Colorado State University Athletics
Track and Field Preview - Air Force Quadrangular
2/4/2004 12:00:00 AM | Indoor Track & Field
Back To The Academy: The Colorado State indoor track & field teams return to the Air Force Academy on Saturday for the Air Force Quadrangular. Events are scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. and teams competing will be Air Force, Arizona, Colorado and Colorado State.
School Record: Freshman Magnus Lohse, in just his second collegiate event, broke the school record and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championship in the shot put with his winning throw of 63-2. Lohse breaks the old record of 60-2 held by Brian Trainor from 2001 and he currently ranks fifth in the nation among Division I student-athletes. Lohse?s winning toss is also the third best throw ever recorded in the Mountain West Conference and earned him Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Male Athlete of the Week.
Victorious Again: Both the Colorado State men?s and women?s track and field teams were victorious at the 2004 Robert Shine Invitational in Laramie, Wyoming. The men?s team scored 112 points to defeat Air Force (85) and Wyoming (58) while the women tallied 121 to defeat rivals Wyoming (101) and Air Force (67). Magnus Lohse had the only NCAA provisional qualifying mark of the day, winning the shot put with a personal best throw of 63-2. Junior Jacob Benson won both the high jump (6-4.75) and the long jump (23-9.5) and finished second in the triple jump (47-5.25), earning the Ram?s 19 points. Sophomore Matt Cianciulli won the mile in 4:31.06, while senior John Woods won the 55 meters in 6.42 seconds and Brandon Kent was victorious in the 400 at 49.89. The Rams won every running event of the day in men?s competition except the 55 hurdles, also winning the 800 meters (senior Brian Kelly), the 200 meters (freshman Rodnee Pope) and the 3000 meters (senior Bill Michel). On the women?s side, sophomore Jenny Higgason won the high jump and Crissy Gourdin led a trio of Rams in the long jump, leaping 17-9.5. Senior Christine Ahn won the pole vault after clearing 11-6 and Amanda Huddleston was victorious in the triple jump at 38-0. On the track, Danielle Korb crossed the tape first in the mile at 5:14.71, Rebekah Yetzer won the 800 meters in 2:25.18 and Colleen Blair won the 3000 meters in 10:47.70.
Off With A Bang: The Rams won both the men?s and women?s divisions at the Air Force Invitational last weekend. The women scored 127 points, defeating rival Wyoming by six (121). The men?s team scored 135.5, edging BYU by a pair (133.5). Sophomore transfer Nicole Feest won the non-seeded mile, while Colleen Blair won both the 3000 and 5000 meters. Men?s champions were John Woods in the 60 meters (among collegians) and the 200 meters, senior Austin Vigil in the non-seeded mile and Mike Nicks in the seeded mile among collegians and senior Dylan Olchin in the 5000 meters. Freshman Janay DeLoach had a strong showing in her first collegiate meet, placing second in the 60 meters and third in the long jump. Junior Katrice Thomas was second in the 200 and 400 meters for the Rams and Danielle Korb placed second in the seeded mile. Freshman Val McGregor finished third in the 5000 meters and third in the non-seeded mile. In the men?s non-seeded mile, junior Matt Pettit and Matt Cianciulli finished second and third, respectively, behind Vigil who also finished third in the 3000 meters. Junior Josh Glaab continued his strong campaign, finishing second in the 5000 meters behind Olchin. Jacob Benson had a busy day, placing sixth in the high jump, fifth in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump and Magnus Lohse was third in his first collegiate meet in the shot put.
Three of Four: Colorado State student-athletes broke four school records last season and three of those return to competition in 2004. Christine Ahn broke her own school record in the pole vault, clearing 12-6.25 at the Air Force Open. Senior Loree Smith broke the CSU record in the weight throw after her toss of 66-2.25 at the Wyoming Open and Jacob Benson broke the triple jump record and now holds the record at 51-2.25.
Other Record Returners: Indoor record holders John Woods (60 meters), Dylan Olchin (5000 meters) and Josh Horak (pole vault) also return for the 2004 season after setting records during the 2002 season. Senior Joey Alzola was also a member of the school record setting distance medley team during 2001.
Mountain West Records: In men?s indoor track & field, Dylan Olchin holds the conference all-time record for the 5000 meters with his time of 14:14.05 and right behind him in second in Austin Vigil with a time of 14:16.87.
