INDOOR TRACK & FIELD WEEK 04 : AIR FORCE INVITATIONAL SCHEDULE & RESULTS WEEK #4 MEET INFORMATION

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1 WEEKLY RELEASE 04 JANUARY 21, 2014 AIR FORCE INVITATIONAL AIR FORCE ACADEMY INDOOR TRACK & FIELD WEEK 04 : AIR FORCE INVITATIONAL TRACK AND FIELD CONTACT: VALERIE PERKIN VALERIE.PERKIN@USAFA.EDU GOAIRFORCEFALCONS.COM SCHEDULE & RESULTS Dec Air Force Holiday Open... No Team Scores Jan Air Force All-Comers Meet... No Team Scores Jan Holiday Inn Invita onal... No Team Scores Jan Pole Vault Summit... No Team Scores Jan Air Force Invita onal Feb New Mexico Invita onal Feb. 7...Air Force Team Challenge Feb Iowa State Classic... Ames, Iowa Feb Air Force Collegiate Open Feb Robert Shine Invita onal...laramie, Wyo. Feb USATF Indoor Championships Feb. 27-Mar. 1...Mountain West Indoor Championships Mar NCAA Indoor Championships The Air Force track and field team returns to the Academy this week for its largest meet of the year... the 24th Air Force Invita onal. The threeday meet, which begins on Thursday (Jan. 23) with the heptathlon and pentathlon, and con nues through Saturday (Jan. 25), will be held at the Cadet Field House Indoor Track. Admission is free for all three days. MEET INFORMATION The 24th-annual Air Force Invita onal will be held on Jan at the Academy s Cadet Field House Indoor Track. An early list of par cipa ng schools include Division I teams from Air Force, BYU, Colorado, Colorado State, Northern Colorado, UNLV and Wyoming, as well as non-division I teams from Colorado Mesa, Colorado School of Mines, CSU-Pueblo, Highlands, Metro State and Western State. In-meet updates will be available on the team s Twi er page (@af_trackfield). THURSDAY S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 1:00 p.m.: Women s Pentathlon (60-Meter Hurdles, High Jump, Shot Put, Long Jump, 800-Meter Run); 1:15 pm.: Men s Heptathlon (60-Meter Dash, Long Jump, Shot Put, High Jump) WEEK #4 MEET INFORMATION AIR FORCE INVITATIONAL Date... Thursday-Saturday, Jan Loca on... USAF Academy, Colo. Venue... Cadet Field House Indoor Track Jan 23 Pentathlon...1:00 p.m. Jan 23 Heptathlon...1:15 p.m. Jan 24 Heptathlon... 9:00 a.m. Jan 24 Field Events...12:30 p.m. Jan 24 Running Events...2:00 p.m. Jan 25 Field Events... 10:00 a.m. Jan 25 Running Events... 11:00 a.m. Post-Meet Results...goairforcefalcons.com In-Meet Updates...Twi FRIDAY S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 9:00 a.m.: Men s Heptathlon (60-Meter Hurdles, Pole Vault, 1000-Meter Run); 12:30 p.m.: Men s Weight Throw, Women s Weigh Throw; 12:30 p.m.: Women s Pole Vault, Men s Pole Vault (unseeded sec ons); 12:30 p.m.: Men s High Jump, Women s High Jump (unseeded sec ons); 2:00 p.m.: Women s Long Jump; 2:00 p.m.: Men s Long Jump; 2:00 p.m.: 5000-Meter Run, 400-Meter Dash (qualifying), Mile Run (unseeded sec ons), 200-Meter Dash (qualifying), 800-Meter Run (unseeded), Distance Medley Relay (women will compete first in all running events) SATURDAY S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 10:00 a.m.: Men s Shot Put, Women s Shot Put; 10:00 a.m.: Women s Pole Vault, Men s Pole Vault (seeded sec ons); 10:00 a.m.: Men s High Jump, Women s High Jump (seeded sec ons); 11:00 a.m.: Women s Triple Jump; 11:00 a.m.: Men s Triple Jump; 11:00 a.m.: 60-Meter Hurdles (qualifying), 60-Meter Dash (qualifying), Mile Run (seeded), 60-Meter Hurdles, 400-Meter Dash, 60-Meter Dash, 800-Meter Run (seeded), 200-Meter Dash, 3000-Meter Run, Mile Relay (women will compete first in all running events; the three sprints, as well as the 60-meter hurdles, will run a Division I and non-di final). MEN RANKED 16TH IN DUAL MEET RANKINGS Ranked 16th, the Falcon men made their debut on the Track and Field News Dual Meet Rankings, which were released on January 21. The weekly rankings take into account wins and losses, strength and depth of dual meet schedule, and strength and breadth of marks. A complete list of rankings can be found on page 3 of this release. EICHENBERGER BLASTS PAST FIELD IN 1000-METER RUN; EARNS AIR FORCE WEEKLY AWARD Anne e Eichenberger blasted by the field in the 1000-meter run at the Holiday Inn Invita onal, using an Academy-record 2:51.19 to cross the finish line over five seconds ahead of the nearest compe tor. Eichenberger s me, a personal best by seven seconds, sha ered the previous program standard of 2:54.62 that had stood since the Falcons 2011 meet at Nebraska. For her efforts, she was named the Air Force co-athlete of the Week. MEN DOMINATE THE DISTANCES Air Force won three of the four distance events contested on Jan. 17, while adding a runner-up finish in the remaining race. Zach Perkins won the 1000-meter run, while Patrick Corona and Isaiah Bragg finished first in the and 5000-meter races, respec vely. Charlie Perkins, who paced Air Force with a runner-up finish in the mile, was one of three addi onal top-four finishes for the Falcons in the distance events, joining Ma Dorsey (second, 1000 meters) and Elliot Myers (fourth, 3000 meters). MOVERS, SHAKERS AND RECORD BREAKERS In addi on to Anne e Eichenberger s record in the 1000-meter run, Air Force made two addi onal improvements to the program s top-10 and set one class record during the Jan meet in Nebraska. Taylor Smith cleared 6 10¾ to debut in fi h on the program s all- me list in the high jump, while Grant Hamilton accounted for the Academy s sixth-best shot put distance (56 4¾ ). With a distance of 39 11¼, Kassie Gurnell set the program s Senior Class Record in the triple jump, easily crushing the previous 24-year-old mark by nearly two feet. AF_TRACKFIELD WHAT S ON DECK Air Force heads to Albuquerque, N.M., next week (Saturday, Feb. 1) for the New Mexico Invita onal.

2 ACADEMY QUICK FACTS Loca on... USAF Academy, Colo Founded Enrollment...4,000 Nickname... Falcons Colors... Blue and Silver Indoor Facility... Cadet Field House Indoor Track Venue Eleva on...7,048 feet Scorers Table Phone Affilia on... NCAA Division I Conference... Mountain West Superintendent...Lt Gen Michelle Johnson Director of Athle cs... Dr. Hans Mueh TRACK & FIELD COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Ralph Lindeman Season at Air Force... 25th Season Events...Combined Events Hor zontal Jumps ... ralph.lindeman@usafa.edu Office Phone Office Fax Associate Head Coach... Sco Steffan Events...Ver cal Jumps ...sco.steffan@usafa.edu Office Phone Assistant Coach... Juli Benson Events... Middle Distances Distances ... julianne.henner@usafa.edu Office Phone Assistant Coach...Ryan Collins Events... Middle Distances Distances ... ryan.collins@usafa.edu Office Phone Assistant Coach...Allen Johnson Events...Sprints Hurdles ...allen.johnson.ctr@usafa.edu Office Phone Assistant Coach... Keith Vance Events... Throws ...keith.vance@usafa.edu Office Phone Volunteer Coaches... Bob Graf... High Jump Mark Stanforth... Middle Distances Distances Ron White...Sprints Hurdles ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Track and Field Contact... Valerie Perkin ...valerie.perkin@usafa.edu Office Phone Office Fax Website... GoAirForceFalcons.com MEET RESULTS Results for all home meets will be posted at the conclusion on Air Force s official athletic website, GoAirForceFalcons.com. Any visiting teams SIDs that wish to receive results by , please send a request to valerie.perkin@usafa.edu. WORKING MEDIA CREDENTIALS Press and photo credentials for accredited members of the media can be obtained by contacting Valerie Perkin, assistant athletic media relations director, at All request should be made at least one day before the meet. INTERVIEWS Athletes and coaches are available for afternoon interviews during the week. All requests should be made at least one day in advance and coordinated through the athletic media relations office at or at valerie.perkin@usafa.edu. IN REMEMBRANCE The Falcons will be wearing black ribbons this season in honor of former teammate Capt David (Lissy) Lyon, who was killed in ac on in Afghanistan on December 27, Lyon, a three-year le erwinner as a thrower for the Air Force track and field team, was the 2008 Mountain West champion in the shot put. IT S ALL ABOUT CLASS With her triple jump mark of 39 11¼, Kassie Gurnell became the second member of the women s team to hold all four Class records outright. Gurnell, who easily broke the previous 1990 Senior Class record of 38 3 at Nebraska on Jan. 18, joined Sara Neubauer (shot put) as the only two Academy athletes to currently hold all four Class records outright. KEEPING IT IN THE FAMILY Four members of the track and field team have connec ons to other Academy athletes. Anna Olesinski s brother Marek is a junior on the men s basketball team, while Lindy Long s sister Lainie is a junior on the diving team and the Perkins twins (Charlie and Zach) both run track and cross country. In addi on, Taylor Smith and Gavin Owens are just one year removed from having a sibling on the track and field team, as Travis Smith and Gage Owens both graduated in AIR FORCE LISTED IN NATIONAL RANKINGS The men s team is ranked 71st and the women are listed 110th in the USTFCCCA Preseason Rankings, which were released on Jan. 13. The men, listed third among Mountain West programs, have the highest ranking of the three service academies, while the women are the only service academy team to earn recogni on in the first na onal poll of the 2014 season. MARK YOUR CALENDARS Air Force made one change to its schedule for the current indoor season. The Falcons distance team will travel to Ames, Iowa, for the Iowa State Classic on Feb , instead of the Husky Classic in Washington. GOING HIGHER AND HIGHER With a winning clearance of 7 0½ at the Air Force All-Comers Meet, Kobi Rex not only recorded the third-best high jump mark in Academy history, but also the third-best mark in Mountain West history. The mark, a personal improvement by a quarterinch, also matched the program s Junior Class Record, allowing Rex to become the first high jumper since 1997 to impact the class record in that event. WINNER, WINNER Air Force swept both the high jump and mile tles, while claiming one addi onal first-place finish during the Jan. 11 meet. Kobi Rex and Rachel Herald won the men s and women s high jump, while Ma Dorsey and Anne e Eichenberger won their respec ve races in the mile. Daniel Shellhouse rounded out the first-place finishers, as he was the first to cross the finish line in the 3000-meter run. In addi on, Ma hieu Caldwell (800-meter run) and Paige Shirley (pole vault) were the top collegiate finishers in their respec ve events. A LITTLE HISTORY LESSON The women s pole vault at the Air Force All-Comers Meet featured an impressive lineup that included three Olympians. Jenn Suhr, the current world record-holder and 2012 Olympic champion, recorded a new Cadet Field House record of during her winning performance. STEFFAN PROMOTED TO ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH Sco Steffan was promoted to associate head coach in December. In his seventh season with the Falcons track and field program, Steffan was named the 2012 Na onal Collegiate Pole Vault Coach of the Year and has claimed the last three USTFCCCA Mountain Region Men s Assistant Coach of the Year awards. VANCE SELECTED TO COACH AIR FORCE THROWERS Air Force has a new face on its coaching staff, as Keith Vance joined the program in December as the coach of the Falcons throwing team. Vance came to the Academy a er spending four years at Boise State, guiding the Broncos throwers to three All-American awards, 10 conference tles, two school records and 20 appearances at the NCAA Championships. HERALD EARNS WEEKLY HONORS WITH RECORD-SETTING JUMP In the first meet of her senior season, Rachel Herald broke the Academy s 17-year-old record in the high jump, claimed an event tle and earned a pair of weekly honors (Air Force Athlete of the Week, Mountain West Women s Indoor Athlete of the Week). Clearing 5 10½, Herald broke the previous standard of 5 9¾ that Jen Petykowski had held since A career-best mark by over three inches, Herald also sha ered the Senior Class Record of 5 7 that had Kris Lowenthal had held since ALSTON BREAKS ACADEMY RECORD A second Academy record fell at the Air Force Holiday Open on Dec. 13, as Naomi Alston clocked a program-best me of in the 300-meter dash. Placing fi h overall in the 22-runner event, the sophomore cut nearly one second off of the previous Academy standard for that event, which is in its third year of being contested. TABB HAS STANDOUT MEET Danielle Tabb had a strong showing during the season-opening meet, sweeping the throwing events with career-best performances. The junior recorded the third-best shot put distance in Academy history (48 10 ) to win that event by nearly five feet, while tallying the program s fi h-best weight throw mark (54 7½ ) to finish first in that event by over three feet. Tabb s distance in the shot put debuted in 15th on the na onal standings following the first month of the season. HAMILTON SHINES IN SEASON OPENER Air Force earned another update to the program s top-10 from the shot put, as Grant Hamilton tossed a career-best distance of 54 10¼ to win that event and debut in 10th on the program s all- me list.

3 MEN S RANKINGS Na onal Rankings Preseason 13 January Rk Ins tu on...points 1 Arkansas Florida Oregon Wisconsin Texas A&M Penn State Florida State Nebraska Minnesota Oklahoma St Mississippi St Illinois Georgia Colorado Texas Mississippi Arizona Baylor Virginia Tech Stanford Arizona State UTEP Princeton Alabama LSU Dual Meet Rankings Week 2 21 January 1 Arkansas Texas A&M Nebraska Purdue Akron LSU Texas Tech Indiana Kent State Kansas State Texas Iowa Eastern Michigan Indiana State Notre Dame AIR FORCE Navy Buffalo Wisconsin Michigan PERFORMANCE LIST Scan the link with your smart phone and QR Reader app for easy, direct access to the Air Force Track and Field Performance List. WOMEN S RANKINGS Na onal Rankings Preseason 13 January Rk Ins tu on...points 1 Texas Texas A&M Florida Oregon Georgia Kentucky Arkansas LSU Stanford Kansas South Carolina Providence Michigan Dartmouth Mississippi St Kent State Purdue Georgetown Florida State Washington Maryland Villanova Arizona State Harvard Akron SHE S OFF TO A FAST START Alexa Chacon made a strong first impression, clocking a pair of runner-up finishes and anchoring a winning relay. The freshman, who recorded a distance of 17 3¼ to take second in the long jump and ran the anchor leg of the winning mile relay (4:02.15), clocked the seventh-fastest 60-meter hurdles me in Academy history (9.02) during a second runner-up performance. LOOKING LOCAL The Falcons have 14 athletes that hail from the state of Colorado, including three Hannah Everson, Kobi Rex and Andre Young that are from the Colorado Springs area. Ellio Beski (Greenwood Village), Ma hieu Caldwell (Centennial), Grant Caswell (Englewood), Alexa Chacon (Durango), Kyle Co on (Ridgway), Daniel Lara (Loveland), Gavin McHenry (Parker), Addy Neibauer (Greeley), Kathryn New (Mosca), Casey Riggs (Loveland), Sydney Rohlwing (Highlands Ranch) and Samantha Skold (Evergreen) also call Colorado home. LOOK WHO S BACK FOR THE MEN DURING THE INDOOR SEASON The Air Force men return one NCAA All-American (Joey Uhle, pole vault), three MW champions (Uhle, pole vault; Zach Perkins, mile; Kobi Rex, high jump), four addi onal all-conference selec ons (Jake Spuller, 200 meters, 4x400 relay; Alex Lindsay, 800 meters; Isaiah Bragg, 5000 meters; Evan McDowell, heptathlon), three Academy record holders (Spuller, 300 meters; Siotame Latu, 400-meter hurdles; William Kent, weight throw), one member of the program s record-se ng 4x400-meter relay (Spuller) and three members of the 4x880-yard relay that clocked an Academy record (Perkins, Lindsay, Ma hieu Caldwell). LOOK WHO S BACK FOR THE WOMEN DURING THE INDOOR SEASON The women s team returns one member of the MW-winning distance medley relay team (Rebecca Esselstein), two addi onal all-conference selec ons (Anne e Eichenberger, 800-meter run; Kassie Gurnell, triple jump), one Academy record holder (Gurnell, triple jump), one member of the Academy record-se ng distance medley relay (Eichenberger) and three members of the 4x880-yard relay squad that set a program record during the 2012 season (Eichenberger, Esselstein, Taylor Drolshagen). THE DOORS ARE ALWAYS OPEN The Air Force Holiday Open was the first of six meets at the Cadet Field House Indoor Track for the Falcons during the indoor season, which culminates with the 2014 Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 27-Mar. 1). In addi on to the December meet and the conference championships, the Falcons will also host the Air Force All-Comers Meet (Jan. 11), the Air Force Invita onal (Jan ), the Air Force Team Challenge (Feb. 7) and the Air Force Collegiate Open (Feb. 15). LEADING THE WAY Eight seniors will serve as team captains for the track and field team. Pole vaulter Ellio Beski, thrower William Kent, middle distance runner Alex Lindsay and sprinter David Ptacek were chose as captains of the men s team, while middle distance runner Anne e Eichenberger, jumper Kassie Gurnell, pole vaulter Paige Shirley and javelin thrower Kim Smith were voted to serve as the captains of the women s team. LINDEMAN CELEBRATING 25 YEARS WITH THE FALCONS IN 2014 Ralph Lindeman is celebra ng his 25th season as Air Force s head coach this season. A 12- me conference coach of the year, Lindeman has guided the men s team to three conference tles during the last four championships seasons. QUICK LOOK BACK AT THE CROSS COUNTRY SEASON The cross country team wrapped up an impressive 2013 campaign, highlighted by a 20th-place finish from the men at the NCAA Championships. Isaiah Bragg, who became the program s first Mountain West champion, paced the men to their first na onal ranking since the 2005 season. Bragg and Patrick Corona earned all-conference and all-region honors on the men s side, while Hannah Everson captured both awards on the women s side. Everson, who became the first Air Force female to earn first-team all-mw accolades, was one of two all-conference honorees for the women, as Anne e Eichenberger s ninthplace finish marked the first me in program history that a pair of runners finished among the conference s top 10. FOLLOW THE FALCONS ON TWITTER The track and field team can be found on Twi er by IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... This past August, William Kent received the NCAA Student-Athlete Sportsmanship Award. Kent, who was also honored with the Mountain West Hal Rothman Sportsmanship Award in June, was one of three student-athletes to receive the na onal NCAA honor. In addi on, Rebecca Esselstein earned CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America honors... the only sophomore on the 45-member women s squad... while Jake Hawkins and Kobi Rex were named the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team. Regional Rankings Week 1 28 January 1 Regional Rankings Week 1 28 January 1

4 WEEKLY AWARDS MOUNTAIN WEST ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Dec Rachel Herald AIR FORCE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Dec Rachel Herald Jan Anne e Eichenberger TEAM AWARD WINNERS AIR FORCE HOLIDAY OPEN Men s Track Athlete of the Week...none Women s Track Athlete of the Week... Rebecca Esselstein Men s Field Athlete of the Week... Joey Uhle Women s Field Athlete of the Week...Rachel Herald Men s Newcomer of the Week... Taylor Smith Women s Newcomer of the Week... Alexa Chacon AIR FORCE ALL-COMERS MEET Men s Track Athlete of the Week...Ma Caldwell Women s Track Athlete of the Week...Anne e Eichenberger Men s Field Athlete of the Week... Kobi Rex Women s Field Athlete of the Week... Danielle Tabb Men s Newcomer of the Week... Ma Dorsey Women s Newcomer of the Week...Sydney Rohlwing MEN S RECORD BOOK ADDITIONS ALL-TIME TOP 10 RECORDS 4 Kobi Rex... High Jump 7 0½ 6T Taylor Smith... High Jump 6 10¾ 6 Grant Hamilton... Shot Put 54 10½ CLASS RECORDS Jr-T Kobi Rex... High Jump 7 0½ WOMEN S RECORD BOOK ADDITIONS ALL-TIME TOP 10 RECORDS 1 Anne e Eichenberger Meters 2: Rachel Herald... High Jump 5 10½ 3 Danielle Tabb...Shot Put Danielle Tabb... Weight Throw 54 7½ 7 Alexa Chacon...60-Meter Hurdles 9.02 CLASS RECORDS Sr. Rachel Herald... High Jump 5 10½ Sr. Kassie Gurnell...Triple Jump 39 11¼ HOLIDAY INN INVITATIONAL Men s Track Athlete of the Week... Patrick Corona Women s Track Athlete of the Week...Anne e Eichenberger Men s Field Athlete of the Week... Grant Hamilton Women s Field Athlete of the Week...Rachel Herald Men s Newcomer of the Week... Taylor Smith Women s Newcomer of the Week...Kirsten Linnartz BEST MARKS BY FOOTBALL PLAYERS Place Name...Event Mark MEN S NATIONAL RANKINGS 5 Joey Uhle... Pole Vault 17 9¼ 11 Dylan Bell...Pole Vault Isaiah Bragg Meters 14: Kobi Rex... High Jump 7 0½ 34 Cort Rogers...Pole Vault 16 0¾ 37 Patrick Corona Meters 8: Taylor Smith... High Jump 6 10¾ WOMEN S NATIONAL RANKINGS 14 Rachel Herald... High Jump 5 10½ 44 Kassie Gurnell...Triple Jump 39 11¼ 45 Danielle Tabb...Shot Put 48 10

5 THROWS Spencer Baldwin So. Joseph City, Ariz. Joseph City Becca Bauman Sr. Post Falls, Idaho Post Falls Nate Bratka Sr. West Liberty, Ohio West Liberty-Salem USAFA Prep Kyle Co on Fr. Ridgway, Colo. Ridgway Secondary Jalen Fooster-Barrino Sr. Marie a, Ga. Marie a Jacki French So. Malta, Mont. Malta Garre Griffin So. Louisburg, Kan. Louisburg Grant Hamilton So. Idabel, Okla. Idabel Taylor Hulslander Fr. Kalispell, Mont. Glacier William Kent Sr. Marie a, Ga. George Walton Comp Darby Maier Fr. Missoula, Mont. Big Sky Alana Piccone Sr. Roseville, Calif. St. Francis Northwestern Prep Cydnee Reese Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Archbishop O Hara Andrew Steinemann Fr. Belleview, Fla. Belleview Kim Smith Sr. Kirtland, N.M. Kirtland Central Danielle Tabb Jr. Spanaway, Wash. Bethel Emily Taylor Fr. Salmon, Idaho Salmon Tim Urista Sr. Rosebury, Ore. Douglas MULTI-EVENTS Alexa Chacon Fr. Durango, Colo. The Classical Academy Eric Hoff Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. Brentwood Evan McDowell Jr. Hudsonville, Mich. Hudsonville MIDDLE DISTANCE & DISTANCE Amelia Ahner Fr. Southlake, Texas Carroll Senior Sean Bapty So. Albuquerque, N.M. La Cueva Isaiah Bragg Sr. Springfield, Ohio Emmanuel Chris an Dan Caddigan So. Chicago, Ill. Brother Rice Ma hieu Caldwell Sr. Centennial, Colo. Smoky Hill Grant Caswell So. Englewood, Colo. Cherry Creek Zack Christenson Jr. Safety Harbor, Fla. Countryside USAFA Prep Riley Coates Jr. Rapid City, S.D. Stevens Heather Connick Jr. Pembroke, Mass. Pembroke Patrick Corona So. Fairfield, Conn. Fairfield College Preparatory Ma hew Dorsey Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. Lawrence Central Taylor Drolshagen Jr. Muskego, Wis. Muskego Anne e Eichenberger Sr. West Chicago, Ill. West Chicago Community Carl Eifert Sr. Peachtree City, Ga. McIntosh Kyle Eller Fr. Lowell, Ind. Lowell Senior Jason Engel Fr. Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Santa Margarita Catholic Rebecca Esselstein Jr. Dayton, Ohio Archbishop Alter Hannah Everson So. Colorado Springs, Colo. Liberty Morgan Fagnant Fr. Eldersburg, Md. Century Grant Garst Fr. Inman, Kan. Inman Ryan Graf Fr. Charles Town, W.V. Jefferson Jake Hawkins Sr. Derry, N.H. Pinkerton Academy Emily Hazen Jr. Richland, Wash. Richland Daniel Lara Fr. Loveland, Colo. Thompson Valley Alex Lindsay Sr. Rochester Hills, Mich. Rochester Adams Northwestern Prep Kirsten Linnartz Fr. Phoenix, Ariz. Sunnyslope Lindy Long Fr. Newnan, Ga. Landmark Chris an Kevin Mihalik So. San Diego, Calif. Rancho Bernardo Elliot Myers Jr. Yorba Linda, Calif. Esperanza Anna Olesinski So. Roswell, N.M. Roswell Gavin Owens Sr. McAllister, Mont. Ennis Charlie Perkins Sr. Alameda, Calif. Alameda Zach Perkins Jr. Alameda, Calif. Alameda USAFA Prep Stephanie Robb Fr. Granville, Ohio Watkins Memorial Marie Rossillon Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. Eldorado Taylor Schwenke Fr. Centreville, Va. Wes ield Daniel Shellhouse So. Kingswood, Texas Kingswood Stone Shoaf So. Alamogordo, N.M. Alamogordo Samantha Skold Fr. Evergreen, Colo. Evergreen Emily Wagemaker So. Topeka, Kan. Topeka Lance Wolfsmith Sr. Morgan Hill, Calif. Ann Sobrato USAFA Prep VERTICAL & HORIZONTAL JUMPS Dylan Bell So. Alvarado, Texas Alvarado Elliot Beski Sr. Greenwood Village, Colo. Mullen USAFA Prep Zoe Casteel Fr. Orange, Texas Li le Cypress Mauriceville Taelor Eyre Fr. Ontario, Calif. Colony Kegan Garne So. Spearman, Texas Spearman Kyle Gartrell Jr. Yakima, Wash. Riverside Chris an Tyler Ginger Fr. Danvers, Ill. Olympia Kassie Gurnell Sr. Pearland, Texas Westbury Chris an Rachel Herald Sr. Rockford, Mich. Rockford Blue Kearney Jr. Lakewood, Wash. Lakes Tyson McQuerry Fr. West Des Moines, Iowa Valley Addy Neibauer Fr. Greeley, Colo. Greeley Central Kyle Pater Fr. San Diego, Calif. Mt. Carmel Montana Pellegrini Fr. Federal Way, Wash. Thomas Jefferson Kobi Rex Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo. Lewis Palmer Harvard Emily Richard Fr. Katy, Texas Cinco Ranch Cort Rogers Sr. Whitefish, Mont. Whitefish Regan Rogers Sr. Wellsboro, Pa. Wellsboro Area Angelea Ross So. San Antonio, Texas Trinity Chris an Academy USAFA Prep Paige Shirley Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. Episcopal Taylor Smith Fr. Clovis, Calif. Buchanan Emily Smithwick Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. Episcopal Tu s Riley Vann So. Oswego, Ill. Oswego Joey Uhle Jr. Powell, Ohio Olentangy Liberty Jaydon Wilkerson Fr. Emme, Idaho Emme SPRINTS & HURDLES Cecily Agu Fr. Santa Clara, Calif. Archbishop Mi y Naomi Alston So. Faye eville, N.C. Douglas Byrd Danny Bieber Sr. Cherokee, Iowa Washington Erica Carson Jr. San Antonio, Texas Ronald Reagan USAFA Prep Michael Craig Sr. Orrville, Ohio Orrville USAFA Prep Edmond Duvall Jr. Marvin, N.C. Marvin Ridge Dee Grimes Fr. Lubbock, Texas Frenship Andrew Hood So. Franklin, Mass. Franklin Kyle Jameson So. Walla Walla, Wash. Walla Walla Zach Johnson Fr. Farmington, N.M. Piedra Vista Keegan Jones Fr. Fort Dodge, Iowa Fort Dodge Senior Siotame Latu Jr. Eugene, Ore. South Eugene Amirah Majied Fr. Ewa Beach, Hawaii Island Pacific Academy USAFA Prep Morgan Malone Jr. San Antonio, Texas Ronald Reagan Nolan Mayhew So. Colorado Springs, Colo. Cheyenne Mountain Texas A&M Tasha Mayne Sr. Pflugerville, Texas Hendrickson Jordan McCool So. Anderson, Ind. Pendleton Heights Gavin McHenry So. Parker, Colo. Chaparral Bryce Mitchell Jr. Albuquerque, N.M. Cibola USAFA Prep Chandler Myers Fr. Garland, Texas Naaman Forest Kathryn New Fr. Mosca, Colo. Sangre de Cristo Garre Newman Fr. Oregon, Ill. Oregon Joshua Nielsen Sr. Forest Lake, Minn. Home School David Ptacek Sr. Allegan, Mich. Hamilton Michigan Casey Riggs Jr. Loveland, Colo. Loveland Mikayla Robertson Fr. Menomonee Falls, Wis. Menomonee Falls Sydney Rohlwing Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. Regis Jesuit Sierra Schepper Jr. Rapid City, S.D. Stevens Heather Shepard Sr. Flower Mound, Texas Happy Hill Acaademy Jake Spuller Jr. Dexter, Mich. Detroit Catholic Joe Wilkin So. Westerville, Ohio Westerville North Drew Wyllie Fr. Panama City, Fla. Rutherford Andre Young Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. Coronado