Saturday, March 23
Pueblo, CO
10:00 am MT
Air Force Academy
at
Spank Blasing Invitational
Photo by: Ginnie Coleman
Two Air Force Records Fall Saturday at Spank Blasing Invitational
3/23/2024 9:00:00 PM | Track and Field
PUEBLO, Colo. – Air Force junior Taylor Rioux broke the Academy's 19-year-old record in the 200-meter dash and led off a record-setting 4x100-meter relay on Saturday, March 23, as the track and field team wrapped a successful day of competition at the Spank Blasing Invitational in Pueblo.
Rioux, who set program standards in the 200- and 400-meter events during the indoor season, added her name to the outdoor records with a 200-meter time of 24.15. That time, which was second in the 52-runner field, knocked 0.29 seconds from a program record that Jami Hodge had held since 2005. Rioux's individual record came after she ran the second leg of a 4x100-meter relay that crushed an Academy standard that had stood since 2013. Joined by freshman Brook Coleman, freshman Kori Leverenz, and senior Katie Thompson, the quartet clocked a winning 46.62 to take 0.67 seconds off the previous mark.
The junior wasn't done rewriting the Academy's all-time standings on Saturday, as she also ran the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay. Rioux, along with Leverenz, sophomore Sam Loida and senior Amanda Fraga, won the final event of the day with a time of 3:51.80 – the 12th-fastest time in program history. The women's record book received a final update from freshman Allison Fernstrom, who debuted at No. 21 on the Academy's all-time standings of the 400-meter hurdles after clocking a time of 1:04.67 in her collegiate debut of that event.
Backed by a pair of Air Force Top 10 performances from sophomore Jettason Rose, the men's sprint squad also had a stellar day on the track at the ThunderBowl. Rose opened his day with the second-fastest 100-meter time in Academy history (10.40) during a third-place finish in the 59-runner event and then added the program's eighth-fastest 200-meter time (21.02) to finish fourth out of 55 runners. Junior Javin Bostic, who finished just ahead of Rose in the 100-meter dash with a wind-aided time of 10.38, recorded the second-fastest 200-meter time in Academy history (20.67) to win the 55-sprinter event.
Bostic and Rose were two of three Falcons to impact the Academy Record Book in the 200-meter dash on Saturday, as freshman Jace Martin recorded a time of 21.47 to debut at No. 24 on the program's all-time standings. In addition, the 4x400-meter relay of junior Cameron Breier, classmate Darek Hackett, freshman James Warmbrod IV and senior John Colizzi matched the 15th-fastest time in Academy history, as they finished second with a combined time of 3:10.95.
The men posted 1-2-3 finishes in both the 110-meter hurdles and pole vault. Under windy (+3.0) conditions, senior Philip Hundl (14.04), junior Darek Hackett (14.15) and senior Seth Meador (14.59) swept the top three spots in the 24-athlete hurdles, while junior Robert Postell (15'9¾") and the freshman duo of Wyatt Curl (15'3¾") and Tanner Woodring (14'9¾") swept the pole vault standings. Backed by a winning throw of 161'7" from senior Gerrit Tamminga, the men claimed the top four collegiate finishes in the discus throw – and four of the top-five In the full 33-thrower event. Sophomore Massimo Grisotto finished third with a toss of 160'10", while freshmen Mitchell Blakeslee and Alec Falk place fourth (160'6") and fifth (156'8"), respectively.
The men also collected a pair of top-five finishes in the high jump, as junior Jalan Rivers and freshman Devin Jordan placed third (6'8½") and fifth (6'6½"), respectively. Senior Brandon Linder recorded a wind-aided (+3.3) leap of 24'2½", while Warmbrod IV, Colizzi, Meador and Hundl finished fourth in the 4x100-meter relay (41.33) and junior Jason Renze placed fifth out of 53 runners in the 1500-meter run (3:53.23).
In addition to anchoring the record-setting relay, Thompson picked a fifth-place finish in the long jump (18'6"). Classmate Kasarah Hernandez and sophomore Chloe Kinlaw collected top-five finishes in the pole vault, as Hernandez tied for second with a height of 11'5¼" and Kinlaw shared fourth following a clearance of 10'11¼", and freshman Michael Workman rounded out the squad's list of top-five finishers with a fourth-place debut of 18:01.81 in the 5000-meter run.
The Falcons head to Texas and California next week, as the team splits for four meets. The Texas travel party will take part in the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (Austin) and Bobcat Invitational (San Marcos), while the California contingent will race at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (Hayward) and Stanford Invitational.
Rioux, who set program standards in the 200- and 400-meter events during the indoor season, added her name to the outdoor records with a 200-meter time of 24.15. That time, which was second in the 52-runner field, knocked 0.29 seconds from a program record that Jami Hodge had held since 2005. Rioux's individual record came after she ran the second leg of a 4x100-meter relay that crushed an Academy standard that had stood since 2013. Joined by freshman Brook Coleman, freshman Kori Leverenz, and senior Katie Thompson, the quartet clocked a winning 46.62 to take 0.67 seconds off the previous mark.
| ACADEMY RECORDS |
| Taylor Rioux, Women's 200-Meter Dash (24.15) |
| Women's 4x100-Meter Relay (46.62) |
The junior wasn't done rewriting the Academy's all-time standings on Saturday, as she also ran the second leg of the 4x400-meter relay. Rioux, along with Leverenz, sophomore Sam Loida and senior Amanda Fraga, won the final event of the day with a time of 3:51.80 – the 12th-fastest time in program history. The women's record book received a final update from freshman Allison Fernstrom, who debuted at No. 21 on the Academy's all-time standings of the 400-meter hurdles after clocking a time of 1:04.67 in her collegiate debut of that event.
| AIR FORCE TOP 10 MARKS |
| No. 2 – Jettason Rose, Men's 100-Meter Dash (10.40) |
| No. 2 – Javin Bostic, Men's 200-Meter Dash (21.02) |
| No. 8 – Jettason Rose, Men's 200-Meter Dash (21.02) |
Backed by a pair of Air Force Top 10 performances from sophomore Jettason Rose, the men's sprint squad also had a stellar day on the track at the ThunderBowl. Rose opened his day with the second-fastest 100-meter time in Academy history (10.40) during a third-place finish in the 59-runner event and then added the program's eighth-fastest 200-meter time (21.02) to finish fourth out of 55 runners. Junior Javin Bostic, who finished just ahead of Rose in the 100-meter dash with a wind-aided time of 10.38, recorded the second-fastest 200-meter time in Academy history (20.67) to win the 55-sprinter event.
Bostic and Rose were two of three Falcons to impact the Academy Record Book in the 200-meter dash on Saturday, as freshman Jace Martin recorded a time of 21.47 to debut at No. 24 on the program's all-time standings. In addition, the 4x400-meter relay of junior Cameron Breier, classmate Darek Hackett, freshman James Warmbrod IV and senior John Colizzi matched the 15th-fastest time in Academy history, as they finished second with a combined time of 3:10.95.
The men posted 1-2-3 finishes in both the 110-meter hurdles and pole vault. Under windy (+3.0) conditions, senior Philip Hundl (14.04), junior Darek Hackett (14.15) and senior Seth Meador (14.59) swept the top three spots in the 24-athlete hurdles, while junior Robert Postell (15'9¾") and the freshman duo of Wyatt Curl (15'3¾") and Tanner Woodring (14'9¾") swept the pole vault standings. Backed by a winning throw of 161'7" from senior Gerrit Tamminga, the men claimed the top four collegiate finishes in the discus throw – and four of the top-five In the full 33-thrower event. Sophomore Massimo Grisotto finished third with a toss of 160'10", while freshmen Mitchell Blakeslee and Alec Falk place fourth (160'6") and fifth (156'8"), respectively.
The men also collected a pair of top-five finishes in the high jump, as junior Jalan Rivers and freshman Devin Jordan placed third (6'8½") and fifth (6'6½"), respectively. Senior Brandon Linder recorded a wind-aided (+3.3) leap of 24'2½", while Warmbrod IV, Colizzi, Meador and Hundl finished fourth in the 4x100-meter relay (41.33) and junior Jason Renze placed fifth out of 53 runners in the 1500-meter run (3:53.23).
In addition to anchoring the record-setting relay, Thompson picked a fifth-place finish in the long jump (18'6"). Classmate Kasarah Hernandez and sophomore Chloe Kinlaw collected top-five finishes in the pole vault, as Hernandez tied for second with a height of 11'5¼" and Kinlaw shared fourth following a clearance of 10'11¼", and freshman Michael Workman rounded out the squad's list of top-five finishers with a fourth-place debut of 18:01.81 in the 5000-meter run.
The Falcons head to Texas and California next week, as the team splits for four meets. The Texas travel party will take part in the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (Austin) and Bobcat Invitational (San Marcos), while the California contingent will race at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (Hayward) and Stanford Invitational.
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