Track and Field Collects Three Wins at the Baldy Castillo Invitational

Saturday, March 17

Tempe, Ariz.

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University of Louisville

Baldy Castillo Invitational

Louisville Track & Field | Louisville Invitational | John Kolb

Track and Field Collects Three Wins at the Baldy Castillo Invitational

March 17, 2018 | Track & Field

Final Results

John Kolb, Jerin Allen and Dorcas Wasike start the outdoor season with wins

By: Kim Pemberton

TEMPE, Ariz. – The University of Louisville track and field teams wrapped up the Baldy Castillo Invitational with three wins and eight top three finishes on Saturday afternoon. John Kolb, Jerin Allen and Dorcas Wasike started off their outdoor seasons with wins for the Cardinals.

"This weekend shows us exactly where we are as the squads transition from a strong indoor season to our outdoor campaign," said head coach Dale Cowper. "We have a great deal of progress to make between now and the ACC Championships in mid-May. I believe this group is capable of growing into a very capable team by then."

Sophomore John Kolb started the day off for Louisville with a win in the discus. Kolb finished with a personal best throw of 56.98m/186'11". The mark ranks among the all-time top five performances.

"John opened the day with a big throw in the discus," said Cowper. "He moves into our all-time top five list in the event and shows he has a lot more will be available as the season grows."

In her first career outdoor meet, Wasike registered a win in the women's 3,000m. She finished with a personal best time of 9:18.64. It also sets a new school record for Louisville, giving her school records in both the indoor and outdoor 3,000m. She broke Bettina Bard's record of 9:20.13 set at the 1997 NCAA Championships.

"Dorcas Wasike, John Kolb, and Jerin Allen gave us some highlights today," Cowper said. "Dorcas easily handled the 3000 meter field of competitors in route to an all-time best."

After earning second team All-American honors last weekend, Allen took his first win of the outdoor season in the high jump. He won the event with a mark of 2.11m/6'11".

"Jerin finished the day off with a convincing victory in the high jump," said Cowper. "He made a nice transition from last week's indoor championships and will be in contention to defend his ACC Outdoor title in May."

Five athletes also recorded third place finishes. On the men's side, Devin Valentine finished third in the triple jump with a mark of 14.76m/48'5 ¼". On the women's side, Sydney Hill finished third in the 100m hurdes with a time of 14.11. Kelsey Heyward finished third in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:01.83.

In the field events, freshman Gabriela Leon finished third in the pole vault with a mark of 3.85m/12'7 ½". Senior Natalie Uhl finished third in the discus with a toss of 47.96m/157'4".

The Cardinals will be back in action next weekend at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational.

Baldy Castillo Invitational | Tempe, Ariz.
Saturday March 17, 2018

Men's 100m
15. Dwayne Depp, 10.99
18. Oliver Newport, 11.10

Men's 200m
13. Carlos Coleman, 21.90
14. Josh Hall, 21.91
15. Donald McClinton, Jr., 22.02 (22.018)

Men's 800m
8. Jonathan Reynolds, 1:56.82

Men's 3,000m
7. Daniel Fleace, 9:09.88

Men's 110m Hurdles
4. Martice Moore, 14.38 (14.378)

Men's 400m Relay
6. Louisville, 41.27 (McClinton, McClinton, Depp, Talton)

Men's 1600m Relay
8. Louisville, 3:22.86 (Delgado, Fox, McClinton, Depp, Weaver, Talton)

Men's High Jump
1. Jerin Allen, 2.11m/6'11"
8. Donald McClinton, Jr., 1.98m/6'6"
11. Skyler VanMeter, 1.98m/6'6"

Men's Long Jump
9. Marcus Jegede, 7.13m/23'4 ¾"
12. Donald McClinton, Jr., 6.88m/22'7"

Men's Triple Jump
3. Devin Valentine, 14.76m/48'5 ¼"
4. Kaleb Rowe, 14.17m/46'6"

Men's Pole Vault
17. Eric Fox, 4.60m/15'1"

Men's Discus Throw
1. John Kolb, 56.98m/186'11"
13. Christian Buckley, 48.22m/158'2"

Women's 100m
6. Brooke Raglin, 11.76
7. Angel Amadi, 11.84
14. Sharnae Alston, 12.13
16. Jokenia Bond, 12.23
25. Sydney Hill, 12.68

Women's 200m
12. Holly Hankenson, 24.97
26. Linda Mutter, 27.29

Women's 800m
6. Aurilla Wilson, 2:17.18

Women's 3,000m
1. Dorcas Wasike, 9:18.64
4. Kassidy Manning, 9:47.14
6. Bailey Beery, 9:50.29
10. Caroline Gosser, 10:08.86
12. Abigail Wright, 10:37.10

Women's 100m Hurdles
3. Sydney Hill, 14.11
4. Kelsey Heyward, 14.18
17. Linda Mutter, 15.43

Women's 400m Hurdles
3. Kelsey Heyward, 1:01.83

Women's 400m Relay
5. Louisville, 45.58 (Amadi, Raglin, Alston, Bond, Heyward, Gibbons)

Women's 1600m Relay
6. Louisville, 3:56.83 (Alston, Amadi, Raglin, Bond, Heyward, Hill)

Women's Shot Put
8. Victoria Farley, 13.84m/45' 5"

Women's Long Jump
4. Alexis Gibbons, 5.82m/19'1 ¼"
11. Gabriela Leon, 5.47m/17'11 ½"
13. Renate Van Tonder, 5.43m/17'9 ¾"

Women's Triple Jump
6. Veronika Karpenko, 11.47m/37'7 ¾"
7. Renate Van Tonder, 11.38m/37'4"

Women's Pole Vault
3. Gabriela Leon, 3.85m/12'7 ½"
9. Jade Hawkins, 3.55m/11'7 ¾"

Women's Discus Throw
3. Natalie Uhl, 47.96m/157'4"
6. Lilli Popovich, 46.42m/152'3"