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Houser, Thomas, Artis Help Dawgs Soar In Dempsey Opener
January 13, 2024 | Track & Field
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SEATTLE -- The first home Dempsey meet of the season is often highlighted by Husky debuts or breakthroughs from young Dawgs looking to make their marks. There was plenty of that today at the UW Indoor Preview, but it was several established veterans that grabbed the early season spotlight by finding new ways to wow the crowd. NCAA mile champion Luke Houser ran the fastest 3,000-meters in UW history and the fastest ever clocked in the Dempsey. Carley Thomas, the 800-meter All-American and School Record-holder, moved up to the mile and took the NCAA lead with the second-fastest time in school history. And Pac-12 scorer Prestin Artis soared into the NCAA top-five in the long jump with a career-best leap.
There were many more top-10 marks tallied in the Husky records today, along with dominant UW showings in the men's and women's pole vaults, the men's 400-meters and horizontal jumps.
Winning their first home meets as Dawgs were Kunle Akinlosotu in the triple jump and Mathis Bresko in the pole vault.
Thomas put down the first stunner of the day in the top heat of the women's mile. Battling a loaded field of several top rivals from Oregon and multiple pros, Thomas calmly went to the lead on the final lap and powered away from the field to cross the line in 4:30.38, the new NCAA-leading time. It was a six-second PR for Thomas and puts her up to second in school history, the closes anyone's come to Katie Flood's time of 4:28.48 in 2012. The Australian standout, who broke 2-minutes in the 800-meters last summer for the first time, then later doubled back to win another race, taking her section of the 600-meters in 1:29.80.
Artis, in his second year on the squad, fed off the home crowd around the long jump runway, grabbing a big personal-best on his sixth and final attempt. He went 25-10 for the victory, a PR by nearly five full inches. That puts him up to No. 2 in school history, just ahead of true UW legend and former World Record-holder Phil Shinnick, trailing only Norris Frederick. Artis ranks fifth nationally, with his sights set on the top-16 at season's end.
The Dempsey became Houser's house in the late afternoon as the men's 3,000-meter top heat took to the track. He ran middle of the pack most of the way but like Thomas, made a decisive move on the final lap, and held off a hard charge from former teammate Kieran Lumb, now running professionally for On Athletics, as well as decorated pro Sam Prakel, also coached by Andy Powell. Houser finished in 7:40.40, breaking the facility record by a couple of tenths of a second set two years ago by Abdihamid Nur. It also broke Lumb's School Record of 7:43.27 set just last year. It was an eight-second PR for the Woodinville native.
Throws
Beatrice Asomaning (20.42m) posted her second straight first place finish to open her indoor season along with four throws over 19m. Yvonne Colson (15.36m) finished in third.
In the shotput, Kaia Tupu-South opened with a silver medal, starting her season with 16.72m (54' 10¼"). She did not reach that mark last season until Feb. 25.
Sprints
The Huskies posted five of the top six times in the men's 400m dash as Daniel Gaik (47.46) and Jonathan Birchman snagged the top two spots. Gaik's time was his fastest indoors at UW, and snagged the No. 10 spot on the Husky all-time list, the first new addition to the 400m list since 2018. Anna Terrell (55.79) posted a great opening time to snag bronze in the 400m with her teammate Kapiolani Coleman (57.72) right on her tail for fourth.
Jumps
Kunle Akinlosotu (15.08m) made the most of his Husky debut winning the triple jump, and immediately jumping up to No. 9 in school history. Trevontay Smith (13.90m) showed out in his college debut taking third in the triple jump.
The Huskies duked it out in pole vault as Mathis Bresko (5.32m) edged out Max Manson (5.17m) to win his Husky debut as three Huskies finished in the top four.
The entire men's long jump squad advanced to the finals, sweeping the top four places. Prestin Artis (7.87m) saved his best for last as he leaped into second all time on his final attempt of the afternoon. Jami Schlueter, Bruno Comin Pescador, and freshman Roman Hutchinson were all over 23-feet in taking the next three places.
The depth of the women's pole vault team was on full display as the Dawgs swept the top four spots as Nastassja Campbell battled against Sara Borton (4.15m) for first. Campbell cleared 13-11 1/4 on her first attempt to take the win. Avril Wilson and Sarah Ferguson took third and fourth, both over 13-feet as well.
Distance
Carley Thomas (4:30.38) made the most of her first indoor mile appearance of year as she shot up the Husky history book into second all-time and currently holds the fastest time in the NCAA coming into this weekend. Marlena Preigh was also stellar taking her heat by over three seconds in 4:43.39.
The women also showed the depth that led them to the Pac-12 Cross Country title and an eighth-place NCAA finish in the fall, posting multiple PRs in the 3,000-meters. Chloe Foerster went to No. 7 in school history with a time of 9:05.24, as she was the second-fastest collegiate today. All-American Haley Herberg continues her comeback campaign with a 3K PR as she ran 9:11.49. Ella Borsheim (9:17.37), India Weir (9:17.87), and Tori Herman (9:19.32) ran together well. Josephine Welin got her first Dempsey meet under her belt in a strong debut of 9:28.28. Saskia Lloyd also made her Husky debut in 9:45.06.
Ronan McMahon-Staggs and Eric Gibson battled each other to the line in their heat of the 1,000-meters. McMahon-Staggs lunged across the line first in 2:21.66, going to No. 3 in school history and Gibson clocked in 2:21.93 and now ranks No. 5.
One heat prior to Houser's run, Leo Daschbach and Joe Waskom went 1-2 in their heat of the 3,000-meters. It was the first time running the distance indoors for both. Daschbach went 7:57.66 to win the heat just ahead of Waskom's 8:00.19.
Results:
Women's 60m Prelims
Danielle Hunter: 7.80,13th
Sophia McHenry: 8.06, 25th
Kapiolani Coleman, 8.07, 26th
Men's 60m
Prelims
Daniel Gaik: 6.84, 2nd [PR]
Finals
DNS
Women's 400m
Anna Terrell 55.79, 3rd
Kapiolani Coleman: 57.72, 4th
Rhonda Newton: 58.21, 6th
Ava McCumber Gandara: 1:01.51, 18th
Men's 400m
Daniel Gaik: 47.46, 1st
Jonathan Birchman: 48.16, 2nd
Boden Hanley: 48.41, 4th
Jonathan Frazier: 48.44, 5th
Matthew Wilkinson: 48.55, 6th
Men's 60m hurdles
Prelims
Jonathan Frazier: 8.47,6th
Finals
Jonathan Frazier: 8.24, 2nd
Women's 3000m
Chloe Foerster: 9:05.24, 5th [No. 7 All-Time]
Haley Herberg: 9:11.49, 7th
Ella Borsheim: 9:17.37, 11th
India Weir: 9:17.87, 12th
Tori Herman: 9:19.32, 13th
Julia David-Smith: 9:25.69 , 17th
Josephine Welin: 9:28.28, 21st
Naomi Smith: 9:36.88, 27th
Saskia Lloyd: 9:45.06, 35th
Men's 3000m
Luke Houser: 7:40.40, 1st [Meet/Dempsey/School Record]
Leo Daschbach: 7:57.66, 9th
Joe Waskom: 8:00.19, 11th
James Crabtree: 8:31.51, 54th
Women's 200m
Danielle Hunter: 25.36,11th
Sophia McHenry: 26.22, 22nd
Women's Mile
Carley Thomas: 4:30.38, 1st [2nd All-Time and #1 in NCAA]
Marlena Preigh: 4:43.39, 7th [ Mile Debut]
Alyssia Brown: 5:03.27, 28th
Men's Mile:
Sam Affolder: 4:13.62, 27th
Men's 1,000:
Ronan McMahon-Staggs: 2:21.66, 8th [No. 3 All-Time]
Eric Gibson: 2:21.93, 9th [No. 5 All-Time]
Men's High Jump
Leland Lieberg: 1.95 (6' 4¾), 6th
Women's Pole Vault
Nastassja Campbell: 4.25m (13' 11¼"), 1st
Sara Borton: 4.15m (13' 7¼"), 2nd
Avril Wilson: 4.00m (13' 1½"), 3rd
Sarah Ferguson: 4.00m (13' 1½"), 4th
Amanda Moll: NH
Men's Pole Vault
Mathis Bresko: 5.32m (17' 5½"), 1st
Max Manson: 5.17m (16' 11½"), 2nd
Simon Park: 5.02m (16' 5½"), 4th
Bruno Comin Pescador: 4.87m (15' 11¾), 6th
Jami Schlueter: 4.42m (14' 6"), 10th
Women's Long jump
Ava Washburn: 5.45m (17' 10¾"), 5th
Camille Duckett: 4.57m (15' 0"), 27th
Men's Long jump
Prestin Artis: 7.87m (25' 10"), 1st [2nd All-Time]
Jami Schlueter: 7.12m (23' 4½"), 2nd
Bruno Comin Pescador: 7.03m (23' 0¾"), 3rd
Roman Hutchinson: 7.01m (23' 0"), 4th
Women's Triple Jump
Ava Washburn: 11.51m (37' 9¼"), 4th
Men's Triple Jump
Kunle Akinlosotu: 15.08m (49' 5¾"), 1st
Trevontay Smith: 13.90m (45' 7¼"), 3rd
Women's Weight
Beatrice Asomaning: 20.42m (67.0), 1st [SB]
Yvonne Colson: 15.36m (50'4"), 3rd
Women's Shotput
Kaia Tupu-South: 16.72m (54' 10¼"), 2nd
Women's 600m
Carley Thomas: 1:29.80, 2nd
Marlena Preigh: 1:32.64, 8th
Elle Rutherford: 1:37.16, 12th
Women's 1600m Relay
Coleman, Terrell, Newton, Rutherford: 3:54.74, 4th
Men's 1600m Relay
Hanley, Birchman, Schlueter, Gaik 3:14.81, 1st
SEATTLE -- The first home Dempsey meet of the season is often highlighted by Husky debuts or breakthroughs from young Dawgs looking to make their marks. There was plenty of that today at the UW Indoor Preview, but it was several established veterans that grabbed the early season spotlight by finding new ways to wow the crowd. NCAA mile champion Luke Houser ran the fastest 3,000-meters in UW history and the fastest ever clocked in the Dempsey. Carley Thomas, the 800-meter All-American and School Record-holder, moved up to the mile and took the NCAA lead with the second-fastest time in school history. And Pac-12 scorer Prestin Artis soared into the NCAA top-five in the long jump with a career-best leap.
There were many more top-10 marks tallied in the Husky records today, along with dominant UW showings in the men's and women's pole vaults, the men's 400-meters and horizontal jumps.
Winning their first home meets as Dawgs were Kunle Akinlosotu in the triple jump and Mathis Bresko in the pole vault.
Thomas put down the first stunner of the day in the top heat of the women's mile. Battling a loaded field of several top rivals from Oregon and multiple pros, Thomas calmly went to the lead on the final lap and powered away from the field to cross the line in 4:30.38, the new NCAA-leading time. It was a six-second PR for Thomas and puts her up to second in school history, the closes anyone's come to Katie Flood's time of 4:28.48 in 2012. The Australian standout, who broke 2-minutes in the 800-meters last summer for the first time, then later doubled back to win another race, taking her section of the 600-meters in 1:29.80.
Artis, in his second year on the squad, fed off the home crowd around the long jump runway, grabbing a big personal-best on his sixth and final attempt. He went 25-10 for the victory, a PR by nearly five full inches. That puts him up to No. 2 in school history, just ahead of true UW legend and former World Record-holder Phil Shinnick, trailing only Norris Frederick. Artis ranks fifth nationally, with his sights set on the top-16 at season's end.
Luke's House ??
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) January 14, 2024
Luke Houser opened his track season in electrifying, historic fashion, breaking the Dempsey Facility Record ?? the Meet Record ?? and the Husky School Record ?? for 3,000-meters in 7?:4?0?.4?0?#GoHuskies // @NCAATrackField pic.twitter.com/z3G3f0P7Uv
The Dempsey became Houser's house in the late afternoon as the men's 3,000-meter top heat took to the track. He ran middle of the pack most of the way but like Thomas, made a decisive move on the final lap, and held off a hard charge from former teammate Kieran Lumb, now running professionally for On Athletics, as well as decorated pro Sam Prakel, also coached by Andy Powell. Houser finished in 7:40.40, breaking the facility record by a couple of tenths of a second set two years ago by Abdihamid Nur. It also broke Lumb's School Record of 7:43.27 set just last year. It was an eight-second PR for the Woodinville native.
Throws
Beatrice Asomaning (20.42m) posted her second straight first place finish to open her indoor season along with four throws over 19m. Yvonne Colson (15.36m) finished in third.
In the shotput, Kaia Tupu-South opened with a silver medal, starting her season with 16.72m (54' 10¼"). She did not reach that mark last season until Feb. 25.
Sprints
The Huskies posted five of the top six times in the men's 400m dash as Daniel Gaik (47.46) and Jonathan Birchman snagged the top two spots. Gaik's time was his fastest indoors at UW, and snagged the No. 10 spot on the Husky all-time list, the first new addition to the 400m list since 2018. Anna Terrell (55.79) posted a great opening time to snag bronze in the 400m with her teammate Kapiolani Coleman (57.72) right on her tail for fourth.
Jumps
Kunle Akinlosotu (15.08m) made the most of his Husky debut winning the triple jump, and immediately jumping up to No. 9 in school history. Trevontay Smith (13.90m) showed out in his college debut taking third in the triple jump.
The Huskies duked it out in pole vault as Mathis Bresko (5.32m) edged out Max Manson (5.17m) to win his Husky debut as three Huskies finished in the top four.
The entire men's long jump squad advanced to the finals, sweeping the top four places. Prestin Artis (7.87m) saved his best for last as he leaped into second all time on his final attempt of the afternoon. Jami Schlueter, Bruno Comin Pescador, and freshman Roman Hutchinson were all over 23-feet in taking the next three places.
The depth of the women's pole vault team was on full display as the Dawgs swept the top four spots as Nastassja Campbell battled against Sara Borton (4.15m) for first. Campbell cleared 13-11 1/4 on her first attempt to take the win. Avril Wilson and Sarah Ferguson took third and fourth, both over 13-feet as well.
Washington swept 1-2-3-4 in the women's pole vault ??
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) January 14, 2024
Stassja ? 13-11 1/4
Sara ? 13-7 1/4
Avril ? 13-1 1/2
Sarah ? 13-1 1/2#GoHuskies pic.twitter.com/BjXwR8XZfg
Distance
Carley Thomas (4:30.38) made the most of her first indoor mile appearance of year as she shot up the Husky history book into second all-time and currently holds the fastest time in the NCAA coming into this weekend. Marlena Preigh was also stellar taking her heat by over three seconds in 4:43.39.
The women also showed the depth that led them to the Pac-12 Cross Country title and an eighth-place NCAA finish in the fall, posting multiple PRs in the 3,000-meters. Chloe Foerster went to No. 7 in school history with a time of 9:05.24, as she was the second-fastest collegiate today. All-American Haley Herberg continues her comeback campaign with a 3K PR as she ran 9:11.49. Ella Borsheim (9:17.37), India Weir (9:17.87), and Tori Herman (9:19.32) ran together well. Josephine Welin got her first Dempsey meet under her belt in a strong debut of 9:28.28. Saskia Lloyd also made her Husky debut in 9:45.06.
Ronan McMahon-Staggs and Eric Gibson battled each other to the line in their heat of the 1,000-meters. McMahon-Staggs lunged across the line first in 2:21.66, going to No. 3 in school history and Gibson clocked in 2:21.93 and now ranks No. 5.
One heat prior to Houser's run, Leo Daschbach and Joe Waskom went 1-2 in their heat of the 3,000-meters. It was the first time running the distance indoors for both. Daschbach went 7:57.66 to win the heat just ahead of Waskom's 8:00.19.
We think running a 4:30 mile sounds hard, but Carley Thomas makes it look easy so ??
— Washington Track & Field and Cross Country (@UWTrack) January 14, 2024
Your new @NCAATrackField leader ?? pic.twitter.com/BwbafBaWnc
Results:
Women's 60m Prelims
Danielle Hunter: 7.80,13th
Sophia McHenry: 8.06, 25th
Kapiolani Coleman, 8.07, 26th
Men's 60m
Prelims
Daniel Gaik: 6.84, 2nd [PR]
Finals
DNS
Women's 400m
Anna Terrell 55.79, 3rd
Kapiolani Coleman: 57.72, 4th
Rhonda Newton: 58.21, 6th
Ava McCumber Gandara: 1:01.51, 18th
Men's 400m
Daniel Gaik: 47.46, 1st
Jonathan Birchman: 48.16, 2nd
Boden Hanley: 48.41, 4th
Jonathan Frazier: 48.44, 5th
Matthew Wilkinson: 48.55, 6th
Men's 60m hurdles
Prelims
Jonathan Frazier: 8.47,6th
Finals
Jonathan Frazier: 8.24, 2nd
Women's 3000m
Chloe Foerster: 9:05.24, 5th [No. 7 All-Time]
Haley Herberg: 9:11.49, 7th
Ella Borsheim: 9:17.37, 11th
India Weir: 9:17.87, 12th
Tori Herman: 9:19.32, 13th
Julia David-Smith: 9:25.69 , 17th
Josephine Welin: 9:28.28, 21st
Naomi Smith: 9:36.88, 27th
Saskia Lloyd: 9:45.06, 35th
Men's 3000m
Luke Houser: 7:40.40, 1st [Meet/Dempsey/School Record]
Leo Daschbach: 7:57.66, 9th
Joe Waskom: 8:00.19, 11th
James Crabtree: 8:31.51, 54th
Women's 200m
Danielle Hunter: 25.36,11th
Sophia McHenry: 26.22, 22nd
Women's Mile
Carley Thomas: 4:30.38, 1st [2nd All-Time and #1 in NCAA]
Marlena Preigh: 4:43.39, 7th [ Mile Debut]
Alyssia Brown: 5:03.27, 28th
Men's Mile:
Sam Affolder: 4:13.62, 27th
Men's 1,000:
Ronan McMahon-Staggs: 2:21.66, 8th [No. 3 All-Time]
Eric Gibson: 2:21.93, 9th [No. 5 All-Time]
Men's High Jump
Leland Lieberg: 1.95 (6' 4¾), 6th
Women's Pole Vault
Nastassja Campbell: 4.25m (13' 11¼"), 1st
Sara Borton: 4.15m (13' 7¼"), 2nd
Avril Wilson: 4.00m (13' 1½"), 3rd
Sarah Ferguson: 4.00m (13' 1½"), 4th
Amanda Moll: NH
Men's Pole Vault
Mathis Bresko: 5.32m (17' 5½"), 1st
Max Manson: 5.17m (16' 11½"), 2nd
Simon Park: 5.02m (16' 5½"), 4th
Bruno Comin Pescador: 4.87m (15' 11¾), 6th
Jami Schlueter: 4.42m (14' 6"), 10th
Women's Long jump
Ava Washburn: 5.45m (17' 10¾"), 5th
Camille Duckett: 4.57m (15' 0"), 27th
Men's Long jump
Prestin Artis: 7.87m (25' 10"), 1st [2nd All-Time]
Jami Schlueter: 7.12m (23' 4½"), 2nd
Bruno Comin Pescador: 7.03m (23' 0¾"), 3rd
Roman Hutchinson: 7.01m (23' 0"), 4th
Women's Triple Jump
Ava Washburn: 11.51m (37' 9¼"), 4th
Men's Triple Jump
Kunle Akinlosotu: 15.08m (49' 5¾"), 1st
Trevontay Smith: 13.90m (45' 7¼"), 3rd
Women's Weight
Beatrice Asomaning: 20.42m (67.0), 1st [SB]
Yvonne Colson: 15.36m (50'4"), 3rd
Women's Shotput
Kaia Tupu-South: 16.72m (54' 10¼"), 2nd
Women's 600m
Carley Thomas: 1:29.80, 2nd
Marlena Preigh: 1:32.64, 8th
Elle Rutherford: 1:37.16, 12th
Women's 1600m Relay
Coleman, Terrell, Newton, Rutherford: 3:54.74, 4th
Men's 1600m Relay
Hanley, Birchman, Schlueter, Gaik 3:14.81, 1st
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