TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Track & Field completed their first outdoor meet of the 2025 season on Saturday with the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta.
 
The Wildcats dominated the competition, winning 17 events and totaling 41 top-three finishes. Amidst all the wins, Jade Brown highlighted the competition for the team, breaking the 25-year-old school record in the women's 100m. Brown won the event with a time of 11.27.
 
"I was very pleased with the efforts and performances we had in all of our event areas today," said the Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Fred Harvey. "A school record in the 100m at the opening competition with Jade Brown was exciting to see. What I really take away from today as a team is the effort we put forward and the level of competition we faced with Minnesota. We are in there competing and that's what we need to be a big-time program at the conference and NCAA level."
 
TOP-THREE FINISHES
MEN
Jesse Avina – First, Men's Javelin
Isaac Davis – First, Men's 400m
Sam Hala'ufia – First, Men's Discus | Second, Men's Shot Put
Ian Sanchez Lopez – First, Men's 3000m
Tyson Tippett – First, Men's 100m
Kaleb Kimaita – Second, Men's High Jump
Richard Legarra – Third, Men's Discus
Brian Limage – Third, Men's 100m | Third, Men's 200m
Michael Ogbeiwi – Third, Men's Hammer Throw
 
WOMEN
Jade Brown – First, Women's 100m (School Record) | Second, Women's 200m
Olivia Dillon – First, Women's Pole Vault
Keilee Hall – First, Women's 800m
Tapenisa Havea – First, Women's Discus | Second, Women's Hammer Throw
Mackenna Orie – First, Women's Hammer Throw | Second, Women's Shot Put
Ava Simms – First, Women's 400m | Third, Women's 200m
Erin Tack – First, Women's Javelin
McKenna Watson – First, Women's 200m | Second, Women's 100m
Mia Wentzy – First, Women's 1500m
Kelly Lyn Wetteland – First, Women's 3000m
Ava Simms, McKenna Watson, Dakota Minor, Jade Brown – First, Women's 4x100m
Ava Simms, Keilee Hall, Camila Aguilar-Perez, Antonia Sanchez Nunez – First, Women's 4x400m
Camila Aguilar-Perez – Second, Women's 400m
Kelly de Jong – t-Second, Women's High Jump
Alexandra Johnson - t-Second, Women's High Jump
Molly Lakustiak – Second, Women's 3000m
Jathiyah Muhammad – Second, Women's Pole Vault
Aislin Martinez-Pompa – Second, Women's Javelin
Antonia Sanchez Nunez – Second, Women's 800m
Lauryn Love – Third, Women's Shot Put
Kara Mickelson – Third, Women's 1500m
Dakota Minor – Third, Women's 100m
Brooke Nordman – Third, Women's 400m
Dunja Sikima – Third, Women's 800m
Ellison Wolfe – Third, Women's 3000m
 
FIELD HIGHLIGHTS
Mackenna Orie won the women's hammer throw, posting a personal best mark of 184-4 (56.18m) which moves her up to sixth all-time in school history in the event. Tapenisa Havea finished runner-up behind Orie with a throw of 165-11 (50.57m).
 
The Wildcats also went one and two in the women's javelin, with Erin Tack winning the event on a personal best throw of 152-0 (46.33m). That mark moves Tack up to fourth all-time in school history. Aislin Martinez-Pompa finished second in the event with a throw of 146-4 (44.60m).
 
Jesse Avina won the men's javelin, posting a massive personal best throw of 229-9 (70.04m). It marks the first time that Avina has surpassed 70m in the event and moves him into seventh all-time in school history.
 
The Wildcats finished first and second in the women's pole vault with two all-time performances. Olivia Dillon won the event, clearing a personal best height of 13-3.75 (4.06m) ranking fifth all-time in school history. Freshman Jathiyah Muhammad made her season debut for the Wildcats, clearing a height of 12-11.75 (3.96m) to place runner-up. That mark is eighth all-time in school history.
 
The Wildcats swept the men's and women's discus. Tapenisa Havea won on the women's side with a throw of 175-1 (53.38m). For the men, Sam Hala'ufia won the event with a throw of 180-6 (55.02m). Richard Legarra also placed third overall.
 
In the women's shot put, Mackenna Orie followed up her earlier win in the hammer throw with a second-place finish. Her best throw on the day was 52-8.25 (16.06m). Lauryn Love finished third overall in the event with a personal best mark of 51-9 (15.77m).
 
Freshman Kaleb Kimaita finished runner-up in the men's high jump, clearing a height of 6-4.75 (1.95m). He also placed seventh overall in the men's long jump.
 
In the women's high jump, freshmen Kelly de Jong and Alexandra Johnson tied for second overall.
 
In the men's hammer throw, Michael Ogbeiwi placed third overall with a heave of 201-5 (61.41m).
 
In the men's shot put, Sam Hala'ufia finished runner-up with an outdoor personal best throw of 57-11 (17.65m). Richard Legarra placed fifth overall in the event as well.
 
TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
Jade Brown led the way for the Wildcats in the women's 100m, with the team finishing first through fifth in the event. Brown won the 100m with a personal best and school record time of 11.27, breaking Brianna Glenn's previous record from 2000. The sophomore continues to write her name in the school record book, as she is now the indoor 60m, outdoor 100m, and freshman outdoor 100m program record holder. Additionally, McKenna Watson placed second in the event, matching her personal best time of 11.53, and Dakota Minor finished third with a PR time of 11.88. Zana Ryan and Presley Money placed fourth and fifth overall as well.
 
Tyson Tippett won the men's 100m, clocking a time of 10.35. He was followed by Brian Limage who finished third with a time of 10.36. James Onanubosi also placed fifth in the event with a time of 10.63.
 
The Arizona Women impressively finished first through eighth in the women's 200m. McKenna Watson won the event with a time of 23.37. She was followed by Jade Brown in second, who ran a PR time of 23.60, and Ava Simms in third, who ran a PR time of 24.23. Brooke Nordman placed fourth for the Wildcats. Additionally, Camila Aguilar-Perez and Dakota Minor finished fifth and sixth, both running personal best times. Zana Ryan and Alexandra Johnson rounded out the top eight for the team.
 
Arizona's team of Ava Simms, McKenna Watson, Dakota Minor, and Jade Brown won the women's 4x100m relay with a time of 44.78.
 
Isaac Davis won the men's 400m, clocking a time of 46.83. Yan Vazquez finished third with a personal best time of 48.35. Additionally, Christian Simmons placed fourth in the event, Evan Simmons seventh, and Diego Marquez ninth.
 
Arizona dominated the women's 400m, finishing first through fifth. Ava Simms led the way for the Wildcats, clocking an outdoor personal best time of 53.65. Camila Aguilar-Perez finished runner-up, Brooke Nordman placed third, Antonia Sanchez Nunez fourth, and Keilee Hall fifth.
 
Mia Wentzy, who is a member of Arizona's triathlon team, won the women's 1500m with a time of 4:32.08. She was followed by Kara Mickelson, who placed third overall, and Ellie Kortenkamp, who placed fifth.
 
Four Arizona triathletes finished one through four in the women's 3000m, led by Kelly Lyn Wetteland who won the event with a time of 9:37.17. Molly Lakustiak finished runner-up with a personal best time of 9:47.22. Ellison Wolfe and Ruth Pardy placed third and fourth overall, respectively. Additionally, Sage Patzer placed eighth in the event.
 
Ian Sanchez Lopez won the men's 3000m, running an outdoor personal best time of 8:15.33.
 
The Wildcats finished first through fourth in the women's 800m, with Keilee Hall winning the event in a time of 2:14.54. Antonia Sanchez Nunez placed second overall, Dunja Sikima third, and Cecelia Woods fourth.
 
In the men's 200m, Brian Limage finished third overall with a personal best time of 21.00, giving him a pair of third-place finishes on the day. Additionally, Tyson Tippett placed fifth with a time of 21.21 and Diego Marquez finished eighth with a personal best time of 21.75.
 
Christian Simmons (1:52.33) and Evan Simmons (PR 1:52.69) finished third and fourth overall in the men's 800m. Noah Ray also placed seventh in the event.
 
In the men's 1500m, Michael Urbanski finished fourth overall with a time of 3:54.19. José Rodríguez placed sixth overall in the event as well.
 
The Wildcats wrapped up the competition with the 4x400m relay. Arizona ran two teams on the men's side that finished second and third, and three teams on the women's side that finished first, second, and third. The winning women's team consisted of Ava Simms, Keilee Hall, Camila Aguilar-Perez, and Antonia Sanchez Nunez.
 
UP NEXT
The Wildcats will wrap up their indoor season next with their six qualifiers who will compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships in Virginia Beach, Va., on March 14-15. The team continues its outdoor season on March 21-22 at Drachman Stadium with the Willie Williams Classic.

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