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Carter, Charles and Throwers Lead Pokes in Greeley

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Track & Field 4/2/2017 9:31:00 PM

GREELEY, Colo. – Impressive performances from the throwers and seniors Jordan Charles and Scott Carter provided Sunday's highlights as a small group of University of Wyoming track & field athletes showcased their talents in Greeley, Colo., at the Tom Benich Invitational. 

Carter continued his winning ways with a victory in the men's triple jump, posting a new personal record of 52 feet, 1 inch to move from No. 6 to No. 3 on Wyoming's all-time list for the event. Carter's mark won the event by over five feet and surpassed his previous outdoor personal record by over a foot and a half.

"Scott (Carter)'s performance has been a long time coming," said Wyoming jumps coach Quincy Howe. "He has been consistently good over the past two seasons, and the 52-foot barrier is a great landmark on the road to bigger and better things."

Charles clocked a time of 13.92 seconds in the 110-meter hurdles, nearly half a second faster than any other collegiate competitor. The Cowboys' senior hurdles star finished runner-up to Cheyenne, Wyo., native and former University of Southern California hurdler and long jumper Brendan Ames, who was competing unattached.

Junior Damon Unland took top honors in the men's hammer throw, winning the event for the second straight meet. Unland's toss of 191 feet, 6 inches in the hammer throw earned him the victory by over six feet. Freshman Hap Frketich took ninth place in the event, throwing 160-2. Unland also took fourth place in the discus, throwing 158-9, while Frketich also competed in the javelin throw, taking second place at 177-10. 

Sophomore Martin Fitzwater was the Pokes' highest finisher in the men's shot put, tossing 51-10.5 for fourth place. Junior Garrett Lynch wasn't far behind, taking sixth at 51-5.75. On the women's side, junior Hannah Carr took third place with a solid toss of 46-9.5. 

Carr also posted a personal best in the women's discus throw with a toss of 159-8, good enough to put her in a tie for No. 8 on the UW all-time list for the event. Kayla York was fifth, throwing 148 feet even. Victori Sleep was eighth, tossing 136-1. Emelda Malm-Annan recorded a personal best in the hammer throw for the second straight meet, posting a mark of 190-5 to keep her at No. 8 on the UW all-time list. She took fourth place in the event on Sunday, while York was ninth at 160-4.

"Hannah (Carr) had a great day with a big PR in the discus and near-PR in the shot put, and Emelda (Malm-Annan) had a nice PR in the hammer throw with a mark that should get her to the NCAA First Round," said UW throws coach Paul Barrett, who was impressed with the performance of the throws squad as a whole. "With the fact that we are in a heavy training phase and the training was a bit thrown off this week due to the meet date change, I thought it was a productive meet overall leading into the CU meet next week," Barrett said following Sunday's action.  

Junior Clare Nicolas placed ninth in the women's long jump, posting a mark of 17-11.5, while fellow junior Day Timberman took sixth in the women's triple jump at 35-11.25. 

The Pokes return to Boulder, Colo., on April 7-8 for the CU Invite.
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Players Mentioned

Hannah Carr

Hannah Carr

Throws
5' 9"
Junior
Clare Nicolas

Clare Nicolas

Multi
5' 11"
Junior
Day Timberman

Day Timberman

Jumps
5' 5"
Junior
Victori Sleep

Victori Sleep

Throws
5' 8"
Junior
Garrett Lynch

Garrett Lynch

Throws
6' 2"
Junior
Hap Frketich

Hap Frketich

Throws
6' 5"
Freshman
Martin Fitzwater

Martin Fitzwater

Throws
5' 8"
Sophomore
Kayla York

Kayla York

Throws
5' 6"
Sophomore
Emelda Malm-Annan

Emelda Malm-Annan

Throws
5' 9"
Sophomore
Scott Carter

Scott Carter

Jumps
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Damon Unland

Damon Unland

Throws
6' 1"
Senior
Jordan Charles

Jordan Charles

Hurdles
6' 2"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Hannah Carr

Hannah Carr

5' 9"
Junior
Throws
Clare Nicolas

Clare Nicolas

5' 11"
Junior
Multi
Day Timberman

Day Timberman

5' 5"
Junior
Jumps
Victori Sleep

Victori Sleep

5' 8"
Junior
Throws
Garrett Lynch

Garrett Lynch

6' 2"
Junior
Throws
Hap Frketich

Hap Frketich

6' 5"
Freshman
Throws
Martin Fitzwater

Martin Fitzwater

5' 8"
Sophomore
Throws
Kayla York

Kayla York

5' 6"
Sophomore
Throws
Emelda Malm-Annan

Emelda Malm-Annan

5' 9"
Sophomore
Throws
Scott Carter

Scott Carter

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Jumps
Damon Unland

Damon Unland

6' 1"
Senior
Throws
Jordan Charles

Jordan Charles

6' 2"
Senior
Hurdles