CEDAR CITY, Utah– The Southern Utah University track and field program is set to make the trip to Washington to compete in the UW Invitational on Friday, Jan.27, and Saturday, Jan 28.
Last Time Out
Southern Utah last took part in the NAU Lumberjack Team Challenge on Friday, Jan 20. The Thunderbirds had several successful performances, with three male athletes and one female athlete taking first place in their respective events.
In his first collegiate meet, freshman Astley Davis inked his name into the SUU record books, posting a 49 5 ½ in the triple, outjumping all his competition by nearly two feet to win the event. He also had an impressive finish in the long jump, taking fifth place with a 22 7 ¾. Christopher Kappen finished right behind Davis in the long jump, earning a sixth place with a 22 22 ½.
2022 Big Sky Indoor long jump champion Joren McKeever continued to show his dominance jumping to 6 10 ¼' to take first place in the high jump.
Coming off a 2022 outdoor season that had three top-three finishes, Junior Nelson Douglas blistered to an impressive time of 21.84 in the 200 meters to win the event. Cameron Beans finished closely behind to take second place in the event with a time of 21.90.
After an impressive finish in the 400 Meter last weekend at the BYU Invitational, Dylan Gibson blazed to a second-place finish with a 48.46. Jaedyn Carpenter came in behind Gibson, running to a time of 48.65 to take third place, while Jace Rodgers earned sixth place with a 49.73.
Jentry Skidmore led the charge for SUU's female long-jumping athletes who took four of the top five spots. Skidmore earned her second straight first-place finish of 2023 in the long jump with an 18 9 ¾'. Melissa Crane was close behind Skidmore in second place with a 17 9 1/2', while Ronnie Walker took fourth place with a 17 4 ¾, and Seadra Hamilton rounded out the group in fifth place with a 17 ½.
Ajia Hughes had another impressive outing in the high lump, bounding to a 5 7 ¼' and fourth place.
Newcomer Kimberly Winward turned on the jets in the 400 meters and finished in fifth place with a 1:00.62.
UW Invitational
The UW Invitational will be inside the Dempsey Indoor Center, beginning with the throwing events at 3 p.m. MT.
Southern Utah will be taking on several different west coast schools, including Arkansas State, Arizona, Boise State, Cal, Cal Poly, Gonzaga, Oregon, Oregon State, Portland, San Diego State, San Francisco, Seattle U, UC Santa Barbara, Utah, Utah State, UC Davis, Washington, Western Washington, and Weber State.
MEET SCHEDULE
LIVE STATS
LIVE STREAM
Follow Us
Stay current on the Thunderbird track and field programs by following @SUUTFXC on Twitter and Instagram and like the Southern Utah Track and XC page on Facebook.
