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Jack Christiansen Invitational
Jack Christiansen Invitational set for Saturday
4/24/2019 1:00:00 PM | Track & Field
Final home meet of 2019 set to take place at Jack Christiansen Track
FORT COLLINS, Colo.—Saturday the Rams' track and field programs take to Jack Christiansen Track for their final home meet of the 2019 outdoor season. The Jack Christiansen Invitational begins Saturday morning at 10 a.m. with field events, and 11 a.m. for running events. The Rams will be joined by competitors from Air Force, Colorado, Montana State University Billings and Wyoming.
The Rams approach this meet on the momentum of accomplishing a great deal and experiencing an enormous amount of success at several meets with top-quality competition last week in Southern California.
Five school records were broken last week and numerous Rams made significant impact on the school's all-time outdoor record book. Senior transfer Shadae Lawrence not only shattered the CSU and Mountain West record in the discus, but recorded the sixth-best discus throw in U.S. collegiate history at the Mt. SAC Relays on Saturday, with a toss of 209-7 (63.89m). That also stands as the Jamaican national record.
Senior Day
CSU will honor its 18 seniors on Saturday at their final home meet. The senior student-athletes to be recognized include Jenna Anderson, Kelcey Bedard, Dalten Fox, Darby Gilfillan, Nathan Gish, Carson Hume, Linnea Jonsson, Nick Kravec, Shadae Lawrence, Bailey Ness, Eli Oftedal, Hunter Powell, Trent Powell, Cole Rockhold, Marybeth Sant, Gabby Smith, Roxy Trotter and Tarah Vijayasarathy.
Five school records broken last week in California:
Entering this outdoor season, seven members of the current Colorado State track & field roster had 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 Rockhold – 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 Swept MW Indoor Championships in February; 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 held at the Albuquerque Convention Center Feb. 21-23.
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.
A total of 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 Indoor 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 Indoor 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 during the 2018-19 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 during the indoor season were 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.
The Rams approach this meet on the momentum of accomplishing a great deal and experiencing an enormous amount of success at several meets with top-quality competition last week in Southern California.
Five school records were broken last week and numerous Rams made significant impact on the school's all-time outdoor record book. Senior transfer Shadae Lawrence not only shattered the CSU and Mountain West record in the discus, but recorded the sixth-best discus throw in U.S. collegiate history at the Mt. SAC Relays on Saturday, with a toss of 209-7 (63.89m). That also stands as the Jamaican national record.
Senior Day
CSU will honor its 18 seniors on Saturday at their final home meet. The senior student-athletes to be recognized include Jenna Anderson, Kelcey Bedard, Dalten Fox, Darby Gilfillan, Nathan Gish, Carson Hume, Linnea Jonsson, Nick Kravec, Shadae Lawrence, Bailey Ness, Eli Oftedal, Hunter Powell, Trent Powell, Cole Rockhold, Marybeth Sant, Gabby Smith, Roxy Trotter and Tarah Vijayasarathy.
Five school records broken last week in California:
- Cole Rockhold, 5,000 meters: 13:35.26 (Old: 13:37.23, Jefferson Abbey, 2017)
- Destinee Rocker, 100 hurdles: 13.16 (Old: 13.21, Rocker, 2018)
- 4x400 relay (Lauren Gale, Jessica Ozoude, Michelle Gould, Jasmine Chesson): 3:39.72 (Old: 3:40.63, 2018)
- Jessica Ozoude, 200 meters: 23.46 (Old: 23.65, Ozoude, 2018)
- Shadae Lawrence, discus: 209-7/63.89m (Old: Lawrence, 202-9/61.80m, 2019)
- Week of April 15-21: Shadae Lawrence -- Senior Shadae Lawrence was named the Mountain West Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week for the second time this season following her double record-breaking performance. She broke CSU's outdoor discus record twice in one day, at two different meets. Lawrence's toss of 209-7 (63.89m) at the Mt. SAC Relays Saturday exceeded her initial record-breaking toss of 202-9 (61.80m) at the Beach Invitational earlier that morning. It was not only the CSU and MW record, but No. 6 mark all-time by a U.S. collegian and the Jamaican national record for the native of St. Catherine, Jamaica, and Hydel High School, by way of Kansas State.
- Week of April 15-21: Cole Rockhold -- Senior Cole Rockhold was named the Mountain West Men's Track Athlete of the Week after his record-breaking 5,000 meters. Rockhold showed he's back from previous injury setbacks to break the CSU school record in the 5,000 with a time of 13:35.26 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif. The time was No. 1 in the MW this season and No. 7 in the NCAA for the Independence, Mo., native from Truman High School. The All-American also holds CSU's No. 3 mark in the 1,500 from 2017 (3:41.04).
- Week of April 8-14: Marybeth Sant – Redshirt senior Marybeth Sant was named the Mountain West Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week following her performances in her individual 100 meter event as well as the 4x100 relay event. Sant won the 100 meters with a personal best time of 11.56, which claims the third-fastest time in Colorado State history. Sant's altitude-adjusted time of 11.59 ranks fourth in the Mountain West this season. She also ran the first leg of the women's 4x100 relay, a performance that broke the school record with a winning time of 44.06. That mark ranks No. 1 in the Mountain West this season and 18th in the NCAA. This is the first Mountain West weekly award for the Parker, Colo., native from Valor Christian High School.
- Week of April 8-14: Adam Dawson – Redshirt freshman Adam Dawson was named the Mountain West Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week following his winning performance in the men's discus competition at the Doug Max Invitational. His personal best mark of 183-6 (55.93m) ranked 11th on CSU's all-time outdoor list, and No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 28 in the NCAA for 2019 at the time of the event. The award marks the second weekly conference honor of Dawson's career, and second in the last three weeks. The Parker, Colo. native from Lutheran High School also earned an indoor weekly honor earlier in 2019.
- Week of March 25-31: Adam Dawson -- Redshirt-freshman Adam Dawson was named the Mountain West Men's Field Athlete of the Week following his performance at the Tom Benich Invite March 31 at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. It was Dawson's first outdoor weekly conference honor and his second overall (one indoor). He won the men's discus with a mark of 178-1 (54.29m), which is a personal best and the No. 13 mark on CSU's all-time outdoor list. With his effort, the Parker, Colo., native ranked 41st in the NCAA in the men's discus, No. 26 on the NCAA West list and tops in the Mountain West at the time of his performance.
- Week of March 18-24: Shadae Lawrence -- Following her CSU debut at the Fum McGraw Open March 22-23, senior Shadae Lawrence was named the Mountain West Women's Field Athlete of the Week. She 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.)
Entering this outdoor season, seven members of the current Colorado State track & field roster had 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 Rockhold – 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 Swept MW Indoor Championships in February; 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 held at the Albuquerque Convention Center Feb. 21-23.
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.
A total of 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 Indoor 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 Indoor 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 during the 2018-19 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 during the indoor season were 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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