Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, February 23
Albuquerque, N.M.
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Mountain West Indoor Championships
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Rams sweep women’s and men’s team titles at 2019 Mountain West Indoor Championships
2/23/2019 8:32:00 PM | Track & Field
Rams complete sweep of women’s and men’s indoor crowns for second time in past three seasons
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Colorado State's Lauren Gale, Jessica Ozoude, Destinee Rocker, Cole Rockhold and Tarynn Sieg each won individual titles on Saturday to help lift the Rams to their second sweep of the women's and men's titles at the Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships in the past three seasons. The conference's indoor meet was contested at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
Colorado State's women scored 139 points, defeating second-place UNLV by 35 points. The Rams' men scored 151 points to top runner-up Air Force by 15 points. This marks the fourth Mountain West indoor title for the Rams on the women's side, as well as their third indoor crown on the men's side. In addition to combining with the men's team on their two recent sweeps, the Rams' women have also won three of the past four MW indoor titles. Head coach Brian Bedard was named the Mountain West Women's and Men's Coach of the Year as part of the meet's individual awards ceremony.
Sieg's winning shot put mark was 56-1 (17.09m), a personal best by over five feet. Sieg's mark ranks as the third-best in Mountain West history, the third-best in meet history, the No. 3 mark on CSU's all-time indoor list and 10th in the NCAA this indoor season at the time of this writing. Maria Muzzio scored four additional points for the Rams in the event, placing fifth with a mark of 49-1.75 (14.98m).
Rocker also turned in a personal-best performance en route to her conference title, as she topped the field with a time of 8.18. Rocker's time is the second-best on CSU's all-time indoor list, third-best in meet history, fourth-best in Mountain West history, and after altitude adjustment (7.20), ranks within the NCAA's top 20. Additionally, Rocker is the first Ram to win the MW title in this event. Also scoring in the women's 60-meter hurdles was Aria Tate, who placed seventh with a time of 8.67.
Ozoude won her first Mountain West title in a program record-setting 200 meters performance, clocking a time of 23.38 for the win. The sophomore's time ranks 27th in the NCAA at the time of this writing. Marybeth Sant finished second, clocking a time of 23.56, but took a tough-luck disqualification when it was ruled she stepped on the line between lanes. That would have been her second runner-up finish of the day, along with her 60 meters performance. She placed second in that event with a time of 7.28, while Ozoude took fourth in the 60 (7.43, sixth on CSU's all-time indoor list).
Gale was in second place halfway through the 400 meters, but ran down San Diego State's Jalyn Harris over the final 100 meters to become the first freshman in the history of the meet to win the event. Gale's time was 54.43. Jasmine Chesson placed seventh to score a pair of points, finishing in 55.68.
Rockhold's title was in the men's mile, his first in that event of his three career conference titles. Rockhold stopped the clock in 4:11.03, while teammate Michael Mooney placed second with a time of 4:12.72. Jacob Brueckman tacked on another point for the Rams in the men's mile with an eighth-place finish and time of 4:17.43.
Colorado State finished the meet with a program-record time of 3:40.55 in the women's 4x400 relay. Gale, Ozoude, Chesson and Michelle Gould made up the relay team, breaking their own program record from earlier in the month en route to a third-place finish in the event. On the men's side, Nathan Gish, Nick Borne, Ronald Sayles and Hunter Powell combined to finish fifth with a 4x400 relay time of 3:18.14.
In addition to his role on the 4x400 relay, Gish also led Colorado State's men in the short sprints, clocking a time of 21.45 in the 200 meters for third place. Gish's time, a personal best, ranks sixth on CSU's all-time indoor list. Three Rams scored in the men's 60-meter hurdles, including Kamal-Craig Golaube (third - 8.06), Jose Lopez (fourth – 8.10) and Andrew Doctor (seventh – 8.44). Golaube's time ranks ninth on CSU's all-time indoor list, while Lopez's ranks 12th.
A key performance in the distance events was by the Rams' men in the 5,000 meters. With the team scoring close late in the meet, four Rams came through to finish in scoring positions. Carson Hume placed fourth (8:22.38), Trent Poweel took fifth (8:22.50), Maximilliano Martinez was sixth (8:24.55) and Satchel Caldwell placed seventh (8:24.61).
Three Rams scored in distance events on the women's side, highlighted by Macy Kreutz's third-place finish and time of 2:11.18 in the 800 meters. Ali Kallner (fifth – 4:52.45) and Roxy Trotter (seventh – 4:59.13) each scored for the Rams in the women's mile. Kallner's time ranks 10th on CSU's all-time indoor list.
Another high-scoring event for the Rams' men was the shot put. Jackson Morris led four CSU scorers with a third-place finish and mark of 54-1.25 (16.49m). Eric Lundgren placed fifth (51-0.25/15.55m), while Bailey King finished sixth (50-9.5/15.48m) and Beau Gordon took eighth (49-4.5/15.48m).
Isa Bynum turned in his second runner-up finish in the horizontal jumps of the meet on Saturday, as he placed second in the triple jump with a mark of 48-8 (14.83m). Bynum's mark ranks 13th on CSU's all-time indoor list. Dalten Fox leapt 45-0.25 (13.72m) to place sixth in the men's triple jump.
Before running on the Rams' relay team on Saturday, Powell cleared 16-0.75 (7.90m) in the pole vault to place sixth and round out CSU's top performances on Saturday. Powell's mark ranks 12th on CSU's all-time indoor list
IN THEIR WORDS
Colorado State head coach Brian Bedard
"This was probably the best women's team performance I've seen in my career. They put it all together. I don't know how it could've gone a lot better. We had one disqualification in the 200, but we had a lot of things go so well, setting school records and NCAA qualifying marks. On the men's side, it was a completely different story. I think Air Force was the favorite coming in, and they had the unfortunate situation with their entries. That provided us a crack in the door where we could go in and win a championship. The guys still had to compete hard and get it done. Air Force has a great team. My hat's off to them."
On standouts on the men's team:
"Hunter Powell is kind of the heart-and-soul of the men's program. He did a fantastic job of just leading the team by example and hard work, so he stands out. Our men's 3k today was huge. It was at a pivotal point where we were going to win the championship or not, and those guys came up big. There's several athletes…I hate to point people out too much because it was a team effort. The guys did a great job."
On standouts on the women's team:
"Too many stars in that group (to pick just one standout), which is fun for us. We had some freshmen score and a conference title in the 400 with a freshman, Lauren (Gale). Marybeth's been driving our team all season with her performances. Huge surprise in the women's shot with Tarynn (Sieg) hitting a likely NCAA qualifying mark and doing some special things. Across the board we had some special things happen. The 5k was huge for us last night, and I think it inspired the rest of our team. Too many highlights, which is a good thing."
NOTES
Qualifying athletes from the Colorado State track & field team will compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 8-9 at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. The full list of qualifiers will be announced in the days to come.
Colorado State's women scored 139 points, defeating second-place UNLV by 35 points. The Rams' men scored 151 points to top runner-up Air Force by 15 points. This marks the fourth Mountain West indoor title for the Rams on the women's side, as well as their third indoor crown on the men's side. In addition to combining with the men's team on their two recent sweeps, the Rams' women have also won three of the past four MW indoor titles. Head coach Brian Bedard was named the Mountain West Women's and Men's Coach of the Year as part of the meet's individual awards ceremony.
Sieg's winning shot put mark was 56-1 (17.09m), a personal best by over five feet. Sieg's mark ranks as the third-best in Mountain West history, the third-best in meet history, the No. 3 mark on CSU's all-time indoor list and 10th in the NCAA this indoor season at the time of this writing. Maria Muzzio scored four additional points for the Rams in the event, placing fifth with a mark of 49-1.75 (14.98m).
Rocker also turned in a personal-best performance en route to her conference title, as she topped the field with a time of 8.18. Rocker's time is the second-best on CSU's all-time indoor list, third-best in meet history, fourth-best in Mountain West history, and after altitude adjustment (7.20), ranks within the NCAA's top 20. Additionally, Rocker is the first Ram to win the MW title in this event. Also scoring in the women's 60-meter hurdles was Aria Tate, who placed seventh with a time of 8.67.
🚨 PROGRAM RECORD 🚨
— Colorado State T&F/XC (@CSUTrackFieldXC) February 23, 2019
Sophomore Jessica Ozoude clocks a CSU-record time of 23.38 to win the #MWITF title in the 200 meters!
🖥️ @FloTrack: https://t.co/nhXkmVdTRq
📈 Live Results: https://t.co/xM3JKkLE3J#ProudToBe | #CSURams pic.twitter.com/UYPnQWm43H
Ozoude won her first Mountain West title in a program record-setting 200 meters performance, clocking a time of 23.38 for the win. The sophomore's time ranks 27th in the NCAA at the time of this writing. Marybeth Sant finished second, clocking a time of 23.56, but took a tough-luck disqualification when it was ruled she stepped on the line between lanes. That would have been her second runner-up finish of the day, along with her 60 meters performance. She placed second in that event with a time of 7.28, while Ozoude took fourth in the 60 (7.43, sixth on CSU's all-time indoor list).
Gale was in second place halfway through the 400 meters, but ran down San Diego State's Jalyn Harris over the final 100 meters to become the first freshman in the history of the meet to win the event. Gale's time was 54.43. Jasmine Chesson placed seventh to score a pair of points, finishing in 55.68.
Gale for the win!
— Colorado State T&F/XC (@CSUTrackFieldXC) February 23, 2019
Watch freshman Lauren Gale make the pass down the stretch to win the #MWITF 400 meters title!
🖥️ @FloTrack: https://t.co/nhXkmVdTRq
📈 Live Results: https://t.co/xM3JKkLE3J#ProudToBe | #CSURams pic.twitter.com/HRKkmK0qqz
Rockhold's title was in the men's mile, his first in that event of his three career conference titles. Rockhold stopped the clock in 4:11.03, while teammate Michael Mooney placed second with a time of 4:12.72. Jacob Brueckman tacked on another point for the Rams in the men's mile with an eighth-place finish and time of 4:17.43.
Colorado State finished the meet with a program-record time of 3:40.55 in the women's 4x400 relay. Gale, Ozoude, Chesson and Michelle Gould made up the relay team, breaking their own program record from earlier in the month en route to a third-place finish in the event. On the men's side, Nathan Gish, Nick Borne, Ronald Sayles and Hunter Powell combined to finish fifth with a 4x400 relay time of 3:18.14.
In addition to his role on the 4x400 relay, Gish also led Colorado State's men in the short sprints, clocking a time of 21.45 in the 200 meters for third place. Gish's time, a personal best, ranks sixth on CSU's all-time indoor list. Three Rams scored in the men's 60-meter hurdles, including Kamal-Craig Golaube (third - 8.06), Jose Lopez (fourth – 8.10) and Andrew Doctor (seventh – 8.44). Golaube's time ranks ninth on CSU's all-time indoor list, while Lopez's ranks 12th.
A key performance in the distance events was by the Rams' men in the 5,000 meters. With the team scoring close late in the meet, four Rams came through to finish in scoring positions. Carson Hume placed fourth (8:22.38), Trent Poweel took fifth (8:22.50), Maximilliano Martinez was sixth (8:24.55) and Satchel Caldwell placed seventh (8:24.61).
Three Rams scored in distance events on the women's side, highlighted by Macy Kreutz's third-place finish and time of 2:11.18 in the 800 meters. Ali Kallner (fifth – 4:52.45) and Roxy Trotter (seventh – 4:59.13) each scored for the Rams in the women's mile. Kallner's time ranks 10th on CSU's all-time indoor list.
Another high-scoring event for the Rams' men was the shot put. Jackson Morris led four CSU scorers with a third-place finish and mark of 54-1.25 (16.49m). Eric Lundgren placed fifth (51-0.25/15.55m), while Bailey King finished sixth (50-9.5/15.48m) and Beau Gordon took eighth (49-4.5/15.48m).
Isa Bynum turned in his second runner-up finish in the horizontal jumps of the meet on Saturday, as he placed second in the triple jump with a mark of 48-8 (14.83m). Bynum's mark ranks 13th on CSU's all-time indoor list. Dalten Fox leapt 45-0.25 (13.72m) to place sixth in the men's triple jump.
Before running on the Rams' relay team on Saturday, Powell cleared 16-0.75 (7.90m) in the pole vault to place sixth and round out CSU's top performances on Saturday. Powell's mark ranks 12th on CSU's all-time indoor list
IN THEIR WORDS
Colorado State head coach Brian Bedard
"This was probably the best women's team performance I've seen in my career. They put it all together. I don't know how it could've gone a lot better. We had one disqualification in the 200, but we had a lot of things go so well, setting school records and NCAA qualifying marks. On the men's side, it was a completely different story. I think Air Force was the favorite coming in, and they had the unfortunate situation with their entries. That provided us a crack in the door where we could go in and win a championship. The guys still had to compete hard and get it done. Air Force has a great team. My hat's off to them."
On standouts on the men's team:
"Hunter Powell is kind of the heart-and-soul of the men's program. He did a fantastic job of just leading the team by example and hard work, so he stands out. Our men's 3k today was huge. It was at a pivotal point where we were going to win the championship or not, and those guys came up big. There's several athletes…I hate to point people out too much because it was a team effort. The guys did a great job."
On standouts on the women's team:
"Too many stars in that group (to pick just one standout), which is fun for us. We had some freshmen score and a conference title in the 400 with a freshman, Lauren (Gale). Marybeth's been driving our team all season with her performances. Huge surprise in the women's shot with Tarynn (Sieg) hitting a likely NCAA qualifying mark and doing some special things. Across the board we had some special things happen. The 5k was huge for us last night, and I think it inspired the rest of our team. Too many highlights, which is a good thing."
NOTES
- Colorado State's four Mountain West titles in women's indoor track & field are the most of any current conference member. New Mexico has won the women's indoor conference title twice.
- Colorado State is now in a three-way tie with Air Force and New Mexico for the most team titles among current conference members in Mountain West men's indoor track & field history.
- The 35-point margin of victory for CSU's women's team is the largest on the women's side since 2015 and the third-largest all-time by any current conference member. Additionally, it is the the largest margin of victory for the Rams' women in any of their four indoor conference championships.
- CSU's 15-point margin of victory on the men's side is its largest all-time at the MW Indoor Championships.
- Each athlete ahead of Tarynn Sieg on the all-time Mountain West and MW Indoor Championships lists in the women's shot put are former Rams. In both cases, those athletes are Aaliyah Pete and Loree Smith.
- Sieg, Pete and former Ram Jessica Sharbono have combined to win five of the past six indoor shot put crowns.
- Jessica Ozoude is the second Ram to win the Mountain West title in the indoor 200 meters, along with Leah Fair in 2015.
- Lauren Gale combines with former CSU standout Emily Romo to give the Rams three of the last four conference titles in the indoor 400 meters.
- Cole Rockhold is one of two Rams all-time to win the conference title in the men's mile. The other is former All-American Bryan Berryhill in 2001.
Qualifying athletes from the Colorado State track & field team will compete at the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 8-9 at the Birmingham CrossPlex in Birmingham, Ala. The full list of qualifiers will be announced in the days to come.
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