GREELEY, Colo. (March 31, 2019)– Jerayah Davis broke the long jump school record that stood since 1980, as eight individuals and one relay team brought home event titles for Wyoming at the Tom Benich Invitational at Nottingham Field.

"It was a great day with lots of personal and seasonal bests," said head coach Bryan Berryhill. "I thought we competed very well and showed improvement from last week's meet in all event areas."

Davis set a school record to win the women's long jump with a mark of 20-10.75, besting Patricia Miller's previous record of 20-4 that stood for 39 years. Davis' leap would rank sixth in the nation based on results heading into the weekend.

"(Davis) has been focusing more on the long jump this outdoor season and you could see that today," Berryhill said. "Jerayah's hard work and dedication and Coach (Quincy) Howe's excellent coaching led to this amazing result today."

Ja'la Henderson took second in the long jump with a personal-best 20-5, as she moves ahead of Miller for second all-time at UW. Henderson won the triple jump title with a leap of 42-9.

In the women's hammer throw, Emelda Malm-Annan set a personal-best with a throw of 201-8 on her final attempt, becoming just the third Cowgirl in program history to record a throw over 200 feet.

Cowboys took three of the top four spots in the hammer throw. Eric McArthur won the event title for the second-consecutive week with a personal-best 196-5. Kirk Unland placed third with a mark of 190-2, while Hap Frketich took fourth with a personal-best 185-6.

"I thought our hammer throwers had a very good meet with Emelda and Eric both winning with huge personal-best performances," said Berryhill.

On the track, Davis also won the 100m dash with a time of 11.50.

The women's 4x100m team of Davis, Henderson, Shayla Howell and Jordan Edmonds won the relay with a time of 45.57, which ranks fifth all-time at UW.

Kacey Doner and Katelyn Mitchem took the top two spots in the 3,000m steeplechase with a pair of personal-best times. Doner, the reigning Mountain West Track Athlete of the Week, won the event with an altitude-adjusted time of 10:41.01 to improve upon her third-ranked time on the UW records list. Mitchem moved into fourth place all time at UW with a time of 10:45.76.

Cowgirls took the top four spots in the women's 5,000m run. Kiah Leonard won the event with an altitude-adjusted time of 17:42.67, followed by Addi Iken in 17:50.10. Kaylee Bentley placed third in her outdoor debut with a time of 17:53.57, while Victoria Tenpenny placed fourth with a personal-best 18:00.43.

For the Cowboys, William Nolan won the triple jump with an outdoor personal best leap of 48-11.5.

Jasmyne Cooper competed in the first outdoor 800m run of her collegiate career, and took second with an altitude-adjusted time of 2:10.95, which ranks seventh all-time at UW. 

Zia Macdermid finished second in the women's 1,500m with an altitude-adjusted PR of 4:36.75. 

Roman Smith took third in the men's 200m with a wind-aided personal-best time of 22.14. In the men's 110m hurdles, McCade Johnson placed third overall and was the top collegiate finisher with a personal-best 15.06. Brandon McGuire took third in the 400m hurdles with a time of 53.78.

Colton Paller placed third in the men's shot put with a best throw of 47-0.25. Nolan took third in the men's long jump with an outdoor season-best 22-11.75.

Competing unattached, Albert Steiner placed second in the men's 1,500m with an adjusted time of 3:51.46. Blake Hubert placed second in the men's 5,000m with an adjusted time of 14:38.36.

After a weekend off, Wyoming will return to action at the Doug Max Invitational in Fort Collins, Colorado, on Saturday, April 13.

Tom Benich Invitational
Greeley, Colo.
Nottingham Field

Cowboy Results (800m and above adjusted for altitude)
100m: 5. Jace Marx, 11.23
200m: 3. Roman Smith, 22.14
400m: 7. Phillip Thomas, 51.75; 9. Tyler Dahl, 52.24
1,500m: 2. Albert Steiner (unattached), 3:51.46
5,000m: 2. Blake Hubert (unattached), 14:38.36; 4. Will Persin (unattached), 14:55.47
110m Hurdles: 3. McCade Johnson, 15.06; 6. Caige McComb, 15.63
400m Hurdles: 3. Brandon McGuire, 53.78; 4. McCade Johnson, 55.06; 7. Caige McComb, 56.67
Hammer Throw: 1. Eric McArthur, 196-5; 3. Kirk Unland, 190-2; 4. Hap Frketich, 185-6
Discus: 4. Colton Paller, 161-5
Shot Put: 3. Colton Paller, 47-0.25
Long Jump: 3. William Nolan, 22-11.75; 5. Alec Richardson, 21-11.75; 9. Pete Mead, 20-10
Triple Jump: 1. William Nolan, 48-11.5; 8. Reece Shannon, 44-7.50
High Jump: 4. Pete Mead, 6-4.75
 
Cowgirl Results (800m and above adjusted for altitude)
100m: 1. Jerayah Davis, 11.50
400m: 4. Jessa Gegax, 1:01.19; 5. Allyson Serbick, 1:01.47
800m: 2. Jasmyne Cooper, 2:10.95; 4. Julia Kay O'Neill, 2:20.83; 6. Kaylee Kearse, 2:22.95; 7. Jacey Reinert, 2:23.75; Calbi Ausmann, 2:27.71; 13. Ashley Urman, 2:30.10
1,500m: 2. Zia Macdermid, 4:36.75; 6. Solana Quistorff, 4:41.18; 11. Emily Person, 4:55.54; 13. McKenzi Davison, 4:57.67
3,000m Steeplechase: 1. Kacey Doner, 10:41.01; 2. Katelyn Mitchem, 10:45.76
5,000m: 1. Kiah Leonard, 17:42.67; 2. Addi Iken, 17:50.10; 3. Kaylee Bentley, 17:53.57; 4. Victoria Tenpenny, 18:00.43
4x100m Relay: 1. Wyoming (Jerayah Davis, Ja'la Henderson, Shayla Howell, Jordan Edmonds), 45.57
100m Hurdles: 9. Holly Huber, 15.55
400m Hurdles: 4. Grace Tanner, 1:06.83; 7. Marie Doherty, 1:08.95; 10. Holly Huber, 1:12.95
Hammer Throw: 1. Emelda Malm-Annan, 201-8; 4. Anna Gillis, 172-0; 7. Addison Henry, 158-2; 8. Mary Carbee, 156-9; 10. Cosette Stellern, 134-9
Discus: 7. Cosette Stellern, 138-7; 9. Emelda Malm-Annan, 128-1
Shot Put: 4. Addison Henry, 44-5.25; 5. Maddy Dedic (unattached), 40-10.25; 6. Mary Carbee, 40-8.25
Long Jump: 1. Jerayah Davis, 20-10.75; 2. Ja'la Henderson, 20-5; Shayla Howell, 18-1.75; 7. Aumni Ashby, 17-8
Triple Jump: 1. Ja'la Henderson, 42-9; 2. Aumni Ashby, 38-10.5; 6. Shayla Howell, 37-3; 8. Allegra Carson, 35-10.5
High Jump: 4. Anissa Warner, 5-3; 7. Madison Ashworth, 5-1; 11. Karlin Rufenacht, 4-11