LONG BEACH, Calif. – Connor Saunders took first in the high jump at the Pacific Coast Invitational at Jack Rose Track Thursday.
Saunders tied with three other athletes for first with a height of 2.06m/6-9. The senior from Syracuse, Utah tied his personal record in the event originally set during the 2025 season. Saunders was joined by Hayden Gribble and Carter Walker in the event. Gribble tied for seventh with a height of 1.96m/6-5.
Silas Zimmerman hit a personal-record 5.23m/17-1.75 mark in the pole vault taking third overall. The freshman surpassed his previous personal best mark of 5.20m/17-0.75 set at the Big 12 Indoor Championships.
Mark Bryant took seventh in the shot put to improve his personal-record in the event with a 17.54m/57-6.5 throw. Tyler Poole finished just behind him with a mark of 17.44m/57-2.75 to take eighth with Erik Bryant taking 33rd.
Up Next
The Cougars’ distance group finishes out competition at the Brian Clay Invitational on Friday, April 17 at Cougar Athletic Stadium in Azusa, California. The full team then returns home for the Robison Invitational at the Clarence F. Robison Track and Field in Provo on April 29 through May 2.