LONG BEACH, Calif. – Kali McEuen and Mayci Taylor each earned a spot on the program’s best list Saturday at the Beach Invitational at Jack Rose Track.
McEuen clocked a 13.16 in the 100-meter hurdles to take second and finish nearly one-fourth of a second ahead of the rest of the field. The performance earned her the No. 3 spot in program history and her second appearance on the outdoor top 10 list. Additionally, McEuen’s performance ranks as the fifth-fastest in the Big 12 this season. Zoey Bonds also competed in the event and placed third.
Taylor rises from No. 9 to No. 4 on the 400m hurdles rankings, as she won in 57.31. The senior beat the rest of the field by nearly a full second.
The relay squad of McEuen, Taylor, Marianne Barber and Paje Rasmussen won two events Saturday. Rasmussen anchored them to a win in the 4x100m, which they won in 44.30, and Taylor later helped them reach a 3:38.45 to tie for first in the 4x400m.
Rasmussen also won the 200m, matching her outdoor best and No. 2 rank in program history in 23.11. This marks the second time this outdoor season that the Draper, Utah product has won the 200m.
Kaiah Fisher took third in the discus as she launched a 53.83m/176-6. The Stanford transfer has notched four top-three performances in the event this outdoor season.