More Personal Bests Established in Waco

Friday, April 21

Waco, Texas

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Abilene Christian

Michael Johnson Invitational

Photo by: Addison Franklin

4/22/2023 10:32:00 PM | Track & Field

WACO – More personal records and season bests were established at Baylor's Michael Johnson Invitational on Saturday.

Zoe Burleson had a personal record in the shot put at 15.50 meters and finished fifth.

Ella Anttila was fifth in the triple jump at 12.77 meters.

Savannah Walker had a season-best time in the 200 meters at 24.11 seconds and Ja'Dasia Sims ran it in a PR of 24.94 seconds. Sims also cleared the high jump bar at 1.68 meters.

D'anna Smith ran a season-best 11.95 in the 100 meters with Hannah Foster coming in at 12.36 seconds.

Paige Boucher ran the 100 hurdles in 14.78 seconds with Payton Kirk coming in at 15.03. Courtney Latham finished the 400 hurdles in 1:03.45.

Riley Pyeatt finished the 800 meters at 2:17.51.

Kate Hansen ran the 1500 in 5:08.68.

The women's relay teams had season bests in the 4x100 with Ja'Kaylon Sabbath, Kirk, Walker and Smith coming in at 45.29 seconds and the 4x400 relay squad of Walker, Sabbath, Latham and Sims finishing at 3:42.06.

Gabe Embree won the 3000 steeplechase with a season-best 9:18.61.

Cooper Goggans was eighth with a personal record in the 800 at 1:51.46 and JP Trook also had a PR of 1:55.37.

Jeremy King placed 10th in the 110 hurdles with a personal record of 14.32 seconds. Jamal January finished in 14.45 and Ethan Christian at 15.57. January turned in a 54.34 in the 400 hurdles.

Neal Helgerson and Gabe Trevino had PRs in the 1500 at 3:53.91 and 4:00.53, respectively.

Jared Williams ran the 400 meters in a season-best 46.77 seconds and Matthew Mills turned in a PR at 48.16. Christian finished in 50.99 seconds.

Jack Marshall finished the 200 meters in 20.98 seconds, followed by Jared Williams at 21.40 and Addison Franklin in 21.90.

Marshall ran the 100 meters in 10.74 seconds and Franklin came in at 10.97.

The men's 4x400 has a season-best of 3:15.14 behind Mills, Tyce Chaney, Goggans ad Williams. The 4x100 team of Franklin, Williams, January and Marshall finished in 40.42 seconds.

The Wildcats have a quick turnaround, hosting the Oliver Jackson Twilight on Thursday.