Track Opens Outdoors At Aztec Invite

Friday, March 24

San Diego, CA

All Day

University of Washington

Aztec Invitational

March 23, 2023 | Track & Field

By: UW Athletic Communications

THIS WEEK IN HUSKY TRACK & FIELD

Aztec Invitational
Friday-Saturday, March 24-25
San Diego, Calif.

Event Schedule | Heat Sheets | Live Results | Live Video

SEATTLE – While the indoor track season provided plenty of thrills for Husky fans, there's still an entire outdoor season to come. That all starts this weekend as Washington takes a big group down to San Diego for the Aztec Invitational hosted by San Diego State. Friday will have a trio of Huskies in the hammer throw to start, then Saturday all other events will take the stage.

The meet will be streamed live via Runnerspace.com. Friday's women's hammer starts at 2 p.m. and the men's hammer is at 4:30 p.m. both held at UC San Diego. Saturday, at SDSU, field events begin at 9 a.m. and the first track event is at 11 a.m.

There are thirty-four Husky student-athletes heading to San Diego, with all event groups traveling except for the distance runners. The start of outdoors brings several events not featured indoors and with it some 2023 season debuts, as the javelin and discus throwers are set to compete for the first time this weekend. Huskies set to compete for the first time this weekend are Chandler Ault, Natalie Holmer, Kathleen Horn, Jack Olsen, Saydi Orange, Tanya Simora in the javelin, and Elijah Mason and Nolan Such in the discus.

A handful of Husky indoor All-Americans are jumping right back into things at the outdoor opener. Pole vault All-Americans Sara Borton, Nastassja Campbell, and Jacob Englar are all scheduled to jump. Jayden White transitions from the weight to the hammer throw. Cass Elliott moves to the 400m hurdles after setting the 800-meter school record indoors. And multi-event All-Americans Bruno Comin Pescador and Ida Eikeng will each have several events on Saturday, but not a full multi. Daniel Gaik will also have 4x1 and 4x4 relay duty plus the open 400-meters coming off his DMR All-America honor.

UW Entries
Men's 200m: Anthony Smith, Sam Baricevic, Jake Parnagian
Men's 400m: Daniel Gaik, Sam Baricevic
Men's 110m Hurdles: Ollie Thorner, Jami Schlueter, Bruno Comin Pescador
Men's 400m Hurdles: Cass Elliott, Jonathan Birchman
Men's 4x100m Relay: Gaik, Smith, Birchman, Parnagian
Men's 4x400m Relay: Elliott, Gaik, Smith, Birchman / Thorner, Comin Pescador, Schlueter, Baricevic
Men's Pole Vault: Jacob Englar
Men's Long Jump: Bruno Comin Pescador, Jami Schlueter, Ollie Thorner, Prestin Artis
Men's Triple Jump: Tim Luebbert
Men's Discus: Jami Schlueter, Elijah Mason, Ollie Thorner, Bruno Comin Pescador, Nolan Such
Men's Hammer: Jayden White
Men's Javelin: Jack Olsen, Chandler Ault

Women's 100m: Danielle Hunter
Women's 200m: Ida Eikeng, Danielle Hunter, Anna Terrell
Women's 400m: Anna Terrell
Women's 100m Hurdles: Ida Eikeng
Women's Pole Vault: Holland Pilukas, Ashleigh Helms, Sarah Ferguson, Sara Borton, Nastassja Campbell
Women's Long Jump: Lauren Heggen, Ida Eikeng
Women's Triple Jump: Lauren Heggen
Women's Shot: MaKayla Kelby, Kaia Tupu-South
Women's Discus: Yvonne Colson, Kaia Tupu-South, Beatrice Asomaning, MaKayla Kelby
Women's Hammer: Yvonne Colson, Beatrice Asomaning
Women's Javelin: Tanya Simora, Natalie HOlmer, Kathleen Horn, Saydi Orange