Men’s Relay Enter Record Books

AUSTIN, Texas – Colorado track and field put together the third-best quartet in school history Saturday afternoon at the 93rd Texas Relays here, finishing second in the collegiate division with a time of 3:07.24.
 
The men's team of Ronald Sayles, Aaron McCoy, Ian Gilmore and Tyler Williams started the race in first through the halfway mark with Sayles and McCoy running an average split of 46.6. Gilmore carried the baton around in 47.04 but dropped a place to Oklahoma, while Williams finished in a split of 46.95. The mark is the third-best season 4x400 in school history and the fastest in more than two decades.
 
The women's team also ran into the top-10 in CU history, running 3:40.73 to finish third in the collegiate division. Valerie Welch and Eriana Henderson averaged splits of 55.13 seconds for the first half of the race, then Tamia Badal ran the third in 56.22 and Abbey Glynn carried it home in 54.26.
 
Henderson doubled up today as she also finished ninth in the women's 400 hurdles final in 59.03.
 
In Colorado, the Buffs combined events and throws squads took action in the CSU-Pueblo Spank Blasing meet. Jada Green was the highest finisher for CU, placing second in the 100 hurdles in 14.43. The other top-three mark for the women came from Avery McMullen in the long jump where her mark of 5.90 meters (19-04.25) earned her a third place finish as well as putting her seventh in the CU record books. McMullen also finished third in the 200 in 25.15.
 
The men's highest finish and only finish inside the top-eight came in the pole vault as Nick Bianco cleared 4.51 meters (14-09.5) to finish fifth.
 
Action next weekend will be a special one as the Buffs send the throws and distance squads to the newly renovated Hayward Field to compete in the Hayward Premiere.
 
RESULTS
 
Day Three
Women's 400 Hurdle Finals: 1. Jurnee Woodward (LSU) 56.64; 9. Eriana Henderson (COLO) 59.03
Women's 4x400: 1. Bowling Green 3:37.27; 3. Colorado (Welch/Henderson/Badal/Glynn) 3:40.73
Men's 4x400: 1. Oklahoma 3:05.26; 2. Colorado (Sayles/McCoy/Gilmore/Williams) 3:07.24
 
Women's 100 Hurdles: 1. Jordan Lanning (CSU) 14.19; 2. Jada Green (COLO) 14.43; 4. Kara Lucyk (COLO) 14.65; 7. Elise Gillett (COLO) 14.94
Women's 100: 1. Marybeth Sant-Price (UNAT) 11.56; 17. Elise Gillett (COLO) 12.69; 19. Kylee Harr (COLO) 12.77
Women's 200: 1. Kayla Zink (UCCS) 24.94; 3. Avery McMullen (COLO) 25.15; 7. Jada Green (COLO) 25.43; 13. Kara Lucyk (COLO) 26.11
Women's Shot Put: 1. Tarynn Sieg (CSU) 16.15m (53-0); 10. Lauren Whyrick (COLO) 12.45m (40-10.25); 19. Meghan Whyrick (COLO) 10.84m (35-06.75)
Women's Discus: 1. Gabby McDonald (CSU) 50.72m (166-05); 7. Gya'ni Sami (COLO) 41.52m (136-03); 13. Elena Opp (COLO) 38.08m (124-11); 21. Jane Powers (COLO) 33.24m (109-01); 23. Meghan Whyrick (COLO) 32.92m (108-00)
Women's Long Jump: 1. Lauren Fairchild (CSUP) 6.36m (20-10.5); 3. Avery McMullen (COLO) 5.90m (19-04.25); 11. Jada Green (COLO) 5.53m (18-01.75); 13. Kara Lucyk (COLO) 5.44m (17-10.25);
 
 
Men's 110 Hurdles: 1. Brendan Ames (UNAT) 13.76; 13. Nick Bianco (COLO) 15.62; 14. Wyatt Rhoads (COLO) 15.70
Men's Shot Put: 1. Nathaniel Miller (UNAT) 19.24m (63-01.5); 19. Dominique Williams (COLO) 13.30m 43-07.75)
Men's Discus: 1. Colton Paller (WYO) 56.30m (184-08); 20. Dominique Williams (COLO) 42.43m (139-02)
Men's Long Jump: 1. Kareem Mersal (WYO) 7.55m (24-09.25); 16. Nick Bianco (COLO) 6.49m (21-03.5); 19. Steven Fossi-Noue (COLO) 6.17m (20-03)
Men's High Jump: 1. Tanner Walsh (UCCS) 2.06m (6-09); 9. Ryan Charles (COLO) 1.95m (6-04.75)
Men's Pole Vault: 1. Dawson Hopkinson (UCCS) 5.06m (16-07.25); 5. Nick Bianco (COLO) 4.51m (14-09.5); 9. Wyatt Rhoads (COLO) 4.21m (13-09.75)
 
Day Two
Women's 100 Hurdle Prelims: 1. Tonea Marshall (LSU) 12.87q; 35. Tamia Badal (COLO) 14.20; 47. Reese Renz (COLO) 14.71
Women's 4x400 Relay Prelims: 1. Utah 3:42.01q; 6. Colorado (Welch/Henderson/Badal/Glynn) 3:45.69q
Women's Hammer Throw: 1. Haley Showalter (CSU) 58.66m (192-05); 9. Gya'ni Sami (COLO) 47.64m (156-03); 11. Elena Opp (COLO) 42.59m (139-08); 12. Lauren Whyrick (COLO) 38.74m (127-01)
Women's Javelin: 1. Taneika Elliston (NMH) 37.06m (121-07); 7. Elena Opp (COLO) 26.31m (86-04)
 
Men's 110 Hurdle Prelims: 1. Damion Thomas (LSU) 13.53q; 44. Kellen Monestime (COLO) 14.92
Men's 4x400 Relay Prelims: 1. Texas 3:06.54q; 5. Colorado (Sayles/McCoy/Gilmore/Williams) 3:11.06q
Men's Hammer: 1. Kirk Unland (WYO) 62.86m (206-02); 3. Dominique Williams (COLO) 58.94m (193-04);7. Tyler Sconce (COLO) 55.49m (182-00)
 
Day One
Women's 400 Prelims: 1. Shafiqua Maloney (ARK) 52.27q; 20. Abbey Glynn (COLO) 56.16
Women's 400 Hurdle Prelims: 1. Brittany Humphrey (LSU) 58.56q; 8. Eriana Henderson (COLO) 59.30q; 24. Reese Renz (COLO) 62.24; 26. Valerie Welch (COLO) 62.43; 32. Tamia Badal (COLO) 63.25
 
 
Men's 200 Prelims: 1. Terrance Laird (LSU) 20.43q; 27. Ronald Sayles (COLO) 21.36
Men's 400 Prelims: 1. Sean Burrell (LSU) 45.42q; 18. Tyler Williams (COLO) 47.62; 29. Ian Gilmore (COLO) 48.09
Men's 400 Hurdle Prelims: 1. Charles Brockman III (UT) 49.78q; 14. Aaron McCoy (COLO) 52.83; 15. Garrett Nelson (COLO) 52.90