Wildcats Finish Off First Meet of 2024

Friday, January 26

Houston, TX

Abilene Christian

Robert Platt Invitational

1/27/2024 7:47:00 PM | Track & Field

By: Ray Fink

HOUSTON – Abilene Christian had four athletes and a relay team finish in the top 10 on the final day of the Robert Platt Invitational, hosted by the University of Houston.

Garrison Shindler was fifth in the men's mile at 4:13.31 and Cooper Goggans placed seventh in the men's 800 meters at 1:53. Ethan Christian finished 10^th in the men's heptathlon with 4,982 points.

The men's 4x400 relay team of Goggans, Shindler, JP Trook and Ethan Rodriguez placed sixth in 3:22.91.

Riley Pyeatt led the ACU women with a ninth-place finish in the women's 800 meters at 2:18.10.

ACU at Robert Platt Invitational
Saturday's ACU results
Men's Heptathlon final: 10. Ethan Christian, 4892
-Men's Heptathlon 60M hurdles: 6. Ethan Christian, 8.50 (860)
-Men's Heptathlon pole vault: 10. Ethan Christian, 3.95m (603)
-Men's Heptathlon 1000M: 11. Ethan Christian, 2:59.99 (664)
Men's Shot put: 18. Athan Huelskamp, 14.49m; 25. Rylan Smith, 13.16m
Men's 60M hurdles semis: 13. Canaan Fairley, 8.25
Men's Long jump: 44. Canaan Fairley, 5.96m; 45. Dillon Soileau, 5.95m
Women's Mile: 18. Bella Evans, 5:10.88
Men's Mile: 5. Garrison Shindler, 4:13.31; 11. Gabe Embree, 4:18.34
Women's 800M: 9. Riley Pyeatt, 2:18.10; 16. Autumn Smith, 2:20.31; 23. Jess Reyes, 2:22.08; 43. Paiten Trowbridge, 2:31.21
Men's 800M: 7. Cooper Goggans, 1:53; 34. JP Trook, 1:59.37; 36. Ethan Rodriguez, 2:01.11
Women's 3000M: 19. Peyton Bornstein, 10:35.01; 20. Katelyn Coldicott, 10:38.66; 21. Kate Williams, 10"39.37; 25. Kyla Fuller, 10:53.26
Men's 4x400 Relay: 6. Cooper Goggans, Garrison Shindler, JP Trook, Ethan Rodriguez, 3:22.91

Friday's ACU results
Men's Heptathlon (day one of two): 9. Ethan Christian, 2765
-Men's Heptathlon 60M: 5. Ethan Christian, 7.05 (865)
-Men's Heptathlon long jump: 2. Ethan Christian, 7.02 (818)
-Men's Heptathlon shot put: 10. Ethan Christian, 11.00m (546)
-Men's Heptathlon high jump: 2. Ethan Christian, 7.02m (818)
Women's Pentathlon final: 9. Natalie Poe, 3057
-Women's Pentathlon 60M hurdles: 9. Eliza Lemberger, 9.53 (802); 10. Natalie Poe, 9.58 (792)
-Women's Pentathlon high jump: 3. Eliza Lemberger, 1.62 (759), 6. Natalie Poe, 1.56 (689)
-Women's Pentathlon shot put: 5. Eliza Lemberger, 10.15m (539), 10. Natalie Poe, 8.95m (461)
-Women's Pentathlon long jump: 11. Natalie Poe, 4.88m (527)
-Women's Pentathlon 800M: 7. Natalie Poe, 2:38.70 (588)
Women's weight throw: 8. Kailey Roskop, 16.29m
Men's weight throw: 5. Athan Huelskamp, 18.96m; 11. Rylan Smart, 17.42m
Men's 60M hurdles prelim (24 advance): 15. Canaan Fairley, 8.23; 40. Dillon Soileau, 8.66
Men's 400M: 14. Cooper Goggans, 49.03
Men's 3000M: 7. Kevin Castruita, 8:25.69; 9. Levi Chambers, 8:27.11; 56. Jacob Russell, 9:01.08