Louisville Claims Four Events Wins on Day One of Clark Wood Invitational

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Louisville Claims Four Events Wins on Day One of Clark Wood Invitational

April 29, 2022 | Track & Field

Results

By: Nathaniel Jarrett

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville track and field team opened the first day of competition with four event wins as hosts of the Clark Wood Invitational at Owsley B. Frazier Cardinal Park Friday.

Katherine Coffey and Tiana Bazie earned top-three finishes in the women's hammer throw. Coffey secured the first event win of the afternoon for the Cardinals with a personal-best mark of 56.01m (183-9), while Bazie recorded a throw of 55.21m (181-1) for third.

Jeremiah Willis and Synclair Savage clamied first-place finishes as the Cardinals swept the long jump events for the second time this season. Willis recorded his fourth event win in five meets with an outdoor personal-best clearance of 7.73m (25-4.5) on his final attempt, while Savage followed up her record setting performance last weekend with a first-place mark of 6.17m (20-3).

Adar Sheere secured his fourth event win of the season with a mark of 55.31m (181-5), while Jorge Contreras finished second at 53.54m (175-8) in the men's discus throw. Bryan Hudson recorded a heave of 53.31m (174-11) for third as the Cardinals swept the top-three spots.

A total of 16 athletes tied or achieved personal best marks in their respective events.

Competition resumes Saturday with the men's javelin at 10:15 a.m. ET. The first track event is scheduled to start following the national anthem and senior day ceremonies with the women's 100-meter hurdles preliminaries at 12:30 p.m. ET. The men's pole vault team of Zach Frye, Paul Kallenberg, Ty McPhail and Sean Roth will be the first Cardinals to compete in the field at 11:00 a.m. ET, while Taylor Herbert will toe the line first on the track in the women's 100-meter preliminaries at 12:55 p.m. ET. The meet closes out with the men's 4x400-meter relay at 4:25 p.m. ET.

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Clark Wood Invitational
April 29-30, 2022
Owsley B. Frazier Cardinal Park | Louisville, Ky.

Field Events

Women's Discus Throw
Maddie Horne - 48.62m (159-6)
Katherine Coffey - 48.33m (158-6)
Zoe Yeast - 38.43m (126-1)

Men's Discus Throw
Adar Sheere - 48.62m (159-6)
Jorge Contreras - 48.33m (158-6)
Bryan Hudson - 38.43m (126-1)
Ethan Alyea - 49.66m (162-11)
Paul Kallenberg - 31.11m (102-0)
Zach Frye - 26.60m (87-3)

Men's Hammer Throw
Erik Fertig - 60.10m (197-2)
Jason Wright - 54.83m (179-10)
Ethan Alyea - 52.20m (171-3)
Harrison Pawsat - 49.84m (163-6)

Women's Hammer Throw
Katherine Coffey - 56.01m (183-9)
Tiana Bazie - 55.21m (181-1)
Zoe Yeast - 49.39m (162-0)
Hannah Judge - 47.08 (154-5)

Men's Long Jump
Jeremiah Willis - 7.73m (25-4.5)
Adam Axelrod - 7.33m (24-0.75)

Women's Long Jump
Synclair Savage - 6.17m (20-3)
Ariel Lawrence - 5.88m (19-3.5)
Morgan Bentley - 5.78m (18-11.75)
Brooke Weimer - 5.68m (18-7.75)

Track Events

Men's 200-Meter
Isiah Pantiere - 21.19

Women's 200-Meter
Je'Nyia Burton - 24.03
Kiyah Yeast - 24.39
Brooke Weimer - 24.63
Taylor Herbert - 25.95
Taylor Boggess - 25.40

Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
Trenton Heim - 57.23