Complete Results | Team Scores
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Competing in a team-scored meet, the Lobos received some exceptional individual performances.
Jannell Hadnot and Yannick Roggatz claimed wins in the jumps and Calli Thackery and Sophie Connor posted wins in the middle-distance races as the University of New Mexico track & field team held its own at the New Mexico Team Invitational.
But the story Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center was the outstanding individual performances by a handful of Lobos as New Mexico continued to open its season with strong team showings.
“I really liked the fact that we had some kids that came out and competed really hard and when they least expect it, great things happen,” New Mexico head coach Joe Franklin said. “… We had some really, really good performances.”
Hadnot was one Lobo in particular that excelled, winning the women’s triple jump with a huge personal record of 42 feet, 11 ¾ inches (13.10 meters). Although not originally scheduled to compete in the triple jump at this meets, Hadnot put herself firmly in contention for an NCAA berth on her first jump.
| Jannell Hadnot |
Her mark, which was an indoor PR by 21 centimeters, ranked sixth in the nation prior to this weekend’s meets.
“She jumped the sixth-best jump in the country,” Franklin said. “She wasn’t even planning on triple jumping but we wanted to get her in there and score points and, all of a sudden, she has a significant lifetime best.”
In an event that could potentially produce three to four NCAA qualifiers, Hadnot was the best on Saturday, giving 10 points to the Lobos’ haul of 71 team points.
“Today I did more events than I usually do,” Hadnot said. “I did the 60 and long jump, so I really wasn’t expecting too much from triple, but it just came up that way.”
The women also captured a pair of wins in the middle distance as Calli Thackery won the mile and Sophie Connor won the 800-meter run.
Thackery, running alongside Connor and Emily Hosker-Thornhill, toured the Convention Center’s recently resurfaced track in 4 minutes, 45.54 seconds, winning the racing handily in front of Connor (second place, 4:52.41) and Hosker-Thornhill (third, 4:57.17).
Thackery now ranks fourth in New Mexico history, while Connor improved on her collegiate best to sit eighth in UNM history.
Connor also snapped up her own win, cruising to a time of 2:13.05 in the 800. Hosker-Thornhill also scored for the Lobos, running to sixth place in 2:16.60.
The track events also produced additional scoring marks for the Lobos, who received 60 of their 71 team points from the track events.
Holly Van Grinsven and Zoe Howell had a hand in multiple scoring performances, as Van Grinsven clocked a third-place time of 8.39 seconds in the 60 hurdles and Howell finished third in the 600 with a time of 1:34.03.
That pair also teamed up with Larimar Rodriguez and Haley Sanner to run 3:46.80 in the 4×400 meter relay. The quartet placed fourth overall and now own the fourth-fastest mark all-time at UNM.
Heleene Tambet rounded out the scoring marks on the track, as she finished third in the 3000 with a time of 10:06.73.
The final scoring performance overall for New Mexico came from Amaris Blount, who notched an eighth-place mark of 56-3 (17.14m) in the weight throw. She moved to second in the history of the event at New Mexico.
“She’s learned the event and her coach is doing a great job with her,” Franklin said. “She’s keeps improving every week.”
On the men’s side, Roggatz posted two scoring marks, including a win in the long jump.
With the NCAA’s 19th-ranked long jumper in Allan Hamilton out of action Saturday, Roggatz made up the slack for the Lobos, winning the event with an indoor PR of 24-10 ½ (7.58m).
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| Sophie Connor |
Roggatz actually hit his PR twice in his series, and moved into the top 20 of the national rankings and to seventh in New Mexico history. He also overtook Hamilton for the Mountain West lead.
“I’m happy with it,” Roggatz said of his mark. “It’s a step in the right direction. I was hoping to get a little further, but it’s a PR, so I can’t complain.”
Roggatz also scored in the 60 hurdles, running to seventh place in 8.30.
The duo of Cheyne Dorsey and Chris Kline chipped in a pair of scoring times in the 600, with Dorsey running to fifth place in 1:21.08 and Kline taking seventh in 1:22.37.
That duo combined with Mustafa Mudada and Mark Haywood to placed fifth in the 4×400 with a time of 3:15.17.
Elsewhere on the track, Elmar Engholm scored in the mile (third place, 4:10.30) and Ridge Jones scored in the 60 dash (fifth, 6.85).
Ryan Chase added the Lobos’ final scoring mark, leaping to sixth in the long jump with a mark of 23-2 (7.06m).
The Nebraska women won the meet with a team total of 110 points. Colorado State was narrowly second (108.5 points), followed by Texas Tech (third place, 104), Kansas State (fourth, 74), UNM (fifth, 71), California (sixth, 48), TCU (seventh, 35), Utah State (eighth, 28) and Air Force (ninth, 4.5).
Nebraska claimed the men’s title with 107 points, ahead of Texas Tech (second, 90 points).Kansas State finished third (69), California fourth (61), Air Force fifth (60), Colorado State sixth (54), Utah State seventh (53), TCU eighth (50) and UNM ninth (37).
The Lobos are back in action next weekend for the third of four straight home meets when they host the New Mexico Classic & Multis next Friday and Saturday.