The Arizona track and field team sent about 10 athletes to compete in the ASU Invitational this weekend.
In her season debut, senior thrower Alyssa Hasslen claimed a victory in the women’s shot put with a throw of 54-feet-10-inches. The women’s team dominated the shot put competition, as sophomore Baillie Gibson took second place with a toss of 53-feet-10.5-inches. Junior Omotayo Talabi followed in third place, with a mark of 51-feet-5-inches
The victories continued for the women throwers when Gibson placed first in the discus throw with her mark of 178-feet-3-inches. Taylor Freeman earned third place with his throw of 175-feet-3-inches.
For the men’s squad, senior Kevin Jani earned a runner-up finish in the 800-meter run with his time of 1:52.84. In the 3,000-meter steeplechase competition, freshman Thomas Valente posted a personal best mark of 9:32.31.
The Wildcats will go on to compete at the Stanford Invitational this weekend in Palo Alto, Calif.