Three Arizona track and field athletes will make their way to Albuquerque, New Mexico, this week for the NCAA Indoor Championships, and to anyone who’s been following the Wildcats this spring, the names should be of little surprise.
Jordan Geist will take part in both the men’s shot put and men’s weight throw , Talie Bonds will compete in the 60-meter hurdles and Alexa Porpaczy will fly in the high jump .The Wildcats qualified for the Indoor Championships by being ranked in the top 16 in their respective disciplines.
People are also reading… Geist, who hails from Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, is ranked 13th in the weight throw entering this weekend. Porpaczy heads to New Mexico ranked 14th in the high jump. The White Rock, British Columbia, native recently earned a lifetime best mark of 1.85 meters at the Don Kirby Invitational, held at the same facility as this week’s championships.
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