Sights set on MW Indoor Championships

Thursday, February 24

Albuquerque, NM

Fresno State

Mountain West Championships

Photo by: Justin Tafoya/NCAA Photos

Sights set on MW Indoor Championships

2/23/2022 9:19:00 PM | Track & Field

By: Josh Mitchell / Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

FRESNO, Calif. – Following three weekends of meets during the winter, the Fresno State's women's track and field team sets its sights on the 2022 Mountain West Indoor Championships. The three-day championship meet is set to begin on Thursday morning in Albuquerque, N.M., with the women's pentathlon. The remainder of the events for the Bulldogs will take place on Friday and Saturday.

Fresno State Indoor Track & Field (women only) - Event #6
Event: Mountain West Indoor Championships
Host: Mountain West / New Mexico
Date: Feb. 24-26
Location: Albuquerque, N.M.
Championship Central (Results/Video)

FRESNO STATE ENTRANTS
Haley Abirached, Nakyia Buckner, Amelia DiPaola, Miana Giovannini, Emma Harper, Madison Hutton, Cierra Jackson, Morgan Johnson, Cu-Nisha Mitchell, Queen Okoh, Rachela Pace, Kaitlynn Perez, Ceonna Pipion, Daveion Robinson, Brianna Sproles, Antoinette Stubbfield, Agita Svetere, Tahj'nee Thurston, Jodeci Weems, Trinity Williams

IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST

Ceonna Pipion – 7^th in 400m (56.33)
4x400 – 8^th (3:50.70)
Madison Hutton – 5^th in pentathlon (3,747)
Haley Abirached – 8^th in triple jump (12.04m/39-6)
Rachela Pace – 9^th in triple jump (11.93m/39-6)
Cierra Jackson – 3^rd in weight throw (18.47m/60-7.25), 5^th in shot put (15.05m/49-4.5)
Tahj'nee Thurston – 4^th in weight throw (18.46m/60-6.75)
Amelia DiPaola – 9^th in weight throw (17.63m/57-10.25), 7^th in shot put (14.27m/46-10)

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE INDOOR SEASON

In the first pentathlon of her career, Madison Hutton recorded the No. 2 point total in program history with 3,747 at the WSU Invitational.
Ceonna Pipion was the top collegiate performer in the 400 meters at the WSU Invitational (second overall), clocking a 56.44.
That same day, Cierra Jackson landed a toss of 15.05m/49-4.5 in the shot put to move her up to No. 5 on the program's all-time list.
Tahj'nee Thurston picked up first place in the weight throw at the WSU Open, landing a personal best mark of 18.03m/59-2.
Haley Abirached earned a win in the triple jump at the Husky Classic, eclipsing the 12-meter mark with a jump of 12.04m/39-6.
In the season opener at the Cougar Classic, Cierra Jackson grabbed her first collegiate win in the weight throw with a career-best mark of 18.47m/60-7.25
That day also saw Ceonna Pipion record her first win of the season in the 400 meters with a time of 56.76.

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