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).
State of Play
  • 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.