Men’s 4×400 Relay Falls A Fraction Short Of Nationals

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The University of Colorado track & field team made one last strong effort to advance a men’s event to the 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships, but fell just a fraction of a second short at the NCAA West Preliminaries Friday. 
 
The men’s 4×400 meter relay quartet of Tyler Williams, Ian Gilmore, Garrett Nelson and James Milholen clocked a time of 3:05.83 in the quarterfinals, finishing fourth in the first heat and 13^th overall. However only 12 teams move on to the NCAA Championship in and Buffaloes were edged by TCU for the final spot by 0.63 seconds.
 
Milholen, the anchor leg in the 4×400, also ran solo in the quarterfinals of the 400 meters, finishing in 23^rd place at 47.07.
 
Charlie Sweeney placed 25th among a field of 48 in the men’s 5k semifinal ending with a time of 13.55.57.
 
Caleb Niednagel represented the Buffaloes in the quarterfinals of the 3000-meter steeplechase, clocking a time of 9:24.38 to finish 47^th overall.
 
The final day of competition begins Saturday with Allie Routledge competing in the women’s high jump at 3:30 p.m. MT.