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Deep Dive into the Rams’ Indoor Season
3/18/2021 2:29:00 PM | Track & Field
Rams Make the Most of it in Shortened Indoor Season
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Only five meets – none of which the Rams sent full squads to – made up the 2020-21 Colorado State indoor track and field schedule but the Rams capitalized on the opportunities individually, tallying 31 new top-20 all-time school marks and three records.
The Mountain West's cancellation of the indoor championships kept the Rams from showcasing their talent at the conference level that has seen the men and women each win three of the past five years. The men are the reigning back-to-back champions.
However, en lieu of this, the Rams did have the opportunity to compete in the Championships at the Peak event on the campus of Air Force that featured a smorgasbord of talented teams in the Pac-12, AAC, Big Sky, MW, and WAC. Despite not even sending the long distance runners due to cross country season and the 7,048-feet elevation at the Cadet Field House, the women Rams finished second, while the men took sixth.
The Rams sent one student-athlete to the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., but had four others that were within six spots of the qualifying cutoff. Eric Hamer made the trek to nationals, finishing second in the 5,000-meter race to earn USTFCCCA First-Team All-America honors.
In all, 18 new top-20 CSU marks were recorded on the women's side, while 13 came from the men. A full look of the school's top-20 record list is attached above. Hamer and Allam Bushara captured school records in the 5,000m and triple jump, respectively, while Lauren Gale did so in the 400. Hamer and Gale already had the school records but improved upon them.
Below are top notes from the 2020-21 Colorado State Indoor Track & Field season.
Record Holders 1-Up Themselves…Twice
All-American Eric Hamer reset his own 5,000 school record at the Iowa State Classic and the NCAA Indoor Championships. It was 13:40.11 at the beginning of the season then it was 13:37.73 after Ames and 13:29.60 after his second-place finish at nationals. Of note, his NCAA qualifying time came from the Mines Front Range Open where he set a Steinhauer Fieldhouse record of 14:16.29 that adjusted to 13:36.18 with conversions.
Allam Bushara concluded his freshman season last year seventh on the CSU all-time triple jump list and he exits his sophomore indoor season with the record. First, he eclipsed the 50-foot barrier – that only four other Rams have done including teammate Isa Bynum – at the Wyoming meet with a jump of 50'10.75'' for third on the list. However, he captured the record with a 52'1.25'' at the CaP event. He won all three triple jumps that he competed in on the season.
Lauren Gale entered this indoor season with the 400-meter record from last season, but that did not stop the junior from reestablishing her best mark twice over. First, she shaved .65 seconds off her 53.48 mark to 52.83 at the Iowa State Classic. Next at CaP, she cut another .09 off that time for a 52.76 mark that is now .01 away from being a full second ahead of second-place Emily Romo. Coincidentally in the 200 at the Iowa State meet, Gale trimmed .28 seconds off her 200 to pass Romo in that all-time list and now sit fourth with a time of 23.88.
Freshman Focus
Janyah Jasper, of Dallas, Texas, did not waste any time getting acclimated to the Colorado State record book as she notched three top-10 marks. She has the aforementioned 7th in the 55m, but also recorded the ninth-best 60m with a time of 7.54 and the 7th-best 200 of 24.38 – both at the CaP event.
Grace Goldsworthy, of Melbourne, Australia, notched the 14th-best mark in the 400 at the CaP event. She also was a part of both relays teams at the Wyoming meet and CaP.
Eldridge Harris, of Roswell, Ga., in the men's pole vault was a welcome sight. In his second meet, he measured 16'3.25'' for second place at the Wyoming meet. That mark stands 11th all-time in CSU History. If you put that height into last year's Mountain West Championships, he would place third, which would earn All-Mountain West honors. The last time CSU had a male All-MW pole vaulter was Kirk Cooper and Josh McMillin in 2010.
Stermer Continues to Reach Higher in Vault
Celyn Stermer joined an exclusive list of two other women Rams that have pole vaulted over the 13-foot height. The sophomore from Seattle, Wash. entered the season fifth on the all-time list and leaves the season with the No. 2 spot after recording a 13'1.5'' at the CaP event. The other two Rams that have vaulted over 13-feet are record-holder Karly Reimel (13'5.25'' in 2016) and Josie Spitz (13'0.5'' in 2019).
In the Throwing Circle
The long-awaited debut of dual-sport Gabi McDonald was met with success. McDonald, who also is a goalkeeper on the soccer team, registered the 10th-best shot put in school history after tossing it 50'9.25'' at the Wyoming Power Meet. She redshirted her first year at CSU and did not compete in her second year as she was recovering from surgery following the soccer season.
In the women's weight throw, roommates Ashton Hallsted and Tarynn Sieg had a little in-house competition. First, Hallsted threw a 66'1.5'' at the Air Force Invitational for fifth in school history, passing Sieg on the way. At the Wyoming Power Meet, Sieg tied it – both passing Jessica Sharbono on the list. Hallsted finished with the bragging rights with a 69'1.25'' at the CaP event, now occupying the fourth spot all-time after passing Jill McCormick's 66'8.5 set in 2006.
On the men's side, sophomore Mariano Kis broke into the school's top-20 list on both the shot put and weight throw in the season's opener. At the Air Force Invitational, he PR'd the weight throw by 3'3'' to land it 62'8.75'' for 20th all-time. A day later, he PR'd the shot put by 1'7.75'' for a distance of 56'11.50 – 18th in school history.
Movement in Men's 200/400
Three times Kelley Stephens bettered his personal record in the 200 over the course of the season. The final time was in his second-place finish at the CaP event with a time of 21.64 – good for ninth all-time at CSU and his first time on the list. In the prelims of the same event, Germain Barnes shaved .01 off his PR to 21.70 where he sits right behind Stephens all-time in 10th.
Twice at the CaP event, DeVon Washington improved his 400 taking him from 15th all-time to sixth. He finished third in the event with a time of 47.79. There are now three current Rams in the top-10 with Tom Willems at No. 3 and Adam Stark at No. 8.
Welcome LaRance
Graduate transfer Dawson LaRance, previously at Minnesota, showed his versatility in his first season competing with the Rams. For starts, he competed with the cross country team in their opener, but then he casually recorded the third-best 800 in CSU history with a time of 1:49.88 at the Iowa State Classic. It did not even register as his PR though, which is 1:49.05 that would overtake the No. 2 spot if done at CSU. Of note, LaRance finished the season where he started – on the cross country course – and scored as the fifth Ram to cross.
Multis Banged Up Except Jordan Lanning
Injuries and COVID-19 were the biggest obstacles for the multis group, but a bright spot was sophomore Jordan Lanning who improved her pentathlon personal record by 20 points to 3614 points – strengthening her 14th position in the CSU record book.
In all, Lanning left the indoor season with three new top-20 marks. She entered both hurdle lists, registering the No. 11 spot in the 55mH with a time of 8.40 at the Wyoming meet, while she PR'd twice in the 60mH at the CaP to land tied for 17th at 8.87. Within the pentathlon at the championship meet, she won the high jump with a height of 5'8.75'' – good for a share of 10th all-time.
Hurdlin' Rams
Four total new marks between the 55mH and 60mH on the men's side. At the Wyoming meet, Liam Mather clocked a 7.43 to tie two other former Rams for a share of fifth all-time. Kamal-Craig Golaube is the next Ram on the list in the eighth spot with a time of 7.46 – achieved at the same meet.
At the CaP event, Mather was the top Ram again, placing fifth with a time of 7.92 – good for fourth all-time at CSU. He was one of three Rams who made it to the finals in the event. Golaube placed seventh with a time of 8.11 and Barnes eighth at 8.18. In the prelims, Barnes notched his PR of 8.00, sliding him into a tie for ninth place on the all-time list.
In total, Mather competed five times in the 60mH, improving his time in each attempt. Barnes only competed in the final meet of the season.
55-Meter Dash
At the Wyoming Invite, almost 30 Rams on raced in the 55-meter race. The line for the starting blocks was like standing in line at an amusement park as the student-athletes were having fun with the non-conventional event and cheering each other on. There were pole vaulters and jumpers that were racing their first-ever sprint and were joking that they just did not want to get embarrassed going next to a real sprinter.
Despite its rarity, the event is on the CSU record list and has a mark as far back as 1989 on the women's side. The 2021 women added four to that list, which is the most marks in a single year on the list. Former Olympian Janay DeLoach holds the record at 6.84 achieved in 2005. The new names on the list are Lauren Gale (4th, 6.94), Janyah Jasper (7th, 7.03), Jasmine Chesson (18th, 7.24) and Yolonda Johnson (20th, 7.27).
Rams in Top-75 of NCAA Indoor Qualifying Performance List (Before NCAAs)
Women
Lauren Gale: 200m, 23.88; 57th
Lauren Gale: 400m, 52.83; 22nd
Jordan Lanning: High Jump, 5'8.75''; 48th
Celyn Stermer: Pole Vault, 13'1.5''; 64th
Tarynn Sieg: Shot Put, 54'0''; 21st
Gabi McDonald: Shot Put, 50'9.25''; 65th
Tarynn Sieg: Wight Throw, 66'1.5''; 34th
Ashton Hallsted: Weight Throw, 69'1.25''; 19th
Jordan Lanning: Pentathlon, 3614; 58th
Men
Dawson LaRance: 800m, 1:49.88; 40th
Eric Hamer: 5000m, 13:36.18; 7th
Liam Mather: 60mH, 7.96; 50th
Germain Barnes: 60mH, 8.04; 74th
Allam Bushara: Triple Jump, 52'1.25''; 19th
Mariano Kis: Shot Put, 56'11.5''; 70th
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The Mountain West's cancellation of the indoor championships kept the Rams from showcasing their talent at the conference level that has seen the men and women each win three of the past five years. The men are the reigning back-to-back champions.
However, en lieu of this, the Rams did have the opportunity to compete in the Championships at the Peak event on the campus of Air Force that featured a smorgasbord of talented teams in the Pac-12, AAC, Big Sky, MW, and WAC. Despite not even sending the long distance runners due to cross country season and the 7,048-feet elevation at the Cadet Field House, the women Rams finished second, while the men took sixth.
The Rams sent one student-athlete to the NCAA Championships in Fayetteville, Ark., but had four others that were within six spots of the qualifying cutoff. Eric Hamer made the trek to nationals, finishing second in the 5,000-meter race to earn USTFCCCA First-Team All-America honors.
In all, 18 new top-20 CSU marks were recorded on the women's side, while 13 came from the men. A full look of the school's top-20 record list is attached above. Hamer and Allam Bushara captured school records in the 5,000m and triple jump, respectively, while Lauren Gale did so in the 400. Hamer and Gale already had the school records but improved upon them.
Below are top notes from the 2020-21 Colorado State Indoor Track & Field season.
Record Holders 1-Up Themselves…Twice
All-American Eric Hamer reset his own 5,000 school record at the Iowa State Classic and the NCAA Indoor Championships. It was 13:40.11 at the beginning of the season then it was 13:37.73 after Ames and 13:29.60 after his second-place finish at nationals. Of note, his NCAA qualifying time came from the Mines Front Range Open where he set a Steinhauer Fieldhouse record of 14:16.29 that adjusted to 13:36.18 with conversions.
Allam Bushara concluded his freshman season last year seventh on the CSU all-time triple jump list and he exits his sophomore indoor season with the record. First, he eclipsed the 50-foot barrier – that only four other Rams have done including teammate Isa Bynum – at the Wyoming meet with a jump of 50'10.75'' for third on the list. However, he captured the record with a 52'1.25'' at the CaP event. He won all three triple jumps that he competed in on the season.
Lauren Gale entered this indoor season with the 400-meter record from last season, but that did not stop the junior from reestablishing her best mark twice over. First, she shaved .65 seconds off her 53.48 mark to 52.83 at the Iowa State Classic. Next at CaP, she cut another .09 off that time for a 52.76 mark that is now .01 away from being a full second ahead of second-place Emily Romo. Coincidentally in the 200 at the Iowa State meet, Gale trimmed .28 seconds off her 200 to pass Romo in that all-time list and now sit fourth with a time of 23.88.
Freshman Focus
Janyah Jasper, of Dallas, Texas, did not waste any time getting acclimated to the Colorado State record book as she notched three top-10 marks. She has the aforementioned 7th in the 55m, but also recorded the ninth-best 60m with a time of 7.54 and the 7th-best 200 of 24.38 – both at the CaP event.
Grace Goldsworthy, of Melbourne, Australia, notched the 14th-best mark in the 400 at the CaP event. She also was a part of both relays teams at the Wyoming meet and CaP.
Eldridge Harris, of Roswell, Ga., in the men's pole vault was a welcome sight. In his second meet, he measured 16'3.25'' for second place at the Wyoming meet. That mark stands 11th all-time in CSU History. If you put that height into last year's Mountain West Championships, he would place third, which would earn All-Mountain West honors. The last time CSU had a male All-MW pole vaulter was Kirk Cooper and Josh McMillin in 2010.
Stermer Continues to Reach Higher in Vault
Celyn Stermer joined an exclusive list of two other women Rams that have pole vaulted over the 13-foot height. The sophomore from Seattle, Wash. entered the season fifth on the all-time list and leaves the season with the No. 2 spot after recording a 13'1.5'' at the CaP event. The other two Rams that have vaulted over 13-feet are record-holder Karly Reimel (13'5.25'' in 2016) and Josie Spitz (13'0.5'' in 2019).
In the Throwing Circle
The long-awaited debut of dual-sport Gabi McDonald was met with success. McDonald, who also is a goalkeeper on the soccer team, registered the 10th-best shot put in school history after tossing it 50'9.25'' at the Wyoming Power Meet. She redshirted her first year at CSU and did not compete in her second year as she was recovering from surgery following the soccer season.
In the women's weight throw, roommates Ashton Hallsted and Tarynn Sieg had a little in-house competition. First, Hallsted threw a 66'1.5'' at the Air Force Invitational for fifth in school history, passing Sieg on the way. At the Wyoming Power Meet, Sieg tied it – both passing Jessica Sharbono on the list. Hallsted finished with the bragging rights with a 69'1.25'' at the CaP event, now occupying the fourth spot all-time after passing Jill McCormick's 66'8.5 set in 2006.
On the men's side, sophomore Mariano Kis broke into the school's top-20 list on both the shot put and weight throw in the season's opener. At the Air Force Invitational, he PR'd the weight throw by 3'3'' to land it 62'8.75'' for 20th all-time. A day later, he PR'd the shot put by 1'7.75'' for a distance of 56'11.50 – 18th in school history.
Movement in Men's 200/400
Three times Kelley Stephens bettered his personal record in the 200 over the course of the season. The final time was in his second-place finish at the CaP event with a time of 21.64 – good for ninth all-time at CSU and his first time on the list. In the prelims of the same event, Germain Barnes shaved .01 off his PR to 21.70 where he sits right behind Stephens all-time in 10th.
Twice at the CaP event, DeVon Washington improved his 400 taking him from 15th all-time to sixth. He finished third in the event with a time of 47.79. There are now three current Rams in the top-10 with Tom Willems at No. 3 and Adam Stark at No. 8.
Welcome LaRance
Graduate transfer Dawson LaRance, previously at Minnesota, showed his versatility in his first season competing with the Rams. For starts, he competed with the cross country team in their opener, but then he casually recorded the third-best 800 in CSU history with a time of 1:49.88 at the Iowa State Classic. It did not even register as his PR though, which is 1:49.05 that would overtake the No. 2 spot if done at CSU. Of note, LaRance finished the season where he started – on the cross country course – and scored as the fifth Ram to cross.
Multis Banged Up Except Jordan Lanning
Injuries and COVID-19 were the biggest obstacles for the multis group, but a bright spot was sophomore Jordan Lanning who improved her pentathlon personal record by 20 points to 3614 points – strengthening her 14th position in the CSU record book.
In all, Lanning left the indoor season with three new top-20 marks. She entered both hurdle lists, registering the No. 11 spot in the 55mH with a time of 8.40 at the Wyoming meet, while she PR'd twice in the 60mH at the CaP to land tied for 17th at 8.87. Within the pentathlon at the championship meet, she won the high jump with a height of 5'8.75'' – good for a share of 10th all-time.
Hurdlin' Rams
Four total new marks between the 55mH and 60mH on the men's side. At the Wyoming meet, Liam Mather clocked a 7.43 to tie two other former Rams for a share of fifth all-time. Kamal-Craig Golaube is the next Ram on the list in the eighth spot with a time of 7.46 – achieved at the same meet.
At the CaP event, Mather was the top Ram again, placing fifth with a time of 7.92 – good for fourth all-time at CSU. He was one of three Rams who made it to the finals in the event. Golaube placed seventh with a time of 8.11 and Barnes eighth at 8.18. In the prelims, Barnes notched his PR of 8.00, sliding him into a tie for ninth place on the all-time list.
In total, Mather competed five times in the 60mH, improving his time in each attempt. Barnes only competed in the final meet of the season.
55-Meter Dash
At the Wyoming Invite, almost 30 Rams on raced in the 55-meter race. The line for the starting blocks was like standing in line at an amusement park as the student-athletes were having fun with the non-conventional event and cheering each other on. There were pole vaulters and jumpers that were racing their first-ever sprint and were joking that they just did not want to get embarrassed going next to a real sprinter.
Despite its rarity, the event is on the CSU record list and has a mark as far back as 1989 on the women's side. The 2021 women added four to that list, which is the most marks in a single year on the list. Former Olympian Janay DeLoach holds the record at 6.84 achieved in 2005. The new names on the list are Lauren Gale (4th, 6.94), Janyah Jasper (7th, 7.03), Jasmine Chesson (18th, 7.24) and Yolonda Johnson (20th, 7.27).
Rams in Top-75 of NCAA Indoor Qualifying Performance List (Before NCAAs)
Women
Lauren Gale: 200m, 23.88; 57th
Lauren Gale: 400m, 52.83; 22nd
Jordan Lanning: High Jump, 5'8.75''; 48th
Celyn Stermer: Pole Vault, 13'1.5''; 64th
Tarynn Sieg: Shot Put, 54'0''; 21st
Gabi McDonald: Shot Put, 50'9.25''; 65th
Tarynn Sieg: Wight Throw, 66'1.5''; 34th
Ashton Hallsted: Weight Throw, 69'1.25''; 19th
Jordan Lanning: Pentathlon, 3614; 58th
Men
Dawson LaRance: 800m, 1:49.88; 40th
Eric Hamer: 5000m, 13:36.18; 7th
Liam Mather: 60mH, 7.96; 50th
Germain Barnes: 60mH, 8.04; 74th
Allam Bushara: Triple Jump, 52'1.25''; 19th
Mariano Kis: Shot Put, 56'11.5''; 70th
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