Broncos Garner 10 Podium Finishes

Friday, April 28

Fresno, Calif.

Boise State

Fresno State Invitational

MaLeigha Menegatti at Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., April 14.

Photo by: Tyler McFarland

4/30/2023 12:49:00 AM | Track & Field

CLOVIS, Calif. - Boise State track and field garnered 10 podium finishes at the Fresno State Invitational, April 28-29.

The quartet of Emily Stefan, Anita Taviore, Isabella Ales and Alyssa Cullen opened the meet for the Broncos, earning a third-place finish in the women's 4x100-meter relay with a time of 45.30, setting a program record.

In the women's 1500m race, Elsa Wallenius notched her first podium finish of the season with a time of 4:30.87, capturing third.

MaLeigha Menegatti won the lone individual title for the Blue and Orange, clocking a personal-best time of 4:21.07 in the women's Invitational 1500m.

Abby Kendrick and Sunitha Black closed out the night for the women with a third-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase and second-place performance in the 5000m, respectively.

On the men's side, Angus Fitzgerald finished in the top three in the men's 1500m with a time of 1:49.90.

Brogan Giffin earned a bronze medal, recording a time of 3:46.62 in the Invitational 1500m.

Murdoch McIntyre garnered a silver-medal finish in the 3000m steeplechase, crossing the finish line with a time of 9:05.09.

Finally, Max Milarvie rounded out the night for the Broncos, running the 5000m Invitational in 14:39.82, placing third.

RESULTS
Women's

4x100m Relay - 3rd | Team A - 45.30 (Program Record)
100m Hurdles - 10th | Nyenuchi Okemgbo - 14.74
100m Dash - 8th | Anita Taviore - 11.81, 10th | Alyssa Cullen - 11.95 (PR), 25th | Kenna DeLemos - 12.91
200m Dash - 11th | Anita Taviore - 24.21, 16th | Alyssa Cullen - 24.42 (PR), 20th | Khadijat Tajudeen - 25.37 (PR), 28th | Rebecca Vander Poel - 26.22 (PR), 29th | Megan Dunakin - 26.28 (PR), 34th | Kenna DeLemos - 26.78 (PR)
400m Hurdles - 7th | Nyenuchi Okemgbo - 1:00.53, 15th | Isabella Ales - 1:03.33
400m Dash - 18th | Rebecca Vander Poel - 59.23 (PR), 20th - Khadijat Tajudeen - 59.51 (PR), 26th | Megan Dunakin - 1:02.17
800m - 4th - Kaiya Robertson - 2:10.38 (PR), 12th | Abby Stamper - 2:17.11
1500m - 3rd | Elsa Wallenius - 4:30.87 (PR), 17th | Samantha Wood - 4:39.13, 22nd | Lauren Larson - 4:41.48 (PR)
Invitational 1500m - 1st | MaLeigha Menegatti - 4:21.07 (PR), 4th | Autumn Ost - 4:25.13 (PR), 7th | Yasmin Marghini - 4:28.28, 8th | Ines Borba - 4:28.38, 13th | Delaney Griffin - 4:42.95
3000m Steeplechase - 3rd | Abby Kendrick - 10:45.54 (PR)
5000m - 2nd | Sunitha Black - 18:01.06
Long Jump - 7th | Emily Stefan - 5.63m (PR), 23rd | Kenna DeLemos - 4.28m
High Jump - 6th - Alison Kremer - 1.54m

Men's
100m Dash - 19th | David Pierce - 10.96
200m Dash - 10th | David Pierce - 21.98
800m - 3rd | Angus Fitzgerald - 1:49.90, 5th | Jonathan Shields - 1:50.23 (PR), 10th | Trent Missamore - 1:53.46, 18th | Jack Tolbert - 1:54.92 (PR), 24th | Caleb Stamper - 1:57.30
1500m - 5th | Aidan Palmer - 3:50.99 (PR), 7th | Ben Sherman - 3:51.47 (PR), 14th | Aidan Roberts - 3:54.97, 29th | Trent Wigod - 4:02.34
Invitational 1500m - 3rd | Brogan Giffin - 3:46.42 (PR), 4th | Ollie Newman - 3:46.65 (PR), 6th | Freddie Carcas - 3:47.72, 7th | Mohammed Jouhari - 3:47.99 (PR), 9th | Angus Fitzgerald - 3:56.81
3000m Steeplechase - 2nd | Murdoch McIntyre - 9:05.09
Invitational 5000m - 3rd | Max Milarvie - 14:39.82, 8th | Alex Durant - 14:50.11, 9th | Austen Apperson - 14:56.23
Javelin - 7th | Connor Bjornson - 52.88m

Top Broncos

MaLeigha Menegatti earned the lone individual title for the Broncos in the women's 1500m with a personal-best time of 4:21.07.
Murdoch McIntyre garnered a silver-medal finish in the men's 3000m steeplechase.
Sunitha Black placed second in the women's 5000m, notching her first podium finish of the season.

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