BUTTE, Mont. – The University of Providence track and field teams had two first place finishes on the final day at the Frontier Conference Championships in Butte, Mont.

Senior Allyson Conner was the first athlete crowned champion when on her sixth and final throw in the Shot Put she set a new school record with 13.63m. Her distance surpassed Daphne Puckett's record of 13.60m in 2017.

Assistant coach Alan Cress on Conner's performance stated, "" The biggest surprise of the Frontier Conference Championship for me came when Allyson Conner's 6^th and final shot-put attempt sailed out to 13.63 meters, putting an exclamation point on her phenomenal meet, with back-to-back shot-put titles, a new UP record and the NAIA "A" standard. A 37-centimeter PR is extremely rare, but to do it on your 6^th and final attempt when you know you have the meet won is almost unheard of in throwing. I am proud of the way she is still fighting for new records and personal best throws, all the way to the National Championship!"

The second champion of the day was junior Tatiana Martinez in the discus. Her throw of 49.12m broke her own school record she set at the Argo Open, and it is also the third best throw in the NAIA this season.

Assistant coach Cress on Martinez's performance stated, ""Tatiana has been practicing extremely well in the discus, and I am so proud of her commitment to reach the 50m mark. Her new UP record throw and first place finish at the Frontier Conference Championship of 49.12m nearly reached that goal and vaulted her into the #3 ranking in the NAIA thus far in 2024. It was also a whopping 2.86m improvement over her previous record of 46.26 set on April 4^th at the University of Providence Open. I am confident that going into the NAIA National Championship, Tatiana is poised to compete for the discus title and break the 50m barrier!"

The Argos also had a few second place finishes with senior Gabbie Parini and Evan Major in the 100M, Martinez in the shot put, sophomore Avari Batt and senior Imhotep Pryor in the discus, and junior Logan Nicholson and freshman Hudson Bain in the high jump.  

The Argos will be back in action May 22-24 at the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships in Marion, Indiana.

Individual Results Day 2
Women's 100M
2^nd – Gabbie Parini – 13.08
15^th – Hayleigh Smith – 14.24

Women's 800M
16^th – Olivia Nygreen – 3:06.51

Women's 1500M
14^th – Olivia Nygreen – 6:27.90

Women's 100M Hurdles
7^th – Grace Alexander – 16.98

Women's 400M Hurdles
4^th – Jasmyn Murphy – 1:10.80

Women's 4x400M Relay
4^th – Hayleigh Smith, Jasmyn Murphy, Grace Alexander, Ashley McNally – 4:30.45

Women's Shot Put
1^st – Allyson Conner – 13.63m (School Record)
2^nd – Tatiana Martinez – 12.55m
5^th – Shelbey Klein – 10.94m
10^th – Avari Batt – 9.47m

Women's Discus
1^st – Tatiana Martinez – 49.12m (A Standard and School Record)
2^nd – Avari Batt – 40.40m
3^rd – Allyson Conner – 40.26m

Women's High Jump
5^th – Meiyah Oats – 1.45m
7^th – Ashley McNally – 1.40m

Men's 100M
2^nd – Evan Major – 11.55
12^th – Logan Robinson – 12.02

Men's 200M
5^th – Evan Major – 22.83

Men's 800M
15^th – Joe Gilman – 2:15.65

Men's 5000M
9^th – Zoran LaFrombois – 16:31.76
15^th – Ciaran Molloy – 18:26.64

Men's 4x400M Relay
4^th – Logan Robinson, Evan Major, Joe McMillan, Aidan McDaniel – 3:39.67

Men's Shot Put
4^th – Travis Zavala – 15.32m
5^th – Josh Golemon – 14.86m
6^th – Adam Cearley – 14.27m

Men's Discus
2^nd – Imhotep Pryor – 45.12m
3^rd – Travis Zavala – 43.89m
4^th – Adam Cearley – 41.51m
6^th – Josh Golemon – 40.14m
8^th – Josey Hinderager – 38.60m

Men's High Jump
2^nd – Hudson Bain – 1.85m
2^nd– Logan Nicholson – 1.85m

Men's Triple Jump
7^th – Hudson Bain – 12.08m

Individual Results Day 1
Women's 1500
14^th – Olivia Nygreen – 6:27.90

Women's 4x100M Relay
3^rd– Gabbie Parini, Jasmyn Murphy, Grace Alexander, Hayleigh Smith – 50.70

Women's Javelin
1^st – McKenzie Clark – 41.35m
5^th – Shelbey Klein – 37.13m

Women's Pole Vault
3^rd– Kylie Henderson – 2.90m

Women's Long Jump
2^nd – Gabbie Parini – 5.67m

Women's Hammer Throw
1^st – Allyson Conner – 53.34m
2^nd – Tatiana Martinez – 47.09m
4^th– Avari Batt – 40.20m
5^th – Shelbey Klein – 38.11m

Men's 10,000M
6^th – Zoran LaFrombois – 34:08.58
7^th – Ciaran Molloy – 34:33.46
 
Men's 4x100M
3^rd – Joe McMillan, Logan Nicholson, Colin Schmit, Evan Major – 43.73

Men's 4x800M
5^th – Joe Gilman, Joe McMillan, Ciaran Molloy, Zoran LaFrombois – 9:17.16

Men's Pole Vault
7^th – Joe McMillan – 3.98m
8^th – Nate Dotson – 3.83m

Men's Long Jump
4^th – Logan Nicholson – 6.35m
14^th – Colin Schmit – 5.61m
16^th – Korben Kerby – 5.23m

Men's Hammer Throw
2^nd – Adam Cearley – 49.64m
7^th – Josh Golemon – 42.18m

Men's Javelin
3^rd – Josey Hinderager – 52.85m