SEATTLE, Wash. - Seattle U track and field kicked out their 2023 indoor season at the UW Preview, hosted by Washington, at the Dempsey Indoor Center. In a day full of new top-10 marks in SU history, Miguel Rosario III led the Redhawks by setting a new school record in the 60 Meter Dash.
"Overall, this is a very good start to 2023 with the new school records and a number of top ten performances, as well as multiple personal bests" said Head Coach Kelly Sullivan. "We look forward to adding a number of people next meet and continuously improving. Miguel's performance for a true freshman was really special today, and everyone was really happy for him."
In the prelims of the the 60 Meter Dash, Miguel Rosario III broke the school record with a time of 6.90 seconds. Going into the finals, Rosario clocked in a blistering time of 6.84 seconds to set the school record in the event again in the same day. In Rosario's first college meet of his career, he was able to beat the former school record by .08 seconds, set by Zach Stanfield in 2011. Rosario would take third at the meet, and would finish first among colligates.
In addition to the school record, Rosario would finish first overall in 200 Meter Dash in a time of 22.09 seconds, which was good for fourth all-time in Seattle U history. Teammate Isaiah Payne would be in close pursuit, as he would finish second overall in the meet with a time of 22.16 seconds.
The Redhawks saw multiple top-10 all time marks from the women's field events from the day. In the triple jump, Bryana Rogers would move to second all-time in SU history, as she would jump 11.64 meters, which was good for third place. Shannon Sadler would also crack the top-10 list in the triple jump, as she would jump 10.49 meters to tie for tenth all-time.
True freshman Zoe Tibbo would make her way into the top-10 all time list in the long jump, as she jumped 4.96 meters, which would tie her for eight all-time in SU history in her first ever college meet. Livii Fetterley would also have a spectacular debut, as she is now ninth all-time in the shot put, throwing for 10.40 meters in her first meet with the Redhawks.
On the distance side, Gus Harquail and Alex Franklin both set PR's and top-10 marks in the 3000 Meters. Harquail would finish the race in 8:22.40, while Franklin would clock in a time of 8:27.10. Harquail is now fifth all-time in the event in SU history, while Franklin is now seventh all-time in school history.
Emily Harris also set a top-10 mark in the 3000 Meters, running a time of 10:13.80, which is ninth all-time in school history. Maya McCabe would compete in the 600 Meters, clocking in a personal best of 1:36.09, which was good for sixth place in the meet and a school record in the event. McCabe would be able accomplish these feats while avoiding a potential fall during the race.
The Redhawks will return to Dempsey in two weeks, as they will compete at the UW Invitational on January 27-28.
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"Overall, this is a very good start to 2023 with the new school records and a number of top ten performances, as well as multiple personal bests" said Head Coach Kelly Sullivan. "We look forward to adding a number of people next meet and continuously improving. Miguel's performance for a true freshman was really special today, and everyone was really happy for him."
In the prelims of the the 60 Meter Dash, Miguel Rosario III broke the school record with a time of 6.90 seconds. Going into the finals, Rosario clocked in a blistering time of 6.84 seconds to set the school record in the event again in the same day. In Rosario's first college meet of his career, he was able to beat the former school record by .08 seconds, set by Zach Stanfield in 2011. Rosario would take third at the meet, and would finish first among colligates.
In addition to the school record, Rosario would finish first overall in 200 Meter Dash in a time of 22.09 seconds, which was good for fourth all-time in Seattle U history. Teammate Isaiah Payne would be in close pursuit, as he would finish second overall in the meet with a time of 22.16 seconds.
The Redhawks saw multiple top-10 all time marks from the women's field events from the day. In the triple jump, Bryana Rogers would move to second all-time in SU history, as she would jump 11.64 meters, which was good for third place. Shannon Sadler would also crack the top-10 list in the triple jump, as she would jump 10.49 meters to tie for tenth all-time.
True freshman Zoe Tibbo would make her way into the top-10 all time list in the long jump, as she jumped 4.96 meters, which would tie her for eight all-time in SU history in her first ever college meet. Livii Fetterley would also have a spectacular debut, as she is now ninth all-time in the shot put, throwing for 10.40 meters in her first meet with the Redhawks.
On the distance side, Gus Harquail and Alex Franklin both set PR's and top-10 marks in the 3000 Meters. Harquail would finish the race in 8:22.40, while Franklin would clock in a time of 8:27.10. Harquail is now fifth all-time in the event in SU history, while Franklin is now seventh all-time in school history.
Emily Harris also set a top-10 mark in the 3000 Meters, running a time of 10:13.80, which is ninth all-time in school history. Maya McCabe would compete in the 600 Meters, clocking in a personal best of 1:36.09, which was good for sixth place in the meet and a school record in the event. McCabe would be able accomplish these feats while avoiding a potential fall during the race.
The Redhawks will return to Dempsey in two weeks, as they will compete at the UW Invitational on January 27-28.
Stay connected with Seattle U track and field and get all the latest team updates by downloading the GoSeattleU mobile app available now for free in the App Store or Google Play.