BOULDER, Colo. – Sun Devil Track & Field closed the Pac-12 Championships with a title in the Men's 4x400 relay via Jayden Davis-Kaleb Simpson-Nicholas Ramey-Gamali Felix at 3:01.79, rounding out six podium finishes across three days of action at Potts Field in Boulder.
The winning time, now the ninth-fastest in team history, also clinched the second 4x400 title in as many seasons.
Full results | Sun Devil Track & Field Pac-12 Individual Champions
The Sun Devils showed out on the final day at Potts Field, adding additional podium finishes via Kiara Lee (triple jump), Dayton Carlson (800m), Kaleb Simpson (200m) and Brandon Lloyd (discus).
Across Friday and Saturday, the Sun Devils clinched a spot in the finals in 10 events, as Adriana Tatum, Justin Robinson, Kaleb Simpson, Tierra Robinson-Jones and Brandon Lloyd were the only Sun Devils to qualify for multiple finals. After three days of action, the Sun Devils added a relay title, five updates to the school's record book consisting of top-10 times/marks, seven personal-best marks hit and 15 top-six finishes.
The Sun Devils have received a big boost this spring from freshmen standouts like Saira Prince and Jayden Davis, and the two continued their hot rookie seasons at their first conference championships. Prince set a new personal-best in the Women's 400m hurdles at 56.63, now the fifth-best time in team history, en route to a fourth-place finish.
Davis took fifth in the Men's 400m at 45.49, earning a new personal-best time himself. Both local products out of Gilbert, Arizona, the two are cementing their legacies in the opening acts of their collegiate careers.
Primarily a sprinter prior to this season, the versatile Robinson-Jones entered the weekend outside of the top-40 in the conference in the Women's long jump, but her personal-best mark of 5.83m on Friday earned her a remarkable top-10 finish in Boulder. Robinson-Jones qualified for another final in Sunday's triple jump, using a 12.64m effort to place fourth overall.
TOP SUN DEVIL FINISHERS
1) Davis-Simpson-Ramey-Felix, Men's 4x400 (3:01.79)
2) Brandon Lloyd, Men's shot put (19.47m 63-10.50"/8 points)
2) Kiara Lee, Women's triple jump (12.88m 42' 3 ¼")
2) Dayton Carlson, Men's 800m (1:48.65)
3) Kaleb Simpson, Men's 200m (20.55)
3) Brandon Lloyd, Men's discus (56.59m 185' 8")
4) Tierra Robinson-Jones, Women's triple jump (12.64m 41' 5 ¾")
4) Gamali Felix, Men's 400m (45.45)
4) Saira Prince, Women's 400m hurdles (56.63)
4) Adriana Tatum, Women's 200m (22.71)
5) Jayden Davis, Men's 400m (45.49)
5) Bollers-Tatum-Morgan-Brown, Women's 4x100 relay (44.04)
6) Adriana Tatum, Women's 100m (11.40)
6) Kaleb Simpson, Men's 100m (10.16)
6) Taylor Starkey, Women's pole vault (4.28m 14' 0 ½")
9) Alexandria Johnson, Women's triple jump (12.11m 39' 8 ¾")
9) Ines Lopez, Women's discus (53.07m 174' 1")
9) Tierra Robinson-Jones, Women's long jump (5.83m 19-01.50)
FINAL TEAM STANDINGS
MEN
1) Washington, 150
2) USC, 141
3) California, 95
4) Oregon, 83
5) UCLA, 67
t-6) Arizona, 66
t-6) Colorado, 66
8) Washington State, 64
9) ASU, 50
10) Stanford, 34
WOMEN
1) Oregon, 150
2) USC, 136
3) UCLA, 99
4) Colorado, 80
5) Washington, 69
t-6) Arizona, 60
t-6) Stanford, 60
8) Washington State, 54
t-9) ASU, 33
t-9) California, 33
11) Oregon State, 23
12) Utah, 22
TOP-10 SCHOOL RECORD UPDATES
Saira Prince, Women's 400m hurdles (56.63/fifth-best time in team history)
Bollers-Tatum-Morgan-Brown, Women's 4x100 relay (44.04/fourth-best time in team history)
Kaleb Simpson, Men's 100m (10.16/fourth-best time in team history)
Taylor Starkey, Women's pole vault (4.28m 14' 0 ½"/fourth-best mark in team history)
Davis-Simpson-Ramey-Felix, Men's 4x400 (3:01.79/ninth-best time in team history)
PERSONAL RECORDS HIT
Tierra Robinson-Jones, Women's long jump (5.83m 19-01.50)
Saira Prince, Women's 400m hurdles (56.63)
Saira Prince, Women's 100m hurdles (13.36)
Jazmine Hobson, Women's 100m (11.89)
Jayden Davis, Men's 400m (45.49)
Kaleb Simpson, Men's 100m (10.16)
Taylor Starkey, Women's pole vault (4.28m 14' 0 ½")
SUN DEVILS TO QUALIFY FOR A FINAL
Adriana Tatum, Women's 200m (Friday) and Women's 100m (Saturday)
Justin Robinson, Men's 200m (Friday) and Men's 400m (Saturday)
Kaleb Simpson, Men's 200m (Friday) and Men's 100m (Saturday)
Tierra Robinson-Jones, Women's long jump (Friday) and Women's triple jump (Sunday)
Brandon Lloyd, Men's shot put (Saturday) and Men's discus (Sunday)
Saira Prince, Women's 400m hurdles (Friday)
Gamali Felix, Men's 400m (Saturday)
Jayden Davis, Men's 400m (Saturday)
Dayton Carlson, Men's 800m (Saturday)
Kiara Lee, Women's triple jump (Sunday)
Alex Johnson Women's triple jump (Sunday)
Ines Lopez, Women's discus (Sunday)
LOOKING AHEAD
As the Sun Devils have competed at their final Pac-12 Championships, their focus now shifts to the NCAA Regionals in Fayetteville. Here's the remaining postseason schedule this Outdoor season:
NCAA Regionals: May 22-25 (Fayetteville, AR.)
NCAA Outdoor Championships: June 5-8 (Eugene, OR.)
ROAD TO THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
NCAA East/West qualifying: The top 48 individuals in each event and the top 24 relays qualify for their respective regional meet.
NCAA Championships qualifying: The top 12 individuals from each regional site (for 24 total qualifiers) move on to the national championships. The top-12 relays (for 24 total qualifiers across the East and West) move on to the championships.
FOLLOW ALONG
Keep up with the Sun Devils throughout the championship season via the team's social media account, @SunDevilTFXC, which will be updated daily with stories, results, news and more.
