Colorado
Riverfront Inivitational
Routledge Leads the Way in Pentathlon, CU Multi-Event Athletes Deliver Strong Performances
February 07, 2025 | Track and Field
SPOKANE, Wash. – The University of Colorado track and field's multi-event group recorded a strong performance during the 2025 Riverfront Invitational in Spokane on Thursday.
The Riverfront Invitational serves as one of the last-chance meets for multi-event athletes to earn enough points to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Senior Allie Routledge did just that, delivering the best performance of her collegiate career.
The pentathlon consists of five events, and Routledge recorded personal bests in all five. She opened the day by nearly shaving a second off her 60-meter hurdles time 8..08, finishing 11th. She then cleared 1.81 meters in the high jump, tying for 19th best in the NCAA and moving to fourth all-time on CU's performance list while securing first place in the event. In the shot put, Routledge threw 10.73 meters for another personal best, finishing eighth. She followed with a career-best long jump of 5.65 meters to take second place. In her final event, Routledge ran 2:15.79 in the 800 meters, another personal best, to finish first.
She accumulated a meet and career-high 4,120 points, the second-highest total in CU history and in Scotland history. She now ranks 13th in the NCAA, which, if it stands, qualifies her for the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships.
Eva Bruce, competing in her first pentathlon of the season, finished sixth with 3,604 points, recording a personal best in the shot put with a throw of 10.79 meters and running a season-best 8.80 in the 60-meter hurdles. Riley Burke placed eighth with 3,584 points, recording a personal best in the 60 hurdles at 9.35 seconds. Freshman Ava Goetz also recorded personal bests in the 60 hurdles (9.18) and the 800 (2:28.39). She finished second in the high jump (1.70 meters) and placed 12th overall with 3,471 points.
In the men's heptathlon, John Swabik leads the Buffs in second place after four events with 3,010 points, just 17 points behind first. Swabik opened with a personal-best 7.08 in the 60 meters, finishing third. He also placed second in the long jump (7.01 meters) and the shot put (12.18 meters) and took fourth in the high jump (1.91 meters).
Teammate Nick Bianco is close behind in fourth with 2,947 points, earning first-place finishes in the long jump (7.08 meters) and high jump (1.94 meters). Drake Miller recorded a personal best in the 60 meters (7.15) and has 2,690 points after four events.
The men's heptathlon concludes Friday. Fans can follow the conclusion on Friday, live results and watch live.
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