Women's Track and Field | 4/22/2018 9:09:00 PM
ALAMOSA – A weekend on the west coast made way for history as Adams State University track and field sensation
Sydney Gidabuday ran 13:29.31 in the Bryan Clay Invitational to take the overall collegiate lead in the event in the nation. In all the Grizzlies put up 19 provisional marks and four automatic qualifying marks this weekend in California.
Gidabuday's race was one for history books, as the junior put up the second-fastest time in NCAA Division II history in the race. This makes him the second D2 athlete to break the 13:30 barrier. He also defeated the NCAA Division I leader in the race, making him the fastest collegiate athlete in the 5,000 in the nation. With the mark, Gidabuday holds two of the top-five all-time fastest 5,000 marks in Division II history. It also puts Adams in five of the top-10 marks in history.
Also for Adams, a new face took over the national lead in the women's 100 as transfer Kandace Thomas took the lead at 11.44. She was joined in the race by teammate
Dianna Johnson who ran 11.59 for the fourth-fastest time in the country. Johnson also put up the third-fastest time in the nation in the 200 with a 23.90.
Kale Adams had a stellar time in the 3,000 steeplechase at the Mt. Sac Relays, running 3:45.23 for an auto time and the second-fastest time in the nation. He wasn't the only top-three mark, as
George Kelly ran 13:52.03 in the Bryan Clay Invitational to put up an auto time and the third-fastest mark in the nation.
The men finished out top-10 national marks with
Lucio Ramirez running 29:32.63 in the 10,000 to put up the sixth-fastest time in the nation.
On the women's side,
Roisin Flanagan ran 4:22.62 in the 1,500 to put up the fourth-fastest time in the nation. Her sister
Eilish Flanagan broke the top-10 with the sixth-fastest time in the 5,000 at 16:24.26. She also put up the sixth-fastest time in the steeplechase with a time of 10:20.36.
Additionally,
Kaylee Bogina and
Sadie Baker put themselves into qualifying position with the 11
th and 14
th best time in the 10,000 at 35:09.46 and 35:13.82, respectfully.
Oweneika Watson broke the 14-second barrier in the 100 hurdles by running 13.9, the 11
th best time in the nation.
The Grizzlies have a quick turnaround as the team heads to Golden, Colorado, next weekend to compete in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships. The Championships will be available on FloTrack.
