Tucson, AZ – The Firestorm Track & Field program opened the outdoor portion of their track schedule on Saturday at the Spring Break Fiesta hosted by the University of Arizona. A new program record was set, and five athletes set new personal bests.
The new program record belongs to freshman
Shaylee Quenzer in the 400-meter hurdles. Quenzer, an accomplished 300-meter hurdler out of high school, was running her first ever 400-meter hurdle race, but wasted no time placing herself in the Firestorm Track & Field history books.
Of those who set new personal records, Senior
Jade Roberts dropped her 100-meter hurdle time to 17.23 for a half second improvement, senior
Allena Fugatt ran the 1500 in 5:10.81 which improved her best time by six seconds. In the 200 meters, Crystal Kersan took six tenths of a second off her time with a 28.43. In the throws, freshman
Sedona Dietrich hurled the discuss 111-02, which was a two-foot improvement from her senior year of high school. And lastly, sophomore
McKenna Rogers achieved a Pole Vault height of 11-06.25 which was a five-inch improvement from a year ago.
Thoughts from Head Coach Brian Bell
"There was lots to be excited about from the women's team performance on Saturday. Particularly Shaylee's breaking the 400-hurdle school record in her first attempt. Additionally, our lady throwers had some great PR performances and Allena ran a terrific 1500. This was a great start to the outdoor season for our women's team.
Top Track Finishers
Top Field Finishers
Next On the Schedule
The Firestorm will travel to San Diego, CA next weekend for the R&S Irwin Invite at Point Loma University.
Roll Storm!
