Fresno State Athletics
Wednesday, May 8
Clovis, Calif.
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Mountain West Championships
Photo by: Keith Kountz
‘Dogs capture three medals on final day of MW Outdoor Championships
5/11/2019 10:32:00 PM | Track & Field
CLOVIS, Calif. – Fresno State closed out the 2019 Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Championships with three medals on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Stadium. Freshman Patricija Roshofa earned a bronze by herself in the 400 meters while assisting on another in the 4x400 relay as the Bulldogs grabbed a silver. Varvara Klyuchnikova also captured silver in the high jump.
Klyuchnikova's second-place finish was her top finish at the conference meet since joining Fresno State in 2018. The senior's top clearance of the day came at 1.71m/5-7.25. Despite a tie for the second spot, she finished ahead on misses after clearing each of the previous three heights on her first attempt.
After dropping a personal best to advance to the finals, Roshofa finished third in the 400 with a time of 54.84. For the second straight championship this year, the Bulldogs finished third and fourth in the event. This time around, the freshman from Latvia swapped spots with teammate Maja Pogorevc (55.28) after the senior took third at the indoor championships in February.
To close the night, the two Bulldogs joined Divina Henry and Jestena Mattson in the 4x400 relay. The quartet clocked a season-best time of 3:37.73 to finish second behind San Diego State.
Junior Tijana Antic just missed medaling in the triple jump, finishing fourth through a tiebreaker after a recording a top mark of 12.28m/40-3.5 on her second attempt of the afternoon. Fellow junior teammate Breanna Covington finished right behind her in fifth at 11.99m/39-4. On the men's side of the triple jump, junior Jeremy Shumaker hit a personal-best mark of 13.79m/45-3 to place eighth overall.
Also in the field, pole vaulter Shane Atkinson took seventh. The senior's top clearance of the day came at 4.61m/15-1.5. For the women, Latia Saunders placed eighth in the javelin with her best throw registering 39.30m/128-11.
Back on the track, Ellie Leather and Henry each picked up points for the Bulldogs. Leather placed fifth in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:30.32. Henry scored in both the 100 and 200 meters as the Bulldog finished the 100 with a time 11.96 to place seventh and 24.46 in the 200 to take eighth.
Overall, Fresno State's women placed seventh in the team standings with 64 points while the men's team finished eighth with 13 points.
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Klyuchnikova's second-place finish was her top finish at the conference meet since joining Fresno State in 2018. The senior's top clearance of the day came at 1.71m/5-7.25. Despite a tie for the second spot, she finished ahead on misses after clearing each of the previous three heights on her first attempt.
After dropping a personal best to advance to the finals, Roshofa finished third in the 400 with a time of 54.84. For the second straight championship this year, the Bulldogs finished third and fourth in the event. This time around, the freshman from Latvia swapped spots with teammate Maja Pogorevc (55.28) after the senior took third at the indoor championships in February.
To close the night, the two Bulldogs joined Divina Henry and Jestena Mattson in the 4x400 relay. The quartet clocked a season-best time of 3:37.73 to finish second behind San Diego State.
Junior Tijana Antic just missed medaling in the triple jump, finishing fourth through a tiebreaker after a recording a top mark of 12.28m/40-3.5 on her second attempt of the afternoon. Fellow junior teammate Breanna Covington finished right behind her in fifth at 11.99m/39-4. On the men's side of the triple jump, junior Jeremy Shumaker hit a personal-best mark of 13.79m/45-3 to place eighth overall.
Also in the field, pole vaulter Shane Atkinson took seventh. The senior's top clearance of the day came at 4.61m/15-1.5. For the women, Latia Saunders placed eighth in the javelin with her best throw registering 39.30m/128-11.
Back on the track, Ellie Leather and Henry each picked up points for the Bulldogs. Leather placed fifth in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:30.32. Henry scored in both the 100 and 200 meters as the Bulldog finished the 100 with a time 11.96 to place seventh and 24.46 in the 200 to take eighth.
Overall, Fresno State's women placed seventh in the team standings with 64 points while the men's team finished eighth with 13 points.
"Just the Ticket to Build Our Community" – The Bulldog Scholarship Fund gives Bulldog alumni, fans and friends the opportunity to support Fresno State Athletics and the student-athletes who inspire them. For information about how you can support the Bulldog Scholarship Fund, please visit www.bulldogscholarshipfund.com or call 559-278-7160.
Follow us on:
Twitter: @FS_TracknField
Instagram: fresnostate_tracknfield
Facebook: FresnoStateAthletics
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