{"id":272150,"date":"2026-04-17T06:25:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/272150\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T06:25:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:25:08","slug":"several-prs-set-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/272150\/","title":{"rendered":"Several PRs Set in California"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT COLLINS\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Colorado State track split action across two meets in California on Thursday, setting multiple personal bests and establishing a number of top-20 marks in program history.
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\nPacific Coast Invitational (Long Beach, Calif.)
\nThrowers headlined Thursday’s Pacific Coast Invitational for CSU, with star performances coming from the men’s shot put group. Kyle Bigley<\/a> joined the 60-foot club with his personal best of 18.45 meter\/60-foot-6.5, placing him among the top five in program history and taking runner up on the day. Leonardo Ramos<\/a> finishes just behind Bigley in third, recording an 18.28m\/59-11.75 to make it back-to-back weeks with a season best.
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\nThe women’s discus crew recorded a solid outing with three top-10 finishers, led by Klaire Kovatch’s<\/a> 58.27m\/191-2. Makayla Long<\/a> (53.32m\/174-11) and Kajsa Borrman<\/a> (53.19m\/174-6) finished in eighth and ninth, respectively, with Long’s mark being her best of the 2026 campaign thus far.
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\nOther notable results included Adam Hellbom’s<\/a> 55.07m\/180-8 in the men’s discus, which marked a personal best by one inch and broke a tie for 14th place in CSU’s record book. The Swedes Borrman (63.30\/207-8) and Hellbom (65.54m\/211-9) also had solid outings in their respective hammer throw competitions, each finishing in fifth place.
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\nBryan Clay Invitational (Azusa, Calif.)
\nThe Bryan Clay Invitational saw several impressive performances from the distance squad, including a pair of record book risers in the women’s steeplechase. Allison Pippert<\/a> clocked a personal best 10:26.64 to move into 12th place in CSU history, while Amrie Lacefield<\/a> finished a split second later (10:26.88) to claim the 13th position in CSU’s record book.
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\nMari Konold<\/a> capped the night off with a career night in the women’s 10,000m, running a 34:41.49 which stands as the No. 12 time in CSU history. Also entering the top 20 in the women’s 10k was Kenya Dennee<\/a>, whose 34:56.80 was good for No. 17 in CSU history. Nic Spencer<\/a> joined the record book in the men’s steeplechase with his PR of 9:09.69, the program’s 20th-best time.
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\nUp Next
\nAction from the Bryan Clay Invitational continues, while the Long Beach Invitational kicks off its first day of competition.
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