PUEBLO, Colo. – The Colorado State University Pueblo men's and women's track and field teams concluded its three-week run of home events here Saturday as the ThunderWolves set three school records, 25 season best marks and 10 NCAA Division II provisional marks at the CSU Pueblo Open held at the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl.
 
Saturday's meet was the third consecutive home outdoor track and field meet this season for the Pack as they have also hosted the Dr. Dan Caprioglio Early Bird Invitational two weeks ago and the Spank Blasing Invitational last weekend.
 
At the event, CSU Pueblo won a total of seven events (four by the women and three for the men) and they recorded 14 Top 3 finishes at the two-day meet.
 
On the women's side, the Pack set one new school record, recorded 13 season-best marks and had three NCAA provisional marks.
 
The school record that was broken came in the shot put as sophomore Katherine Higgins (Mead, Colo./Ponderosa) posted an NCAA provisional mark and took home first place in the event with a mark of 15.45 meters (50'8.25"). The mark bettered the old mark of 14.85 set by Jenna McKinley at the Jo Meaker Classic in 2021. Higgins' mark is tops in NCAA Division II this season. In addition to her first-place finish in the shot put, Higgins was also first in the discus with a season-best mark of 43.54 meters (142'10").
 
Freshman Febe Wessels (Pretoria, South Africa) posted a second place finish in the javelin with a mark of 37.76 meters (123'11").
 
In the high jump, sophomore Mikayla Jones (Aurora, Colo./Vista Peak Prep) recorded a first place finish with a season-best and NCAA provisional mark of 1.69 meters (5'6.50"). The 1.69 meter mark is fifth-best in NCAA Division II. In addition to the high jump, Jones posted a season best mark in the long jump of 5.30 meters (17'4.75") and was second in the triple jump with a season-best mark of 11.45 meters (37'6.75").
 
The other first place win on Saturday for the Pack came from sophomore Helen Braybrook (Frieston, United Kingdom/Oakham School) as she recorded a season-best and an NCAA provisional time of 4.22.89, which is the second-best time in NCAA Division II this season.
 
CSU Pueblo's two relay teams – 4-x-100 relay and 4-x-400 relays – each finished in third place on Saturday. The 4-x-100 relay team recorded a season-best time of 49.59, while the 4-x-400 relay team posted a season-best time of 3:54.63. The members of the 4-x-100 relay team were senior Erin Case (Parker, Colo./Loveland), freshman Skyler Kimble (Gig Harbor, Wash./Gig Harbor), freshman Gabrielle Dunich (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo Central) and senior Ashley Miller (Monroe, Iowa/Minot State), while the members of the 4-x-400 relay team were Braybrook, sophomore Taylor Holland (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo County), sophomore Ella Harris (Star, Idaho/Eagle) and Dunich.
 
The other season best marks came in the 3,000 Steeplechase as sophomore Margot Thomas-Gatel (Chapet, Ile-de-France, France/Notre Dame Les Oiseaux) posted a time of 11:24.32 to finish in fourth place, while Harris was seventh in the 400 hurdles with a season best time of 1:07.52. Redshirt freshman Sarah Renberg (Fresno, Calif./Edison) was seventh in the 5,000-meter run with a season-best time of 18:34.25. Miller was 17th in the 100-meter dash with a season best time of 12.70 and freshman Mary Scroggins (Rangely, Colo./Rangely) was 19th in 100 hurdles with a season best time of 17.91.
 
Meanwhile, on the men's side, the Pack recorded 12 season best performances, seven NCAA provisional marks, two school records, five first place finishes and nine Top 3 finishes.
 
Both school record marks came in field events as freshman Cedrick Kassi (Plano, Texas/Plano West) was third in the triple jump with a school record leap of 14.88 meters (48'10"), which was an NCAA provisional mark. Kassi's jump is currently ranked 10th in NCAA Division II.
 
Meanwhile, the other school record was set by senior Justin Jenks (Helena, Mont./Helena Capital) set a new school record in the hammer throw with a season-best, NCAA provisional and first place mark of 59.30 meters (194'7"), which is 11th best in NCAA Division II. Jenks' mark bettered his old school record of 54.66 meters at the Maverick Invitational in 2022.
 
In addition to the hammer throw, Jenks also was first in the shot put with a season-best mark of 18.88 meters (61'11.50"), which is tops in NCAA Division II. Along with Jenks, senior Nate Miller (Colorado Springs, Colo./Widefield) was second in the event with a mark of 18.29 meters (60'0.25"), which is third-best in NCAA Division II. Miller's mark was also an NCAA provisional mark.
 
Miller was fourth in the discus with a season-best mark of 49.25 meters (161'7") and was third in the hammer throw with a mark of 54.14 meters (177'7").
 
Senior Carl Schmidt (Wiesbaden, Germany/Elly-Heuss School) was third in the long jump with an NCAA provisional and season-best mark of 7.32 meters (24'0.25").
 
In the track events, the Pack recorded three first place finishes as the 4-x-400 relay team came in first place with a season-best and NCAA provisional time of 3:12.75, which is sixth-best in NCAA Division II. The members of the 4-x-400 relay team were Schmidt, sophomore Reece Sharman-Newell (Hampshire, England), junior Kaleb Tipton (Lawton, Okla./Lawton) and junior Tyrell Smith (Colorado Springs, Colo./Mesa Ridge).
 
Sharman-Newell also recorded a first place finish individually in the 800-meter run with an NCAA provisional and season-best time of 1:47.41, which is second-best in NCAA Division II.
 
The Pack went first, second and third in the 10,000-meter run as junior Matthew Roberds (Colorado Springs, Colo./Mesa Ridge) recorded a winning time of 32:47.86, while junior Ritchie Roberds (Colorado Springs, Colo./Mesa Ridge) was second with a time of 32:53.00 and junior Lucas Westbrook (Loveland, Colo./Loveland) was third with a time of 32:56.42.
 
Smith recorded a second-place finish in the 100-meter dash and a third-place finish in the 200-meter dash with season-best times of 10.50 in the 100 and 21.23 in the 200. Smith's time of 10.50 in the 100 is the second fastest time in NCAA Division II.
 
The Pack's 4-x-100 relay team was fourth with a season-best time of 41.84. The members of the 4-x-100 relay team were Kassi, junior Terrel Johnson (Fairbanks, Alaska/West Valley), freshman Ryan King (Pueblo, Colo./Pueblo West) and freshman Keith McInnis (Denver, Colo./Denver North).
 
Johnson posted a season-best time in the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.54 to finish in ninth place, while sophomore Joseph Harker (Rehoboth, N.M./Bryant & Stratton College) was seventh in the 3,000 Steeplechase with a season-best time of 9:55.65.
 
The Pack will return to action on April 13-14 as they travel to Azusa, Calif., to compete at the Brian Clay Invitational.
 
Here are the complete results from the CSU Pueblo Open
WOMEN
100 meters
17. Miller, 12.70 (season-best time)
 
200 meters
23. Miller, 26.51
31. Kimble, 27.59
 
400 meters
14. Case, 1:00.78
 
800 meters
8. Jadyn Herron-Jonap, 2:14.43
 
1,500 meters
1. Braybrook, 4:28.54 (NCAA Provisional / season-best time)
7. Holland, 4:39.67
 
5,000 meters
7. Renberg, 18:34.25 (season-best time)
12. Halle Schmitz, 19:14.57
 
100 hurdles
19. Scroggins, 17.91 (season-best time)
 
400 hurdles
7. Harris, 1:07.52 (season-best time)
 
3,000 Steeplechase
4. Thomas-Gatel, 11:24.32 (season-best time)
 
4-x-100 Relay
3. CSU Pueblo 'A' – 49.59 (Case, Kimble, Dunich, Miller) – (season-best time)
 
4-x-400 Relay
3. CSU Pueblo 'A' – 3:554.63 (Braybrook, Holland, Harris, Dunich) – (season-best time)
7. CSU Pueblo 'B' – 4:05.43 (Scroggins, Herron-Jonap, Case, Miller)
 
High jump
1. Jones, 1.69 meters (5'6.50") – NCAA provisional and season-best time
 
Long jump
9. Jones, 5.30 meters (17'4.75") – (season-best time)
 
Triple jump
2. Jones, 11.45 meters (37'6.75") – (season-best time)
 
Shot put
1. Higgins, 15.45 meters (50'8.25") – NCAA provisional, school record and season-best
12. Olivia Mikaelian, 10.90 meters (35'9.25")
 
Discus
1. Higgins, 43.54 meters (142'10") – (season-best time)
2. Wessels, 42.73 meters (140'2")
 
Hammer
7. Higgins, 43.28 meters (142'0")
10. Mikaelian, 41.49 meters (136'1")
13. Wessels, 37.17 meters (121'11")
 
Javelin
2. Wessels, 37.76 meters (123'11")
5. Megan Dickinson, 35.27 meters (115'8")
17. Scroggins, 23.89 meters (78'4")
 
MEN
100 meters
2. Smith, 10.50 (season-best time)
17. Evan Johnson, 11.02
28. Cesar Sanchez Acosta, 11.58
 
200 meters
3. Smith, 21.23 (season-best time)
31. Sanchez Acosta, 23.63
35. Mario Franco, 24.72
 
400 meters
5. King, 49.82
 
800 meters
1. Sharman-Newell, 1:47.41 (NCAA provisional / season-best time)
 
1,500 meters
9. Matisse Virey, 3:56.28
12. Tipton, 3:58.31
 
10,000 meters
1. M. Roberds, 32:47.86
2. R. Roberds, 32:53.00
3. Westbrook, 32:56.42
 
110 hurdles
9. Johnson, 15.54 (season-best time)
 
3,000 Steeplechase
7. Harker, 9:55.65 (season-best time)
 
4-x-100 Relay
4. CSU Pueblo 'A' – 41.84 (Kassi, Johnson, King, McInnis)
 
4-x-400 Relay
1.CSU Pueblo 'A' – 3:12.75 (Schmidt, Sharman-Newell, Tipton, Smith) - (NCAA provisional / season-best time)
6. CSU Pueblo 'B' – 3:22.17 (King, Kassi, McInnis, Johnson)
 
High jump
7. McInnis, 1.95 meters (6'4.75")
 
Long jump
3. Schmidt, 7.32 meters (24'0.25") (NCAA provisional / season-best time)
10. T, Johnson, 7.12 meters (23'4.50")
 
Triple jump
3. Kassi, 14.88 meters (48'10") (NCAA provisional / school record / season-best time)
 
Shot put
1. Jenks, 18.88 meters (61'11,50") (NCAA provisional / season-best time)
2. Miller, 18.29 meters (60'0.25") – (NCAA provisional)
9. Xavier Freeman, 14.39 meters (47'2.50")
10. Lucas Moran, 14.25 meters (46'9")
17. Moosah Alsaffar, 12.08 meters (39;7.75")
 
Discus
4. Miller, 49.25 meters (161'7")
14. Jenks, 41.68 meters (136'9")
15. Freeman, 40,10 meters (131'7")
 
Hammer
1.Jenks, 59.30 meters (194'7") – (NCAA provisional, school record, season-best time)
3. Miller, 54.14 meters (177'7")
9. Moran, 49.80 meters (163'5")
22. Freeman, 38.80 meters (127'3")
 
Javelin
9. Alsaffar, 48.62 meters (159.6")
13. Zakk Thomas, 46.69 meters (153'2")
18. T. Johnson, 36.80 meters (120'9")