ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — On the third and final day of action from the 2023 Mountain West Indoor Track & Field Championships, two Cowgirls placed in the top three of their respective events to earn medals for the Cowgirls.
Katelyn Mitchem provided a spark for the Cowgirls early in the day earning a silver medal finish in the women's mile finals. Mitchem clocked a time of 4:46.96 to cross the lie in second while Madelyn Blazo finished fourth with a time of 4:55.97. On the men's side, Seth Bruxvoort raced to a tenth-place finish in the mile finals with a time of 4:15.15. Mitchem found the podium again in the 800M finals crossing the line in third with a time of 2:09.84. With the third-place finish Mitchem went two for two in making the podium in the finals she competed in.
After qualifying for the women's 60M prelims in fourth, Kitana Burgard improved upon finish in prelims earning a spot on the podium. Burgard clocked a time of 7.43 in the finals to secure a third-place finish and the bronze.
The Cowboys started the final day of competition with a bang putting three athletes in the top eight in the men's high jump finals. Hunter Brown led the way finishing fourth while the duo of Samuel Schneider and Pete Mead finished seventh and eighth respectively.
The Cowboys put more points on the board in the men's triple jumps finals with two Pokes finishing in the top eight. Jefferson Danso came in fifth with a leap of 47-4.50 while Kaliff Guevara finished eighth with a leap of 45-6.50. On the women's side the duo of Elayna Chafee and Aumni Ashby finished in 13t and 14th respectively.
In the women's 60M hurdle finals, Gabby Drube picked up points for the Cowgirls finishing eighth with a time of 8.83.
Jacob White placed 10th in the 3000M race to move up to No. 5 on the all-time UW Top 10 List. White ran a converted time of 8:06.68 in the event. Kylie Simshauser placed 17th in the women's field. Simshauser ran a time of 9:46.06 and now sits as the No. 6 all time best at Wyoming.
The Cowgirls closed out the meet by finishing eighth in the 4X400 relay clocking a time of 3:50.04. On the men's side, the Cowboys finished strong clocking a time of 3:16.04 to earn a fourth-place finish in the final event of the meet.
In the team standings, the Cowgirls finished eighth with 32 total points while Colorado State won the team title with 125.50 points edging out New Mexico by just one point. The Cowboys closed out the meet in sixth with 49 points while Air Force won the men's team title with 208 points.
