Saturday, March 22
Pueblo, CO
8:30 am MT
Air Force Academy
at
Dr Dan Caprioglio Invitational
Photo by: Justin Pacheco
Falcons Wrap up Action at Dan Caprioglio Invitational
3/22/2025 9:24:00 PM | Track and Field
PUEBLO, Colo. -- Air Force wrapped up a windy outdoor opener this afternoon (March 22), as the Dr. Dan Caprioglio Early Bird Invitational came to a close in Pueblo. The Falcons accounted for three Air Force Top 10 marks and four first-place finishes during a full day of track and field action at the ThunderBowl.
Freshman Alese Banks headlined the list of record book additions on Saturday, as she debuted at No. 4 on the program's all-time standings for the long jump. In her first outdoor meet, Banks recorded a distance 5.61 meters (18'6¼") during one of just two attempts where the wind didn't impact her outcome to record the fourth-best leap in program history and win the 33-jumper event by two inches. Elsewhere, sophomore Alex Brooks recorded her best outdoor clearance at Air Force (3.85 meters, 12'7½") to debut at No. 10 on the program's all-time standings, while the quartet of senior Javin Bostic, freshman Asher Jenkins, senior Jettason Rose and sophomore Jace Martin combined to equal the fifth-fastest 4x100-meter relay in Air Force history – a 40.13 mark that was initially set by a 2023 relay that also included Bostic.
The women made three additional improvements to the Air Force Record Book on Saturday – with freshman Morgan Glaser being responsible for two of them, as she debuted on the program's all-time standings in both the high jump (1.45 meters, No. 17 all-time) and 400-meter hurdles (1:05.37, No. 23 all-time). The women's 4x100-meter relay, which included senior Taylor Rioux, sophomore Brooke Coleman, freshman Charley Brinks and an anchor leg from Banks, ,combined for a time of 48.78 – a mark that debuted the quartet at No. 19 on the program's all-time list.
Rioux also accounted for a runner-up time of 24.72 in the 200-meter dash and was a member of the 4x400-meter relay that earned that same placement behind a time of 4:01.26. Sophomore Clara Teigland, another member of that runner-up relay, posted a fourth-place time of 1:03.72 in her first intermediate hurdles race of the season, while freshman Leilani Harris clocked a fourth-place time of 2:22.24 in the 800-meter run, and sophomore KarlI Neff rounded out the women's list of top-five finishers with a fifth-place pole vault clearance of 3.45 meters (11'3¾").
On the men's side, Rose and Jenkins had a strong day on the ThunderBowl track. Not only did the pair run on the 4x100-meter relay that matched the fifth-fastest time in Academy history, but Rose finished first out of 70 sprinters in the 200-meter dash (21.41) and Jenkins produced a debut of 10.46 to place second out of 66 athletes in the 100-meter dash. In addition, Rose finished just 0.01 second behind Jenkins for 100 meters (third, 10.47), while Jenkins added a fourth-place time of 21.73 for 200 meters.
With a time of 3:52.80, sophomore Dominykas Remeikis picked up a third-place finish in the 1500-meter run, leading the Falcons to four of the top six finishes in the 84-runner event. Freshman Junior Allen clocked a time of 3:56.10 to finish fourth in the meet, while classmates Saketh Rudraraju and Parker Hintz finished fifth (3:56.18) and sixth (4:00.51), respectively. Overall, the quartet led the Falcons to half of the top-20 finishers in that event.
The men's 4x400-meter relay accounted for a runner-up time of 3:24.45, while freshman James Vogel Jr. finished third in the pole vault (4.70m, 15'5"), senior Travon Stevens-Long placed fourth in the long jump (6.72m, 22'0½") and freshman Brayden Richards collected a fifth-place time of 15.07 in the 110-meter hurdles.
The Falcons travel to Texas for a pair of meets next week, during the Academy's spring break. The majority of the team will compete at the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos on March 27-29, while select athletes will be in Austin for the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on March 26-29.
| AIR FORCE TOP 10 MARKS |
| No. 4 – Alese Banks, Women's Long Jump (5.61m, 18'6¼") |
| No. 5 (tie) – Men's 4x100-Meter Relay (40.13) |
| No. 10 (tie) – Alex Brooks, Women's Pole Vault (3.85m, 12'7½") |
Freshman Alese Banks headlined the list of record book additions on Saturday, as she debuted at No. 4 on the program's all-time standings for the long jump. In her first outdoor meet, Banks recorded a distance 5.61 meters (18'6¼") during one of just two attempts where the wind didn't impact her outcome to record the fourth-best leap in program history and win the 33-jumper event by two inches. Elsewhere, sophomore Alex Brooks recorded her best outdoor clearance at Air Force (3.85 meters, 12'7½") to debut at No. 10 on the program's all-time standings, while the quartet of senior Javin Bostic, freshman Asher Jenkins, senior Jettason Rose and sophomore Jace Martin combined to equal the fifth-fastest 4x100-meter relay in Air Force history – a 40.13 mark that was initially set by a 2023 relay that also included Bostic.
The women made three additional improvements to the Air Force Record Book on Saturday – with freshman Morgan Glaser being responsible for two of them, as she debuted on the program's all-time standings in both the high jump (1.45 meters, No. 17 all-time) and 400-meter hurdles (1:05.37, No. 23 all-time). The women's 4x100-meter relay, which included senior Taylor Rioux, sophomore Brooke Coleman, freshman Charley Brinks and an anchor leg from Banks, ,combined for a time of 48.78 – a mark that debuted the quartet at No. 19 on the program's all-time list.
Rioux also accounted for a runner-up time of 24.72 in the 200-meter dash and was a member of the 4x400-meter relay that earned that same placement behind a time of 4:01.26. Sophomore Clara Teigland, another member of that runner-up relay, posted a fourth-place time of 1:03.72 in her first intermediate hurdles race of the season, while freshman Leilani Harris clocked a fourth-place time of 2:22.24 in the 800-meter run, and sophomore KarlI Neff rounded out the women's list of top-five finishers with a fifth-place pole vault clearance of 3.45 meters (11'3¾").
On the men's side, Rose and Jenkins had a strong day on the ThunderBowl track. Not only did the pair run on the 4x100-meter relay that matched the fifth-fastest time in Academy history, but Rose finished first out of 70 sprinters in the 200-meter dash (21.41) and Jenkins produced a debut of 10.46 to place second out of 66 athletes in the 100-meter dash. In addition, Rose finished just 0.01 second behind Jenkins for 100 meters (third, 10.47), while Jenkins added a fourth-place time of 21.73 for 200 meters.
With a time of 3:52.80, sophomore Dominykas Remeikis picked up a third-place finish in the 1500-meter run, leading the Falcons to four of the top six finishes in the 84-runner event. Freshman Junior Allen clocked a time of 3:56.10 to finish fourth in the meet, while classmates Saketh Rudraraju and Parker Hintz finished fifth (3:56.18) and sixth (4:00.51), respectively. Overall, the quartet led the Falcons to half of the top-20 finishers in that event.
The men's 4x400-meter relay accounted for a runner-up time of 3:24.45, while freshman James Vogel Jr. finished third in the pole vault (4.70m, 15'5"), senior Travon Stevens-Long placed fourth in the long jump (6.72m, 22'0½") and freshman Brayden Richards collected a fifth-place time of 15.07 in the 110-meter hurdles.
The Falcons travel to Texas for a pair of meets next week, during the Academy's spring break. The majority of the team will compete at the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos on March 27-29, while select athletes will be in Austin for the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays on March 26-29.
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