Did someone say πππ₯ ππ’π₯ππ π₯πππ’π₯π?!?
Alese Banks just broke the program's outdoor standard with a winning long jump leap of 5.89-meter [19-4], while leading Air Force to a 1-2 finish, as Kayla Beach placed second at 5.78 meters [18-11.75]!
The 4x1 quartet of Brooke Coleman, Alese Banks, Eleanor Borchard, and Ryan McFadden combined for the π¦ππ«π§π-πππ¦π§ππ¦π§ time in Air Force history at 47.63!
Another distance, another πππ₯ ππ’π₯ππ π₯πππ’π₯π for Ryan McFadden! This time, she used a 100-meter time of 12.06 to break the program's 11-year-old standard and crush the Sophomore Class Record that had stood for 13 years!
One Air Force Record, seven first-place finishes, and 19 improvements to the Academy Record Book highlighted the final day of action at the Dan Caprioglio Invitational.
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And ...with a career-best time of 7.60, Ryan McFadden is your new ππππππ π¬ π₯πππ’π₯π ππ’ππππ₯ in the 60-meter dash!
π₯Ryan McFadden just dropped the π¦πππ’π‘π-πππ¦π§ππ¦π§ 60-meter time in Air Force history, posting a 7.69 to finish second in the final!
The women accounted for four of the top seven distances in the 18-athlete long jump!
3. Alese Banks - 5.66m [18-7]
4. Kayla Beach - 5.54m [18-2.25]
6. Ryan McFadden - 5.32m [17-5.50]
7. Sarah Reynolds - 5.23m [17-2]
Winner. Winner.
Leaping 5.61 meters (18'6.25") during her first outdoor long jump, Alese Banks won the 35-athlete event and debuted at No. 4οΈβ£ on the Academy's all-time standings!
CO | Alese Banks became just the second Falcon to surpass 19 feet in the long jump, as she recorded a distance of 19'0.50" (5.81m) to take over No. 2οΈβ£ all-time at Air Force!
CO | Ryan McFadden (7.79) advanced out the opening round of the 60-meter dash, while Alese Banks debuted at No. 2οΈβ£5οΈβ£ in the Academy Record Book following a time of 8.01!
More Former Friar Track and Field stars competing this weekend.
Alese Banks and Devin Miller are at the New Mexico Team Open in Albuquerque NM.
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In her event debut, Ryan McFadden recorded the No. 1οΈβ£2οΈβ£ 60-meter time in Air Force history (7.79) to earn a spot in the final! Brooke Coleman also earned a spot in the final after posting a prelim time of 7.91.