UA senior Talie Bonds stole the show on the track (women’s 100 hurdles) and in the field (women’s high jump) as the UA men’s and women’s programs combined to win eight events as host of the Willie Williams Classic Friday and Saturday at Drachman Stadium.
Bonds tied the school’s outdoor record in the women’s 100 hurdles (12.96), a time that is currently the best in the NCAA this season.
Bonds also won the high jump, clearing a height of 5 feet, 10.75 inches, with teammate Emma Gates in second at 5 feet, 8.75 inches.
Other UA winners:
• Men’s shot put: Zach Landa (62 feet, 1.25 inches)
• Women’s discus: Tapenisa Havea (169 feet, 9 inches)
• Men’s 400 meters: Carl Hicks (46.28)
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• Women’s 800 meters: Alisa Lyesina (2:06.04)
• Men’s 4x100 relay: Trayvion White-Austin, Brian Limage, Hicks and James Onanubosi (39.70)
• Men’s 4x400 relay: Hicks, Isaac Davis, White-Austin and Logan Hasher (3:08.67)
UA runners up included: Emma Gates (women’s high jump); Youssef Koudssi (men’s shot put); Mackenna Orie (women’s discus); White-Austin (men’s 100 meters); relay team of Neysia Howard; Jenica Bosko; Lauryn Ford and Taylen Wise (women’s 4x100 meters).
Up next for the Wildcats: Arizona hosts the Jim Click Multis and Shootout on April 6-8 at Drachman Stadium.
Photos: Day two of the Willie Williams Classic
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Arizona’s Talie Bonds clears 1.8 meters to take first place in the high jump on day two of the UA-hosted Willie Williams Classic on March 25, 2023 at Drachman Stadium in Tucson.
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Patrick Nelson, Grand Canyon University, sails through the men's 110 meter hurdles on day two of the Willie Williams Classic, Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., March 25, 2023.
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Arizona's Youssef Koudssi shot putts his way to second place during field competition on day two of the Willie Williams Classic, Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., March 25, 2023.
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Mingus Union High School's Jaylynn Briseno kicks up the sand competing in the girl's triple jump on day two of the Willie Williams Classic, Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., March 25, 2023.
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Arizona's Neysia Howard prepares to hand off to Jenica Bosko for the second leg of the women's 4X100 relay enr route to a second place finish on day two of the Willie Williams Classic, Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., March 25, 2023.
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Tucson High's Prince Mugisha gets a lot of air on his boy's triple jump attempt on day two of the Willie Williams Classic, Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., March 25, 2023.
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Talie Bonds powers her way to a first place finish for Arizona in the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the UA-hosted Willie Williams Classic on March 25, 2023 at Drachman Stadium in Tucson. She tied ex-Wildcat Nnenya Hailey’s seven-year school record with a time of 12.96 seconds.
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Arizona's Esther Akinlosotu comes out of the blocks during her women's 100 meter dash heat on day two of the Willie Williams Classic, Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., March 25, 2023.
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Brian Limage fires out of the blocks in his heat of the men's 400 meter dash on day two of the Willie Williams Classic, Drachman Stadium, Tucson, Ariz., March 25, 2023.
UA sprint Trayvion White-Austin and Arizona Track and Field associate head coach Francesca Green share their thoughts on White-Austin's development as the NCAA spring outdoor season approaches. Video by Aidan Wohl/Special to the Arizona Daily Star
