Women Impact Record Book at Front Range Open

USAF ACADEMY, Colo. – Air Force senior Ari Martinez registered the third-best high jump in Academy history and sophomore Alexxis Brown debuted on the program's Top 10 in the javelin this afternoon (April 2), as the track and field team hosted the Front Range Open at the Cadet Outdoor Track and Field Complex.

Martinez added an inch to her lifetime best in the outdoor high jump to move into third on the Air Force Top 10, while Brown improved her personal distance in the javelin by 15 feet to vault from 20th to ninth on the program's all-time standings. In addition, freshman Taylor Rioux debuted on the extended rankings after winning the 400-meter dash in a time of 57.89 – the 17th-fastest finish in Air Force history – and classmate Hana Hill matched the program's 24th-best pole vault clearance with an event debut of 11'0¾".

Senior Jake Hall cleared 6'8¾" to win the nine-competitor high jump and lead Air Force to the top-three clearances in that event, while junior Zac Larrier (21.38, second) led a trio of Falcons to the top-three collegiate finishes in the 200-meter dash. Freshmen Jalan Rivers and Collin Schulz posted matching heights of 6'6¾" to tie for second behind Hall in the high jump, while sophomore Jackson Connelly and freshman Darek Hackett finished third (21.82) and fourth (22.29), respectively, in the full 200-meter field.

The quartet of senior Sean Geither, sophomore Jackson Connelly, senior Charles Dimnwaobi and Larrier won a 4x100-meter relay dual with Wyoming following a 40.46 performance, while seniors Ethan Gardner and Erika Willis captured pole vault titles over predominantly Air Force fields. Gardner, who earned first-place honors in the men's event with a 15'11¼" clearance, paced the Falcons to three of the top-four spots in the eight-vaulter field, as classmate Ryan Brown finished third (14'7½") and sophomore Braeden Holcombe took fourth (14'1¼"). Willis cleared a season-best 12'4½" to win the women's vault, while classmate Frankie Porambo also surpassed the 12-foot bar (12'0½") to finish second.

Sophomore Brandon Linder recorded a 45'3½" to pace Air Force to a 1-2 finish in the long jump (classmate John Colizzi, 44'7") and freshman Seth Meador clocked a personal-best 14.69 to take first in the 110-meter hurdles. Senior Grace Proesch added a first-place finish for the women, as she raced to a 12.06 in the 100-meter dash, while freshman Jessie Boult recorded a mark of 16'11½" to take second in the long jump and sophomore Zoe Iwu earned the same finish behind Rioux in the 400-meter dash (58.99).

The men earned runner-up finishes from freshman Travon Stevens-Long (100-meter dash, debut 11.11), junior Jaret Prete (hammer throw, 198'9"), senior Jarod Pankau (javelin throw, career-best 192'3") and junior Jace Pittman (discus throw, career-best 163'0"), with the latter two pacing Air Force to multiple finishes within the half of those fields. Sophomore Gerrit Tamminga, who finished fourth in the javelin (career-best 168'2"), used another personal-best throw (156'3") to fifth in the 12-thrower discus event, while Pankau added a sixth-place throw of 150'1" in his first discus of the year. Freshman Cameron Breier posted a 400-meter hurdles time of 54.25 to finish third in his outdoor debut, while sophomore Brian Hubbard earned the same placement in the long jump after recording a career-best leap of 21'8".

The Falcons return to action next weekend, as they split for the Jim Click Shootout (April 7-9) and Colorado Invitational (April 8-9).

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Players Mentioned

Jessie Boult

Cameron Breier

Alexxis Brown

Ryan Brown

John Colizzi

Jackson Connelly

Charles Dimnwaobi

Ethan Gardner

Sean Geither

Darek Hackett

Jake Hall

Hana Hill

Braeden Holcombe

Brian Hubbard

Zoe Iwu

Zac Larrier

Ari Martinez

Seth Meador

Jarod Pankau

Jace Pittman

Frankie Porambo

Jaret Prete

Grace Proesch

Taylor Rioux

Jalan Rivers

Collin Schulz

Travon Stevens-Long

Gerrit Tamminga

Erika Willis

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