VIRGINIA BEACH, VA. Western Colorado had an impressive start to the 2023 Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships, walking away with three All-Americans and one athlete moving onto the finals after the conclusion of day one.
 
ALL-AMERICAN

• Earning the highest finish on the day, the women's distance medley – Allison Beasley, Kaiya Firor, Emma Kjellsen, Katie Doucette – team was in the top-three for the majority of the race, as they crossed the finish line in third-place with a second all-time mark of 11:29.08.
• Malcom Wesley became a two-time indoor All-American (2022, 2023) in the men's long jump, leaping to a distance of 7.22m (23-08.25) which earned him eighth-place.
• The final Mountaineer to earn All-American honors was Simon Kelati, who emptied the tank in the men's 5,000m resulting in him coming in eighth-place in a personal best time of 14:10.35.

MOVING ON TO THE FINALS

• The lone Mountaineer to move onto the finals was Allison Beasley who was flying around the track, crossing the finish line in a personal best time of 4:48.66 in the women's mile. That time earned her fifth-place in the event and puts her at sixth all-time. Beasley will compete in the finals tomorrow (Mar. 11) at 2:20 p.m., Mountain Standard Time (MST).

UP NEXT
Western Colorado will wrap up the 2023 DII Indoor Track and Field Championships tomorrow (Mar. 11), with Eireann Donohoe competing first in the women's triple jump at 11 a.m., MST.