Bedard’s weight throw mark, distance performances highlight action for Rams on Friday

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M./SEATTLE, Wash./COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The top women's weight throw performance from a Mountain West athlete in nearly 14 years and 10 new entries on Colorado State's all-time indoor distance lists were among the highlights for the Rams between the Don Kirby Invitational, Husky Classic and Colorado Running Company Mountain Lion Open on Friday.

The Don Kirby Invitational is held at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, N.M. The Husky Classic is contested at Dempsey Indoor in Seattle, Wash., while the Colorado Running Company Mountain Lion Open is held at the Mountain Lion Fieldhouse in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Senior Kelcey Bedard accounted for that weight throw mark, as she registered a personal best by over four-and-a-half feet on Friday. Bedard's mark was 72-10 (22.20m), which ranks second on CSU's all-time indoor list as well as second on the Mountain West's all-time indoor list. Only four athletes in the NCAA had a better mark in the women's weight throw this indoor season entering this weekend. The only performance better in MW and CSU history was 74-3.75 (22.65m) by Loree Smith on March 11, 2005 in Fayetteville, Ark.

Of the aforementioned distance performances, six were in the 5,000 meters, while three were in the mile and one came in the 3,000 meters. Seven of those times were accounted for by the Rams' women, while the other three were clocked by the Rams' men.

Read below for notables from each of the Don Kirby Invitational, Husky Classic and Colorado Running Company Mountain Lion Open.

Don Kirby Invitational (Albuquerque Convention Center – Albuquerque, N.M.)
Along with Bedard's performance, senior Linnea Jonsson registered a personal-best in the women's weight throw with a best effort of 62-5 on Friday (19.02m). That mark was good for seventh on Friday, and ranks ninth on CSU's all-time indoor list. On the men's side, junior Bailey King placed fifth with a personal-best mark of 64-1 (19.53m). King's mark ranks 15th on CSU's all-time indoor list.

On the track, sophomore Jessica Ozoude was fifth in the women's 200 meters and fourth among collegians with an indoor-best time of 23.74. Sophomore Jasmine Chesson also registered an indoor-best performance, finishing in 24.78. Ozoude's time is third on CSU's all-time indoor list, while Chesson's is 14th. Among the top performance on the men's side was that of senior Ronald Sayles, who clocked a time of 21.55 to place seventh in the men's 200 meters.

Husky Classic (Dempsey Indoor – Seattle, Wash.)
Seniors Ali Kallner and Bailey Ness went one-two in the first heat of the women's 5,000 meters, finishing with respective times of 16:34.50 and 16:37.44. Freshman Devon Peterson completed the 5,000 in 16:58.59, while fellow freshman Lily Tomasula-Martin clocked a time of 17:03.36. Kallner's time ranks fourth on CSU's all-time indoor list, while Ness' time is fifth, Peterson's is ninth and Tomasula-Martin's is 13th.

On the men's side, sophomore Maximilliano Martinez registered a time of 14:17.31, which ranks ninth on CSU's all-time indoor list. Junior Satchel Caldwell also recorded a personal-best performance in the men's 5,000, stopping the clock in 14:25.46 to rank as CSU's No. 11 all-time performer in the event.

Junior Macy Kreutz clocked a personal-best 4:47.96 in the women's mile to finish among the top 10 collegians and lead three Rams that registered a personal best in the event. Senior Roxy Trotter ran the women's mile in 4:51.45, while junior Emma Atwell finished in 4:55.21. Kreutz moves up to No. 7 on CSU's all-time indoor list in the women's mile, while Trotter rises to No. 10 and Atwell improves to 16th. On the men's side, senior Cole Rockhold made his indoor debut in one of two seeded mile races, placing 14th among Division I collegians competing across the seven sections with a time of 4:06.39.

Senior Carson Hume led Colorado State in the men's 3,000 meters, clocking a time of 8:07.16 en route to a first-place finish in the second heat. Senior Trent Powell was third in the second heat with a time of 8:08.50, while freshman Michael Mooney won heat one with a time of 8:08.52. Mooney moves to ninth on CSU's all-time indoor list with his performance.

Colorado Running Company Mountain Lion Open (Mountain Lion Fieldhouse – Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Junior Kamal-Craig Golaube was the top runner in the men's 60-meter hurdles preliminaries, clocking a time of 8.19 to win by over two tenths of a second and match his best time at CSU. Golaube's time ranks 15th on CSU's all-time indoor list. Junior Aria Tate was tops on the women's side, finishing the women's 60 hurdles in 8,87.

Senior Dalten Fox won the men's long jump with a mark of 23-1.25 (7.04m). On the women's side, junior Nia Powdrell placed second in the long jump after a leap of 18-11.75 (5.78m).

IN THEIR WORDS
Colorado State head coach Brian Bedard
"After speaking with our other coaches and following the other results, we agreed that it ended up as a positive day for us with highlights in most of the event areas. Several athletes had PRs for us today, which is always a good thing. It's always good to have people moving in the right direction."

On Kelcey Bedard's performance:
"We had actually rested her a little bit because of an injury, so she had fresh legs, which I think helped out quite a bit to be honest. From a technical standpoint, she held her composure. Another thrower hit a big throw on one of her last throws, and I think that kind of fired her up to compete a little bit. It was fun to see."

NOTES

Senior Ronald Sayles' time in the men's indoor 200 meters (21.55) has been topped by only five other athletes in program history.
While a couple seconds shy of their respective personal bests, only six athletes in program history have run a better 3,000 meters time than senior Carson Hume and seven have been faster than Trent Powell.
Only 12 other athletes in program history have run the men's mile with a better time than senior Cole Rockhold's 4:06.39 on Friday.
Junior Nia Powdrell's mark of 18-11.75 (5.78m) in the women's indoor long jump on Friday has been topped by only eight other athletes in program history.
Friday marked the first collegiate 3,000 meters race for freshman Michael Mooney.

UP NEXT
The Colorado State track & field team will continue action at the Don Kirby Invitational and the Colorado Running Company Mountain Lion Open on Saturday. In addition, Marybeth Sant will run the 60 meters at the 112th NYRR Millrose Games. Start times for Saturday's action are 9:30 a.m. MT at the Don Kirby Invitational, 11 a.m. MT at UCCS and 2:01 p.m. MT/4:01 p.m. ET at the Millrose Games.

Live results will be available for each meet, and the Millrose Games will be televised beginning at 2:30 p.m. MT on NBC. While Sant's event is contested prior to the start of NBC's coverage, it is expected to be featured during the broadcast.

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