Women's Track & Field March 23, 2024

Pack concludes Aztec Invitational

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Nevada track and field concluded the Aztec Invitational Saturday afternoon, finishing third overall in the team standings with 77 points with a handful of personal records and all-time list appearances. The Pack finished ahead of Mountain West rivals UNLV while Arizona State took the crown in the women's standings with 108.50 points.

The four members of the Pack representing in javelin (Emily Poole, Hallee Hughes, Izzy Steerman, Johanna Haas) all advanced to the final of the event after their initial performances through the first three throws. In the final, Hughes would lead the Pack after reaching a new personal record mark of 46.03 meters on her sixth and final attempt, securing second place overall. Right behind Hughes was Poole, also reaching her furthest throw on her final attempt (45.47m), finishing third. Steerman would come in sixth (40.19), followed by Haas in eighth with a mark of 38.53 meters. With their finishes, the women would put a combined 18 points on the board for Nevada.

In the 4x100-meter relay, Nevada's 'A' squad made up of Kylee Parsons, Bonét Henderson, Annalies Kalma, and Magdalene George secured a seventh-place finish in a time of 46.41, scoring four points, while Nevada's 'B' team (Lilly Gregg, Sarah Marske, Madison Kalberer, Jasmine Harris) finished 13^th with a time of 47.59.

Nevada had three teams compete in the 4x400 meter relay, with Nevada's 'A' team finishing fifth in a time of 3:47.03. Nevada's 'B' and 'C' squads claimed sixth and ninth respectively.

The first individual track event of the day featured Sarah Marske in the 100-meter hurdles, claiming a 13^th place finish in a time of 13.85. In the 400 meters, Annalies Kalma saw a new personal record of 54.53, moving up to fourth all-time in the event in school history and placing fourth overall, scoring five points. Jasmine Harris (59.71) was 27^th.

Rayven Nealey and Natasha Chetty represented the Pack in the long jump. Chetty secured a 16^th place finish with a new outdoor personal record mark of 5.64 meters. Nealey earned a new personal record mark twice on her first and third attempts, first reaching 6.03 meters and then on her third, 6.08 meters, to advance to the final. Her mark of 6.08 meters is now third all-time in Nevada school history. In the final, Nealey would finish third, adding on six more points to Nevada's overall team total.

In the 100 meters, the Wolf Pack had six members of the team represented in the event. Leading the charge was Magdalene George, who claimed ninth in a new personal record time of 11.67, moving up from her previous spot on the all-time list to tied for sixth. Bonét Henderson (12.37) and Kylee Parsons (12.46) came in 35^th and 40^th respectively, while Marske, seeing her second race of the afternoon, was 43^rd (12.56). Rounding out the field were Lilly Gregg and Johanna Haas who finished 49^th and 50^th.

Hughes's second event of the day featured the discus, where she advanced to the final after her three initial throws, ultimately finishing ninth with her furthest mark of 37.06 meters.

Kylee Denver represented Nevada solo in the 800 meters, finishing with a time of 2:17.55 to earn 15^th. In the 400-meter hurdles, Ovedje saw the highest finish for Nevada in seventh with a time of 1:02.23. Close behind was Melia Middleton in ninth (1:02.86). Kylie Burton (1:03.07), Brynn McNabb (1:06.26), and Leylah Diaz (1:06.44) finished 12^th, 22^nd, and 24^th respectively.

The pole vault trio made up of Alyssa Carson, Samantha Irwin, and Shayla Pedersen had a successful outing overall. Carson saw a massive personal record (3.72m), tying for seventh place in the event. Her mark came just outside of the Nevada all-time list in the event. Irwin also saw a new personal record mark (3.50m) tying for 17^th overall. Pedersen (3.27m) was tied for 22^nd.

Nealey, alongside Maria Paz Milani and Meekness Dogonyaro, secured second, third, and fourth place finishes in the triple jump, with marks of 12.29 meters, 12.27 meters, and 12.16 meters.

The Pack will have double the fun next week as they continue the outdoor season competing at both the Stanford Invitational and the Mike Fanelli Invitational March 31-April 1.

Results (Nevada)

Javelin
2. Hallee Hughes – 46.03m
3. Emily Poole – 45.47m
6. Izzy Steerman – 40.19m
8. Johanna Haas – 38.53m

Long Jump
3. Rayven Nealey – 6.08m
16. Natasha Chetty – 5.64m

Pole Vault
T-7. Alyssa Carson – 3.72m
T-17. Samantha Irwin – 3.57m
T-22. Shayla Pedersen – 3.27m

4x100 meter relay
7. Nevada 'A' (Kylee Parsons, Bonét Henderson, Annalies Kalma, Magdalene George) – 46.41
13. Nevada 'B' (Lilly Gregg, Sarah Marske, Madison Kalberer, Jasmine Harris) – 47.59

100-meter hurdles
13. Sarah Marske – 13.85
OkeOghene Ovedje – DQ

Discus
9. Hallee Hughes – 37.06 meters

400 meters
4. Annalies Kalma – 54.53
27. Jasmine Harris – 59.71

Triple Jump
2. Rayven Nealey – 12.29m
3. Maria Paz Milani – 12.27m
4. Meekness Dogonyaro – 12.16m

100 meters
9. Magdalene George – 11.67
35. Bonét Henderson – 12.37
40. Kylee Parsons – 12.46
43. Sarah Marske – 12.56
49. Lilly Gregg – 12.67
50. Johanna Haas – 12.68

800 meters
15. Kylee Denver – 2:17.55

400-meter hurdles
7. OkeOghene Ovedje – 1:02.23
9. Melia Middleton – 1:02.86
12. Kylie Burton – 1:03.07
22. Brynn McNabb – 1:06.26
24. Leylah Diaz – 1:06.44

200 meters
5. Magdalene George – 24.42
11. Natasha Chetty – 24.81
13. Bonét Henderson – 25.04
21. Lilly Gregg – 25.74
22. Kylee Parsons – 25.76
36. Johanna Haas – 27.08

4x400 meter relay
5. Nevada 'A' (Kylee Parsons, Annalies Kalma, Melia Middleton, Halyn Senegal) – 3:47.03
6. Nevada 'B' (Madison Kalberer, Bonét Henderson, Sarah Marske, Lilly Gregg) – 3:50.56
9. Nevada 'C' (Kylie Burton, OkeOghene Ovedje, Jasmine Harris, Leylah Diaz) – 4:04.76

Final Team Standings