Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, March 21
Pueblo, Colo.
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Dr. Dan Caprioglio Invitational
Rams Start Outdoor Season on Front Foot
3/21/2026 4:13:00 PM | Track & Field
Several athletes enter CSU’s record book
Pueblo – Colorado State track and field capped off their first competiton of the outdoor season on Saturday at the Dr. Dan Capriogilo Early Bird Invitational. Â
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- The Rams put on a show in the women's discus claiming the top four spots on the day. Kovatch led the charge in first overall, followed by Kajsa Borrman in second. Freshmen duo Jett Van Der Heijden and Katy Taylor finished in third and fourth, respectively. Â
- Kyle Bigley returned to his hometown in a big way, recording an 18.18-meter/59-feet-7.75 in the shot put to claim first place. In the discus, the men's dominance continued as Daniel Baroumbaye led the charge in second place, followed by Bigley in fourth and Adam Hellbom in sixth. Baroumbaye set a personal best (55.04/180-7) and entered CSU's all-time ranks at a tie for fourteenth. Â
- Taylor Waters made his outdoor pole vault debut, finishing third on the day and entering CSU's record book at sixth all-time (5.05/16-6.75). Waters finished second at the Mountain West indoor conference championships last month, claiming Colorado State's record at the same time. Â
- Making waves on the women's side was freshman Amaya Rogers. Rogers ran 11.95 in the 100 meter to finish third on the day. Today's mark was good enough for a top 20 time in school history. Fellow freshman Alora Tortorelli Cruz came in sixth place at a time of 12.06.Â
- The men's 110 Hurdles saw three Rams finish in the top five. Leading the Rams in third was Jack Wetterling who set a personal best of 14.59. Wetterling was trailed by Joe Probst in fourth, then Carsen Bruns rounded out the top five. The 400-meter hurdles were a similar story. This time it was Bruns who took second at 52.85, followed by Wetterling in fourth, then Francis Ojowa in fifth. Â
- Ashton Whisler finished second in the 400, recording a personal best 46.94. He now ranks eighth place in the CSU record book. Not far behind was Sean Donelson who ran 47.11 in his first outdoor competition for Colorado State. Donelson enters the all-time ranks in a tie for tenth. Â
Looking AheadÂ
The Rams will serve as hosts next week for the annual Jack Christiansen Invite. The hammer throw will take place on Friday, with the rest of the weekend's events taking place on Saturday, Mar. 28. Â
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