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Mountain West Championships
'Dogs zip to silver to start MW Championships
2/25/2016 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
By: Matt Burkholder
mburkholder@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - To kick off the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships, the quartet of Dezirae Johnson, Nailah Harris-Murillo, Meagan Paracholski and Annemarie Schwanz earned silver in the distance medley relay on Thursday at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
Their time of 11:28.45, which converts to an altitude adjusted time of 11:18.04, stands as the 18th-fastest time recorded in the NCAA this season. Boise State topped the Bulldogs for first place. The Broncos (11:16.41) and Bulldogs (11:28.45), followed by Wyoming (11:31.66), Air Force (11:36.60) and Colorado State (11:37.07) in order of finish, each busted the previous Mountain West meet record of 11:37.96 set by BYU in 2007.
"This is very exciting," said assistant track and field coach Chris Baptista. "We ran extremely well and this is a great start to our weekend."
The running order for Fresno State was Paracholski (1200m), Harris-Murillo (400m), Johnson (800m) and Schwanz (1600m). The group earned eight points for the Bulldogs.
<width='200'>SCHOOL RECORD! The 'Dogs take silver in the DMR, it stands as the 18th-fastest time in the NCAA right now! #MWITF pic.twitter.com/JxESrq87X6
-- Fresno State Track (@FS_TracknField) February 26, 2016
Jestena Mattson, who represented Fresno State in the pentathlon, was the only other Bulldog in action on Thursday. The pentathlon consists of five events: 60m hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump and 800m run.
Mattson finished 12th out of 17 with 3,347 points, the top eight scored points for their respective institutions. Her top performance was in the high jump as she finished tied for third in that event with a mark of 1.65m (5'-5.00").
The MW Indoor Track and Field Championships continue Friday at 11:30 a.m. PT, starting with the weight throw.
All Results (Thursday):
Distance Medley Relay: 11:28.45
Pentathlon (Jestena Mattson): 60m, 9.49; high jump, 1.65m, shot put, 9.57m; 800m, 2:26.69
Team Rankings (2 events scored):
1. Colorado State: 13
2. Nevada: 11
3. Boise State: 10
4. Fresno State: 8
5. Air Force: 7
T6. New Mexico: 6
T6. San Jose State: 6
T6. Wyoming: 6
9. San Diego State: 5
10. UNLV: 4
11. Utah State: 2
How to Follow:
Live Results: http://www.liverunningresults.com/public_html/events/mwcindoor2016
Mountain West Network: http://www.themw.com/page/watch-live
Fresno State Track & Field Twitter: @FS_TracknField
Mountain West Championship Central: http://www.themw.com/page/championship_c-itrack
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