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Spartan Track & Field Earns Six Wins at Louisville Invitational
4/13/2019 6:04:00 PM | Track and Field
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Michigan State track & field took six event wins and posted several personal bests, wrapping up competition at the Louisville Invitational on Saturday at Cardinal Park.
"This meet has always been pretty good to us and historically we've had some wins and personal bests, we saw that again today," Director of track & field Walt Drenth said. "There were some bright spots in a lot of places. I was really pleased in how it went for us. Jerimiah (Evans) and Kayli (Johnson) really stood out in the shot and I thought Morgan (Beadlescomb) and Justine (Kiprotich) looked really good. I also thought Carlyn (Arteaga) looked great."
Track Events:
Junior Carlyn Arteaga won the women's 1,500-meter race with a time of 4:22.95, while senior Erin McDonald finished third with a personal best time of 4:24.19. MSU made it a sweep in the 1,500 as sophomore Morgan Beadlescomb took the men's victory in a time of 3:50.44.
Senior Justine Kiprotich won his second race in as many starts this season, taking the men's 800-meters in a time of 1:51.25. Kiprotich won the 1,500-meters to open the season at the Raleigh Relays two weeks ago. In the women's race, sophomore Annie Fuller crossed the line in 2:08.72 to finish in second place, while senior teammate Kayla Kavulich was right behind her, taking third with a personal record time of 2:09.83.
The Spartans got another victory in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase when junior Mackenzie Weiler crossed the finish line in 10:36.44. The men's 4x100 relay team of freshmen Peirre Brown and Joe Stevens, senior Devin McKinney and junior Savalas Morgan took second place in a time of 41.81.
Sophomore Brooke Bogan posted her second personal best in as many weeks in the women's 200-meter race, clocking 24.55 to take fifth place for MSU.
In the hurdles, senior Will Agodu finished third in the men's 110 race with a time of 14.04 seconds and freshman Jaiden Paris finished fifth in the women's race, improving her personal best to 13.78 seconds. Senior Taylor Mullins took second in the women's 400-meters, crossing the line in 1:01.36.
In the relays, the women's 4x400 team of senior Denise Spann, Brooke Bogan, freshman Haley Rathwell and Taylor Mullins took second place with a time of 3:46.76.
Field Events:
The Spartans earned their first win of the day in the women's shot put when sophomore Kayli Johnson posted a new personal best, with a farthest toss of 15.87 meters. Sophomore Jerimiah Evans also recorded a new personal record on the men's side at 18.47 meters, taking second place.
Senior Shelby Allen took the second field event win of the day, earning the women's triple jump title with a personal record leap of 12.40 meters.
In the only event on Friday, freshman Rebecca Mammel took third in the women's hammer throw with a career-best mark of 58.03 meters (190-05). Sophomore Nick Kramer (58.46 meters, 191-09) and freshman Dan Stone (52.93 meters, 173-08) took second and third, respectively, in the men's hammer throw.
Junior Asya Reynolds finished second in the women's long jump with a new career-best leap of 6.18 meters.
In the vaults, freshman Trevor Stephenson finished in second place with a top height of 4.85 meters (15-11). Sophomore Sophia Franklin took second place on the women's side, clearing 4.27 meters (14-00.00).
"I think we still have some growing up we can do as we move forward," Drenth said. "We got lucky in a couple places today, and I'd like to see us be sharp right off the bat. These days of competition are really long and we need to take care of ourselves. We need to get some of these together to be competitive at the conference meet. I thought we did a nice job today for being only the third meet."
The Spartans are back in action next week, April 19-20 at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, Virginia.
"This meet has always been pretty good to us and historically we've had some wins and personal bests, we saw that again today," Director of track & field Walt Drenth said. "There were some bright spots in a lot of places. I was really pleased in how it went for us. Jerimiah (Evans) and Kayli (Johnson) really stood out in the shot and I thought Morgan (Beadlescomb) and Justine (Kiprotich) looked really good. I also thought Carlyn (Arteaga) looked great."
Track Events:
Junior Carlyn Arteaga won the women's 1,500-meter race with a time of 4:22.95, while senior Erin McDonald finished third with a personal best time of 4:24.19. MSU made it a sweep in the 1,500 as sophomore Morgan Beadlescomb took the men's victory in a time of 3:50.44.
Senior Justine Kiprotich won his second race in as many starts this season, taking the men's 800-meters in a time of 1:51.25. Kiprotich won the 1,500-meters to open the season at the Raleigh Relays two weeks ago. In the women's race, sophomore Annie Fuller crossed the line in 2:08.72 to finish in second place, while senior teammate Kayla Kavulich was right behind her, taking third with a personal record time of 2:09.83.
The Spartans got another victory in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase when junior Mackenzie Weiler crossed the finish line in 10:36.44. The men's 4x100 relay team of freshmen Peirre Brown and Joe Stevens, senior Devin McKinney and junior Savalas Morgan took second place in a time of 41.81.
Sophomore Brooke Bogan posted her second personal best in as many weeks in the women's 200-meter race, clocking 24.55 to take fifth place for MSU.
In the hurdles, senior Will Agodu finished third in the men's 110 race with a time of 14.04 seconds and freshman Jaiden Paris finished fifth in the women's race, improving her personal best to 13.78 seconds. Senior Taylor Mullins took second in the women's 400-meters, crossing the line in 1:01.36.
In the relays, the women's 4x400 team of senior Denise Spann, Brooke Bogan, freshman Haley Rathwell and Taylor Mullins took second place with a time of 3:46.76.
Field Events:
The Spartans earned their first win of the day in the women's shot put when sophomore Kayli Johnson posted a new personal best, with a farthest toss of 15.87 meters. Sophomore Jerimiah Evans also recorded a new personal record on the men's side at 18.47 meters, taking second place.
Senior Shelby Allen took the second field event win of the day, earning the women's triple jump title with a personal record leap of 12.40 meters.
In the only event on Friday, freshman Rebecca Mammel took third in the women's hammer throw with a career-best mark of 58.03 meters (190-05). Sophomore Nick Kramer (58.46 meters, 191-09) and freshman Dan Stone (52.93 meters, 173-08) took second and third, respectively, in the men's hammer throw.
Junior Asya Reynolds finished second in the women's long jump with a new career-best leap of 6.18 meters.
In the vaults, freshman Trevor Stephenson finished in second place with a top height of 4.85 meters (15-11). Sophomore Sophia Franklin took second place on the women's side, clearing 4.27 meters (14-00.00).
"I think we still have some growing up we can do as we move forward," Drenth said. "We got lucky in a couple places today, and I'd like to see us be sharp right off the bat. These days of competition are really long and we need to take care of ourselves. We need to get some of these together to be competitive at the conference meet. I thought we did a nice job today for being only the third meet."
The Spartans are back in action next week, April 19-20 at the Virginia Challenge in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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