FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Jessica Tonn won the 3,000-meter invitational race and her teammates captured the women’s 4x400 relay – both among the top times in school history – to highlight Stanford performances Saturday at the Razorback Invitational indoor track and field meet.
Tonn, a fifth-year senior from Paradise Valley, Arizona, led wire to wire, running 9:04.93 to jump to No. 5 on Stanford’s all-time indoor list, passing former Cardinal greats Sara Bei and Kathy Kroeger.
Tonn has opened her season with two substantial personal records, first with a 4:38.00 mile at the UW Indoor Preview, and now this, breaking her previous best of 9:10.26. Tonn’s specialty is long distance, winning the Pac-12 10,000 title and finishing ninth in the USATF outdoor 5,000 last year.
Just as impressive was the Stanford 4x400. The team of junior Kristyn Williams and three freshmen – in order: Olivia Baker, Michaela Crunkleton Wilson, and Gaby Gayles – ran 3:36.81 for the No. 3 indoor time in Stanford history.
Williams (53.92 split) gave Stanford a substantial lead on the opening leg and Baker (53.33) kept the Cardinal in front with only LSU close, The Tigers took the lead on the third leg despite a 55.06 leg by Crunkleton Wilson, but Gayles (54.92) anchored the Cardinal to victory.
Particularly impressive was that Stanford beat Texas A&M, which finished second in the NCAA outdoor championships last year and returned three members of that team, all of whom ran Saturday. The Aggies were awarded second after apparent runner-up LSU was disqualified.
Fifth-year senior Erik Olson was third in the invitational 3,000 in a strong 7:56.84 with Jack Keelan close behind, in fifth in 7:59.37.
The Cardinal women had two triple jumpers exceed 40 feet, sophomore Carla Forbes (sixth, 40-7), and freshman Marisa Kwiatkowski (ninth, 40-2 3/4). Forbes moved to No. 10 on Stanford's all-time indoor list.
Personal records were earned by Malika Waschmann in the women's 800 (2:09.63), Maddy Berkson in the women's mile (4:47.81), and Tom Coyle (4:04.39) and Will Drinkwater (4:10.43) in the men's mile.
Razorback Invitational
Saturday results
At Randal Tyson Track Center
Winners and Stanford results:
Men
400 – 1, Najee Glass (Florida) 45.34; 33, 33, Colin Dolese (Stanford) 49.89.
800 – 1, Ryan Schnulle (Florida) 1:47.89; 7, Luke Lefebure (Stanford) 1:49.82; 11, Scott Buttinger (Stanford) 1:51.03.
Mile – 1, Vegard Oelstad (Oklahoma State) 4:01.55; 4, Tom Coyle (Stanford) 4:04.39; 6, Marco Bertolotti (Stanford) 4:05.42; 12, Will Drinkwater (Stanford) 4:10.43; 16, Tai Dinger (Stanford) 4:11.84.
3,000 – 1, Marc Scott (Tulsa) 7:55.37; 3, Erik Olson (Stanford) 7:56.84; 5, Jack Keelan (Stanford) 7:59.37; 10, Garrett Sweatt (Stanford) 8:10.55; 20, Sam Wharton (Stanford) 8:17.38.
4x400 relay – 1, Texas A&M 3:03.23; 6, Stanford (Jackson Shumway, Colin Dolese, Luke Lefebure, Scott Buttinger) 3:18.62.
Triple jump – 1, Marquis Dendy (Florida) 51-9 ¼ (15.78m); 5, Darian Brooks (Stanford) 50-4 ½ (15.35m).
Women
400 – 1, Taylor Ellis-Watson (Arkansas); 9, Gaby Gayles (Stanford) 54.85.
800 – 1, Stephanie Brown (Nike) 2:04.17; 6, Claudia Saunders (Stanford) 2:06.92; 11, Malika Waschmann (Stanford) 2:09.63; 14, Anna Laman (Stanford) 2:10.60.
Mile – 1, Molly Seidel (Notre Dame) 4:42.76; 5, Maddy Berkson (Stanford) 4:47.81; 11, Molly McNamara (Stanford) 4:53.07.
3,000 – 1, Jessica Tonn (Stanford) 9:04.93 (No. 5 Stanford all-time); 10, Claire Howlett (Stanford) 9:32.71; 18, Abbie McNulty (Stanford) 9:45.72.
4x400 relay – 1, Stanford (Kristyn Williams, Olivia Baker, Michaela Crunkleton Wilson, Gaby Gayles) 3:36.81 (No. 3 Stanford all-time).
Triple jump – 1, Ciarra Brewer (Florida) 44-6 ¾ (13.58m); 6, Carla Forbes (Stanford) 40-7 (12.37m) (No. 10 Stanford all-time); 7, Marisa Kwiatkowski (Stanford) 40-2 ¾ (12.26m).
Shot put – 1, Tori Bliss (LSU) 57-1 ½ (17.41m); 11, Rebecca Hammar (Stanford) 45-5 ¾ (13.86m).
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