Brackhan Earns B-Standard in 3000m Race Walk, Rowe Takes 2nd in 60m Hurdles
(Seward, NE) – The women’s indoor track and field team competed at the Concordia Polar Dog Invite on Friday, with junior Ava Brackhan qualifying for Nationals in the 3000m race walk.
(Seward, NE) – The women's indoor track and field team competed at the Concordia Polar Dog Invite on Friday, with junior Ava Brackhan qualifying for Nationals in the 3000m race walk.
Hastings dominated the 3000m race walk, as Brackhan won the event with a personal best time of 18:22.32 to qualify for Nationals with the B-Standard time. Freshman Destini Johnson finished right behind her in second place with a time of 23:15.15.
Sophomore Jaida Rowe qualified for the 60m hurdle finals by taking second (8.97) in the prelims. In the finals, she was .04 seconds behind first-place Central Methodist at 9.04 to take second again to Central Methodist. Rowe also competed in the 400m dash and took sixth with a time of 1:00.35.
Fresh off a B-Standard performance at the last meet, senior Zailee Poulson finished in third place in the high jump, tying for the best jump at 5'03.00" in the event. Junior Melissa Hines also participated in the high jump, taking seventh (4'09.00").
Senior Cecilia Velarde had a solid performance in the 800m run, placing third with a time of 2:31.43 and senior Cynthia Chaparro-Belloc took eighth in the race with a time of 2:36.95. Sophomore Whitney Cure placed eighth as the lone Bronco in the 600m (1:51.25).
Senior Shania Santos clocked in with a time of 6:00.60 to take eighth in the mile. In the 200m dash, freshman Kamerin Turner took 26th (28.36) and freshman Ava Reese placed 31st (29.47).
Junior Trinity Doublin finished in eighth place in the triple jump (33'07.25"). Turner placed 18th in the long jump, finishing with a best jump of 15'06.75".
In the weight throw, junior Kylee Hasselmann finished 13th with a top throw of 47'05.75" and was 29th in the shot put (32'06.50").
Up next, Hastings will return to Seward, NE on Saturday, Jan. 25 to compete in the Concordia Classic at 12pm.
