NCAA Outdoor Track Championships: Arizona places 3 in top 10 of women’s high jump

The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships concluded Saturday in Eugene, Oregon, where three Arizona Wildcats finished in the top 10 of the women’s high jump.

Freshman Kya Crooke finished third in the event, clearing a personal-best of 1.90m. Junior Paris Mikinski finished placed with a clearance of 1.87m, tying her personal best, while junior Emma Gates took 10th with a clearance of 1.84m.

Crooke’s third-place finish earned Arizona six team points, Mikinski’s seventh-place finish added another two points.

Also on Saturday, senior Hollan Powers finished fourth in the heptathlon with a personal-best 6,008 points. Powers closed strong, finishing in second place in the 800m race. Powers’ fourth-place finish earned Arizona five team points.

The UA women finished the meet with 13 points, placing them in a tie for 20th place.

The Wildcats men ended with two points – earned by way of Mason Lawyer’s seventh-place finish in the 100m dash – to finish in a tie for 57th place.

Under first-year head coach Andrew Dubs, Arizona sent 19 athletes to NCAA Outdoor Championships, the program’s largest group in several years.