April 2, 2016
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LOS ANGELES - The Nevada Wolf Pack track & field team finished things up at the UCLA Legends of Track & Field Invite Saturday with several strong performances, including some moves on the all-time list.
The best and most impressive results came in the morning field events as seven Nevada athletes competed in the javelin throw and high jump. Sophomore Katia Coquis-Lossio took first in the javelin with a new personal record mark of 152 feet and three inches. The throw put her at 10th on the Nevada all-time list in what is Coquis-Lossio's debut in the record book. Junior Nicole Wadden finished third in the high jump with a mark of five feet and 8.75 inches, moving her up to sixth on the list. Sophomore Anna DuBois claimed a personal best in the shot put. Her mark of 46 feet and 1.25 inches was good enough for fifth in the event and improved her ninth all-time mark. Senior Caitlin Devitt-Payne claimed victory in the 1500 meter, and Makeya White took third in the 100 meter dash.
The day got started with one of the strongest events for the Wolf Pack in the javelin. Entering finals, three Pack throwers remained, including Coquis-Lossio. While hanging up at the front of the group, the Spain native hadn't moved into one of the higher spots yet. With one throw to go, the sophomore took a deep breathe and just threw. The final throw ended up being not only her best of the day, but the best throw of the entire competition. The mark of 152 feet and three inches also put Coquis-Lossio on the Nevada all-time list at No. 10. Seniors Raffaela Wiesbeck and Alyssa Zunino also placed in fourth and fifth, respectively, with Zunino throwing a season's best 142' 5".
"There wasn't really a lot going through my head going into that final throw," Coquis-Lossio said. "I mean, I was still focused, but I wasn't over concentrating on my form or anything. I just threw. I didn't even realize it had gone that far after it landed."
Success continued for Nevada in the field events over at the high jump pit. In a very crowded field, Wadden found herself in the final five competitors. Looking at a height of five feet and 8.75 inches, what would be a new personal best, Wadden missed her first attempt. Determined to move up in the record books, Wadden took off again, getting the mark on her second attempt. The 2016 Mountain West pentathlon champion moved to tied for sixth on the Nevada all-time list and took third on the day.
DuBois built on her success from her Hornet Invite shot put performance, where she moved to ninth on the all-time list. With a new personal record of 46 feet and 1.25 inches, actually coming from her first throw, DuBois took fifth in the highly competitive field. While not moving up in the record book, DuBois did make it harder to catch her at the moment, improving on her previous all-time mark by more than seven inches.
The theme of winning in distance carried over from Friday night into the 1500 meter Saturday afternoon. Running in the only heat of the event, senior Caitlin Devitt-Payne pulled way ahead of the group early with only herself to keep pace after two and a half laps. But, headed into the final 150 meters, Cornell runner Briar Brumley made an attempt at the top spot. Devitt-Payne was able to fight her off, using her large lead to stay in first with an official time of 4:36.12.
The sprints also went well for Nevada. Sophomore Makeya White was the top finisher on the day for Nevada, taking third in the 100m dash. Junior Fiyin Olusola also logged a top five finish, coming in fourth in the 100m hurdles. Sophomore Alyssa Porter earned two new personal records Saturday afternoon with a time of 12.19 in the 100m dash, a .04 second improvements, and a finish in the 200m dash of 25.34 seconds, a .09 second improvement.
Nevada will get a weekend off, but will compete again with a split squad April 15-16 across three meets in Southern California.
