Geist, Noennig and Summerset Win Pac-12 Conference Titles

TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Track and Field competed in day two of the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday with Jordan Geist, Samantha Noennig and Justice Summerset winning the shot put and high jump titles.

Field Highlights
After finishing runner-up in the hammer throw on Friday, Jordan Geist won the shot put conference title with a mark of 20.35m (66-9.25), making him a three-time Pac-12 shot put champion. He threw 21.08m (69-2) in 2019 and 20.06m (65-9.75) in 2018 to win his first two titles.

The Wildcats swept the shot put event with Samantha Noennig taking the women's title. She threw for 17.32m (56-10) to become the conference champion. Noennig was also the 2019 shot put champion at Arizona State.

Justice Summerset also topped the conference in the men's high jump, clearing 2.20m (7-2.5). The senior is a four-time All-American and prior to this season, his highest finish at the Pac-12 Championships was third place in 2018.

Katie Daily cleared a PR of 4.05m (13-3.5) in the pole vault to take sixth. She maintains her place in fifth on Arizona's all-time list.

Track Highlights
The entire men's 400m crew qualified for the finals with Umajesty Williams leading. Williams clocked a time of 46.05 followed by Johnnie Blockburger in third with 46.56 and Isaac Davis in sixth, running 46.91. The trio will compete again on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. MST.

In the men's 100m dash, Trent Stimac clocked 10.58 followed by Trevor Volpe with a time of 10.69, Keishawn Everly with 10.77 and Tayvian Cunningham running 10.79. On the women's side, Neysia Howard finished with a time of 11.80.

Tanner Hagstrom clocked 1:51.45 and Camron Herron ran 1:51.62 in the men's 800m to finish 11th and 12th.

Ajaysha Lewis matched her 100m hurdle PR of 14.20 to take 13th.

Multis Highlights
Skylar Sieben posted the fifth-best heptathlon score in school history with a PR of 5,635 to finish fourth in the conference. She picked up individual event PRs in the 800m (2:19.09), 200m (24.63) and 100m hurdles (13.84). She also matched her PR long jump mark of 5.83m (19-1.5).

Dominic Gehr also tallied a PR score in the decathlon with 6,804 points to finish sixth. After putting up a day one score of 3,415, he finished second in the discus throw and third in the javelin on Saturday.

The Wildcats will be back for the final day of the conference championships on Sunday beginning at 1:15 p.m. with the men's discus. A complete recap of the meet will be posted to ArizonaWildcats.com. You can also follow @ArizonaTrack on twitter throughout the day for live updates.

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Players Mentioned

Tayvian Cunningham: Sp; Senior

Katie Daily: J; Junior

Keishawn Everly: Sp; Sophomore

Dominic Gehr: Multi; Junior

Jordan Geist: T; Junior

Tanner Hagstrom: MD; Sophomore

Camron Herron: D; Freshman

Neysia Howard: Sp; Sophomore

Ajaysha Lewis: H; Freshman

Skylar Sieben: J; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Tayvian Cunningham
: Senior
: Sp

Katie Daily
: Junior
: J

Keishawn Everly
: Sophomore
: Sp

Dominic Gehr
: Junior
: Multi

Jordan Geist
: Junior
: T

Tanner Hagstrom
: Sophomore
: MD

Camron Herron
: Freshman
: D

Neysia Howard
: Sophomore
: Sp

Ajaysha Lewis
: Freshman
: H

Skylar Sieben
: Sophomore
: J