ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Arizona Track & Field continues their season on Friday and Saturday with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invitational hosted by New Mexico at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
 
The two-day competition is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. MST on Friday with field events starting at that time. Running events on Friday will begin at 4:00 p.m. MST. On Saturday, both field and running events begin at 10:00 a.m. MST. Live results for both days of competition can be found here. The meet will also be streamed on FloTrack ($) and can be found here.
 
"This is truly the next competition towards the NCAA and Big 12 Championships," said Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Fred Harvey. "We will have a great opportunity to once again go head-to-head with teams that we will face at both championships. Our first two competitions proved that we have the capabilities of success, now we just need to follow up."
 
Last week's competition, the Corky Classic, was hosted by Texas Tech and featured a very competitive field. At the meet, Zach Extine broke the school record in the 60m hurdles for the second time this season, lowering his previous record from the season opener at Northern Arizona. Extine finished second in the event and his time of 7.66 ranks eighth in the NCAA and third in the Big 12.

The Wildcats also dominated the shot put with Zach Landa winning on the men's side and Tapenisa Havea winning on the women's side. Landa posted a monster indoor personal best throw of 64-0.25 (19.51m) which ranks second in the NCAA and first in the Big 12. Overall, the Wildcats posted a flurry of personal bests, totaling 24 at the competition along with some marks that rank among the best in the nation and the conference.
 
NCAA AND BIG 12 PERFORMANCE LISTS
MEN
Zach Landa – ranks second in the NCAA and first in the Big 12 in the shot put; ranks 25th in the NCAA and second in the Big12 in the weight throw.
Zach Extine – ranks eighth in the NCAA and third in the Big 12 in the 60m hurdles.
Tyler Michelini – ranks 10th in the NCAA and fourth in the Big 12 in the shot put.
Trayvion White-Austin – ranks 13th in the NCAA and third in the Big 12 in the 200m; ranks fourth in the Big 12 in the 60m.
Youssef Koudssi – ranks 17th in the NCAA and seventh in the Big 12 in the shot put.
Michael Ogbeiwi – ranks seventh in the Big 12 in the weight throw.
Tyson Tippett – ranks ninth in the Big 12 in the 60m.
Gideon Mengich – ranks 10th in the Big 12 in the 3000m.
 
WOMEN
Paris Mikinski – ranks sixth in the NCAA and third in the Big 12 in the high jump.
Jade Brown – ranks 14th in the NCAA and fourth in the Big 12 in the 60m.
McKenna Watson – ranks 20th in the NCAA and fifth in the Big 12 in the 200m.
Tapenisa Havea – ranks 24th in the NCAA and second in the Big 12 in the shot put; ranks 10th in the Big 12 in the weight throw.
Taylen Wise – ranks fifth in the Big 12 in the 60m hurdles.
Hollan Powers – ranks sixth in the Big 12 in the 60m hurdles.
Emma Gates – ranks seventh in the Big 12 in the high jump.
Ava Simms – ranks 10th in the Big 12 in the 400m.
 
A meet recap will be posted here detailing the competition results. Live updates will also be posted to @ArizonaTrack on X.
 
WHO'S COMPETING
MEN
Julius Cheek, Zach Extine, Kaleb Kimaita, José Manuel Rodríguez, Gideon Mengich, Sylvan Osman, Noah Ray, Cade Russo, Levi Tuura, Michael Urbanski, Yan Vazquez, Bogdan Vidojkovic
 
WOMEN
Esther Akinlosotu, Jenica Bosko, Oli Clark, Kelly de Jong, Olivia Dillon, Laina Friedmann, Emma Gates, Keilee Hall, Charli Koseoglu, Ena McMahon, Kara Mickelson, Paris Mikinski, Brooke Nordman, Antonia Sanchez Nunez, Dunja Sikima, Taylen Wise, Cecelia Woods
 
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