Air Force Open
University of New Mexico
2015 Indoor Track & Field
Air Force Open
Friday, January 9, 2015
After a one week training trip over Christmas recess to the Air Force Academy’s indoor facility, 16 of the New Mexico Lobo athletes christened the 2015 indoor track & field season. The nine team meet, which is an annual low-key affair was instructive for the Lobo athletes who competed to gauge where they are at in their training, and where they need to go in order to be ready for the full indoor season, which gets underway Saturday, January 24th when New Mexico plays hosts to 20 teams in the Lobo Collegiate Open. The 16 Lobo athletes competed in only ten of the events focusing on gaining either technical practice, or dynamic explosive work. Clearly the top performance on the day came from senior Aasha Marler (Hope Christian, ABQ, NM) who Aasha Marler popped a 19’ 8 ¼” winning leap in the Long Jump. Aasha is the defending Mountain West Conference indoor Long Jump champion since she jumped 20’ 5” last February at the Air Force facility establishing a new indoor UNM school record. In 2014 Aasha’s first meet found her coming down in the sand at 18’ 4 ¼” so she appears ready to have a great indoor season. In the men’s Long Jump junior Yannick Roggatz (Martin Luther Gymnasium, Birkenau, Germany) finished runner-up by just 2 ¾” as he spanned 23’ ½”. Over in the Men’s 60 meter sprint junior Ridge Jones (DeSoto, TX) easily won his specialty, clocking 6.83. Ridge is the #2 ranked 60 meter sprinter all-time at UNM with his 6.70 from last January 14th at the Lobo Open and he ended his season finishing fourth at the MWC conference championship. Backing up Ridge was junior newcomer Allan Hamilton (Edinburgh, Scotland) who finished second overall with his 6.94. Over in the women’s 60 meter sprint race Aasha Marler clocked a 7.77, good for fourth place overall. Newcomer Erynn Caldwell (Volcano Vista, ABQ, NM) last years New Mexico high school state 100
meter champion clocked 7.79 getting close to the Lobo all-time top ten ranking list in her first outing. EC looks ready to add great depth to the Lobo sprint corps. Junior Holly VanGrinsven (Brentwood, TN) who entered the meet with an all-time best in the 60 meter Hurdles of 8.62 which ranks #3 all-time at UNM won the race with her 8.72 clocking. That is a good progression as last year Holly opened up her sophomore season with an 8.83 clocking. In the Women’s Triple Jump sophomore Jannell Hadnot (Tokay, Lodi, CA) finished runner-up with her leap of 38’ 9 ¾”. The Pole Vaults found junior Annie Stirling (Cimmaron, NM) the 2014 MWC conference runner-up finishing 2nd overall with her clearance of 12’ 5 ½”. Newcomer combined event athlete Daniel Lam (Amsterdam, Netherlands) cleared 15’ 7” to finish fifth overall.
Ridge Jones
WHAT DO ALL THE SYMBOLS MEAN????? In parentheses after a performance will be a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. This indicates the COLLEGIATE place in the meet that athlete finished. All unattached or professional athletes are removed since we are most focused on NCAA competition. After that may be two numbers like (2,8). This stands for how the athlete ranks on the All Time Top Ten Indoor Track & Field PERFORMER AND PERFORMANCE list. The number on the LEFT indicates how that athlete is ranked as far as individual PERFORMERS are concerned. The #2 would tell us that performer (athlete) is the second-best in New Mexico indoor track & field history in that event. The number on the RIGHT indicates how that performance is ranked in relation to all the top performances in New Mexico history in that event. The #8 would tell us that performance is the 8th best in New Mexico history in that event. It is possible, and even probable that one athlete could have many performances which rank in the top ten during their four year career. An x on the LEFT (x,8) tells us that they have achieved a better performance before, while on x on the RIGHT (8,x) tell us it doesn’t make the performance list. PR indicates a PERSONAL RECORD) (their best ever in that event). An @ indicates the performance has been altitude adjusted based on the NCAA protocol.
AIR FORCE OPEN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015 MEN 60 60H Long J PoleV
Ridge Jones 6.83@ (1st) Beau Clafton 9.48@ Yannick Roggatz 23’ 1/2” (2nd) Daniel Lam 15’ 7” (5th)
Allan Hamilton 6.94@ (2nd)
Carlos Wiggins 7.03@
Erynn Caldwell 7.79@ (5th) Samantha Bowe 9.14@
Peri Moran 7.95@ (7th) Kyra Mohns 9.26@
WOMEN 60 60H LongJ TripleJ HighJ PoleV
Aasha Marler 7.77@ (4th) Holly VanGrinsven 8.72@ (1st) Casey Dowling 9.29@ Aasha Marler 19’ 8 1/2” (1st) Janell Hadnot 38’ 9 3/4” (2nd) Kyra Mohns 5’ 3” Annie Stirling 12’ 5 1/2” (2nd)
Casey Dowling 5’ 1” Katherine Whiting 11’ 5 3/4” (3rd)
2015 Indoor Track & Field
Air Force Open
Friday, January 9, 2015
After a one week training trip over Christmas recess to the Air Force Academy’s indoor facility, 16 of the New Mexico Lobo athletes christened the 2015 indoor track & field season. The nine team meet, which is an annual low-key affair was instructive for the Lobo athletes who competed to gauge where they are at in their training, and where they need to go in order to be ready for the full indoor season, which gets underway Saturday, January 24th when New Mexico plays hosts to 20 teams in the Lobo Collegiate Open. The 16 Lobo athletes competed in only ten of the events focusing on gaining either technical practice, or dynamic explosive work. Clearly the top performance on the day came from senior Aasha Marler (Hope Christian, ABQ, NM) who Aasha Marler popped a 19’ 8 ¼” winning leap in the Long Jump. Aasha is the defending Mountain West Conference indoor Long Jump champion since she jumped 20’ 5” last February at the Air Force facility establishing a new indoor UNM school record. In 2014 Aasha’s first meet found her coming down in the sand at 18’ 4 ¼” so she appears ready to have a great indoor season. In the men’s Long Jump junior Yannick Roggatz (Martin Luther Gymnasium, Birkenau, Germany) finished runner-up by just 2 ¾” as he spanned 23’ ½”. Over in the Men’s 60 meter sprint junior Ridge Jones (DeSoto, TX) easily won his specialty, clocking 6.83. Ridge is the #2 ranked 60 meter sprinter all-time at UNM with his 6.70 from last January 14th at the Lobo Open and he ended his season finishing fourth at the MWC conference championship. Backing up Ridge was junior newcomer Allan Hamilton (Edinburgh, Scotland) who finished second overall with his 6.94. Over in the women’s 60 meter sprint race Aasha Marler clocked a 7.77, good for fourth place overall. Newcomer Erynn Caldwell (Volcano Vista, ABQ, NM) last years New Mexico high school state 100
meter champion clocked 7.79 getting close to the Lobo all-time top ten ranking list in her first outing. EC looks ready to add great depth to the Lobo sprint corps. Junior Holly VanGrinsven (Brentwood, TN) who entered the meet with an all-time best in the 60 meter Hurdles of 8.62 which ranks #3 all-time at UNM won the race with her 8.72 clocking. That is a good progression as last year Holly opened up her sophomore season with an 8.83 clocking. In the Women’s Triple Jump sophomore Jannell Hadnot (Tokay, Lodi, CA) finished runner-up with her leap of 38’ 9 ¾”. The Pole Vaults found junior Annie Stirling (Cimmaron, NM) the 2014 MWC conference runner-up finishing 2nd overall with her clearance of 12’ 5 ½”. Newcomer combined event athlete Daniel Lam (Amsterdam, Netherlands) cleared 15’ 7” to finish fifth overall.
Ridge Jones
WHAT DO ALL THE SYMBOLS MEAN????? In parentheses after a performance will be a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. This indicates the COLLEGIATE place in the meet that athlete finished. All unattached or professional athletes are removed since we are most focused on NCAA competition. After that may be two numbers like (2,8). This stands for how the athlete ranks on the All Time Top Ten Indoor Track & Field PERFORMER AND PERFORMANCE list. The number on the LEFT indicates how that athlete is ranked as far as individual PERFORMERS are concerned. The #2 would tell us that performer (athlete) is the second-best in New Mexico indoor track & field history in that event. The number on the RIGHT indicates how that performance is ranked in relation to all the top performances in New Mexico history in that event. The #8 would tell us that performance is the 8th best in New Mexico history in that event. It is possible, and even probable that one athlete could have many performances which rank in the top ten during their four year career. An x on the LEFT (x,8) tells us that they have achieved a better performance before, while on x on the RIGHT (8,x) tell us it doesn’t make the performance list. PR indicates a PERSONAL RECORD) (their best ever in that event). An @ indicates the performance has been altitude adjusted based on the NCAA protocol.
AIR FORCE OPEN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2015 MEN 60 60H Long J PoleV
Ridge Jones 6.83@ (1st) Beau Clafton 9.48@ Yannick Roggatz 23’ 1/2” (2nd) Daniel Lam 15’ 7” (5th)
Allan Hamilton 6.94@ (2nd)
Carlos Wiggins 7.03@
Erynn Caldwell 7.79@ (5th) Samantha Bowe 9.14@
Peri Moran 7.95@ (7th) Kyra Mohns 9.26@
WOMEN 60 60H LongJ TripleJ HighJ PoleV
Aasha Marler 7.77@ (4th) Holly VanGrinsven 8.72@ (1st) Casey Dowling 9.29@ Aasha Marler 19’ 8 1/2” (1st) Janell Hadnot 38’ 9 3/4” (2nd) Kyra Mohns 5’ 3” Annie Stirling 12’ 5 1/2” (2nd)
Casey Dowling 5’ 1” Katherine Whiting 11’ 5 3/4” (3rd)
