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From left, Wyoming's Jennifer Schmitz and Shaylee Babbitt compete in the prelims of the 100-meter hurdles on Friday in the Mountain West Conference Championships. Both qalified for Saturday's finals.
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Women's team results
MWC Day 3 results
By Bobby Abplanalp
Wyoming Sports.org
At the conclusion of the third day of the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the Wyoming Cowgirls have had some highs and lows and currently sit in eighth place.
Among the highs was junior Emily Higgins winning the 3,000-meter steeplechase championship with a time of 11 minutes, 5.88 seconds, which qualified her for the Regional Championships in Norman, Okla., on May 29-30.
Sharon Larrier won the second preliminary heat in the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.22, which also qualified her for regional’s. The senior currently sits atop the preliminary standings.
“Today’s performance was solid. Everything that happened today looks good for tomorrow,” Larrier said. “I think everybody is looking to hit a high mark tomorrow.”
Sophomore Afiya Walker finished fifth in the 400-meter dash preliminaries with a time of 55.10, which is a personal record and qualified her for Saturday’s finals.
Defending champion Shaylee Babbitt sits in third after the 100-meter hurdle preliminaries. The senior scored a time of 13.73, which qualified her for regional’s. Babbitt will compete in Saturday’s finals.
“Everybody is really good,” Babbitt said. “Some had personal bests and made it to the finals. It’s already been better than indoors (finals), which is what Coach (Quincy Howe) wanted in the first place, so we’ll just keep trucking along and keep doing what we’re doing.”
Junior Jennifer Schmitz set a personal record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.93, which qualified her for the finals. She currently sits in sixth place of the preliminaries.
Senior Lindsey Fuller placed 11th in the long jump with a leap of 17-feet, 1 ½ feet.
Sophomore Emily Byra finished ninth in the 10,000-meter run, followed by freshman and sophomore teammates Maya Martinez (15th), and Alysha Davis (did not finish).
Sophomore Amanda Aimone, and freshman Kaylee Beddes each finished the discus throw finals at 17th and 21st with tosses of 135-9 and 127-9, respectively.
Those who did not qualify for their respective events were freshmen Kelly Gray, Elisa Etchemendy, Chantel Bernabo, junior Andrea Frary, and seniors Joi Smith, and Jenelle Garber.
After seven events, Brigham Young leads the pack with 64 points, followed by Colorado State (53), New Mexico (34.5), Utah (34), Air Force (25), San Diego State (24.5), Texas Christian (20), Wyoming (10), and Nevada-Las Vegas (5).
MWC Day 3 results
By Bobby Abplanalp
Wyoming Sports.org
At the conclusion of the third day of the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the Wyoming Cowgirls have had some highs and lows and currently sit in eighth place.
Among the highs was junior Emily Higgins winning the 3,000-meter steeplechase championship with a time of 11 minutes, 5.88 seconds, which qualified her for the Regional Championships in Norman, Okla., on May 29-30.
Sharon Larrier won the second preliminary heat in the 400-meter dash with a time of 54.22, which also qualified her for regional’s. The senior currently sits atop the preliminary standings.
“Today’s performance was solid. Everything that happened today looks good for tomorrow,” Larrier said. “I think everybody is looking to hit a high mark tomorrow.”
Sophomore Afiya Walker finished fifth in the 400-meter dash preliminaries with a time of 55.10, which is a personal record and qualified her for Saturday’s finals.
Defending champion Shaylee Babbitt sits in third after the 100-meter hurdle preliminaries. The senior scored a time of 13.73, which qualified her for regional’s. Babbitt will compete in Saturday’s finals.
“Everybody is really good,” Babbitt said. “Some had personal bests and made it to the finals. It’s already been better than indoors (finals), which is what Coach (Quincy Howe) wanted in the first place, so we’ll just keep trucking along and keep doing what we’re doing.”
Junior Jennifer Schmitz set a personal record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.93, which qualified her for the finals. She currently sits in sixth place of the preliminaries.
Senior Lindsey Fuller placed 11th in the long jump with a leap of 17-feet, 1 ½ feet.
Sophomore Emily Byra finished ninth in the 10,000-meter run, followed by freshman and sophomore teammates Maya Martinez (15th), and Alysha Davis (did not finish).
Sophomore Amanda Aimone, and freshman Kaylee Beddes each finished the discus throw finals at 17th and 21st with tosses of 135-9 and 127-9, respectively.
Those who did not qualify for their respective events were freshmen Kelly Gray, Elisa Etchemendy, Chantel Bernabo, junior Andrea Frary, and seniors Joi Smith, and Jenelle Garber.
After seven events, Brigham Young leads the pack with 64 points, followed by Colorado State (53), New Mexico (34.5), Utah (34), Air Force (25), San Diego State (24.5), Texas Christian (20), Wyoming (10), and Nevada-Las Vegas (5).
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