Air Force Academy
Rocky Mountain Classic
Falcons Claim Five Wins at Rocky Mountain Classic
2/21/2014 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Feb. 21, 2014
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - Highlighted by top-10 list incursions from junior Danielle Tabb and freshman Mikayla Robertson, members of the Air Force track and field team picked up five first-place finishes during the Rocky Mountain Classic in Laramie, Wyo., on Friday, Feb. 21.
Tabb became just the third member of the women's team to surpass the 50-foot mark in the shot put, as she bettered the field by over two feet to win the event with a distance of 50'0¾". Robertson, competing in just her second collegiate meet, recorded a triple jump of 37'8½" to win the event title and debut in seventh on the program's all-time list.
Sophomore Riley Vann won the women's pole vault with a clearance of 11'5¾", while freshman Zoe Casteel used a matching height to take second on attempts. Fellow freshmen Montana Pellegrini and Emily Smithwick tied for third with matching heights of 10'6". On the men's side, junior Joey Uhle finished first with a clearance at the 16'10" bar, while freshman Kyle Pater recorded a career-best 16'0¾" to take second. Senior Elliott Beski rounded out the top-three with a height of 15'7".
Junior Blue Kearney collected the Falcons' fifth victory of the night, as he recorded a distance of 23'5¼" to win the long jump.
Air Force also accounted for four runner-up finishes on the night, including both of those positions in the two high jump events. Junior Evan McDowell took second in the men's event with a clearance of 6'0¾", while freshman Taelor Eyre matched her personal-best height of 5'3" to earn the same finish in the women's event. Sophomore Kegan Garnett finished second in the triple jump (career-best 44'11"), while sophomore Grant Hamilton and senior William Kent earned the same finishes in the shot put (55'11¾") and weight throw (59'5"), respectively.
The Falcons collected two of the top-three spots in both the men's and women's shot put. Freshman Darby Maier finished third in the men's event (52'5¼"), while sophomore Katelyn Holland used a throw of 42'4" to take third in the women's field. Senior Becca Bauman rounded out the Falcons' top-three finishers from the field, as she recorded a distance of 50'5½" to take third in the weight throw.
A small handful of sprinters also traveled to War Memorial Fieldhouse to compete in events on the straightaway. Freshman Zach Johnson, sophomore Joey Wilkin and freshman Alexa Chacon led the group with third-place finishes in their respective events. Johnson clocked a time of 6.62 to pace the Falcons to four of top-six finishes in the 55-meter dash, while Wilkin (7.54) and Chacon (8.27) captured third place finishes in their finals of the 55-meter hurdles.
The Falcons return to the Academy next week to host the 2014 Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships. The three-day meet, which begins with the heptathlon and pentathlon on Thursday, Feb. 27, runs through Saturday, March 1, at the Cadet Field House Indoor Track.
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