GOLDEN, Colo. – In their final action prior to the end of the qualifying period for the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs track & field team posted a total of four NCAA provisional qualifying marks, including three that registered as improvements on previous marks, on day two of the Mines Last Chance in Golden, Colo. 
 
INSIDE THE MINES LAST CHANCE
Location: CSM Stermole Track & Field Complex | Golden, Colo.
Elevation: 5,739 ft.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Following a strong first day of action in the women's heptathlon yesterday, redshirt junior Faith Novess was back at it on Sunday afternoon as she began her day with a leap of 5.06m in the long jump that was good for 576 points added to her total. The DeBeque, Colo., native then went on to post a more than eight-meter personal best in the javelin throw with a toss of 36.93m for 608 points before closing the multi event with a time of 2:38.34 in the 800m for 592 points. Novess' final point total of 4,773 points registers as an improvement on her existing NCAA qualifying mark in the event and ranks No. 2 all-time in UCCS outdoor program history.
• In the women's 1500m, sophomore Anna Fauske notched a slight improvement over her season-best mark with an altitude-converted time of 4:25.57 that was good for third place overall.
• Redshirt junior Anna Holland also made a small improvement on her season best mark in the women's hammer throw as she posted a national qualifying throw of 53.14m to finish first in the competition.
• The fourth and final provisional mark of the afternoon came at the men's high jump, where redshirt junior Skye Ciccarelli tied for the top mark in the field by clearing a bar height of 2.07m. His mark sits just shy of his season-best of 2.10m that entered the day tied for 22^nd overall in the nation.
• Novess continued her busy weekend in the women's high jump, posting a mark of 1.61m to finish in a tie for second place in the field.
• Redshirt junior Dillon Andrews was the lone competitor in the men's 400m hurdles as he crossed the line in 53.89s.
• UCCS had a pair of student-athletes racing in the men's 800m with sophomore Joseph Hamilton crossing the line eighth overall with a time of 1:56.40 and freshman Alex Herman posting a personal best time of 1:58.01 to take ninth place.

BEYOND THE RESULTS

• Novess' personal best mark of 36.93m in the javelin throw ranks No. 5 all-time in UCCS program history for the event. 

UP NEXT

• The qualifying field for the 2023 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be announced at approximately 4 p.m. (MT) on Tuesday, May 16. The national championship meet is set to take place at a familiar venue as RMAC foe Colorado State University Pueblo will host the three-day event at the CSUP ThunderBowl on May 25-27.

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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 16 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.