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Karlin Stewart won the men's long jump competition on Day 1 of the Air Force Invite.
First Day of Action Complete at Air Force Invitational
2/10/2012 8:31:00 PM | Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
The Grand Canyon University men's and women's track teams completed the first day of action at the Air Force Invitational today. The meet, which is being hosted by the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., is taking place in the Cadet Field House.
The meet consist of teams from Colorado, Colorado State, New Mexico State, Northern Colorado and Wyoming, as well as Adams State, Colorado Mesa, Colorado School of Mines, CSU-Pueblo, Fort Hays State, Grand Canyon, Metro State, Nebraska-Kearney and Western State.
The only final of the day came in the men's and women's long jump, where GCU's athletes put on a show of force. Karlin Stewart won the event on the men's side with a leap of 7.57 meters (24 feet, 10 inches), which is an NCAA automatic qualifier and the second-best in the nation in Division II. His mark trails only teammate AAron Hill, who posted a USA Indoor Championship qualifying mark of 7.62 meters at the NAU Lumberjack Invite. Hill finished second in today's long jump competition with a leap of 7.48 meters (24 feet, six and a half inches). Kevin Lashley took fourth in the event with 7.32 meters (24 feet, one-fourth inches), a provisional mark and tied for the fifth-longest in the nation.
"It was an exciting competition as Karlin beat AAron on the last jump of the competition," said head coach Tom Flood. "In a great show of sportsmanship, AAron seemed to be just as excited in Karlin's big jump as he was!"
GCU men now sit first, second, fourth and tied for fifth in national long jump rankings.
On the women's side, Ann-Marie Duffus won the long jump event with a mark of 6.06 meters (19 feet, 10 and three-fourths inches), which is an NCAA automatic qualifier. Amber Yingling finished third (5.88 meters; 19 feet, three and one-half inches; provisional mark and sixth-best in the nation); Brianne Kee finished fifth (5.83 meters; 19 feet, one and a half inches; provisional mark); and Lesilia Foster finished seventh (5.72 meters; 18 feet, nine and one-fourth inches; provisional mark and 11th-best in the country).
GCU women are now ranked second, third, sixth and 11th in the nation in the long jump rankings.
"Ann Marie had an off-day but it was nice to see her still pull off a big jump to win it," Flood said. "Amber continues to get better every week and just missed an NCAA automatic mark, which she already owns in the triple jump."
In the men's 5000-meters, Kipkorir Mutai finished fifth (16:10.70) and Sharles Simon finished seventh (16:14.60).
Among those who qualified for tomorrow's finals are Petra Fanty who finished second in the women's 400-meter dash preliminaries; Clark Coyle and Oliver Smith, who finished fifth and ninth in the men's 400-meter dash preliminaries; and Mikio Bain, who finished eighth in the men's 200-meter dash preliminaries.
"We had a very good first day and I'm very excited for tomorrow's competition," added Flood.
The meet consist of teams from Colorado, Colorado State, New Mexico State, Northern Colorado and Wyoming, as well as Adams State, Colorado Mesa, Colorado School of Mines, CSU-Pueblo, Fort Hays State, Grand Canyon, Metro State, Nebraska-Kearney and Western State.
The only final of the day came in the men's and women's long jump, where GCU's athletes put on a show of force. Karlin Stewart won the event on the men's side with a leap of 7.57 meters (24 feet, 10 inches), which is an NCAA automatic qualifier and the second-best in the nation in Division II. His mark trails only teammate AAron Hill, who posted a USA Indoor Championship qualifying mark of 7.62 meters at the NAU Lumberjack Invite. Hill finished second in today's long jump competition with a leap of 7.48 meters (24 feet, six and a half inches). Kevin Lashley took fourth in the event with 7.32 meters (24 feet, one-fourth inches), a provisional mark and tied for the fifth-longest in the nation.
"It was an exciting competition as Karlin beat AAron on the last jump of the competition," said head coach Tom Flood. "In a great show of sportsmanship, AAron seemed to be just as excited in Karlin's big jump as he was!"
GCU men now sit first, second, fourth and tied for fifth in national long jump rankings.
On the women's side, Ann-Marie Duffus won the long jump event with a mark of 6.06 meters (19 feet, 10 and three-fourths inches), which is an NCAA automatic qualifier. Amber Yingling finished third (5.88 meters; 19 feet, three and one-half inches; provisional mark and sixth-best in the nation); Brianne Kee finished fifth (5.83 meters; 19 feet, one and a half inches; provisional mark); and Lesilia Foster finished seventh (5.72 meters; 18 feet, nine and one-fourth inches; provisional mark and 11th-best in the country).
GCU women are now ranked second, third, sixth and 11th in the nation in the long jump rankings.
"Ann Marie had an off-day but it was nice to see her still pull off a big jump to win it," Flood said. "Amber continues to get better every week and just missed an NCAA automatic mark, which she already owns in the triple jump."
In the men's 5000-meters, Kipkorir Mutai finished fifth (16:10.70) and Sharles Simon finished seventh (16:14.60).
Among those who qualified for tomorrow's finals are Petra Fanty who finished second in the women's 400-meter dash preliminaries; Clark Coyle and Oliver Smith, who finished fifth and ninth in the men's 400-meter dash preliminaries; and Mikio Bain, who finished eighth in the men's 200-meter dash preliminaries.
"We had a very good first day and I'm very excited for tomorrow's competition," added Flood.
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