SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.– As the month of April kicks off, the Wolf Pack track and field team competed in two meets this Friday. The meets saw some personal bests and a couple of Nevada all-time marks throughout a long day of competition.
Stanford Invitational
One of the first big marks during the day was in the Collegiate long jump, which saw junior Rayven Nealey move to ninth all-time at Nevada. Her mark of 5.91 meters was good enough to not only pass Brooke Wilson's 2000 record, but also won her the event.
Also in the event was senior Hanah Smrt, who ended the event fifth with her mark of 5.62m. Junior Maria Milani would earn a new personal best with her sixth-place distance of 5.61m. This beating her old personal best of 5.54m. Senior Nicola Ader competed in the Invite long jump, which saw the senior finish the meet in third with a distance of 6.09m.
The two other all-time marks saw Pack athletes finish in 10th. Senior Iesha Hamm finished the high jump with her mark of 1.75m. This good enough to tie the 10th Nevada all-time mark and finish the event in second. Ader also competed in this event and finished in third with a height of 1.70m.
Sophomore Sarah Marske would move on to the 100m hurdles finals at the Invitational, and finished the event in seventh with her time of 14.24. This time was .01 seconds faster than her personal best and makes her the sole 10th all-time mark at Nevada. Ader also moved on to the finals in this event, where the senior finished in fourth with a time of 13.84. Both athletes ran faster than their preliminary marks.
In the pole vault, multiple athletes were close to personal bests. Freshman Camrin Dolcini, the only vaulter to compete in the Invite, finished in sixth with a height of 3.60m. This mark only .01m below her personal best. In the Collegiate, sophomore Samantha Irwin finished with a mark of 3.30m. This also being just .01m away from her personal best. Freshmen Shayla Pedersen and Hannah Watson both finished with 3.15m marks.
Some other top marks during the meet include junior Emily Costello who finished in second with a time of 54.99. The other mark set by a Pack athlete was sophomore Lillian Gregg who finished in 15th with a time of 57.32.
The 400m hurdles saw two top-10 marks from the Pack. Senior Carolyn Ross finished in sixth with a time of 1:02.40. Sophomore Kylie Burton would finish this race in eighth with a time of 1:03.64. Her time being just under a second of her personal best of 1:02.77.
Finally, the Invite javelin throw saw one Pack member compete. Sophomore Emily Poole finished in fifth with a mark of 41.90m.
Mike Fanelli Track Classic
The Mike Fanelli Track Classic saw plenty of action from the Pack's distance runners, starting the day off with the 1500m run.
Freshman Alison Graf would end the meet with the top mark on the team. Her time of 4:38.56 was good enough for an 11th place overall finish. The time was just a couple seconds off of her personal best record of 4:36.02. Just behind Graf in 15th was senior Tabatha Walford, who earned a time of 4:40.3.
Other times in the 1500m included a 4:49.70 time by Madelyn Shipman. This being a personal best for Shipman, beating her old mark of 4:52.47. Senior Alexis Melendrez and freshman Claire Nelson both competed in their first collegiate 1500m. Melendrez finished on top of her heat with a time of 4:50.95, while Nelson earned a time of 4:57.59.
The other event at the Mike Fanelli Classis was the 5000m run. The best time by the Pack was set by senior Kalia Pfeffer, who finished 22nd with her time of 17:25.10. This being Pfeffer's first collegiate 5k.
Another big mark during the event included a time of 18:10.07 by sophomore Marena Middleton. This being a personal best for Middleton as she beats her old mark of 18:44.56.
The Nevada track and field team will look to get back in action tomorrow for the final days of both the Mike Fanelli Classic and the Stanford Invitational.
