Colorado Mesa University Track and Field Team Dominates Big Red Machine Open
The Colorado Mesa University track and field team achieved five event wins, seven second place finishes, and set eight new marks on the program's all-time top 10 charts at the Big Red Machine Open in Western Colorado University's Mountaineer Fieldhouse. Despite resting top athletes, the Mavs displayed a solid performance at the non-team score meet, including six Rocky Mountain Athletic conference squads.
By the Numbers- Kirstin Williams won the 5,000 meters in an NCAA Division II Championship provisional qualifying time of 18:24.50, later adjusted to 17:17.30 with altitude and track-size conversions.
- Mia Munoz won the long jump with a season-best mark of 5.41 meters (17 feet, 9 inches).
- Kade Christensen claimed his second event win of the campaign in the 60 meters with a season-best time of 6.84 seconds.
- Salem Brunk won the triple jump with a mark of 14.14 meters (46-4.75) and improved his position on the Mavs' all-time top 10 performers chart.
- Christina Palmer and Augustine Hancock tallied runner-up finishes in the shot put and weight throw, with Palmer setting a new mark for the weight throw at 15.40 meters (50-6.25).
- Mavericks rest top athletes but display a strong performance.
- Upcoming competition at the 9th Annual Gorilla Classic in Pittsburg, Kansas, the site of this year's NCAA Division II National Championships.
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