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UW Invitational
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Montana earns pair of top-12 finishes in women’s high jump
1/28/2018 12:44:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
SEATTLE, Wash. – Montana's field athletes stole the show on Saturday, coming up with multiple top performances against some of the world's top athletes at the UW Invitational.
Sophomore Jane Booth placed third out of 42 athletes in the women's high jump, one of the top marks of her career. Meanwhile, freshman Abby Dodge set a lifetime best of 5-3 in the event, placing 12th. Montana was the only school to have two athletes finish in the top 15, and was one of two schools to have a pair of athletes reach 5-3.
Freshman Deszmon Humphries continued to show dominance in the men's weight throw, reaching 60-2.5 on his sixth and final throw. The mark won his heat and was good for fifth place out of 28 competitors. It was also a lifetime best by nearly a half foot and the third-best mark of the season by a Big Sky athlete.
The top performance on the track was by Carly Smiedala, who ran a 2:10.56 in the women's 800 meters. The sophomore mark's was a lifetime best by more than 3 seconds and the second-best performance by a Big Sky athlete this season. She finished 10th out of 61 athletes.
Other highlights on the day included:
Sophomore Jonathan Eastwood, who entered the weekend holding the top 5,000 meters time in the Big Sky Conference this season, shaved a full 2 seconds off of his previous top time, running a 14:38.80. Against a competitive field, Eastwood placed 17th out of 54 athletes. Kayla Holmes and Mariah Harvey were near the upper half of the weight throw, placing 22nd and 26th, respectively. Holmes reached 52-2 on her second throw; Harvey recorded a lifetime-best 50-8.25 on her final throw.
Overall, the weekend was a success, according to head coach Brian Schweyen. For the first time this season, athletes had to reach a qualifying standard in order to travel and compete, meaning the field was stacked with top athletes from around the country – including several national qualifiers and Olympic participants.
Next up, Montana will travel to Moscow, Idaho on Friday for the Idaho Duals.
Sophomore Jane Booth placed third out of 42 athletes in the women's high jump, one of the top marks of her career. Meanwhile, freshman Abby Dodge set a lifetime best of 5-3 in the event, placing 12th. Montana was the only school to have two athletes finish in the top 15, and was one of two schools to have a pair of athletes reach 5-3.
Freshman Deszmon Humphries continued to show dominance in the men's weight throw, reaching 60-2.5 on his sixth and final throw. The mark won his heat and was good for fifth place out of 28 competitors. It was also a lifetime best by nearly a half foot and the third-best mark of the season by a Big Sky athlete.
The top performance on the track was by Carly Smiedala, who ran a 2:10.56 in the women's 800 meters. The sophomore mark's was a lifetime best by more than 3 seconds and the second-best performance by a Big Sky athlete this season. She finished 10th out of 61 athletes.
Other highlights on the day included:
- Freshman Andrea Baratte once again set a lifetime best in the men's 1 mile, finishing in the upper half (30th out of 74) with a time of 4:09.48.
- Sophomore Chase Armstrong qualified for the preliminary round of the 60-meter hurdles, placing ninth with a time of 8.54 seconds. The top 12 out of 22 athletes advanced to the prelims.
- Sophomore Chloe Seferos set a career high by more than 4 inches in the pole vault. She placed 22nd out of 48 athletes. Carrie Jacka was also near the upper half, hitting 11-5 (28th).
- After placing second in his heat on Friday, senior Charlie Bush placed 11th out of 20 in the men's pole vault, reaching a height of 15-2.25.
- Matt Quist reached 6-8.75 in the men's high jump, finishing in seventh place out of 27 athletes.
- Senior Arielle Walden finished 15th out of 38 athletes in the triple jump, reaching 38-1.25 on her final jump. Teammates Carla Nicosia (36-6.75; 24th) and Madison Neufeld (35-4.5; 28th) also competed.
- Sophomore Hannah Coburn had a solid performance in the women's long jump, hitting 17-2, and finishing 18th out of 50 athletes. She also finished 28th out of 46 in the 60-meter hurdles (9.39).
- Montana had three athletes in the men's 800. Junior Karsten Pease was the Grizzlies' top performer, placing 17th out of 31 with a 1:55.48. Sophomore Noah Adams (1:55.73; 20th) and freshman Jacob Lamb (1:56.90; 26th) were Montana's other competitors.
- Senior Emily Cheroske (30th) and junior Megan Franz (40th) both finished around the middle of the pack in the women's 800. Cheroske ran a 2:16.03, while Franz hit 2:17.98.
- The Grizzlies were led in the men's shot put by Brent Yeakey, who threw 51-6.25 feet (16th out of 30 athletes). Humphries reached 48-1.75 (21st) while Jackson threw to 44-2 (27th).
- Jordan Stow and Grant Whitcutt both competed in the men's heptathlon, which began on Friday. Whitcutt placed sixth out of 17 in the pole vault (12-9.5), to go along with a second-place finish Friday in the high jump (6-2.75). He was unable to finish the 1000 meters, however. Stow also was unable to compete in the final two events, although on Friday he finished fourth in the long jump (21-6.25) and sixth in the 60 meters (7.27).
- In the women's 1 mile, senior Regan Colyer ran a 5:03.22 (46th out of 75).
Sophomore Jonathan Eastwood, who entered the weekend holding the top 5,000 meters time in the Big Sky Conference this season, shaved a full 2 seconds off of his previous top time, running a 14:38.80. Against a competitive field, Eastwood placed 17th out of 54 athletes. Kayla Holmes and Mariah Harvey were near the upper half of the weight throw, placing 22nd and 26th, respectively. Holmes reached 52-2 on her second throw; Harvey recorded a lifetime-best 50-8.25 on her final throw.
Overall, the weekend was a success, according to head coach Brian Schweyen. For the first time this season, athletes had to reach a qualifying standard in order to travel and compete, meaning the field was stacked with top athletes from around the country – including several national qualifiers and Olympic participants.
Next up, Montana will travel to Moscow, Idaho on Friday for the Idaho Duals.
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