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Mines Nature's Bakery Invite
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Rams set to open outdoor season at Mines Nature’s Bakery Invite this weekend
3/22/2018 2:57:00 PM | Track & Field
Rams travel for meet hosted by the Colorado School of Mines from the Stermole Track & Field Complex in Golden, Colo.
Mines Nature's Bakery Invite
Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24
Stermole Track & Field Complex | Golden, Colo.
Hosted by the Colorado School of Mines
Coverage: Live Results | Meet Schedule
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State track & field team will begin its 2018 outdoor campaign this Friday and Saturday at the Mines Nature's Bakery Invite.
The Mines Nature's Bakery Invite is hosted by the Colorado School of Mines at the Stermole Track & Field Complex in Golden, Colo. Field events scheduled for Friday include the javelin and shot put, each slated for 5 p.m. MT. The heptathlon will start at 3 p.m. MT with the 100-meter hurdles, while the decathlon is set for a 4 p.m. MT start in the 100 meters. The first day of the heptathlon will conclude at 5:50 p.m. MT with the 200 meters, while day one of the decathlon closes with the 400 meters at 7:50 p.m. MT.
The pole vault, hammer and discus are scheduled to start off field events at 10 a.m. MT on Saturday, while the track events will begin at 11 a.m. MT with the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase. The final field event of the day, the high jump, is set for 1 p.m. MT, while the last track event, the women's 4x400-meter relay, is slated for 3:15 p.m. MT.
Day two of the decathlon (Saturday) will start at 3:30 p.m. MT with the 110-meter hurdles and will wrap up at 7:55 p.m. MT with the 1,500 meters. The first of the final three heptathlon events, the long jump, is slated for 4 p.m. MT. Heptathlon competition will conclude at 5:40 p.m. MT with the 800 meters.
"We have high expectations for this outdoor season," Colorado State head coach Brian Bedard said. "I think we'll have a pretty darn good team on both the women's and men's sides. This is kind of the first step to see where we're at and what we need to work on and we'll go from there. It's a starting point for us. We'll see who has been dedicated and who has not. The clock and the tape measure don't lie, so we'll see."
Full results and a recap will be posted to CSURams.com as soon as each are available. Live results and a meet schedule is available via the Colorado School of Mines. Links to each can be found above.
The CSU men's team enters this weekend ranked at No. 15 in the USTFCCCA national preseason poll, marking the Rams' highest outdoor preseason ranking in program history. The Rams' men are fresh off a 16th-place NCAA indoor finish, their second-highest in program history (No. 12 – 2017 indoor).
Mostafa Hassan Repeats as NCAA Indoor Shot Put Champion
- After becoming CSU's first NCAA champion since 2005 a year ago, Mostafa Hassan repeated as national champion in the shot put at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships from Gilliam Indoor Stadium.
- Hassan's winning mark was a season-best 68-5.25 (20.86m), which came on his first attempt of the night. The native of Cairo, Egypt won the competition by nearly two feet (66-7/20.29m by Georgia's Daniel Comenentia), and had the three best marks by any athlete at the meet (68-5/20.85m and 68-4.25/20.84m). In addition to the individual title, Hassan's performance earned him his fifth career First-Team All-America honor.
- The senior becomes the first athlete in Mountain West history, in men's or women's indoor track & field, to repeat as an NCAA champion in a single indoor throwing event. Hassan is the second Ram to win multiple NCAA titles (Bryan Berryhill – 2001 indoor champion in mile, 2001 outdoor champion in 1,500 meters) and the third to win multiple national titles under any collegiate organization (Wendy Koenig-Knudson – 1975 and 1976 AIAW outdoor champion in 880 yards/800 meters, 1976 AIAW outdoor champion in 1,500 meters).
Fischer, Hassan and Rockhold Earn All-America Honors at NCAA Indoor Championships
- Three members of the Colorado State men's track & field team were named All-America for performances at the NCAA Indoor Championships: Grant Fischer, Mostafa Hassan and Cole Rockhold.
- Fischer picked up Second-Team All-America distinction with a 14th-place finish in the 5,000 meters. The Fort Collins, Colo., native finished with a time of 14:21.82 en route to his second straight All-America performance in the indoor 5,000 and the third overall of his career. The senior becomes one of two athletes in program history to earn multiple All-America honors in the indoor 5,000 meters (Jerrell Mock – 2015, 2017).
- Hassan earned First-Team All-America honors for the fifth time in his career with his national title. Hassan won the event on his first attempt of the night with a season-best 68-5.25 (20.86m), The senior won the competition by nearly two feet (66-7/20.29m by Georgia's Daniel Comenentia), and had the three best marks by any athlete at the meet (68-5/20.85m and 68-4.25/20.84m).
- Rockhold earned First-Team All-America recognition in the mile as well as Second-Team All-America distinction in the 3,000 meters. Rockhold was the only athlete on the men's side to run in each of the mile and 3,000 meters, and was the first Ram to earn multiple All-America honors of any distinction in distance events in a single season since Bryan Berryhill (2001), who attempted the same double that year.
Rams' Men Open Outdoor Season Ranked No. 15 for Highest All-Time Preseason Outdoor Ranking
- The Colorado State men's track & field team starts the 2018 outdoor season with its highest preseason outdoor ranking in program history, as the Rams were tabbed the country's No. 15 team in this year's first U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track & Field National Team Rankings. The organization's preseason rankings were released on Tuesday, March 20.
- Colorado State has now been in the top 25 in 10 consecutive USTFCCCA computer rankings. CSU is the only men's Mountain West program to be among the top 25 in the USTFCCCA's preseason rankings, and is the highest ranked team on either the men's or women's side (San Diego State – No. 21 women's). The Rams' men also started the 2017-18 indoor season with their highest preseason indoor ranking, No. 6.
- The USTFCCCA's computer rankings assign points totals to individual student-athletes based upon how that athlete's career-best marks and times rank based upon historical data. Those points totals for those individual student-athletes are tallied to reach the respective team's points total for that week's rankings. For preseason rankings, any current season bests as well as previous career bests are considered. The purpose of the computer rankings is to project how a team could finish at the NCAA Championships. CSU earned 119.38 points in the preseason rankings.
Mountain West Tabs 16 Rams All-Conference
- The Mountain West has awarded 16 members of the Colorado State track & field team all-conference distinction based upon performances last week at the 2018 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships. The conference announced its indoor accolades on Monday, Feb. 26.
- Four athletes earned All-Mountain West honors on the women's side, while 12 earned all-conference accolades on the men's side. Each of Caleb Hardy (4x400-meter relay, distance medley relay), Mostafa Hassan (shot put, weight throw), Cole Rockhold (mile, distance medley relay) and Blake Yount (4x400-meter relay, distance medley relay) were recognized in multiple events.
- See below for CSU's full list of All-Mountain West performers.
2018 Women's Indoor All-Mountain West Performers
Kelcey Bedard – weight throw (champion)
Autumn Gardner – high jump
Darby Gilfillan – 5,000 meters
Destinee Rocker – 60-meter hurdles
2018 Men's Indoor All-Mountain West Performers
Alex Blaho – weight throw (champion)
Austin Blaho – shot put
Julian Dulaney – 4x400-meter relay
Grant Fischer – 5,000 meters (champion)
Caleb Hardy - 4x400-meter relay, distance medley relay
Mostafa Hassan – shot put (champion). weight throw
Jalen Hunter – 60-meter hurdles
Bailey King – weight throw
Trent Powell – distance medley relay
Cole Rockhold – mile, distance medley relay
Ronald Sayles - 4x400-meter relay
Blake Yount - 4x400-meter relay, distance medley relay
Mostafa Hassan Named Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Men's Field Athlete of the Week on Jan. 30 and Feb. 12
- Following his debut in the shot put at the Air Force Invitational, Mostafa Hassan was named Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Men's Field Athlete of the Week. The senior received the honor on Tuesday, Jan. 30.
- The defending indoor shot put NCAA champion opened his 2017-18 indoor campaign with a mark of 64-1.75 (19.55m) to win the event at the Air Force Invitational and put himself in front of the rest of the conference by six feet and 4.25 inches (57-9.5/17.61m by CSU's Austin Blaho). With that mark, the Cairo, Egypt native ranks as the No. 7-ranked shot putter in the NCAA this season and the No. 30 performer in the event in the world.
- Hassan topped that mark at the Don Kirby Invitational, winning the event at the prestigious meet with a mark of 64-3.25 (19.59m). He then earned weekly honors from the conference for the second time this season.
- Those accolades mark Hassan's ninth and 10th weekly conference honors and his third and fourth in indoor track & field. The senior has also been named Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Men's Field Athlete of the Week six times, including a program-record and MW-record-tying four times in 2017.
Nick Kravec, Jalen Hunter Sweep Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Men's Athletes of the Week on Dec. 12
- Colorado State seniors Nick Kravec and Jalen Hunter each earned their first career weekly indoor honor from the Mountain West on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, as the duo swept Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors.
- With those honors, Colorado State athletes have now been honored by the Mountain West after opening weekend in three consecutive indoor seasons. It is also the second straight season that a heptathlete has been honored (Hunter Price on Dec. 13, 2016).
- Kravec topped the heptathlon field at the Mines Alumni Classic & Multi, racking up 5,507 points (5,548 when converted for track size) to win by over 100 points. The Fort Collins, Colo., native's score was a personal best, and ranks fifth in program history and well as third in the nation at that point.
- Hunter opened his indoor season with a time of 8.08 (8.12 when adjusted for altitude) in the 60-meter hurdles at the Air Force Holiday Open, a time that has been topped by only nine other athletes in program history. The senior from Denton, Texas ranked 17th in the nation at that point in the 60-meter hurdles.
Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24
Stermole Track & Field Complex | Golden, Colo.
Hosted by the Colorado School of Mines
Coverage: Live Results | Meet Schedule
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State track & field team will begin its 2018 outdoor campaign this Friday and Saturday at the Mines Nature's Bakery Invite.
The Mines Nature's Bakery Invite is hosted by the Colorado School of Mines at the Stermole Track & Field Complex in Golden, Colo. Field events scheduled for Friday include the javelin and shot put, each slated for 5 p.m. MT. The heptathlon will start at 3 p.m. MT with the 100-meter hurdles, while the decathlon is set for a 4 p.m. MT start in the 100 meters. The first day of the heptathlon will conclude at 5:50 p.m. MT with the 200 meters, while day one of the decathlon closes with the 400 meters at 7:50 p.m. MT.
The pole vault, hammer and discus are scheduled to start off field events at 10 a.m. MT on Saturday, while the track events will begin at 11 a.m. MT with the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase. The final field event of the day, the high jump, is set for 1 p.m. MT, while the last track event, the women's 4x400-meter relay, is slated for 3:15 p.m. MT.
Day two of the decathlon (Saturday) will start at 3:30 p.m. MT with the 110-meter hurdles and will wrap up at 7:55 p.m. MT with the 1,500 meters. The first of the final three heptathlon events, the long jump, is slated for 4 p.m. MT. Heptathlon competition will conclude at 5:40 p.m. MT with the 800 meters.
"We have high expectations for this outdoor season," Colorado State head coach Brian Bedard said. "I think we'll have a pretty darn good team on both the women's and men's sides. This is kind of the first step to see where we're at and what we need to work on and we'll go from there. It's a starting point for us. We'll see who has been dedicated and who has not. The clock and the tape measure don't lie, so we'll see."
Full results and a recap will be posted to CSURams.com as soon as each are available. Live results and a meet schedule is available via the Colorado School of Mines. Links to each can be found above.
The CSU men's team enters this weekend ranked at No. 15 in the USTFCCCA national preseason poll, marking the Rams' highest outdoor preseason ranking in program history. The Rams' men are fresh off a 16th-place NCAA indoor finish, their second-highest in program history (No. 12 – 2017 indoor).
Mostafa Hassan Repeats as NCAA Indoor Shot Put Champion
- After becoming CSU's first NCAA champion since 2005 a year ago, Mostafa Hassan repeated as national champion in the shot put at the 2018 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships from Gilliam Indoor Stadium.
- Hassan's winning mark was a season-best 68-5.25 (20.86m), which came on his first attempt of the night. The native of Cairo, Egypt won the competition by nearly two feet (66-7/20.29m by Georgia's Daniel Comenentia), and had the three best marks by any athlete at the meet (68-5/20.85m and 68-4.25/20.84m). In addition to the individual title, Hassan's performance earned him his fifth career First-Team All-America honor.
- The senior becomes the first athlete in Mountain West history, in men's or women's indoor track & field, to repeat as an NCAA champion in a single indoor throwing event. Hassan is the second Ram to win multiple NCAA titles (Bryan Berryhill – 2001 indoor champion in mile, 2001 outdoor champion in 1,500 meters) and the third to win multiple national titles under any collegiate organization (Wendy Koenig-Knudson – 1975 and 1976 AIAW outdoor champion in 880 yards/800 meters, 1976 AIAW outdoor champion in 1,500 meters).
Fischer, Hassan and Rockhold Earn All-America Honors at NCAA Indoor Championships
- Three members of the Colorado State men's track & field team were named All-America for performances at the NCAA Indoor Championships: Grant Fischer, Mostafa Hassan and Cole Rockhold.
- Fischer picked up Second-Team All-America distinction with a 14th-place finish in the 5,000 meters. The Fort Collins, Colo., native finished with a time of 14:21.82 en route to his second straight All-America performance in the indoor 5,000 and the third overall of his career. The senior becomes one of two athletes in program history to earn multiple All-America honors in the indoor 5,000 meters (Jerrell Mock – 2015, 2017).
- Hassan earned First-Team All-America honors for the fifth time in his career with his national title. Hassan won the event on his first attempt of the night with a season-best 68-5.25 (20.86m), The senior won the competition by nearly two feet (66-7/20.29m by Georgia's Daniel Comenentia), and had the three best marks by any athlete at the meet (68-5/20.85m and 68-4.25/20.84m).
- Rockhold earned First-Team All-America recognition in the mile as well as Second-Team All-America distinction in the 3,000 meters. Rockhold was the only athlete on the men's side to run in each of the mile and 3,000 meters, and was the first Ram to earn multiple All-America honors of any distinction in distance events in a single season since Bryan Berryhill (2001), who attempted the same double that year.
Rams' Men Open Outdoor Season Ranked No. 15 for Highest All-Time Preseason Outdoor Ranking
- The Colorado State men's track & field team starts the 2018 outdoor season with its highest preseason outdoor ranking in program history, as the Rams were tabbed the country's No. 15 team in this year's first U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA) NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track & Field National Team Rankings. The organization's preseason rankings were released on Tuesday, March 20.
- Colorado State has now been in the top 25 in 10 consecutive USTFCCCA computer rankings. CSU is the only men's Mountain West program to be among the top 25 in the USTFCCCA's preseason rankings, and is the highest ranked team on either the men's or women's side (San Diego State – No. 21 women's). The Rams' men also started the 2017-18 indoor season with their highest preseason indoor ranking, No. 6.
- The USTFCCCA's computer rankings assign points totals to individual student-athletes based upon how that athlete's career-best marks and times rank based upon historical data. Those points totals for those individual student-athletes are tallied to reach the respective team's points total for that week's rankings. For preseason rankings, any current season bests as well as previous career bests are considered. The purpose of the computer rankings is to project how a team could finish at the NCAA Championships. CSU earned 119.38 points in the preseason rankings.
Mountain West Tabs 16 Rams All-Conference
- The Mountain West has awarded 16 members of the Colorado State track & field team all-conference distinction based upon performances last week at the 2018 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships. The conference announced its indoor accolades on Monday, Feb. 26.
- Four athletes earned All-Mountain West honors on the women's side, while 12 earned all-conference accolades on the men's side. Each of Caleb Hardy (4x400-meter relay, distance medley relay), Mostafa Hassan (shot put, weight throw), Cole Rockhold (mile, distance medley relay) and Blake Yount (4x400-meter relay, distance medley relay) were recognized in multiple events.
- See below for CSU's full list of All-Mountain West performers.
2018 Women's Indoor All-Mountain West Performers
Kelcey Bedard – weight throw (champion)
Autumn Gardner – high jump
Darby Gilfillan – 5,000 meters
Destinee Rocker – 60-meter hurdles
2018 Men's Indoor All-Mountain West Performers
Alex Blaho – weight throw (champion)
Austin Blaho – shot put
Julian Dulaney – 4x400-meter relay
Grant Fischer – 5,000 meters (champion)
Caleb Hardy - 4x400-meter relay, distance medley relay
Mostafa Hassan – shot put (champion). weight throw
Jalen Hunter – 60-meter hurdles
Bailey King – weight throw
Trent Powell – distance medley relay
Cole Rockhold – mile, distance medley relay
Ronald Sayles - 4x400-meter relay
Blake Yount - 4x400-meter relay, distance medley relay
Mostafa Hassan Named Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Men's Field Athlete of the Week on Jan. 30 and Feb. 12
- Following his debut in the shot put at the Air Force Invitational, Mostafa Hassan was named Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Men's Field Athlete of the Week. The senior received the honor on Tuesday, Jan. 30.
- The defending indoor shot put NCAA champion opened his 2017-18 indoor campaign with a mark of 64-1.75 (19.55m) to win the event at the Air Force Invitational and put himself in front of the rest of the conference by six feet and 4.25 inches (57-9.5/17.61m by CSU's Austin Blaho). With that mark, the Cairo, Egypt native ranks as the No. 7-ranked shot putter in the NCAA this season and the No. 30 performer in the event in the world.
- Hassan topped that mark at the Don Kirby Invitational, winning the event at the prestigious meet with a mark of 64-3.25 (19.59m). He then earned weekly honors from the conference for the second time this season.
- Those accolades mark Hassan's ninth and 10th weekly conference honors and his third and fourth in indoor track & field. The senior has also been named Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Men's Field Athlete of the Week six times, including a program-record and MW-record-tying four times in 2017.
Nick Kravec, Jalen Hunter Sweep Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Men's Athletes of the Week on Dec. 12
- Colorado State seniors Nick Kravec and Jalen Hunter each earned their first career weekly indoor honor from the Mountain West on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, as the duo swept Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week honors.
- With those honors, Colorado State athletes have now been honored by the Mountain West after opening weekend in three consecutive indoor seasons. It is also the second straight season that a heptathlete has been honored (Hunter Price on Dec. 13, 2016).
- Kravec topped the heptathlon field at the Mines Alumni Classic & Multi, racking up 5,507 points (5,548 when converted for track size) to win by over 100 points. The Fort Collins, Colo., native's score was a personal best, and ranks fifth in program history and well as third in the nation at that point.
- Hunter opened his indoor season with a time of 8.08 (8.12 when adjusted for altitude) in the 60-meter hurdles at the Air Force Holiday Open, a time that has been topped by only nine other athletes in program history. The senior from Denton, Texas ranked 17th in the nation at that point in the 60-meter hurdles.
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