Four Broncos Garner Top-Five Finishes in the Bay Area

Friday, March 31

Stanford, Calif.

Boise State

Stanford Invitational

Four Broncos Garner Top-Five Finishes in the Bay Area

4/1/2023 8:10:00 PM | Track & Field

BOISE, Idaho - The Broncos registered four top-five finishes, as Boise State split its squad, competing at the Stanford Invitational in Stanford, Calif., and the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in San Francisco, March 31-April 1.

On the first day at Stanford, senior Jonathan Shields secured a top-five finish in the men's 1500-meter race. His time of 3:41.89 is the third-fastest in program history.

The following day, senior MaLeigha Menegatti garnered a silver-medal finish in the women's 800-meter race with a personal best and third-fastest time in Bronco history of 2:04.62.

On the men's side, Josh Nichols placed fourth in the men's triple jump with a distance of 13.86m.

Over in San Francisco, Nyenuchi Okemgbo finished second with a time of 1:02.65 in the women's 400-meter hurdles.

STANFORD INVITATIONAL RESULTS

Day One

Women

100m (Prelims) - 6th | Anita Taviore - 11.94 (Q), 27th | Alyssa Cullen - 12.23, 45th | Khadijat Tajudeen - 12.70 (PR)

(Finals) - 9th | Anita Taviore - 11.89

400m Hurdles - 22nd | Nyenuchi Okemgbo - 1:04.56

1500m - 27th | Kaiya Robertson - 4:22.80 (PR)

5000m - 46th | Autumn Ost - 16:26.34 (PR), 54th | Ines Borba - 16:32.99, 56th | Delaney Griffin - 16:35.35 (PR), 61st | Abby Kendrick - 16:44.88 (PR)

Long Jump - 7th | Emily Stefan - 5.54m

Men

1500m - 5th | Jonathan Shields - 3:41.89, 55th | Angus Fitzgerald - 3:54.46, 60th | Brogan Giffin - 3:59.74

Javelin Throw - 7th | Connor Bjornson - 49.95m

Day Two

Women

200m - 33rd | Alyssa Cullen - 24.91, 62nd | Khadijat Tajudeen - 26.32

800m - 2nd | MaLeigha Menegatti - 2:04.62 (PR)

Men

200m - 25th | David Pierce - 22.07

Triple Jump - 4th | Josh Nichols - 13.86m

MIKE FANELLI TRACK CLASSIC RESULTS

Day One

Women

1500m - 43rd | Samantha Wood - 4:39.66 (PR), 49th | Isabella Frisone - 4:42.54 (PR)

5000m - 12th | Elsa Wallenius - 16:52.85 (PR), 30th | Sunitha Black - 17:20.29 (PR), 54th | Lauren Larson - 17:39.00 (PR)

Men

1500m - 22nd | Jack Tolbert - 3:55.50 (PR), 70th | Aidan Roberts - 4:05.75

Day Two

Women

100m - 31st | Kenna DeLemos - 13.04 (PR)

400m - 11th | Rebecca Vander Poel - 1:00.05

400m Hurdles - 2nd | Nyenuchi Okemgbo - 1:02.65, 7th | Isabella Ales - 1:05.69

800m - 36th | Abby Stamper - 2:16.96 (PR)

Long Jump - 24th | Kenna DeLemos - 4.55m (PR)

High Jump - 11th | Alison Kremer - 1.53m

Men

800m - 37th | Trent Missamore - 1:56.30, 41st | Caleb Stamper - 1:56.62

Quotables

"There were a lot of bright spots over a couple full days of competition," said head coach Corey Ihmels. "It was exciting to have everyone together with some great weather to get going outdoors."
"We have a couple of weeks to get some work in and then back to California for our next set of meets," said Ihmels.

Top Broncos

Nyenuchi Okemgbo recorded the lone podium finish at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic in the women's 400m hurdles with a time of 1:02.65.
MaLeigha Menegatti placed second in the women's 800m with a time of 2:04.62, earning the only podium finish at the Stanford Invitational for the Broncos.