Boise State
Spokane Indoor Challenge
Menegatti Highlights Broncos’ Weekend in Washington
1/14/2023 9:41:00 PM | Track & Field
BOISE, Idaho – MaLeigha Menegatti's gold-medal finish in the women's 800-meter race highlighted Boise State's weekend in Washington. The Broncos split their squad, sending student-athletes to both the UW Indoor Preview and Spokane Indoor Challenge.
Menegatti captured Boise State's lone individual title of the weekend at the Spokane Indoor Challenge, topping the podium in the women's 800m. Her time of 2:05.70 is the third-fastest in program history.
Sophomore Anita Taviore also etched her name in the record book. Her silver-medal finish in the women's 400m was the fifth fastest in program history (55.61). Sophomore Alison Kremer secured third place in the women's high jump.
The women's 4x400m relay concluded the meet, with the team of Alyssa Cullen, Menegatti, Nyenuchi Okemgbo, and Taviore garnering Boise State's second bronze-medal finish.
In Seattle, the Broncos distance squad won their first two heats of the UW Indoor Preview. Sophomores Abby Kendrick and Lauren Larson notched gold-medal finishes in heats one and two, respectively, and recorded personal bests.
Freshman Kaiya Robertson was the first Bronco to cross the finish line in the women's 3000m, placing 20th.
In the men's 3000m, sophomore Ahmed Ibrahim finished seventh among 73 runners in the field.
INDOOR SPOKANE CHALLENGE
WOMEN:
60m Hurdles – (Qualifying – Prelims) – 30th | Emily Stefan – 11.21 (PR)
(Prelims) – 11th | Nyenuchi Okemgbo – 9.19, 15th | Isabella Ales – 9.26Â
200m – 21st | Megan Dunakin – 25.99 (PR)
400m – 2nd | Anita Taviore – 55.61 (PR), 8th | Alyssa Cullen – 57.38
800m – 1st | MaLeigha Menegatti – 2:05.70 (PR), 6th | Abby Stamper – 2:17.16, 11th | Rebecca Vander Poel – 2:26.33 (PR)Â
High Jump – 3rd | Alison Kremer – 1.61m
Long Jump – 7th | Emily Stefan – 5.48m (PR)
Shot Put – 23rd | Emily Stefan – 10.51m (PR)
4x400m Relay – 3rd | Alyssa Cullen, MaLeigha Menegatti, Nyenuchi Okemgbo, Anita Taviore – 3:50.43, 7th | Isabella Ales, Megan Dunakin, Emily Stefan, Rebecca Vander Poel – 4:00.01
MEN:
60m (Qualifying – Prelims) – 21st | Wyatt Roseman – 7.16 (PR)Â
400m –  15th | David Pierce – 50.28Â
800m – 7th | Trent Missamore – 1:56.43 (PR), 18th | Caleb Stamper – 1:59.23Â
Long Jump – 12th | Josh Nichols – 6.45m (PR)
Triple Jump – 8th | Josh Nichols – 14.09m
UW INDOOR PREVIEW
WOMEN
3000m – 20th | Kaiya Robertson – 9:34.89, 22nd | Delaney Griffin – 9:39.18, 28th | Ines Borba – 9:44.82, 31st | Autumn Ost – 9:46.49, 32nd | Ashley LaJocies – 9:46.87, 38th | Abby Kendrick – 9:57.83 (PR), 41st | Samantha Wood – 10:03.48 (PR), 43rd | Sunitha Black – 10:05.29 (PR), 47th | Lauren Larson – 10:12.72 (PR), 54th | Hannah O'Connor – 10:19.49, 59th | Tiahna Vladic – 10:27.86
MEN
Mile – 16th | Angus Fitzgerald – 4:10.48, 39th | Ethan Florez – 4:24.62 (PR), 52nd | Alex Thompson – 4:43.62 (PR)
3000m – 7th | Ahmed Ibrahim – 8:02.73, 14th | Mohammed Jouhari – 8:10.49, 15th | Nathan Dunn – 8:12.05, 19th | Aidan Palmer – 8:15.43, 22nd | Joe Hudson – 8:17.23 (PR), 28th | Trent Wigod – 8:21.23 (PR), 30th | Jack Tolbert – 8:22.40 (PR), 44th | Brogan Giffin – 8:32.67, 65th | Aidan Roberts – 8:51.86
Notables
·   Four top-five finishes at the Spokane Indoor Challenge.
·   Ethan Florez, Wyatt Roseman, and Alex Thompson all made their Boise State debuts.
Quotables
·   "Great start today, always good to get going after the break," said head coach Corey Ihmels. "MaLeigha (Menegatti) was outstanding and I look forward to her continuing to impress."
Top Broncos
·   MaLeigha Menegatti notched a first-place finish in the women's 800m, recording the third-fastest time in program history (2:05.70).
·   Anita Taviore registered the fifth-fastest time in program history in the women's 400m, finishing second.
·   Ahmed Ibrahim placed in the top-10 of the men's 3000m.
Up Next
The Broncos will split their squad again, sending the sprinters and jumpers to Lubbock, Texas for the Texas Tech Open and Multis, Jan. 26-28. The distance crew will head to Seattle, Wash., for the UW Invitational, Jan. 27-28.
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