Posts tagged Shaw Gifford
Buffs Are Record Breakers
May 5th
Shaw Gifford and Emily Hunsucker combined for three first place finishes for the University of Colorado at the Cowpoke Open on Saturday.
Gifford smashed his previous records and finished first in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. In the 200, Gifford surpassed his old personal record, crossing the finish in 21.02. He also tied his personal best, established just last weekend at the Jack Christiansen Invitational (4/26). With the wins this weekend, Gifford has now recorded six first place finishes, including three in the 200.
Hunsucker also finished first in the hammer throw, winning with a big 206-05 mark. Like Gifford, Hunsucker now has six first place finishes, all in the hammer throw.
At the Longhorn Invitational, Jaron Thomas competed in the 110-meter hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles, finishing third overall in both events. In the 110 hurdles, he finished in 13.87, and in the 400 hurdles, he finished in 51.77, both of which are new personal bests for the freshman.
The Buffs will be back in action next weekend in Pullman, Wash. as the combined events athletes take on the Pac-12 Championships
Source: CU Buffs
Record Breaking Buffs
May 4th
At the Cowpoke Open on Saturday, Shaw Gifford and Emily Hunsucker combined for three first place finishes for the University of Colorado.
Gifford smashed his previous records and finished first in the 100-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. In the 200, Gifford surpassed his old personal record, crossing the finish in 21.02. He also tied his personal best, established just last weekend at the Jack Christiansen Invitational (4/26). With the wins this weekend, Gifford has now recorded six first place finishes, including three in the 200.
Hunsucker also finished first in the hammer throw, winning with a big 206-05 mark. Like Gifford, Hunsucker now has six first place finishes, all in the hammer throw.
At the Longhorn Invitational, Jaron Thomas competed in the 110-meter hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles, finishing third overall in both events. In the 110 hurdles, he finished in 13.87, and in the 400 hurdles, he finished in 51.77, both of which are new personal bests for the freshman.
The Buffs will be back in action next weekend in Pullman, Wash. as the combined events athletes take on the Pac-12 Championships
Source: CU Buffs
Nun in 3000 Meter Steeplechase
Apr 27th
In her debut in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, freshman Melanie Nun turned heads, with a first place finish on Saturday at the Jack Christiansen Invitational.
Nun recorded a time of 10:59.36, which was more than a minute faster than the runner up, who recorded a time of 12:14.34.
Alex Kizirian and Emily Hunsucker got the weekend off to a hot start on Friday with first place finishes in the hammer throw. Kizirian recorded a new personal best with a toss of 198-11. Hunsucker threw for a mark of 208-10. Hunsucker dominated on the women’s side, throwing almost 18 feet further than the runner up.
In addition, Brittany Lewis added a second place finish in the long jump with a mark of 18-10.50. Abrianna Torres finished just after Lewis to earn third for the Buffs with a mark of 18-7.75.
Dillon Shije also recorded a second place finish in the 1500-meter run, recording a time of 4:01.47, a new personal best.
The sprinters found success at the meet as well. Shaw Gifford finished second in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.37, followed closely by Austin Mitsch in third place with a 21.48 finish. Gifford also finished third with a time of 10.66 in the 100-meter dash, again followed by Mitsch in fourth place. Mitsch recorded a time of 10.67 in the event.
The men finished the 4×100 meter relay in second place, after CSU, for a combined time of 40.77.
On the women’s side, Lindsy Mattson recorded a third place finish in the 200-meter dash, running in 24.55.
As a team, CU’s men’s side tied for second place with Air Force Academy combining for 112.50 points. The women finished fourth with a total of 101.50 points.
The Buffs will be back in action next weekend at the Longhorn Invitational on Saturday, May 3 in Austin, Texas and at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Stanford, Calif. next Sunday, May 4.
Source: CU Buffs
