Friday, May 9
USAFA
10:00 am MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Air Force Twilight Open
Photo by: Randall Deppensmith
Relays Shine in Regular Season Finale
5/9/2025 9:41:00 PM | Track and Field
USAF ACADEMY. – After more than a year away from the Academy, the track and field team had an impressive return to the Cadet Outdoor Complex this afternoon (May 9), as they closed out the regular season hosting the Air Force Twilight Open. Headlined by two of the fastest 4x100-meter relays in program history, the Falcons capped the regular season with seven Air Force Top 10 marks.
The women's 4x100-meter relay quartet of freshman Ryan McFadden, sophomore Brooke Coleman, freshman Ella Pears and senior Taylor Rioux combined for a 45.88 finish – a time that shattered the previous standard of 46.62 that Rioux and Coleman helped set last year. The women's record-setting relay came only minutes after senior Javin Bostic, freshman Asher Jenkins, sophomore James Warmbrod IV and sophomore Jace Martin clocked just the third sun-40 relay in Air Force history, as they won the race in a time of 39.57 – the second-fastest finish in program history.
In addition to anchoring the women's record-setting relay, Rioux improved her own No. 3 mark in the 400-meter dash , as she posted a time of 54.28 to earn the top collegiate finish in the meet and knock a half second off the Air Force Senior Class Record she posted last week. McFadden vaulted into No. 5 on the Academy standings in the 100-meter dash following a 12.20 finish, while Bostic reset his Senior Class Record in the 200-meter dash with a winning time of 20.79.
The Falcons tallied a 1-2 finish in both the men's and women's 1500-meter run, with freshman Saketh Rudraraju and senior Ally Peterson using Air Force Top 10 times to lead their respective teams. Rudraraju broke the program's four-year-old Freshman Class Record and move up to No. 6 on the Academy standings with an altitude-adjusted finish of 3:42.06 (3:50.64 actual), while Peterson jumped up to No. 8 in the program's record book with an altitude-adjusted 4:25.25 finish (4:35.50 actual). Junior Ethan Ashley posted the 12th-fastest time in Air Force history (3:44.39a) to finish second in the race and help the men to seven of the top-10 finishes in the 29-athlete event, while freshman Jasleen Sidhu pocketed runner-up honors in the women's race with an altitude-adjusted time of 4:29.24 (No. 13 all-time at Air Force).
Sophomore Allison Fernstrom added her name to the Air Force Top 10 in the 400-meter hurdles, as she debuted at No. 10 with a personal-best time of 1:02.14.
Peterson also picked up a first-place finish in the 800-meter run, as she crossed the finish line in 2:21.67 to lead the Falcons to another 1-2 finish, with freshman Kimi Cahoon bouncing back from losing a shoe in the 1500-meter run to take second in the 800-meter run behind a time of 2:21.71. The Falcons also accounted for a sweep of the top two finishes in the hammer throw, as junior Texas Tanner and senior Cooper Stroka finished first (75.16m, 246'7") and second (65.02m, 213'4"), respectively.
The Falcons swept the event titles in the high jump (senior Jalan Rivers – 2.00m, 6'6¾"; freshman Morgan Glaser – 1.76m) and shot put (freshman Trevin Jordan – 16.04m, 52'7½"; freshman Caroline Carrico (11.02m, 36'2"), while also accounting for first-place marks in the 400-meter hurdles (sophomore Ryan Hajek – 54.05), long jump (senior Travon Stevens-Long – 6.69m, 21'1½") and pole vault (sophomore Karli Neff – 4.50m, 11'5¾").
Elsewhere, junior Massimo Grisotto earned runner-up honors in the discus throw (51.61m, 169'4"), while sophomore Zachary King earned the same placement in the 400-meter dash (48.12). classmate Jevonte Eaves finished second in the 800-meter run (1:54.27), and freshman Sarah Reynolds added a second-place time of 14.87 in the 100-meter hurdles. Sophomore Paige Birch recorded a distance of 51.44 meters (168'9") to add a top-three finish in the hammer throw.
The Falcons return to California next week, when they head to Clovis for the 2025 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The three-day event, which will be held at Veterans Memorial Stadium, begins on Thursday, May 15, and continues through Saturday, May 17.
| AIR FORCE RECORDS |
| Women's 4x100-Meter Relay (45.88) |
The women's 4x100-meter relay quartet of freshman Ryan McFadden, sophomore Brooke Coleman, freshman Ella Pears and senior Taylor Rioux combined for a 45.88 finish – a time that shattered the previous standard of 46.62 that Rioux and Coleman helped set last year. The women's record-setting relay came only minutes after senior Javin Bostic, freshman Asher Jenkins, sophomore James Warmbrod IV and sophomore Jace Martin clocked just the third sun-40 relay in Air Force history, as they won the race in a time of 39.57 – the second-fastest finish in program history.
In addition to anchoring the women's record-setting relay, Rioux improved her own No. 3 mark in the 400-meter dash , as she posted a time of 54.28 to earn the top collegiate finish in the meet and knock a half second off the Air Force Senior Class Record she posted last week. McFadden vaulted into No. 5 on the Academy standings in the 100-meter dash following a 12.20 finish, while Bostic reset his Senior Class Record in the 200-meter dash with a winning time of 20.79.
| AIR FORCE TOP 10 MARKS |
| No. 2 – Men's 4x100-Meter Relay (39.57) |
| No. 3 – Taylor Rioux, Women's 400-Meter Dash (54.28) |
| No. 5 – Ryan McFadden, Women's 100-Meter Dash (12.20) |
| No. 6 – Saketh Rudraraju, Men's 1500-Meter Run (3:42.06a) |
| No. 8 – Ally Peterson, Women's 1500-Meter Run (4:25.25a) |
| No. 10 – Allison Fernstrom, Women's 400-Meter Hurdles (62.14) |
The Falcons tallied a 1-2 finish in both the men's and women's 1500-meter run, with freshman Saketh Rudraraju and senior Ally Peterson using Air Force Top 10 times to lead their respective teams. Rudraraju broke the program's four-year-old Freshman Class Record and move up to No. 6 on the Academy standings with an altitude-adjusted finish of 3:42.06 (3:50.64 actual), while Peterson jumped up to No. 8 in the program's record book with an altitude-adjusted 4:25.25 finish (4:35.50 actual). Junior Ethan Ashley posted the 12th-fastest time in Air Force history (3:44.39a) to finish second in the race and help the men to seven of the top-10 finishes in the 29-athlete event, while freshman Jasleen Sidhu pocketed runner-up honors in the women's race with an altitude-adjusted time of 4:29.24 (No. 13 all-time at Air Force).
Sophomore Allison Fernstrom added her name to the Air Force Top 10 in the 400-meter hurdles, as she debuted at No. 10 with a personal-best time of 1:02.14.
Peterson also picked up a first-place finish in the 800-meter run, as she crossed the finish line in 2:21.67 to lead the Falcons to another 1-2 finish, with freshman Kimi Cahoon bouncing back from losing a shoe in the 1500-meter run to take second in the 800-meter run behind a time of 2:21.71. The Falcons also accounted for a sweep of the top two finishes in the hammer throw, as junior Texas Tanner and senior Cooper Stroka finished first (75.16m, 246'7") and second (65.02m, 213'4"), respectively.
The Falcons swept the event titles in the high jump (senior Jalan Rivers – 2.00m, 6'6¾"; freshman Morgan Glaser – 1.76m) and shot put (freshman Trevin Jordan – 16.04m, 52'7½"; freshman Caroline Carrico (11.02m, 36'2"), while also accounting for first-place marks in the 400-meter hurdles (sophomore Ryan Hajek – 54.05), long jump (senior Travon Stevens-Long – 6.69m, 21'1½") and pole vault (sophomore Karli Neff – 4.50m, 11'5¾").
Elsewhere, junior Massimo Grisotto earned runner-up honors in the discus throw (51.61m, 169'4"), while sophomore Zachary King earned the same placement in the 400-meter dash (48.12). classmate Jevonte Eaves finished second in the 800-meter run (1:54.27), and freshman Sarah Reynolds added a second-place time of 14.87 in the 100-meter hurdles. Sophomore Paige Birch recorded a distance of 51.44 meters (168'9") to add a top-three finish in the hammer throw.
The Falcons return to California next week, when they head to Clovis for the 2025 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The three-day event, which will be held at Veterans Memorial Stadium, begins on Thursday, May 15, and continues through Saturday, May 17.
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