That’s a wrap for the 2024 Pac-12 Championships!
Over the weekend the Wildcats had…
2️⃣Pac-12 Champions
8️⃣Podium Finishers
2️⃣4️⃣Individual Scorers
4️⃣Relay Scorers
9️⃣Arizona All-Time Top 10 Marks
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We are thrilled to announce that the 𝙇𝙀𝙂𝙀𝙉𝘿 Bernard Lagat has been named our Head Cross Country Coach 🙌
He will also remain an Assistant Track & Field Coach and will coach the distance runners.
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💪Jordan Geist💪 threw a 21.45m (70ft 4in) to win the shot put‼️
The freshman just set the...
No 1⃣ mark in the NCAA✅
No 2⃣ mark in the world✅
NCAA FR record✅
School record ✅
Facility record✅
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With a toss of 2⃣1⃣.5⃣9⃣m (70-10) in the shot put, Jordan Geist sets a new PR and the...
> No. 1⃣ mark in the NCAA
> No. 1⃣ mark in the
@pac12
> No. 3⃣ mark in the world
> Arizona School Record
> No. 1⃣5⃣ All Time in the NCAA
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Carlos Villarreal checks in with a time of 3:37.22 to set a new PR in the 1500-meter run! The mark is good for...
> No. 2 time in the NCAA
> No. 2 mark in school history
> No. 2 in the world
Not too bad.
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🥇🏆 𝐉𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐍. 𝐆𝐄𝐈𝐒𝐓. 🏆🥇
➡️Wins the National Title in the shot put on his last collegiate throw
➡️Indoor and Outdoor Shot Put National Champion
➡️Follows up a podium finish in the hammer throw
➡️Wildcat Legend.
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𝗝𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗡 𝗚𝗘𝗜𝗦𝗧 is an 𝗡𝗖𝗔𝗔 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡! 🏆
Jordan wins the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a throw of 21.15m (69-4.75)!
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DOWN GOES THE SCHOOL RECORD‼️
@IsraelOloyede
throws 22.34m (73-3.5) in the weight throw good for...
First place ☑️
School record ☑️
#6
mark in the NCAA ☑️
Huge.
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Jordan Geist ladies and gentlemen‼️
He takes 🥇 and sets a new meet record with a toss of 20.81m (68-3.75) in the shot put at the NACAC U23 Championships‼️
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Add a second Pac-12 Championship for Jordan Geist‼️
The freshman takes the discus throw title with a mark of 57.56m (188-10) to set a new PR, score 10 points, and become the first freshman to claim both the DT & SP titles‼️
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Do your dance, kid. Do your dance!
In his first collegiate 400-meter hurdle race, James Smith sets the No. 2 mark in school history and is now the Arizona Freshman Record Holder with a time of 50.29!
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We are absolutely devastated about the loss of one of our own. Lauren McCluskey, we will miss you more than anyone could ever imagine. Our thoughts and prayers are with her and her family through this difficult time.
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JORDAN GEIST WINS THE SHOT PUT!
On his last throw of the competition, Geist wins the shot put at the NCAA Championships by 0.02m with a throw of 21.06m (69-1.25)!
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Congrats to our very own alum & volunteer assistant coach
@Georganne400h
on clocking a time of 51.39 in the 400-meter dash to set a new PR, No. 1️⃣ time in the world, facility and meet record‼️
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NCAA XC Championships ✅
NCAA Indoors ✅
NCAA Outdoors ✅
Carlos Villarreal takes the top spot in the 1500-meter run and is headed to Austin!
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🚨𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓🚨
Trayvion White-Austin breaks Michael Bates’ 33-year-old school record in the men’s 100m with a time of 10.14! 🤯
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He's headed to Eugene‼️
@iHeart_Justice8
wins the west region men's high jump, getting over the bar at 2.19m (7-2.25) and clearing each height in only one attempt 👀
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So you're saying that 2⃣ of the 4⃣ collegians who have won a medal at the Pan American Games represent the University of Arizona?
And all four are from the
@pac12
?
That can't be true.
🚨𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓🚨
Jordan Geist breaks the Arizona school record in the hammer throw and wins the event with a heave of 73.94m (242-7)!
That’s the best mark in the nation so far this outdoor season! 🥇
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“Magic” Maj Williams just set the Arizona freshman 400-meter dash record with a mark of 46.14‼️ The freshman moves to No. 3 on the NCAA list with his new PR & No. 5 on Arizona’s all time list‼️
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𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘🥇
Jordan Geist wins the men’s shot put championship at the
@pennrelays
with a 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 throw of 20.92m (68-7.75)!
He remains undefeated this year against other collegiate throwers in the event!
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Please join us in celebrating the outstanding career of Georganne Moline!
The legacy she leaves behind at Arizona and on the sport of track & field is so special. From Wildcat Nation - congratulations on an incredible journey
@Georganne400h
!
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🚨𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓🚨
On his first attempt of the hammer throw, Jordan Geist shatters his school record with a heave of 75.97m (249-3)! 🤯
That moves him up to 12th all-time in NCAA history and he currently leads the event!
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🚨𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓🚨
Trayvion White-Austin lowers his school record and personal best time in the men's indoor 200m to 20.64 as he finishes third in the event!
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Podium Placement for
@Jordan_Geist35
💪
Geist places third in the NCAA Indoor Championships in the shot put with a season-best throw of 21.27m (69’-9.5”) ‼️
🏃♂️Carlos Villarreal🏃♂️💨💨
The sophomore just set a top-10 Div.1 mile mark for the second week in a row after running a 3:59.65 (PR) to win his heat‼️
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That’ll do! True freshman Jordan Geist finished with a mark of 19.62m to finish 5th and earn him First Team All-America Honors‼️‼️
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Trayvion White-Austin. 10.14. 🤯
@Tray_W8
breaks Michael Bates’ 33-year-old school record in the men’s 100m with a time of 10.14!
He now holds school records in the indoor 60m, indoor 200m, and outdoor 100m!
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School records aren't safe around
@IsraelOloyede
🤭
Israel LAUNCHES a new Arizona school record of 72.91m (239-2) to win the hammer throw!
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BACK 2⃣ BACK
Jordan Geist becomes the first Arizona male athlete to claim back to back Pac-12 Championships in the SP!! His mark of 21.08m is the furthest throw in the
#Pac12
TF Championships since 2010!!
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A big throw for
@samnoennig
‼️
Sam wins the women’s shot put with an outdoor PR of 18.17m (59-7.5), improving her NCAA-leading mark
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What a competition! 👏🥉
Jordan Geist finishes third in the men’s hammer throw at the NCAA Championships after an incredible heave of 75.97m (249-3)!
➡️Broke his own school record
➡️Went over 75m twice
➡️5th in Pac-12 History
➡️14th in NCAA History
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🚨𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓🚨
Arizona’s team of Trayvion White-Austin, Brian Limage, Carl Hicks, and James Onanubosi clocks a time of 38.82 to win the men’s 4x100m and break the school record set in 1990! 🤯
The team is heading to Austin! 🎟️
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𝐏𝐀𝐂-𝟏𝟐 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐓. 𝟐🥇🥇
After winning the men’s hammer throw yesterday, Jordan Geist wins the men’s shot put today at the Pac-12 Championships with a throw of 20.75m (68-1)!
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How about them 😼s?
Carlos Villarreal ranks No. 2️⃣ in the world in the 1500-meter run & Jordan Geist holds the No. 4️⃣ mark in the world in the SP!
Want to know what’s even better? You can catch them in action tomorrow at the desert heat classic!
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The ladies 4x400-meter relay team clocks a SCHOOL RECORD time of 3:30.67 and are headed to the
#NCAATF
Championships in Austin!
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Number one in the nation 😤
For the third week in a row, Arizona men’s shot put ranks first in the nation in the USTFCCCA Event Squad Rankings!
The team has had 3 Wildcats win the event this season: Zach Landa, Tyler Michelini, and Youssef Koudssi!
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🚨𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐓🚨
Talie. Bonds.
Talie wins the women’s 100m hurdles, officially breaking the school record with a time of 12.67!
That also breaks the Drachman Stadium facility record and is third in the NCAA this year!
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🎟️🎟️🎟️
It's officially official! Carlos Villarreal will advance to the NCAA Championships following his second place finish at the NCAA West Regional meet!
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