Wildcats Wrap Up Split Weekend in Lubbock and Seattle

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Wildcats wrapped up their split weekend in Lubbock and Seattle on Saturday with several athletes picking up PRs and two event wins.

Texas Tech Open
Jordan Geist and Samantha Noennig swept the men's and women's shot put for the second time this season. The pair dominated, winning by a combined 4.24m. Geist threw for 20.87m (68-5.75) while Noennig launched 17.14m (56-2.75). Youssef Koudssi picked up a big PR of 17.36m (56-11.5) in the event and Mackenna Orie threw for 15.52m (50-11).

Neysia Howard finished in the top 10 in a stacked 200m race, crossing the finish line in 24.26. She was followed by Dior Asemota who clocked 25.04 and Ajaysha Lewis with a time of 25.87.

The women's 4x400 relay team of Neysia Howard, Anna Foreman, Xahria Santiago and Shannon Meisberger clocked 3:40.52 to take fifth overall.

Alexa Porpaczy, Diana Ramos and Talie Bonds all got over the bar at 1.72m (5-7.75) to finish in the top 10 in the women's high jump.

400m hurdler Shannon Meisberger competed in her first collegiate 800m, clocking 2:13.88 to finish sixth.

UW Invitational
A handful of distance runners made the trip to Seattle to compete in the UW Invitational. Brothers Ian Sanchez Lopez and Iker Sanchez Lopez made their 3000m debut, clocking 7:59.63 and 8:02.52, respectively. Shem Kemboi picked up a PR of 8:34.98 in the race. On the women's side, Grace Driskill ran a time of 9:50.23 and Meggie Karp clocked 10:19.30.

In the 800m, Timothy Kibet led the Cats with a time of 1:53.92, followed by Cade Russo with a time of 1:55.92.

Day One Highlights
Shannon Meisberger clocked a 400m time of 53.79, just shy of her PR, to place second. She was followed by Xahria Santiago who ran a season-best time of 55.89. In the men's race, Calvin Wilson posted a time of 47.66.

Talie Bonds qualified for the 60mH finals with a first round time of 8.38 and semi-final time of 8.37. She finished sixth in the finals, clocking 8.44.

Katie Daily posted an indoor PR of 3.97m (13-0.25) in the pole vault to take fourth. On the men's side, Tanner Kippes cleared a height of 4.85m (15-11) to finish seventh.

Anna Foreman finished fifth in the 600m with a time of 1:34.40. On the men's side, Damien Jackson clocked 1:23.79.

Hollan Powers closed out her collegiate pentathlon debut with a score of 3,479. Her highest-scoring event of the day was the 60mH where she clocked 9.12 and tallied 885 points.

Next up, the Wildcats will compete in another split weekend at the WSU Invitational and Ron Mann Classic in Spokane, Wash. and Flagstaff, Ariz. A complete recap of the meets 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

Talie Bonds: Multi; Junior

Katie Daily: J; Senior

Grace Driskill: D; Sophomore

Anna Foreman: Sp; Junior

Jordan Geist: T; Senior

Neysia Howard: Sp; Junior

Meggie Karp: Sp; Redshirt Junior

Shem Kemboi: D; Junior

Timothy Kibet: D; Junior

Tanner Kippes: J; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Talie Bonds
: Junior
: Multi

Katie Daily
: Senior
: J

Grace Driskill
: Sophomore
: D

Anna Foreman
: Junior
: Sp

Jordan Geist
: Senior
: T

Neysia Howard
: Junior
: Sp

Meggie Karp
: Redshirt Junior
: Sp

Shem Kemboi
: Junior
: D

Timothy Kibet
: Junior
: D

Tanner Kippes
: Sophomore
: J