Fresno State Indoor Track & Field - Event #5
Event: Don Kirby Invitational
Host: New Mexico
Date: Feb. 10-11
Location: Albuquerque, N.M.
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Fresno State Indoor Track & Field - Event #6
Event: Husky Classic
Host: Washington
Date: Feb. 10-11
Location: Seattle, Wash.
Meet Information
COMPETING THIS WEEKEND
Don Kirby Invitational – Kaja Bins, Jordyn Bryant, Nakyia Buckner, Jocelynn Budwig, Amelia DiPaola, Miana Giovannini, Emma Harper, Madison Hutton, Cierra Jackson, Morgan Johnson, Queen Okoh, Rachela Pace, Kaitlynn Perez, Ceonna Pipion, Daveion Robinson, Iyanna Ross, Brianna Sproles, Antoinette Stubbfield, Jodeci Weems, Trinity Williams
Husky Classic – Shaylee Grimm, Janae Heffernan, Victoria Nino, Corie Smith
BROKEN RECORD
Already having broken her personal best in the shot put twice in her first four attempts on Saturday at the WSU Open, Cierra Jackson went one step further, breaking the Fresno State school record on her fifth attempt with a toss of 16.74m/54-11.25. The mark surpassed Dot Jones' previous record of 16.34m/53-7.5 that had stood since 1986, the longest-standing indoor record at Fresno State.
Jackson was dominant in her first shot put win this year, bettering the personal record she entered the day with on her final four throws. That record was more than a meter-and-half less (15.13m) than Jackson threw on Saturday.
Jackson became just the second Fresno State athlete to surpass the 16-meter mark in the indoor shot put and fourth in the event regardless of season.
PICKING UP STEAM
With another strong showing by the throws group last weekend at the WSU Open, the Bulldogs moved up in both the shot put and weight throw in the USTFCCCA's Event Squad rankings, led by Cierra Jackson and Jordyn Bryant who rank in the Top 5 in both events in the Mountain West.
The 'Dogs moved into the Top 10 in the shot put, settling in at No. 9, a 12-spot jump, with an average throw of 15.00m/49-2.5. A four-spot increase in the weight throw moved the Bulldogs up to No. 11 with an average throw of 18.23m/59-9.5.
RETURNING SCORERS IN 2023
Fresno didn't lose much in the offseason. In fact, from its 2022 Mountain West Indoor Championships' team that finished fifth, just one scorer is gone. Cierra Jackson and Amelia DiPaola who both finished in the top six in the weight throw and shot put return. Madison Hutton is back for the pentathlon. Hutton along with Haley Abirached picked up points in the jumps. Ceonna Pipion returns in the sprints.
In total, Fresno State returned 33 of its 36 points.
Jackson scored a team-high 13 in her first indoor championship meet.
SITTING IN THE TOP 5
Sophomores Madison Hutton and Cierra Jackson come into this season already owning spots in Fresno State's indoor record book. While Hutton is second in the pentathlon and fourth in the long jump, Jackson ranks fourth in the weight throw and fifth in the shot put. Joining Hutton in the pentathlon is Kaja Bins who ranks fifth. Haley Abirached also holds the program's fifth-best mark in the triple jump.