Falcons Travel to Jim Click Shootout in Arizona
4/11/2014 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
April 10, 2014
The Air Force track and field team returns to Arizona for the second time in four weeks, as it travels to Tucson on Saturday, April 12. The Falcons, who opened the outdoor campaign in late March at ASU, will travel to Arizona's Jim Click Shootout this weekend to face Kansas State, New Mexico, Washington State and the nationally-ranked host Wildcats. Action begins at 9:00 a.m., with the women's hammer throw.
Meet Notes 14: at Jim Click Shootout 
MEET INFORMATION
The Jim Click Shootout, which will be held at Roy P. Drachman Stadium on the University of Arizona's campus, will feature five teams, including Arizona (No. 17 men, No. 11 women), Kansas State, New Mexico and Washington State. Field events will start at 9:00 a.m., while the running events get underway at 12:25. Live stats will be available through the Wildcats' website, while Academy-related updates will be made on the team's Twitter accounted (@af_trackfield).
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
9:00 a.m.: Women's Hammer Throw, Men's Hammer Throw; 10:00 a.m.: Women's Javelin Throw, Men's Javelin Throw; 11:30 a.m.: Women's Pole Vault, Men's Pole Vault; 12:00 p.m.: Women's Long Jump, Men's Long Jump; 12:00 p.m.: Men's Long Jump, Women's Long Jump; 12:25 p.m.: 3000-Meter Steeplechase, 4x100-Meter Relay, 1500-Meter Run, 100-/110-Meter Hurdles, 400-Meter Dash, 100-Meter Dash, 800-Meter Run, 400-Meter Hurdles, 200-Meter Dash, 3000-Meter Run, 4x400-Meter Relay; 12:30 p.m.: Women's Discus Throw, Men's Discus Throw; 1:00 p.m.: Men's Shot Put, Women's Shot Put; 1:00 p.m.: Women's High Jump, Men's High Jump (women will compete first in all running events)
HOMECOMING WEEKEND
Two members of the track and field team hail from the state of Arizona, as Spencer Baldwin grew up in Joseph City and Kirsten Linnartz is a native of Phoenix.
A LOOK AT THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
Zach Perkins is currently ranked 10th in the national standings of the 1500-meter run (3:44.43), while Dylan Bell and Joey Uhle are tied for 12th in the pole vault with matching clearances of 17'6½". In addition, Gavin Owens is ranked in the nation's top-25 in the 3000-meter steeplechase (8:57.31, 24th).
AROUND THE CONFERENCE
The Falcons currently hold the Mountain West's top-three placements in both the pole vault and javelin throw. Dylan Bell and Joey Uhle shared the conference lead in the pole vault with matching marks of 17'6½", while Cort Rogers is ranked third with a jump of 17'0¾". Garret Griffin (199'6"), Tim Urista (198'11") and Taylor Hulslander (197'0") lead Air Force's sweep of the top spots in the javelin.
REGIONAL ROUNDUP
As a team, the Air Force men are ranked third in the USTFCCCA Mountain Region Rankings.
DOUBLE DUTY
With a season debut of 199'6" in the javelin throw at the Air Force Relays, Garrett Griffin is ranked third on the USTFCCCA's list of Outdoor Bests by Collegiate Football Players.
JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE
Highlighted by a pair of additions to the program's all-time record book, Air Force took seven of the eight titles in the throwing events at the Air Force Relays. Cydnee Reese tossed a career-best 154'5" to win the discus throw and debut in sixth in the Academy's record book, while Katelyn Holland recorded a career-best 44'8¼" to take first in the shot put and improve her No. 8 ranking on the program's all-time list. Spencer Baldwin and Darby Maier earned men's titles in the discus and shot put, respectively, while Garrett Griffin and Jacki French swept the javelin throw and Becca Bauman won the hammer throw.
PICKING UP THE SPEED
Alexa Chacon clocked the sixth-fastest 100-meter hurdles time in Academy history (14.65) to win that event at the Air Force Relays.
GOING UP
Dylan Bell and Cort Rogers both impacted the program's top-10 pole vault rankings, making their career debuts on the program's all-time list. Bell cleared a career-best 17'6½" to win the event and enter the all-time rankings at No. 8, while Rogers cleared the 17-foot bar for the first time (17'0¾") to take third overall and debut in 10th on the all-time list.
SWEEP IT UP
In addition to sweeping the event titles in the shot put, discus throw and javelin, Air Force also swept the high jump (Taylor Smith, Rachel Herald), triple jump (Kyle Gartrell, Kassie Gurnell), hurdles (Joey Wilkin at 110-meters, Alexa Chacon at 100-meters), 3000-meter run (Dan Caddigan, Heather Connick) and the distance medley relays.
PUTTING UP SOME BIG NUMBERS
Despite cold, blustery weather conditions, the Falcons accounted for 23 first-place finishes during their outdoor home opener on April 5 at the Academy's Cadet Outdoor Track and Field Complex.
MOVING IN ... MOVING UP
Annette Eichenberger recorded the second-fastest 1500-meter time in Academy history (4:23.28) at the Stanford Invitational, while Hannah Everson and Gavin Owens debuted in sixth on the program's all-time list in the 5000-meter run (17:05.91) and 3000-meter steeplechase (8:57.31), respectively. In addition to recording the sixth-fastest 5000-meter time in Academy history, Everson also broke the program's six-year-old Sophomore Class Record in that event.
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