LUBBOCK, Texas. – Arizona Track and Field closed out competition at both the Texas Tech Shootout and Washington Husky Invitational on Saturday. The Wildcats combined for a total of 21 PRs and three top-15 NCAA marks. 

"We are peaking at the right time," said head Track and Field coach Fred Harvey. "People are performing at a high level mentally and physically and going into our conference championship, that's what it's going to take to be one of the top teams in the conference. We got 21 personal bests and these PRs are very substantial because you are talking about people moving up higher on the NCAA list. These were really meaningful PRs. I'm excited about the attitudes and performance level from everybody. We just have to get mentally ready for the conference championship."

Highlights - Texas Tech Shootout
Israel Oloyede won the weight throw competition with a  PR mark of 21.62m (70-11.25). The throw places Oloyede at 11th in the NCAA. 

Justice Summerset cleared a PR of 2.23m (7-3.75) to win the high jump competition, which is the seventh best mark in the country. Justin Lewis marked 2.08m (6-9.75) to also get a top 10 finish. 

Pjai Austin won the long jump with a PR mark of 7.71m (25-3.5), placing him at 14th in the country.

Tiana Poirier-Shelton (5.97m 19-7), Judith Baxter-Game (5.79m 19-0) and Skylar Sieben (5.71m 18-8.75) all jumped PR marks in the long jump. 

Umajesty Williams and James Smith both claimed top 10 finishes in the 400m. Williams ran a season best time of 47.27 to place seventh and Smith clocked 47.21, good for a ninth place finish.

Shannon Meisberger (53.84), Sarahvaughn King (54.02), Anna Foreman, Gracie Reinholz and Crystal Akpede all ran PRs in the 400m. Meisberger placed fifth followed by King in sixth.

Pjai Austin and Tayvian Cunningham both finished in the top 10 in the 200m. Austin placed sixth with a time of 21.14 and Cunningham clocked 21.16 to take seventh. 

Liz Lansing took second overall in the mile with a time of 4:58.26 and Lauren Neugeboren ran a new PR to place fourth.

Aoife Martin threw 18.29m (60-0.25) in the weight throw. 

Sarahvaughn King clocked 24.22 to finish in the top 10 of the 200m. 

Alexa Porpaczy (1.76m 5-9.25) placed second and Karla Teran (1.71m 5-7.25) took fourth in the high jump. 

The women's 4x400 relay team ran 3:38.82 and finished fourth overall. The men's relay team clocked 3:10.26 and took seventh.

Highlights - Washington Husky Invitational
Keelah Barger ran a PR of 16:54.83 in the 5k. 

Jennie Baragar-Petrash clocked a PR of 9:18.51 in the 3k.

Victor Ortiz-Rivera ran 8:16.24 in the 3k. 

Camron Herron ran 1:53.45 in the 800m.

Up next, the Cats will travel to Flagstaff, Ariz. to compete at NAU Tune-Up on February 21. 
 
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