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Men's Track & Field James Wilson - SUU Athletic Communications

Southern Utah Track & Field Prepares for Second Trip at NAU

CEDAR CITY, Utah - Coming off of another big weekend, the Southern Utah University track & field program is set for their second trip to Flagstaff for the NAU Ron Mann Classic on Friday, Feb 2.


MEET INFORMATION

RESULTS


Coach Eric Houle Said:

"I'm sending a few athletes to NAU this weekend. My hope is to have them better their performances and move up higher in the conference rankings."


Meet Info

The meet will take place at the NAU J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome on Northern Arizona's campus.

Along with NAU, the field will feature WAC opponents Grand Canyon and Utah Tech along with Caltech, CSU Bakersfield, and UC Riverside.

Competition will begin with the pole vault at 1:00 p.m. MT and wrap up at 8:57 p.m. MT with the men's 4x400 relay.


Last Time Out

Both teams are coming off of huge performances last weekend at the UW and Stacy Dragila Invitationals.

At the UW Invitational, The men's team posted strong finishes in the running events, including a second-place finish from Isaiah Labra in the 5000m with a time of 13:46.95 and a fourth-place mark from Travis Feeny with a time of 13:51.84.  Labra would also achieve a 17th-place finish in the 1-mile run with a time of 4:02.33, good for sixth in school history.

Nathan Carlin led the 'Birds to a third-place finish and a time of 1:51.07 in the 800m. This time would also put Carlin fifth all-time in the event in SUU history. Kadan Allen followed that up in sixth with a time of 1:52.05, putting him eighth all-time.

In the 5000m, Madisan DeBos led the women in sixth place and a time of 16:42.67, good enough to improve her #5 all-time school mark. Josii Johnson also moved into the record books in the 800m with a time of 2:12.36 to put her 5th all-time in SUU history.

At the Stacy Dragila, Astley Davis continued to dominate the triple jump, improving his school record with a distance of 53'05.00" and putting him at third best in the NCAA. Joren McKeever also achieved a personal record in the high jump with a height of 7'01.00", placing him in second all-time at Southern Utah.  Trenton Maurer improved his sixth all-time mark in the pole vault with a 15'03.00", also putting him in fourth place at the event.

In the shot put, Daniel Krynzel accomplished a PR of 52'00.50". This distance would also put Krynzel ninth all-time in school history. Stephen Campbell achieved a PR in the weight throw with a distance of 56'01.00", also ninth all-time.

The women's triple jump was led once again by Ajia Hughes, placing second in the event and improving her school record to 38'09.00". In the 200m, Shante Myrie placed second with a time of 24.83 seconds, tying her for seventh all-time in SUU history. Makenna Skoczylas and Shelyse Ellingford each achieved high marks in the pole vault with jumps of 12'01.25" and 11'01.50" respectively, placing Skoczylas second in the event and Ellingford sixth all-time.


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Players Mentioned

Daniel Krynzel

Daniel Krynzel

THROWS
Redshirt Freshman
Travis Feeny

Travis Feeny

DISTANCE
6' 1"
Senior
Joren McKeever

Joren McKeever

JUMPS
6' 1"
Junior
Isaiah  Labra

Isaiah Labra

DISTANCE
Sophomore
Trenton Maurer

Trenton Maurer

MULTIS
6' 1"
Junior
Astley Davis

Astley Davis

JUMPS
Junior
Shante  Myrie

Shante Myrie

SPRINTS
Sophomore
Ajia  Hughes

Ajia Hughes

JUMPS
Sophomore
Madisan DeBos

Madisan DeBos

DISTANCE
Freshman
Shelyse Ellingford

Shelyse Ellingford

DISTANCE
Freshman