Joey Uhle's Record Highlights Final Day of AFI
Jan. 24, 2015
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - Highlighted by an Academy pole vault record from senior Joey Uhle and five additional top-10 marks, the Air Force track and field team wrapped up a successful day of competition at the 25th Air Force Invitational this afternoon.
Uhle cleared a program-best mark of 18'2½" to finish as the top collegiate in the seeded pole vault competition. Tying for the best clearance of the day, Uhle added a half-inch to the program standard and took over #2 on the Mountain West Conference's all-time list.
In addition to the program record on the pole vault, the Falcons' vertical jump team also impacted the high jump's top 10, as sophomore Taylor Smith cleared 7'1½" to win the event and move into second on the program's all-time list. Smith also bettered the program's long-standing Class Record, adding an inch to a mark that had stood since 1995.
Freshman John Reynolds accounted for the program's seventh-best triple jump mark in a winning effort this afternoon, as he recorded a distance of 49'2¼"
Air Force made three improvements to the program's all-time records on the track.
Junior Patrick Corona clocked a time of 4:12.36 to take second in the mile and move into third on the program's all-time list when his time is converted for altitude (4:02.82). Classmate Hannah Everson clocked the Academy's fifth-fastest 3000-meter time (9:53.68, adjusted for altitude) during a sixth-place finish (10:20.51 overall). With an overall time of 2:15.55, freshman Carina Gillespie won the 800-meter run and clocked the ninth-fastest time in program history (2:13.97a).
In addition to collegiate wins from Uhle and Reynolds, the men added additional points in the pole vault and triple jump from junior Dylan Bell and senior Kyle Gartrell, respectively. Bell finished second to Uhle in the collegiate field with a jump of 17'10½", while Gartrell recorded a mark of 45'5¼" to finish seventh.
The Falcons earned a runner-up finish in the shot put from junior Grant Hamilton (59'1¼"), as well as one in the 800-meter run from sophomore Matt Dorsey (1:53.44). Dorsey paced the Falcons to a pair of top-four finishes in that race, as freshman Zac Petrie placed fourth in a time of 1:55.46.
Backed by a fourth-place finish from freshman Andrew Johnston, the men claimed four top-10 finishes in the 3000-meter run. Junior Dan Caddigan placed fifth in 9:00.66, while sophomore Kyle Eller finished on his heels (sixth) in 9:00.67. Freshman Jimmy Shipley rounded out the Falcons' scoring runners in that race, as he finished ninth with a time of 9:20.18.
The men added a fourth-place finish in the mile relay (3:20.60) and a sixth-place 200-meter time of 22.05 from seniorJake Spuller to finish third in the Division I team standings.
On the women's side, Air Force accounted for multiple scoring placements in the 800-meter run and shot put. Sophomore Stephanie Robb joined Gillespie in the scoring finishers of the 800, clocking a time of 2:17.88 to finish fifth, while senior Danielle Tabb and junior Katelyn Holland finished fourth (45'7¾") and fifth (45'4¾"), respectively, in the shot put.
The women, who finished sixth in the Division I team standings, earned a runner-up placement in the triple jump from junior Angelea Ross (38'9¾"). Sophomore Alexa Chacon, who scored for the Falcons in the pentathlon on Thursday, placed sixth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.95), and freshman Katie Burnham placed seventh in the DI field of runners in the mile (12th overall) with a time of 5:37.11.
The Falcons return to competition next Saturday (Jan. 31), when they travel to Albuquerque for the New Mexico Team Invitational.
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Joey Uhle's Record Highlights Final Day of AFI
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