WALNUT, Calif. – After a record-setting regular season, Arizona Track and Field will return to Mt. SAC and Hilmer Lodge Stadium for the 2023 Pac-12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships this Friday through Saturday. Jordan Geist (shot put, hammer throw), Talie Bonds (100m hurdles), Kristjan Sigfinnsson (high jump), and Alexa Porpaczy (high jump) all enter the meet ranked first in the conference in their events, leading the way for the Wildcats.
 
"The 2023 Pac-12 Championships will be a historic event," said Head Coach Fred Harvey. "This will be the first time the Pac-12 Championships will be held at a neutral site. Based upon our last two competitions and training, I feel very confident we are ready for the challenge of the best track and field in the nation."
 
The action gets started on Friday, with the multis events beginning at 1:30 p.m. MST, field events starting at 1:30 p.m. MST, and running events getting underway at 6:00 p.m. MST. On Saturday, the multis events will again kick off the day, this time at 11:30 a.m. MST. Both the decathlon and heptathlon will wrap up on this day. Field events will follow at 12:30 p.m. MST and running events will begin at 4:00 p.m. MST. On the final day of the meet, Sunday, field events will begin at 11:00 a.m. MST and running events will start at 1:00 p.m. MST. The majority of the running event finals will be held on Sunday, culminating with the Pac-12 Awards Presentation at 4:40 p.m. MST. Live results for all three days of competition can be found here. The meet can also be watched live on the Pac-12 Network.
 
The Wildcats are coming off a successful regular season finale at the Desert Heat Classic in Tucson two weeks ago. The team saw a flurry of top finishes on senior night against a competitive field including a handful of Pac-12 teams. Talie Bonds and Alexa Porpaczy were the two Wildcats to win events against collegiate competitors on the day in the 100m hurdles and high jump. Jenica Bosko (long jump), Emma Gates (high jump), Tanner Kippes (pole vault), Zach Landa (shot put), and Meggie Karp (5000m) all finished runner-up in their events on the day as well. Additionally, Landa, Trayvion White-Austin (200m), and Isaac Davis (400m) all posted big personal bests in their events that moved them onto Arizona's all-time top 10 list. Landa's shot put mark was 19.92m (65-4.25), White-Austin clocked a time of 20.62 in the 200m, and Davis' 400m time was 46.13.
 
Away from Tucson, senior Jordan Geist got the opportunity to travel back to his home state of Pennsylvania and compete in the Penn Relays. Geist took full advantage of this chance to compete in front of his friends and family, winning the men's shot put championship with a meet record throw of 20.92m (68-7.75). He was named an individual event Penn Relays Athlete of the Meet and now holds the collegiate and high school meet records at the historical competition. He finished third in the hammer throw as well.
 
Entering the conference championship weekend, the Arizona Men find themselves ranked 25th in the USTFCCCA Rankings for the second straight week. The Arizona Women have six event groups ranked in the top 15 of the USTFCCCA's Event Squad Rankings. They're led by the high jump squad that ranks second in the nation for the fifth consecutive week. Other groups in the rankings include long jump at eight, 100m hurdles at nine, shot put at 10, triple jump at 10, and discus at 14. Regionally, the Arizona Men as a team rank sixth out of 36 teams in the West Region. Additionally, the Arizona Women rank fifth in the West Region out of 43 teams. All of the teams ranked above the Wildcats for both men and women are from the Pac-12, showcasing the competitiveness of the conference.
 
The Wildcats also have a number of competitors ranked nationally in their events. Jordan Geist highlights the list for the Wildcats, as he leads the nation in the shot put and is second in the nation in the hammer throw. Additionally for the men, Zach Landa ranks 10th in the shot put, Youssef Koudssi ranks 18th in the shot put, Jared O'Riley ranks 25th in the javelin, and Kristjan Sigfinnsson ranks 25th in the high jump. For the women, Talie Bonds leads the way, as she is ranked fourth in the 100m hurdles and 24th in the high jump. Jenica Bosko ranks seventh in the long jump and Alexa Porpaczy ranks 11th in the high jump as well. The men's 4x100m relay team also ranks 10th nationally.
 
In terms of the Pac-12, the Wildcats have a long list of athletes ranked in the top 10 of the conference entering the weekend. For the complete list of conference rankings click here.
 
WOMEN
Talie Bonds – First, 100m Hurdles, 12.65 | Fourth, High Jump, 1.80m (5-10.75)
Alexa Porpaczy – First, High Jump, 1.83m (6-0)
Jenica Bosko – Second, Long Jump, 6.50m (21-4)
Tapenisa Havea – Fifth, Shot Put, 16.76m (55-0) | Sixth, Discus, 53.50m (175-6)
Emma Gates – Fifth, High Jump, 1.78m (5-10)
Xahria Santiago – Fifth, 400m Hurdles, 58.41
Skylar Sieben – Fifth, Heptathlon, 5416
4x100m Relay Team – Fifth, 4x100m, 44.43
Antonia Sanchez Nunez – Sixth, 400m Hurdles, 58.43
Taylen Wise – Seventh, Triple Jump, 12.81m (42-0.5) | Ninth, Long Jump, 6.14m (20-1.75)
Ava David – Seventh, Hammer Throw, 59.70m (195-10)
Mackenna Orie – Eighth, Shot Put, 16.41m (53-10.25)
4x400m Relay Team – Eighth, 4x400m, 3:44.80
Hollan Powers – Ninth, Heptathlon, 5032
 
MEN
Jordan Geist – First, Shot Put, 21.25m (69-8.75) | First, Hammer Throw, 74.14m (243-3)
Kristjan Sigfinnsson – First, High Jump, 2.15m (7-0.5)
Jared O'Riley – Second, Javelin, 70.77m (232-2)
4x100m Relay Team – Second, 4x100m, 39.15
Zach Landa – Third, Shot Put, 19.92m (65-4.25) | Ninth, Discus, 54.84m (179-11)
Reinaldo Rodrigues – Third, Long Jump, 7.68m (25-2.5)
Youssef Koudssi – Fourth, Shot Put, 19.50m (63-11.75) | Sixth, Discus, 57.82m (189-8)
Trayvion White-Austin – Fourth, 200m, 20.62 | Seventh, 100m, 10.29
Sir Jonathan Sims – Sixth, Long Jump, 7.55m (24-9.25) | Eighth, Triple Jump, 14.95m (49-0.75)
4x400m Relay Team – Sixth, 4x400m, 3:06.59
Tanner Kippes – Ninth, Pole Vault, 5.00m (16-4.75)
James Onanubosi – 10th, 200m, 20.90
 
On the men's side, the Wildcats will be going against Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington, and Washington State. The women will face all other 11 teams in the conference: Arizona State, California, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State.
 
At last year's Pac-12 Championships, the Arizona Women finished in seventh and the Arizona Men placed 10th. At that competition, Talie Bonds won the high jump, earning the Pac-12 crown in the event.
 
A meet recap will be posted to ArizonaWildcats.com detailing the competition results. Live updates will also be posted to @ArizonaTrack on Twitter.
 
WHO'S COMPETING
MEN
Julius Cheek, Isaac Davis, Jordan Geist, Brayden Hasher, Logan Hasher, Carl Hicks, Noah Jodon, Jacorey Jones, Jacob Kauffman, Tanner Kippes, Youssef Koudssi, Zach Landa, Brian Limage, Lyricc Lopez, Logan Marek, Jared O'Riley, James Onanubosi, Cooper Quigley, Reinaldo Rodrigues, Cade Russo, Ian Sanchez Lopez, Iker Sanchez Lopez, Kristjan Sigfinnsson, Jeffrey Sillers, Evan Simmons, Sir Jonathan Sims, Trayvion White-Austin
 
WOMEN
Camila Aguilar-Perez, Esther Akinlosotu, Talie Bonds, Jenica Bosko, Ava David, Lauryn Ford, Emma Gates, Grace Hala'ufia, Tapenisa Havea, Beatrice Honebrink, Neysia Howard, Sailor Hutton, Ajaysha Lewis, Lauryn Love, Alisa Lyesina, Paris Mikinski, Athena Montgomery, Mackenna Orie, Rylee Perkins, Alexa Porpaczy, Hollan Powers, Antonia Sanchez Nunez, Xahria Santiago, Avery Segura, Skylar Sieben, Erin Tack, Taylen Wise
 
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