K-State distance runners shone as multiple Wildcats ran in each event, seven of them placing in the top-five and earning personal bests.
Senior Stephen Kielhofner finished third in the men’s mile run with a personal best 4:14.04, with junior Jack Vincent right behind with a personal best of his own, three tenths of a second faster, at 4:16.39 in fifth place in a field of 34 runners. During the men’s 3000 meters junior Hadley Spletcher finished in the top-two with a time of 8:32.51, sophomore Tommy Hazen placed fourth at 8:38.92.
Junior Sydney Burton finished second in the women’s mile run 4:55.67. Junior Hannah Stewart finished fourth in the women’s 3000 meters just shy of 10 minutes at 9:58.69. Freshman Cecilia Fisher finished behind her at fifth with a new personal best time of 10:12.68 in just her second attempt in the event.
Additional distance top-tens included junior Jessica Carraway (8th; 2:18.62) in the women’s 800 Meters, freshman Grace Meyer (6th; 5:05.63) in the mile and junior Cailan Steward (7th; 10:26.28) in the 3000 meters.
K-State also landed in the top-ten in field events, as a sophomore Marcus Gelpi (7th; 2.05m/6-8.75) in the men’s high jump, junior Devon Richardson (6th; 15.25m/50-0.50) in the men’s triple jump and sophomore Grace Thompson (10th; 14.28m/46-10.25) with three attempts in the women’s shot put.
During the women’s 4×400 relay, the Wildcats collected a seventh-place finish at 3:41.90 from juniors O’Shalia Johnson, Shalysa Wray and freshmen Twain Johnson and Delaney Wrightcontributed to their fastest relay.
The Wildcats head to Albuquerque, NM on Friday (February 3) for the two-day New Mexico Collegiate Classic.
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Women’s Shot Put
10. Grace Thompson14.28m/46-10.25
11. Jasmine Greer13.74m/45-1
Women’s 200 Meter Dash
43. Vitoria Sena Batista Alves25.90
Men’s High Jump
7. Marcus Gelpi2.05m/6-8.75
Women’s 800 Meter Run
8. Jessica Carraway2:18.62
Men’s 800 Meters
24. Will Carroll1:57.80
Men’s Triple Jump
6. Devon Richardson15.25m/50-0.50
Women’s Mile
2. Sydney Burton4:55.67
6. Grace Meyer5:05.63
Men’s Mile
3. Stephen Kielhofner4:14.04 (PR)
5. Jack Vincent4:16.39 (PR)
11. Matthew Hauser4:24.99
12. Mike Rohlinger4:25.48
Women’s 3000 Meters
4. Hannah Stewart9:58.69
5. Cecilia Fisher10:12.68 (PR)
7. Cailan Steward10:26.28
Men’s 3000 Meters
2. Hadley Spletcher8:32.51
4. Tommy Hazen8:38.92
13. Jack Moore8:57.42
Women’s 4×400 Relay
7. K-State, 3:41.90
O’Shalia Johnson
Shalysa Wray
Twain Johnson
Delaney Wright
Men’s 4×400 Relay
7. K-State, 3:13.95
Tim Lambert Jr.
Kyle Gale
Nicolas-Jean Moulin
Jack Pakkebier
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