCA House in Seattle. The group made breakfast and conversation with patients and families affected by cancer.
 
The Cats are back in action on Friday, March 8th at the NCAA Championships in Birmingham, Ala.
 
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