AUSTIN, Texas – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs track & field team opened their trip to the Lone Star State on Thursday with a strong showing that saw five student-athletes post NCAA provisional qualifying marks while competing at the 98^th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and the Bobcat Invitational.
 
INSIDE THE 98^TH CLYDE LITTLEFIELD TEXAS RELAYS
Location: UT Mike A. Myers Stadium | Austin, Texas
 
INSIDE THE BOBCAT INVITATIONAL
Location: TSU Track & Field Complex | San Marcos, Texas
 
HOW IT HAPPENED | 98^th CLYDE LITTLEFIELD TEXAS RELAYS

• Junior Krissie Sanders put together a strong effort in the preliminary round of the women's 400m hurdles as she posted a season-best NCAA provisional qualifying time of 1:00.22 that was good for 23^rd place finish in the 33-person field and registered as the third-fastest mark among NCAA Division II athletes in the competition. In the timed final section of the women's 400m hurdles, senior Abigail Frey finished 11^th overall out of 29 athletes as she posted a time of 1:02.85.
• Competing in a men's hammer throw field consisting primarily of NCAA Division I athletes, senior Michael Roberts and junior Hayden Cuevas more than held their own as Roberts secured a 13^th place finish out of 23 competitors with a season-best provisional qualifying toss of 58.62m while Cuevas notched a 16^th place finish with a personal and season best provisional qualifying mark of 57.56m.
• In the women's hammer throw, senior Savannah Jorgens was the lone Mountain Lion in action as she posted a 22^nd place finish with a toss of 43.89m.

HOW IT HAPPENED | BOBCAT INVITATIONAL

• Redshirt junior KJ McInnis had a huge performance in Section B of the men's long jump as he uncorked a personal best NCAA provisional qualifying leap of 7.41m to secure a fourth place finish out of 26 competitors in the event.
• Senior Kyle Demos surpassed the NCAA provisional qualifying threshold in the men's discus throw for the first time this outdoor season with a season-best toss of 51.59m as he placed seventh overall out 15 competitors in Section A of the event.
• In Section B of the women's long jump, freshman Jillian Hennessy came through with a jump of 5.60m on her third attempt in the competition to earn qualification for the finals in the event and went on to improve her mark to a season-best 5.73m on her sixth and final leap as she secured an eighth place finish in the 29-person field.
• The Mountain Lions had a pair of top five finishers among the 42-person field in Section B of the men's 100m dash with freshman Noah Brown claiming fourth place overall in a time of 10.56s and freshman Michael Ryan Cruzado securing fifth place overall in a time of 10.57s.
• In Section B of the women's 100m dash, junior Taryn Fettig was the first UCCS student-athlete to cross the finish line as she notched a sixth place finish out of 37 sprinters with a time of 12.08s. Freshman Katie Jewell joined Fettig inside the top 10 finishers in the competition as she took ninth place overall with a time of 12.14s.
• Junior Zane Bullock notched a season-best performance in the women's 200m dash as she clocked a time of 24.62s for a fourth place finish out of 50 competitors in Section B of the event.
• The Mountain Lions had three student-athletes competing in Section B of the men's 200m dash and it was freshman Revano Plummer who crossed the finish line first as he secured eighth place overall out of 43 competitors with a season and personal best time of 21.43s. Senior Sebastien Jean was the 20^th place finisher in the event with a time of 21.72s, while redshirt junior Andrew Muncy claimed 31^st place with a time of 21.97s.

BEYOND THE RESULTS

• With his toss of 57.56m in the men's hammer throw, Cuevas improved to No. 4 all-time in UCCS men's outdoor program history for the event.

UP NEXT

• The Mountain Lions will be back in action tomorrow at the 98^th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and Bobcat Invitational, while the distance runners will get underway with the first day of competition at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in San Francisco, Calif.

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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs competes in 14 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.