Tigers battle the elements while competing at the Grizzly Gold

Running his first 3,000-meter steeplechase event of the season, standout sophomore Esteban Boisseau was just shy of Daniel Maina's 20-year-old school record. Boisseau had an 11-second personal best (9:01.61) and is currently ranked second in the nation in the event.

Fellow sophomore Cooper Leonard had a big personal best in the shot put (50-4 ¾) and placed 10^th, while Alexis Realland turned in a top 15 all-time mark in the 1,500-meter run.  

On the women's side, Cowley freshman Aailyah Treat had an impressive performance in the 100-meter hurdles, and Kennedy Khamvongsa had a personal best in the long jump by over a foot. Zuzana Bokova also competed well, running a two-second personal best in the 800 meters, and Erika Wiese set a personal best in the 100-meter hurdles.

"The weather wasn't what we asked for, but it is still important to learn how to compete to the best of your ability regardless of the conditions," Cowley head coach Cameron Rieth said.

The Tiger track and field teams will compete at the North Texas Relays on Friday and Saturday in Denton, TX.

"It is important to learn that we can still make progress in our events, without always hitting a personal best," Rieth said.

Results:

MEN

*100-meter dash – Jacob McIver, 11.50, 51^st; Nash Young, 11.69, 55^th.

*200-meter dash – McIver, 23.85, 70^th; Merritt, 24.83, 77^th.

*400-meter dash – Azayah Skannal, 50.76, 14^th; Benjamin Long, 52.08, 27^th; Cam Ward, 55.49, 45^th.

*800-meter run – Herson Rodriguez, 1:58.48, 30^th; Eli Roberts, 2:04.44, 68^th.

*1,500-meter run – Alexis Realland, 3:58.95, seventh; Rodriguez, 4:12.64, 24^th; Roberts, 4:27.86, 43^rd.

*3,000-meter steeplechase – Esteban Boisseau, 9:01.61, second; Wilson Navarette, 9:58.89, 13^th.

*5,000-meter run – Samuel Lovell, 15:56.74, 26^th.

*4x100-meter relay – Cowley "A" (Benjamin Long, Clayton Lopeman, Jacob McIver, Azayah Skannal), 44.95, eighth.

*Shot put – Cooper Leonard, 50-4 ¾, 10^th; Joshua Patton, 47-10 ¾, 15^th; Seth Sanchez, 44-7 ½, 20^th; Michael Hesseltine, 35-7 ¼, 34^th.

*Hammer – Hesseltine, 150-0, eighth; Leonard, 123-8, 27^th.

*Javelin – Cason Merritt, 102-11, 16^th.

*Decathlon –

WOMEN

*200-meter dash – Jadalynn Schnieders, 25.75, eighth; Treat, 26.23, 14^th; Ariana Gomez, 28.08, 29^th.

*400-meter dash – Grace Knight, 1:02.40, ninth.

*800-meter run – Zuzana Bokova, 2:20.59, 10^th; Linda Filipova, 2:23.51, 15^th; Marta Herrero-Lombardo, 2:23.94, 16^th.; Grace Knight, 2:29.98, 24^th; Erika Wiese, 2:38.23, 45^th.

*4x100-meter relay – Cowley "A" (Ke'Mauria Burnham, Knight, Jadalynn Schnieders, Aaliyah Treat), 50.36, third.

*100-meter hurdles – Treat, 14.78, third; Wiese, 16.22, ninth.

*400-meter hurdles – Bokova, 1:06.31, second.

*Long jump – Kennedy Khamvongsa, 18-6, third.

*Pole vault – Ariana Gomez, 10-0 ½, third.

*Shot put – Jessi McDowell, 38-10 ¼, eighth; Katie Cook, 37-7 ½, ninth; Natalia Mason, 34-5 ¾, 15^th.

*Discus – McDowell, 124-8, 11^th; Cook, 113-0, 17^th.

*Hammer – Cook, 143-7, 11^th; Alicyn McGinnis, 131-4, 18^th; Mason, 121-0, 27^th; McDowell, 118-10, 29^th.