Rams’ Bedard, Sant, Sieg set for 2019 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships

2019 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships
Friday, March 8 and Saturday, March 9
Birmingham, Ala. | Birmingham CrossPlex
Hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the City of Birmingham
Coverage: Championship Central | ESPN3 (WatchESPN.com) | Live Results/Meet Schedule

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State's Kelcey Bedard, Marybeth Sant and Tarynn Sieg will compete this weekend at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in Birmingham, Ala.

This year's national meet is hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the City of Birmingham at the Birmingham CrossPlex on Friday and Saturday. This marks the second time in the past three seasons that Colorado State has qualified multiple female athletes for the NCAA Indoor Championships. CSU's three representatives this season are the most the Rams have sent to the indoor national meet on the women's side in program history.

A full recap and final results will be posted to CSURams.com each day as soon as each are available. ESPN3 will stream the meet live beginning at 4:30 p.m. MT/5:30 p.m. CT on Friday, and starting at 3 p.m. MT/4 p.m. CT on Saturday. The broadcast of the NCAA Indoor Championships will be re-aired at 8 p.m. MT/9 p.m. CT on Sunday, March 10 on ESPN2 and on ESPNU at 8 p.m. MT/9 p.m. CT on Monday, March 11. Live results will also be available for the entirety of the meet. Links to each are above.

When Rams Compete at NCAAs
Tarynn Sieg will be the first to compete for the Rams, as the shot put is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. MT/5:15 p.m. CT on Friday, March 8. Both the preliminaries and finals will be completed that day. Marybeth Sant will also be in competition on Friday in the 60 meters semifinals at 5:57 p.m. MT/6:57 p.m. CT.

Should Sant advance, the senior would then compete in the 60 meters final at 4:10 p.m. MT/5:10 p.m. CT on Saturday. Kelcey Bedard will compete at nearly the same time in the weight throw (3:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. CT) on Saturday. Each of the preliminaries and finals will be contested at that time.

See below for a quick breakdown of when each of the Rams compete.

Friday, March 8
Tarynn Sieg - shot put (No. 11 seed) at 4:15 p.m. MT/5:15 p.m. CT, preliminaries and final
Marybeth Sant – 60 meters (No. 6 seed) at 5:57 p.m. MT/6:57 p.m. CT, semifinals

Saturday, March 9
Kelcey Bedard – weight throw (No. 7 seed) at 3:30 p.m. MT/4:30 p.m. CT, preliminaries and final
Marybeth Sant – 60 meters (No. 6 seed) at 4:10 p.m. MT/5:10 p.m. CT, final

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
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
Following her performance at the Don Kirby Invitational, Colorado State senior Kelcey Bedard was named the Mountain West Women's Field Athlete of the Week. The conference announced her weekly accolades on Tuesday, Feb. 12.

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 is 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.

Bedard turned in a personal-best performance in the women's weight throw at the Don Kirby Invitational en route to this week's conference accolade. The senior threw the weight 72-10 (22.20m), a mark that ranks second in program history and second in Mountain West history. Bedard's mark is the best by any Mountain West athlete in just under 14 years. As of that meet, her mark also ranked sixth in the NCAA.

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.

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