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Botter Claims Pac-12 Title, Six Bruins Advance to Finals after Day One

Botter Claims Pac-12 Title, Six Bruins Advance to Finals after Day One


WALNUT, Calif. – Federica Botter is a Pac-12 Champion.
 

The graduate thrower launched a javelin 57.81m (189-08) in the finals of the women’s event on the first day of the 2023 Pac-12 Track & Field Championships in Walnut, Calif., at Hilmer Lodge Stadium. Botter shattered her previous school record (53.57m, 175-09), and the second-place javelin thrower was nearly four meters short of the top spot.
 
The Bruins advanced six runners in five events: the men’s and women’s 1500m, the men’s 200m, and the men’s and women’s 400m hurdles.
 
Mia Barnett won her heat of the 1500m prelims, running a 4:18.06 on Friday evening, and she will be joined by Gwyn George (4:20.19) in Sunday’s final. Mason Ratkovic (3:44.05) will represent the Bruins in the men’s 1500m final.
 
John Robinson IV qualifies for Sunday’s 200m final after running a 21.01 in his heat. Shawn Toney and Sonia Virk will be the Bruins in the respective 400m hurdle finals later this weekend.
 
Kris Emig (hammer throw: 65.93m, 216-03) and Anoop Khatra (javelin: 61.53m, 201-10) were point-scorers for the men’s squad on the first day of the Championships.
 
The Bruins return to action at 12:30 p.m. in the women’s hammer throw final and will compete until the final event on Saturday’s schedule.
 
Pac-12 Track & Field Championships Schedule
 
Saturday, May 13
Running Events
4:00 PM M 110 Meter Hurdles Prelims
4:20 PM W 100 Meter Hurdles Prelims
4:40 PM M 400 Meters Prelims
4:55 PM W 400 Meters Prelims
5:10 PM M 100 Meters Prelims
5:25 PM W 100 Meters Prelims
5:40 PM M 1500 Meters (Dec)
5:50 PM W 800 Meters (Hep)
5:55 PM M 800 Meters Prelims
6:10 PM W 800 Meters Prelims
6:30 PM M 3,000 Meter Steeplechase Final
6:50 PM W 3,000 Meter Steeplechase Final
 
Field Events
12:30 PM W Hammer Final
2:30 PM M Shot Put Final
3:00 PM M Long Jump Final
4:30 PM W Pole Vault Final
4:30 PM M High Jump Final
5:00 PM W Shot Put Final
5:30 PM W Long Jump Final
 
Sunday, May 14
Running Events
12:50 PM National Anthem
1:00 PM M 4×100 Meter Relay Final*
1:10 PM W 4×100 Meter Relay Final*
1:20 PM M 1,500 Meters Final
1:30 PM W 1,500 Meters Final
1:40 PM M 110 Meter Hurdles Final
1:50 PM W 100 Meter Hurdles Final
2:00 PM M 400 Meters Final
2:10 PM W 400 Meters Final
2:20 PM M 100 Meters Final
2:25 PM W 100 Meters Final
2:30 PM M 800 Meters Final
2:40 PM W 800 Meters…

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