Fritsch takes gold, breaks WAC records

Albuquerque, N.M. — Senior Clayton Fritsch set a new WAC record and meet record in the pole vault Friday at the 2022 WAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Fritsch turned in his highest mark of the season with a vault of 18 feet, 9 ½ inches to place first. The mark is now the fourth best in the nation this season and more than a foot higher than second place.

KeAyla Dove also crushed the field to win gold in the women's shot put. Her throw of 56 feet easily topped the second-place finisher by more than four feet.

The men's 4,000-meter distance medley relay of Andrew Bosquez, Benjamin Marshall, Elijah McWilliams and Christian Rivera won silver with a time of 10:16.21.

Lilly Rodel captured the bronze in the women's shot put with a mark of 48 feet, 7 ¼ inches. The 4,000-meter distance medley relay team of Haley Thomas, Haviland Harris, Rebeca Gonzalez, Sasha Elizondo, Cryslan Tucker, Haley Williams and Jackeria Woodkins also placed third with a time of 12:31.47.

Cobe Graham just missed the medal stand with a fifth-place finish in the men's shot put. His toss measured 54 feet, 1 inch.

The men currently sit in fifth place with 23.5 points and the women are sixth with 22 points through five events.

Fritsch takes gold, breaks WAC records

Players Mentioned

Andrew Bosquez

KeAyla Dove

Sasha Elizondo

Clayton Fritsch

Rebeca Gonzalez

Cobe Graham

Haviland Harris

Benjamin Marshall

Elijah McWilliams

Christian Rivera

Lilly Rodel

Haley Thomas

Cryslan Tucker

Haley Williams

Jackeria Woodkins

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