Track and field shines at CU Invitational

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The University of Colorado track and field team hosted their second outdoor meet of the season the weekend of April 11, with the hammer throw and javelin events on the first day and track events the next day.

Overall, the Buffaloes boasted five top finishes. Senior Emily Hunsucker earned a first place finish in the hammer throw (212 ft, 7 in.), freshman Ben Saarel led the 800-meter field with a time of 1 minute 51.11 seconds, senior Shalaya Kipp won the 1500-meter run (4:27.62), redshirt sophomore Brittany Lewis topped the long jump with a 19-foot leap and the men’s 4×100-meter relay placed first at 40.84 seconds.

As usual, Colorado’s success in the distance events did not lack depth. Saarel may have won the 800-meter run, but senior Blake Theroux was right behind, finishing at 1:51.50. They were joined by five other runners in the top 15 in that event. On the women’s side, freshman Melanie Nun and junior Jenny DeSouchet shared the top ten with Kipp in the 1500-meter, coming in at fifth and sixth place.

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