Falcons Open Action at Jarvis Scott Invitational

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Air Force track and field team kicked off competition at the Jarvis Scott Invitational in Lubbock on Friday, Feb. 13, with three additions to the program's all-time standings and six top-10 finishes.

Allison Fernstrom continued her impressive junior season by posting a career-best time of 55.79 to vault up to No. 5 in the Air Force Record Book and place 21st in the 93-runner event. Fernstrom was one of two Falcons to impact the Academy's all-time standings in the 400-meter dash, as freshman Zachary DeWalt posted a time of 48.33 to move up to No. 21 in the men's record book and finish within the top 40 (37th) of a race that included more than 115 runners.

AIR FORCE TOP 10 MARKS

No. 5 – Allison Fernstrom, Women's 400-Meter Dash (55.79)

A seventh-place finish from sophomore Parker Hintz led Air Force to three top-25 finishes in an 800-meter event that featured more than 80 runners. Hintz used a raw time of 1:51.13 for that finish, while junior Jonah Hochstetler and sophomore Wyatt Cernyar finished 21st (1:53.54) and 23rd (1:53.77), respectively. In addition, once his time was converted for altitude to 1:50.82, Hintz moved up to No. 13 all-time at Air Force.

Senior Texas Tanner was the top collegiate finisher in the weight throw on Friday, recording a distance of 22.87 meters (75'0½") to finish second in the full 28-thrower field. Junior Karli Neff also accounted for a runner-up finish, as she recorded a clearance of 3.69 meters (12'1¼") to take second in the open pole vault and lead the Falcons to two of the top-three finishes, as sophomore Barrett Boyd placed third with a height of 3.54 meters (11'7¼").

Freshman Julie Segroves added a clearance of 3.84 meters (12'7¼") to place seventh in the "A" section of the pole vault, while juniors Kayla Beach and Paige Birch placed within the top half of the field in their respective events. Beach recorded a leap of 5.66 meters (17'7") to place 15th in the long jump, while Birch earned the same placement in the weight throw behind a distance of 16.44 meters (53'11¼").

Air Force concludes action at the Jarvis Scott Invitational tomorrow (Feb. 14), while several of the squad's middle distance runners will wrap up racing at the Husky Classic in Seattle.

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