Rams scatter to four meets across the nation this weekend

This Week
Don Kirby Invitational
Friday, Feb. 8; Saturday, Feb. 9
Albuquerque Convention Center | Albuquerque, N.M.
Hosted by New Mexico
Coverage: Live Results | FloTrack ($) | Meet Schedule

Husky Classic
Friday, Feb. 8
Dempsey Indoor | Seattle, Wash.
Hosted by Washington
Coverage: Live Results | FloTrack ($) | Meet Schedule

Colorado Running Company Mountain Lion Open
Friday, Feb. 8; Saturday, Feb. 9
Mountain Lion Fieldhouse | Colorado Springs, Colo.
Hosted by UCCS
Coverage: Live Results | Live Video | Meet Schedule

112th NYRR Millrose Games
Saturday, Feb. 9
The Armory – New Balance Track and Field Center | New York City
Coverage: NBC | Live Results

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State track & field team is set to travel to four meets across the nation in its most competitive weekend of the regular-season portion of its indoor schedule.

The bulk of the team will head to the Don Kirby Invitational, which is hosted by New Mexico from the site of the upcoming Mountain West Indoor Championships, the Albuquerque Convention Center. CSU's distance runners will travel to the Husky Classic, a highly competitive meet held from Dempsey Indoor in Seattle, Wash. A group of athletes will stay in-state for the Colorado Running Company Mountain Lion Open in Colorado Springs, Colo., while redshirt-senior Marybeth Sant will head to New York City for the 112th NRR Millrose Games.

Each of those meets will be contested over Friday and Saturday. The Don Kirby Invitational starts at 3 p.m. MT on Friday with the women's long jump. The first event on the track is the men's unseeded 400 meters, and is scheduled for 5 p.m. MT on Friday. Action begins in field events on Saturday with women's shot put at 9:30 a.m. MT. The first running event, the women's 60-meter hurdles, will begin 30 minutes after that.

The Husky Classic was originally to take place over Friday and Saturday, but was condensed to just Friday in anticipation of coming inclement weather. There will be a morning session that starts at 10 a.m. MT/9 a.m. PT, as well as an afternoon session that is scheduled to begin at 2:10 p.m. MT/1:10 p.m. PT.

Running events at the Colorado Running Company Mountain Lion Open begin at 4 p.m. MT on Friday and at 11 a.m. MT on Saturday with the women's 60-meter hurdles preliminaries and finals, respectively. Field events begin at the same respective times on each of Friday and Saturday.

Sant will compete in the 60 meters at the Millrose Games. The 60 meters is scheduled for 2:01 p.m. MT/4:01 p.m. ET, and she is the only collegian in the eight-athlete 60-meters field. The meet will be broadcast live on NBC, with coverage beginning at 2:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. ET and concluding at 4 p.m. MT/6 p.m. ET. While Sant's race precedes the start of NBC's coverage, her event is anticipated to be featured during the broadcast.

A full recap and final results will be posted to CSURams.com each day as soon as each are available. After this week, the Colorado State track & field team will compete in its final tune-up before conference weekend when it travels to the Rocky Mountain Classic in Laramie, Wyo., on Friday, Feb. 15.

Rams Among the NCAA's Top 100
With performances this indoor season, several members of the Colorado State track & field team rank among the NCAA's top 100 individuals in their respective events. See below for a full listing of those athletes, with marks listed according to their respective altitude adjustments.

Rams on 2018-19 NCAA Div. I Indoor Qualifying List (Altitude Adjusted, Alphabetical, Top 100 Only)
Kelcey Bedard – No. 20, women's weight throw (68-2.25/20.78m)
Adam Dawson – No. 71, men's weight throw (62-2.25/18.95m)
Lauren Gale – No. 76, women's 400 meters (55.02)
Amelia Harvey – No. 55 – pentathlon (3,636); No. 62, women's long jump (19-7.5/5.98m)
Ali Kallner – No. 96, women's mile (4:48.06)
Lexie Keller – No. 92, pentathlon (3,523)
Bailey King – No. 59, men's weight throw (62-11.25/19.18m)
Macy Kreutz – No. 96, women's 800 meters (2:11.22)
Michael Mooney – No. 71, men's mile (4:05.20)
Maria Muzzio – No. 43, women's shot put (51-1/15.57m)
Jessica Ozoude – No. 64, women's 200 meters (23.96); No. 92, women's 60 meters (7.50)
Nia Powdrell – No. 59, women's long jump (19-8/5.99m)
Hunter Powell – No. 27, heptathlon (5,209)
Marybeth Sant – No. 3, women's 60 meters (7.20); No. 26, women's 200 meters (23.59)
Ronald Sayles – No. 72, men's 200 meters (21.36)
Tarynn Sieg – No. 48, women's shot put (50-10.25/15.50m)
Gabby Smith – No. 86, pentathlon (3,536)
Josie Spitz – No. 85, women's pole vault (12-9.5/3.90m)
Roxy Trotter – No. 91, women's mile (4:47.72)

Dawson, Mooney Sweep MW Men's Athlete of the Week honors after Colorado Invitational
Behind the merits of their performances at the Colorado Invitational, CSU freshmen Adam Dawson and Michael Mooney combined to sweep Mountain West Men's Athlete of the Week honors. The conference announced its weekly accolades on Tuesday, Feb. 5.

Dawson earned the conference's men's field accolade after a then-personal-best performance in the men's weight throw. The freshman placed as the top collegian in the event at the Colorado Invitational, finishing with a best throw of 62-2.25 (18.95m). That performance ranked among the Mountain West's top marks this season, and ranked 71st in the NCAA at that time.

Mooney made his Colorado State debut in the mile at the Colorado Invitational, winning his first collegiate race with a time of 4:11.33 (4:05.20 when converted for altitude). The freshman's mile time was the best in the Mountain West to that point in the indoor season, and ranked 71st in the NCAA to that point.

Powell's Heptathlon Performance at Air Force Recognized by Mountain West
Following his performance in the heptathlon at the Air Force Combined Events, Colorado State senior Hunter Powell was named Mountain West Men's Field Athlete of the Week. The conference announced Powell's accolades on Tuesday, Jan. 29.

Powell completed his first heptathlon at CSU with a score of 5,209, topping the field at Air Force by nearly 600 points. The senior's performance was a personal best, and ranked sixth on CSU's all-time indoor list at the time of his performance. At the time of his recognition, Powell led the Mountain West in the heptathlon, ranked 19th in the NCAA and 71st in the world when including performances on all track sizes.

Trio of Rams Earn Weekly Accolades from Mountain West Following Potts Indoor Invitational
Following performances at the Potts Indoor Invitational, Colorado State's Kelcey Bedard, Marybeth Sant and Ronald Sayles were recognized with weekly honors from the Mountain West on Tuesday, Jan. 15

Sant clocked a time of 7.18 in the women's 60 meters, breaking her own program record. At that point, her time ranked as the No. 2 mark in the world this indoor season, and tops in the NCAA. Sant's time is also third in MW history, just one hundredth of a second behind the all-time conference record.

Sayles clocked a indoor-best time of 21.29 in the 200 meters. Sayles' time ranks third on CSU's all-time indoor list, and at the time, ranked 16th in the NCAA. In addition, Sayles' mark ranked atop the Mountain West in the event by nearly three tenths of a second at that point.

Bedard turned in a then-season-best performance of 64-7.75 (19.70m) in the weight throw. At that point in the season, her mark ranked 28th in the NCAA, and led the MW by over five feet. Only four other athletes in program history have a better weight throw mark than Bedard's from that meet.

Top Marks from the Air Force Team Challenge on Jan. 18
Three Rams registered marks in CSU's all-time top four in various events at the Air Force Team Challenge on Friday, Jan. 18. Among those was Marybeth Sant'sprogram-record time of 23.45 which broke the previous record of 23.71 set by Leah Fair in 2016.

After an altitude adjustment to 23.59, Sant ranked 13th in the NCAA in the event at that point. In addition, only four athletes in the world had run a faster time in the women's 200 meters than Sant's raw 23.45 time when including all track sizes to that point in the season.

Kelcey Bedard registered a personal-best performance of 67-5.5 (20.56m) in the women's weight throw. Her mark ranks third on CSU's all-time indoor list, and topped the Air Force field by over nine feet. Bedard's mark ranks 15th in the NCAA this indoor season. Nia Powdrell won the women's long jump with a mark of 19-8 (5.99m), topping the field by over half of a foot. Powdrell's mark ranks fourth on CSU's all-time indoor list.

See below for more highlights from Rams at Air Force.

All-Time Top-20 Performances on Jan. 18, 2019 With All-Time CSU Ranking at Time of Mark
Marybeth Sant – No. 1, women's 200 meters (23.45)
Kelcey Bedard – No. 3, women's weight throw (67-5.5/20.56m)
Nia Powdrell – No. 4, women's long jump (19-8/5.99m)
Gabby Smith – No. 14, women's 60-meter hurdles (8.77)
Nathan Gish – No. 14, men's 200 meters (21.81)
Aria Tate – No. 15, women's 60-meter hurdles (8.78)
Bailey King – No. 18, men's weight throw (62-11.25/19.18m)

A Look Back at Top Performances from Mines, Air Force on Dec. 6-7
Colorado State opened its 2018-19 indoor season at the Mines Alumni Classic & Multi and the Air Force Holiday Open on Dec. 6 and 7. The opening weekend was all the Rams needed for a record-breaking performance, as redshirt senior Marybeth Sant broke the all-time Colorado State record in the women's 60 meters in Golden, Colo.

Sant's time was 7.26, following a preliminaries time of 7.31. The redshirt senior broke the record formerly held by former CSU great and Olympian Janay DeLoach, who set the original record in 2006, also with a time of 7.31. In addition to the program record, Sant's time ranks as the sixth-best in Mountain West history.

Sant's time was one of several new entries on CSU's all-time indoor top 20. See below for a breakdown of each of those performances.

All-Time Top-20 Performances on Dec. 6-7, 2018 With All-Time CSU Ranking at Time of Mark
Marybeth Sant – No. 1, women's 60 meters (7.26)
Amelia Harvey – No. 4, women's long jump (19-7.5); No. 11, pentathlon (3,605)
Maria Muzzio – No. 8, women's shot put (51-1)
Tarynn Sieg – No. 9, women's shot put (50-10.25); No. 14, women's weight throw (59-3.5)
Marlee Brown – No. 11, women's long jump (18-9)
Briyana Bunson – No. 15, women's 60 meters (7.69)
Bradly Wright – No. 15, men's heptathlon (4,434)
Lexie Keller – No. 16, pentathlon (3,493)
Aria Tate – No. 17, women's long jump (18-5)
Maddie Wilson – No. 17, women's pole vault (11-5.75)
Sam Duchow-Pressley – No. 17, men's heptathlon (4,354)
Cory Taylor – No. 17, men's long jump (23-6)
Germain Barnes – No. 19, men's 60-meter hurdles (8.24)
Jasmine Chesson – No. 20, women's 60 meters (7.85)

Returning Indoor All-Mountain West Performers
At the conference level, Colorado State finished in second on each of the women's and men's sides last season. CSU returns seven athletes between the two teams that earned All-Mountain West honors last indoor season, including one Mountain West indoor champion, senior Kelcey Bedard (weight throw). Sophomore Destinee Rocker (60-meter hurdles) is also among the indoor all-conference returners for the women's team.

Five Rams return as indoor all-conference performers for CSU's men's team, including sophomore Caleb Hardy (4x400-meter relay, distance medley relay), junior Bailey King (weight throw), senior Trent Powell (distance medley relay), senior Cole Rockhold (mile, distance medley relay) and senior Ronald Sayles (4x400-meter relay).

2018 Women's Indoor All-Mountain West Performers
Kelcey Bedard – weight throw (champion)
Destinee Rocker – 60-meter hurdles

2018 Men's Indoor All-Mountain West Performers
Caleb Hardy - 4x400-meter relay, distance medley relay
Bailey King – weight throw
Trent Powell – distance medley relay
Cole Rockhold – mile, distance medley relay
Ronald Sayles - 4x400-meter relay

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