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Saturday, February 14
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Freshmen rise up the record book

FORT COLLINS - Colorado State track and field finished its 2026 indoor regular season Saturday in three different locations. Distance runners stole the show as a slew of freshman pushed into CSU's all-time record book.  
 
Jarvis Scott Invite (Lubbock)  
  • Makayla Long came in second place in the shot put (first among collegiate athletes) at 16.85-meters/55-feet-3.5. Following her was Klaire Kovatch who finished sixth (14.77/48-5.5).  
  • Jamison Taylor finished third in the triple jump at a mark of 15.44/51-9. The junior sits top 30 nationally in the event and second in the conference.  
Husky Classic (Seattle) 
  • Freshman Tanner Kaufman recorded the top 800 among Rams on the day. The Colorado native ran an impressive 1:51.89 which serves as a top 20 mark all time for CSU. On the women's side,f Brooklyn Ewert ran a 2:10.86, moving to eighth place in the record book.  
  • Standout freshman Parker Westermann nearly hit the sub-4-minute mark in the mile with a time of 4:00.28. Westermann now launches all the way to third place all time in the event and came razor close to becoming the third ever Ram to hit a sub-4 minutes indoor. Not far behind was Chris Henry who also set a PR at 4:04.48, ranking top 10 in school history. 
  • The freshmen continued their domination with Ruby Schwelm and Tatum Berg moving into the record books for CSU in the mile. Schwelm finished at 4:44.46 and now ranks fifth all-time for Colorado State. Berg landed at 4:46.88, which puts her in seventh place in the record book. Caroline Mehlhorn (4:49.08) and Abigail Petr (4:52.28) also added PRs, finding themselves top 20 in school history in the event. 
Mountain Lion Open (Colorado Springs) 
Jack Wetterling took home first place in the 60 hurdles with a personal best time of 8.12. Also claiming a top spot was freshman Alora Tortorelli Cruz, who finished with a time of 7.61 in the 60 meters. 
 
Looking Ahead 
Colorado State is all set for the Indoor MW championships (Feb. 26 – 28). The three-day event will take place in Reno, Nev., where the men look to make it three straight conference championships after sweeping indoor and outdoor last season.
 
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