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| Beemer Leads Buffs On Day 1 Of Pac-12s Release: 05/04/2013 Courtesy: Linda Sprouse, Assistant SID | ||||||
LOS ANGELES – After the first day of competition at the Pac-12 Championships, University of Colorado senior Brianne Beemer is in third place in the heptathlon with 3,153 points. Beemer leads a trio of Buffs in the heptathlon. She is 45 points in front of teammate, redshirt freshman Abrianna Torres, who is in fourth with 3,108 and junior Genny Mayden also had a good day and is sixth with 3,053 points. Arizona State’s Keia Pinnick is first overall with 3,441 points. “The Buffs have kicked off the Pac-12 Championships in a big way,” Beemer said. “We hope to set the tone for tomorrow and the following weekend.” Beemer had a solid effort on the first day, starting the day running 14.13 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles. The time is the fastest she has ever run in a heptathlon and ranks sixth all-time in CU heptathlon history. Beemer came close to her personal best in the high jump when she cleared 5-4.25 and was also close to her shot put PR with a toss of 35-1.75. She finished the day by running 25.45 in the 200. Torres wasn’t far behind Beemer, finishing the 100-hurdles with a PR of 14.61. She cleared 5-1.25 in the high jump and then came out with a huge throw of 41-11.25 to win the shot put portion of the heptathlon. Torres is already the CU heptathlon shot put record holder (42-7), but this throw was good for second all-time. She finished her day by clocking 25.97 in the 200. Mayden, who is just 55 points behind Torres and 43 points behind fifth place holder Kimberly Conner (UCLA), also had a nice day. She ran the 100-hurdles in 15.23 and cleared 5-4.25 in the high jump. Mayden, who is also a very good thrower, placed third in the meet with a PR of 40-5.50, which was good for sixth in CU’s heptathlon record book. Mayden ran 26.11 in the 200 to finish her day. In the decathlon, Emory had a very nice start and currently sits tied for sixth with 3,680 points. He is tied with Arizona’s Keegan Cooke. Both are just 30 points from fifth place holder, Washington State’s Spencer Wordell (3,710). Washington’s Jeremy Taiwo is first with 4,200 points. Emory ran to a PR, and the eighth best time in CU’s decathlon history, in the 100 at 11.11. His long jump was just short of his personal best, jumping 20-6.50. Emory did extremely well in the shot put and recorded a PR by almost three feet when he earned a mark of 41-9.75, improving from his previous toss of 38-8.75. The throw also ranks third amongst CU decathletes. In the high jump, Emory cleared 6-4.25 before finishing the 400 with a PR of 50.31. Overall the Buffs are poised very well with one day of action remaining in the combined events. “It's truly amazing to have all four Buffs in scoring position going into day two,” Mayden said. “All three girls finished day one well over 3,000 points, so we all have a lot of momentum going into tomorrow. We are all looking forward to seeing the Buffs dominate the podium tomorrow.” The second and final day of the combined events championships is Sunday. The remaining events will all be contested next weekend, May 11-12, at Katherine B. Locker Stadium on the campus of USC. PAC-12 COMBINED EVENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS Katherine B. Stadium (Los Angeles, Calif.) Heptathlon Day One Scores: (1. Keia Pinnick, ASU, 3,441) 3. Brianne Beemer, 3,153 4. Abrianna Torres, 3,108; 6. Genny Mayden, 3,053 100-Meter Hurdles: (1. Keia Pinnick, ASU, 13.27) 4. Beemer, 14.13; 7. Torres, 14.61; 9. Mayden, 15.23 High Jump: (1. Tatum Souza, UCLA, 5-6.50) t5. Beemer, 5-4.25; t5. Mayden, 5-4.25; 8. Torres, 5-1.75 Shot Put: 1. Torres, 41-11.25; 3. Mayden, 40-5.50; 9. Beemer, 35-1.75 200-Meters: (1. Keia Pinnick, ASU, 24.51) 4. Beemer, 25.45; t5. Torres, 25.97; 7. Mayden, 26.11 Decathlon Day One Scores: (1. Jeremy Taiwo, UW, 4,200) t6. Emory, 3,680 100-Meters: (1. Dakotah Keys, UO, 10.94) 5. Emory, 11.11 Long Jump: (1. Viktor Fajoyomi, USC, 24-3.50) 10. Emory, 20-6.50 Shot Put: (1. Dominic Giovannoni, UCLA, 45-4.25) 5. Emory, 41-9.75 High Jump: (1. Jeremy Taiwo, UW, 2.09) 5. Emory, 6-4.25 400-Meters: (1. Jeremy Taiwo, UW, 48.56) 7. Emory, 50.31 |
