Rams head to Tom Benich Invite, pair of meets in California this weekend

Mike Fanelli Track Classic
Thursday, March 28 and Friday, March 29
Hayward, Calif. | Chabot College
Hosted by San Francisco State at Chabot College
Coverage: FloTrack ($) | Live Results | Meet Schedule

Stanford Invitational
Friday, March 29
Stanford, Calif. | Cobb Track & Angell Field
Hosted by Stanford
Coverage: FloTrack ($) | Live Results | Meet Schedule

Tom Benich Invite
Sunday, March 31
Greeley, Colo. | Nottingham Field
Hosted by Northern Colorado
Coverage: Meet Schedule

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State track & field team continues its 2019 outdoor season this weekend with a pair of meets in California and the Tom Benich Invite in Greeley, Colo.

One of those California meets, the Stanford Invitational, is hosted at Cobb Track & Angell Field in Stanford, Calif. Colorado State's distance athletes will compete in each of the 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters at Stanford on Friday, including races as early as 2:24 p.m. MT/1:24 p.m. PT and as late as 11:57 p.m. MT/10:57 p.m. PT.

Additional distance athletes will compete at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic, which is hosted this year by San Francisco State at Chabot College in Hayward, Calif. The 10,000 meters and 3,000-meter steeplechase are scheduled for Thursday night, while the 5,000 meters is slated for Friday.

The rest of the team will make the short trip to Greeley, Colo., for the Tom Benich Invite on Sunday. Field events will begin at 10 a.m. MT with various throwing events, while track events are slated to begin at 11 a.m. MT with the 10,000 meters. The final event of the day, the men's 4x400 relay, is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. MT. The Tom Benich Invite was originally scheduled for Saturday, but projected inclement weather that day led to the decision to move the meet to Sunday.

A full recap and final results will be posted to CSURams.com on Friday and Sunday as soon as each are made available. Each meet in California can be followed through live results as well as on FloTrack for the website's subscribers.

Shadae Lawrence Named MW Athlete of the Week after Opening Weekend of Outdoor Season
Following her Colorado State debut at the Fum McGraw Open, senior Shadae Lawrence was named the Mountain West Women's Field Athlete of the Week. The conference announced her weekly accolade on Tuesday, March 26.

Lawrence won the discus with a mark of 186-3 (56.78m) at that meet. The senior's performance ranked fourth in the NCAA and was tops in the Mountain West by 16 feet at the time of that meet. Historically speaking, Lawrence's debut ranks fifth on each of the Mountain West's all-time outdoor list and Colorado State's all-time outdoor list.

Seven All-Americans Highlight Rams' Returners for Outdoor Season
Entering this outdoor season, seven members of the current Colorado State track & field roster have earned All-America recognition of various levels of distinction.

As recently as this indoor season, Colorado State had three Second-Team All-Americans, including Kelcey Bedard (weight throw), Marybeth Sant (60 meters) and Tarynn Sieg (shot put).

See below for a full breakdown of the current Rams with All-America accolades.

Returning Colorado State All-Americans
Kelcey Bedard – 2019 (weight throw, second team); 2018 (hammer throw, second team)
Eric Hamer – 2018 (cross country)
Linnea Jonsson – 2017 (hammer throw, honorable mention)
Shadae Lawrence – 2018 (discus champion); 2017 (discus runner-up); 2016 (discus, first team)
Cole Rockholdj – 2018 (outdoor 5,000 meters, second team; mile, first team; 3,000 meters, second team); 2017 (outdoor 5,000 meters, honorable mention; 3,000 meters, first team; cross country)
Marybeth Sant – 2019 (60 meters, second team)
Tarynn Sieg – 2019 (indoor shot put, second team)

Rams Sweep MW Indoor Championships; 22 Rams Named All-Mountain West
For the second time in the past three seasons, the Colorado State track & field team swept the women's and men's titles at the Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships. 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.

22 Rams were recognized with All-Mountain West distinction for their performances. Of that group, 12 were from the women's team and 10 were from the men's team. Among those athletes was sophomore Isa Bynum, who was honored for runner-up finishes in two individual events, the long jump and triple jump.

Four Rams were recognized for relay performances along with individual efforts, including freshman Lauren Gale (400 meters champion, 4x400 relay), freshman Michael Mooney (mile, distance medley relay), sophomore Jessica Ozoude (200 meters champion, 4x400 relay) and senior Cole Rockhold (mile champion, distance medley relay).

The Rams were also represented in the conference's superlative awards, as head coach Brian Bedard earned each of the Mountain West's Women's and Men's Coach of the Year honors for the indoor season. Between indoor and outdoor track & field, Bedard has now been selected as the conference's coach of the year seven times in his career.

2019 Women's All-Mountain West Performers
Kelcey Bedard – weight throw (champion)
Jasmine Chesson – 4x400 relay
Lauren Gale – 400 meters (champion), 4x400 relay
Michelle Gould – 4x400 relay
Linnea Jonsson – weight throw
Macy Kreutz – 800 meters
Bailey Ness – 5,000 meters
Jessica Ozoude – 200 meters (champion), 4x400 relay
Nia Powdrell – long jump
Destinee Rocker – 60-meter hurdles (champion)
Marybeth Sant – 60 meters
Tarynn Sieg – shot put (champion)
Brian Bedard – Women's Coach of the Year

2019 Men's All-Mountain West Performers
Jacob Brueckman – distance medley relay
Isa Bynum – long jump, triple jump
Nathan Gish – 200 meters
Kamal-Craig Golaube – 60-meter hurdles
Bailey King – weight throw
Michael Mooney – mile, distance medley relay
Jackson Morris – shot put
Hunter Powell – heptathlon (champion)
Cole Rockhold – mile (champion), distance medley relay
Ronald Sayles – distance medley relay
Brian Bedard – Men's Coach of the Year

Rams Among the NCAA's Top 100 for Indoor Season
Along with those that qualified for NCAAs, several other members of the Colorado State track & field team ranked among the NCAA's top 100 individuals in their respective events with performances this indoor season.

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. 7, women's weight throw (72-10/22.20m)
Adam Dawson – No. 93, men's weight throw (62-2.25/18.95m)
Lauren Gale – No. 80, women's 400 meters (54.36)
Amelia Harvey – No. 94, pentathlon (3,636); No. 92, women's long jump (19-7.5/5.98m)
Carson Hume – No. 97, men's 3,000 meters (8:07.16)
Linnea Jonsson – No. 82, women's weight throw (62-11.5/19.19m)
Ali Kallner – No. 98, women's 5,000 meters (16:34.50)
Lexie Keller – No. 95, pentathlon (3,634)
Eric Lundgren – No. 96, heptathlon (4,953)
Bailey King – No. 65, men's weight throw (64-1/19.53m)
Maria Muzzio – No. 58, women's shot put (51-1/15.57m)
Jessica Ozoude – No. 35, women's 200 meters (23.45); No. 91, women's 60 meters (7.45)
Nia Powdrell – No. 68, women's long jump (19-10.75/6.06m)
Hunter Powell – No. 26, heptathlon (5,437)
Destinee Rocker – No. 22, women's 60-meter hurdles (8.20)
Marybeth Sant – No. 6, women's 60 meters (7.20); No. 44, women's 200 meters (23.54)
Tarynn Sieg – No. 11, women's shot put (56-1/17.09m); No. 83, weight throw (62-11.25/19.18m)
Josie Spitz – No. 90, women's pole vault (13-0.75/3.98m)
Lauren Gale, Jessica Ozoude, Michelle Gould, Jasmine Chesson – No. 80, women's 4x400 relay (3:40.99)
Michael Mooney, Ronald Sayles, Jacob Brueckman, Cole Rockhold – No. 31, men's DMR (9:44.14)
Roxy Trotter, Michelle Gould, Macy Kreutz, Ali Kallner – No. 43, women's DMR (11:23.70)

Rams Finish with Most MW Indoor Athletes of the Week, Bedard Honored Twice
A Mountain West Women's Field Athlete of the Week selection for Colorado State senior Kelcey Bedard on Tuesday, Feb. 12 proved significant among conference honors this indoor season.

That marked the second weekly conference accolade for Bedard this indoor season. The Fort Collins, Colo., native has now earned weekly conference recognition three times in indoor track & field and five times overall in her career. Bedard was one of four athletes in the Mountain West to receive a weekly conference accolade multiple times this indoor season (Wyoming's Ja'la Henderson, New Mexico's Weini Kelati, UNLV's Destiny Smith-Barnett).

Furthermore, the Rams' seven total weekly conference selections and six athletes recognized this indoor season are each the most of any Mountain West track & field program. No other program had more than five of either. The other Rams to receive weekly conference recognition during the indoor season were freshman Adam Dawson, freshman Michael Mooney, senior Hunter Powell, senior Marybeth Sant and senior Ronald Sayles.

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