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DeStefano Tabbed MW Female Track Athlete of the Week

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.  – Wyoming’s Audra DeStefano has been named the Mountain West Female Track Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. The weekly award is the second of her career, while she is the second Cowgirl to claim the accolade this season.

DeStefano, a junior from Gillette, Wyo., had an impressive outdoor opener at last Saturday’s Weber State Open in Ogden, Utah. She won the steeplechase with an altitude-converted time of 10:11.65 to break her own previous school record in the event by seven seconds. Her time currently leads the Mountain West and ranks 14th in the NCAA this season. DeStefano’s flat time of 10:26.08 was also a facility record for Stewart Stadium.

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The Cowgirls and Cowboys may return to action this weekend at Colorado State’s Jack Christiansen Invite, depending on weather.

 

 

 

 

 

Brogan Moves Up to Seventh in Cowgirl History in 400 Hurdles

SALT LAKE CITY – Another track and field meet. Another personal best for the University of Wyoming’s McKenzie Brogan. The senior ran 1:00.03 in the 400-meter hurdles on Friday at the Utah Spring Classic to pace a group of four all-time top 10 marks for the program on the day.

Brogan has run the 400-meter hurdles at three meets this season and has improved her time in each attempt. Her effort on Friday helped her win the event and move up to seventh in Cowgirl history, while ranking 55th in the NCAA this season.

Junior Cassidy Meade was impressive as well, as she placed fourth in the 800 meters in 2:10.34. The personal-best time moved her up to fourth in Cowgirl history in the event. Freshman Sofia Hof cleared 5-5 3/4 in the high jump, good for 10th in Cowgirl history. The Wyoming women also got event victories from freshman Ja’la Henderson in the long jump at 19-3 1/2 and junior Mikalah Skates in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.10.

 Junior Jordan Charles paced the Wyoming men with a victory in the 110-meter hurdles. His personal-best time of 13.99 keeps him fifth in Cowboy history, while ranking first in the Mountain West and 30th in the NCAA this season. Freshman Bryce Ailshie was less than a second away from UW’s top 10 in the 800 meters with a time of 1:50 on Friday, good for second in the race. The time ranks first in the conference and 41st in the nation this season. Senior Dylan Morin was runner-up in the 5,000 meters in 15:02.

 Wyoming competes at the Weber State Open on Saturday in Ogden, Utah, while a group of throwers travel to the CU Invite in Boulder, Colo.

 

 

 

 

 

DeStefano Downs Steeplechase School Record in Ogden

OGDEN, Utah – Junior Audra DeStefano broke her own school record in the steeplechase to guide the University of Wyoming track and field teams to seven all-time marks on Saturday at the Weber State Outdoor Open at Stewart Stadium. The Cowboys and Cowgirls notched four marks the previous day in Salt Lake City.

 

“I thought it was a great weekend. We had really nice weather in Utah and Colorado and our kids took advantage of it. I was impressed with how they performed given we haven’t been able to get outside for a lot of quality practices this spring. Audra proved today she is as mentally tough as any athlete I’ve coach. To run one of the top times in the nation after being sick last week and with the wind blowing like it was today was pretty impressive.” – UW Head Coach Bryan Berryhill.

 

DeStefano clocked an altitude-converted time of 10:11.65 to win the event on Saturday and break her previous record of 10:18.51 from last season. The time leads the Mountain West and ranks 14th in the NCAA this season. Her flat time of 10:26.08 was also a facility record for Stewart Stadium.

Senior Catherine Cloetta also ran well in the race, finishing third in a personal-best 11:00.77 to keep her fourth in Cowgirl history in the event. Fellow distance runner Cassidy Meade placed fifth in the 1,500 meters in 4:33.93, good for seventh in Cowgirl history. Freshman Ja’la Henderson won the 100 meters in a personal-best 11.89, which ranks ninth in Wyoming’s record books, while freshman Allegra Carson was third in the triple jump in 38-1 1/2, eighth in Cowgirl history.

Other event victories for the Wyoming women included senior McKenzie Brogan in the 400 meters in 56.75 and junior Mikalah Skates in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.20. At the CU Invite in Boulder, Colo., senior Madison Seaman won the discus with a toss of 152-6.

 The Cowboys were paced by junior Jordan Charles with two all-time marks. He won the 110-meter hurdles in 13.83 to move up to third in Cowboy history and was runner-up in the 100 meters in 10.49, good for fifth in Wyoming’s record books. His time in the hurdles is the fastest in the conference this season and 19th in the nation.

Freshman Kyle Alexander was runner-up in the triple jump with a personal-best leap of 44-3 1/2, while sophomore Jonah Henry ran a personal-best 3:54 in the 1,500 meters for fourth. Freshman Bryce Ailshie was third in the 400 meters in 49.11 and senior Wyatt Mirich placed the same in the high jump by clearing 6-4 3/4.

At the CU Invite, senior Tyler Anderson was second in the hammer with a throw of 194-11. Sophomore Garrett Lynch was third in the shot put at 52-0 and fourth in the discus at 156-0. Freshman Martin Fitzwater claimed fourth in the shot put with a personal-best throw of 49-3.

Wyoming competes at Colorado State’s Jack Christiansen Invite next weekend in Fort Collins, Colo.