4X800 RELAY POSTS SIXTH-BEST TIME IN BLUE DRAGON HISTORY

Pole vaulter Violet Martinez ties for eighth place on Friday at the Friends Invitational in Wichita. (Tracey Mason/Blue Dragon Track)
Pole vaulter Violet Martinez ties for eighth place on Friday at the Friends Invitational in Wichita. (Tracey Mason/Blue Dragon Track)
Posted: Apr 01, 2022

BLUE DRAGON WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

Friends Invitational - Day 2
When: Saturday, April 2, 2022
Where: Austin-Adair Stadium, Wichita
Time: Field events - 9 a.m.; Running events - Noon
Video: KCAC Network
Results: Heartland Timing

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

WICHITA – The Hutchinson Community College women's track and field team had two to-eight placings on Friday on Day 1 of the Friends University Invitational at Austin-Adair Stadium.

Day 1 featured just a handful of events. Saturday's final day begins with field events at 9 a.m. and running events at Noon.

The Blue Dragon 4x800 Relay team posted the sixth-best time in Blue Dragon history on Friday and finished fourth in the event. The relay team of Noel Buckhaultz, Anastasia Meyer, Sydney Grauer and Louise Cocking ran a time of 10:04.70. That time is 2.95 seconds shy of qualifying for nationals.

The only other placers for the Blue Dragons came in the pole vault as All-Americans Kiana Brown and Violet Martinez tied for eighth after clearing 9 feet, 8 inches.