GUNNISON, Colo.— The Colorado Mesa University women's indoor track and field team won seven more events during an impressive performance at the Mountaineer Open & Multi on Saturday here at Western Colorado University's Mountaineer Field House.
The efforts came after
Mica Jenrette won the pentathlon with a NCAA Division II Championship provisional qualifying score of 3,511 points on Friday.
CMU's winners on Saturday included
Rachel Crutcher,
Averie Griffith,
Lindsay Parsons and distance medley relay team on the track along with Shaya Chenowth,
Josie Coffey and
Kiana Jackson in the jumping events.
Griffith got things underway as she took the 60-meter hurdles in 9.38 seconds while teammate
Jordan Brockman was third in 9.52.
Crutcher took the 400 meters in 58.61 seconds to move into the No. 6 spot in program history while
Sierra Arceneaux took second place in 59.17 to take the No. 8 spot in Maverick lore.
Meanwhile, Parsons won the 5,000 meters in 18:52.57, nearly a minute faster than her previous personal-best. She also moved her up two spots to fifth in Maverick history with the effort.
The redshirt senior then came back to anchor the relay team, which ran by itself to a time of 13:50.54.
Alyssa Britton,
Amber Valdez and
Brooke Miller had the earlier carries.
Chenoweth won the long jump with a leap of 5.48 meters (17 feet, 11 ¾ inches) and was edged out in a photo finish in the 60 meters, posting a time of 7.71 seconds after running a 7.65 in the prelims. Arceneaux was the top qualifier out of the prelims at 7.63 seconds and chose not to run in the finals. Her preliminary round time met the Division II Championship provisional qualifying standard despite the altitude-adjustment.
Coffey led a contingent of five Mavericks in the high jump, clearing 1.57 meters (5-1.75) on her first attempt at the height to win on a tie-breaker.
The Mavs also went 1-2 in the triple jump as
Kiana Jackson won with a mark of 11.74 meters (38-6.25) while
Chian DeLoach was second at 11.13 meters (36-6.25).
In the throwing circles,
Heather Yackey took second in the shot put with a season-best of 11.14 meters (36-6.75) while taking third in the weight throw at 11.36 meters (37-3.25).
Serenity Burnett-Perry also finished third in the 200 meters with a time of 26.10 meters to take the No. 9 position on CMU's all-time performers list.
Freshman
Daisy Rinehart also took third in the pole vault, clearing 3.30 meters (10-10) to move up two spots to third in program history.
Amber Valdez (2:28.50) and
Kendall White (11:45.71) also took third in the 800 and 3,000 meters, respectively.
The Maverick men won ten events and set three new or improved NCAA Division II Championship provisional qualifying marks.
Both Maverick squads will continue the season next week sending athletes to both the New Mexico Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico and the Mines Winter Classic in Golden, Colorado next Friday and Saturday.
