Wildcats to Compete in Pac-12 Invitational
SEATTLE, Wash. – Arizona Track and Field will travel to Seattle for the Pac-12 Invitational at the Dempsey Indoor Track hosted by the University of Washington. The meet will begin on Friday, Feb. 25 at 1:00 p.m. MST with the men's heptathalon featuring Dominic Gehr and the women's pole vault starring Katie Daily.
40 athletes will compete during Pac-12s with athletes like Jordan Geist, Shannon Meisberger, Trayvion White-Austin, and Talie Bonds, who are all ranked in the top six in the Pac-12 in their events . Bonds leads the conference in the women's high jump and third in the 60m hurdles. Geist and Noennig are currently second in the conference in the shot put while Geist is third in the weight throw.
A complete recap of the meet will be posted to ArizonaWildcats.com. You can also follow @ArizonaTrack on twitter throughout the day for live updates.
The Wildcats competed at the NAU Tune-Up last week in Flagstaff, where Mackenna Orie won by throwing a mark of 15.98m to tie her PR in the event, while Jordan Geist finished up the meet by tossing a season-high mark of 20.91m.
Women's high jump dominated the competition as they placed in three out of the top four positions. Talie Bonds and Alexa Porpaczy tied for second with jumps of 1.76m, with Diana Ramos in fourth with a final jump of 1.71m. Bonds also made her mark in the 60m hurdles, finishing second in the finals with a new PR of 8.18.
Who is Competing
Women's Side
Talie Bonds, Jenica Bosko, Maddy Christopher, Katie Daily, Grace Driskill, Anna Foreman, Neysia Howard, Meggie Karp, Alisa Lyesina, Shannon Meisberger, Johnnie Mitchell, Athena Montgomery, Samantha Noennig, Mackenna Orie, Alexa Porpaczy, Hollan Powers, Diana Ramos, Xahria Santiago, Skylar Sieben
Men's Side
Jakob Chamberlin, Isaac Davis, Dominic Gehr, Jordan Geist, Logan Hasher, Carl Hicks, Damien Jackson, Jacob Kauffman, Razeen Khaldun, Timothy Kibet, Tanner Kippes, Youssef Koudssi, Zach Landa, Reinaldo Rodrigues, Ian Sanchez Lopez, Iker Sanchez Lopez, Ayden Schilb, Trent Stimac, Trayvion White-Austin, Calvin Wilson, Ivan Zaharchenko
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