Zach Hazen has a fondness for making things fly.

Right now he's concentrating on throwing heavy metal objects through the air. In the future he wants to propel heavier metal objects through space.

The Colorado senior is scheduled to get his aerospace degree in May, and Saturday he was winning the hammer throw at the Potts Invitational. Hazen threw 192 feet, 3 inches (58.6 meters) at Potts Field and was only 4 feet, 6 inches from tying the school record. He went past that record mark in practice earlier this week, so it's likely only a matter of time before Hazen owns the record.

"In fact, my last practice throw today was beyond 60 meters, but it was out of bounds," Hazen said. "I'm expecting to get it this season."

Hazen's mark was good enough to qualify him for the NCAA regional meet. Hannah Warfield-Ruffatto also had a regional qualifying mark in the javelin. The CU senior recorded a mark of 161-5 and finished second. She was the top collegiate finisher.

No Buffalo won two events at CU's own meet, although a former Buff did. Renee Baillie, formerly Metivier, was a national champion at CU and finished her career in 2005. She is now running for Nike and assists in coaching the Buffs. She won the 1,500 in 4:34.19 and the 3K in 9:57.67.

She wasn't running the 1,500 specifically to win. She was pacing current Buff Liza Pasciuto. Before Saturday, Pasciuto had not raced since the NCAA Cross Country Championships, where she finished 16th in November. The All-American ran with Baillie in

the 1,500 Saturday and finished second in 4:35.62.

"I certainly got the rest out, so that felt good," Pasciuto said. "I didn't do as well as I wanted to. I just fell back a little bit on the last lap."

One of the Buffs' other top distance runners, Payton Batliner, won the 3K on the men's side. Batliner was timed in 8:37.99, well ahead of teammate Billy Nelson, who was third in 8:54.27. Neither were entirely concerned with winning. They were using the race as a training tool for the Stanford Invite in two weeks.

Batliner is going to run the 10K there and didn't get everything he wanted out of Saturday's race. A stiff wind came across Potts Field in last few hours of the day and made running tough.

The Buffs also won both the men's and women's 1,600 relays. Nate Terry, George Pincock, Abe Friesen and Chris Abuan won the men's race. Sara Price, Haverty, Troi Smith and Veronica Maul won the women's race.

Chelsea Haverty also won on the women's side, with a jump of 18-1 in the long jump. Cortney Hutmacher won the hammer with a throw of 177-02, but she was not technically competing for CU because she is redshirting this outdoor season.

In addition to Hazen and Hutmacher's wins in the hammer, the Buff throwers also picked up a win in the men's shot. Ryan Willis won that event with a throw of 54-33/4.

Hazen only competed in the hammer and the discus. The hammer is his athletic specialty, and he already has the school record for the weight throw, which is the indoor equivalent of the hammer.

His academic specialty is the not-so-easy science of space. Hazen, who looks like he could easily get a job crushing boulders, has already had some job interviews in the aerospace field. He may also continue with school. He has a particular interest in unmanned space vehicles but isn't exactly sure what he wants to do in his long-term future.

He does know what he wants to do in his short-term future.

"I want to get to nationals, because I didn't accomplish that in the indoor season," he said.

Potts Invitational MEN

100 meters — 1, Dwight Neptune, Wyoming, 10.85; 2, Jake Donnelly, South Dakota Tec, 10.94; 3, Trae Pflueger, Colorado, 11.05; 4, Richard Mattison, Northern Colorado, 11.19; 5, Adam Kelly, Wyoming, 11.32; 6, Sam Pincock, Colorado, 11.43; 7, Atteridg Michael, Metro State, 11.75; 8, Chris Siron, Colorado Mines, 12.12; 9, Skyler White-Brown, Colorado, 12.41.

200 — 1, Travis Picou, Air Force, 21.04; 2, George Pincock, Colorado, 21.35; 3, Nicholas Luina, Air Force, 21.53; 4, Vashone West, Wyoming, 21.73; 5, Jake Donnelly, South Dakota Tec, 21.90; 6, Andrew Kjellsen, Northern Colorado, 22.10; 7, Trae Pflueger, Colorado, 22.48; 8, Collin Effler, Unat-2, 22.64; 9, Richard Mattison, Northern Colorado, 22.67; 10, shane cronin, Unattached, 23.03; 11, Mark Wager, South Dakota Tec, 23.04; 12, Colin Royer, South Dakota Tec, 23.17; 13, Sam Pincock, Colorado, 23.19; 14, Carl Lum, UCCS, 23.32; 15, Skyler White-Brown, Colorado, 25.40.

400 — 1, Andrew Kjellsen, Northern Colorado, 48.21; 2, Nicholas Luina, Air Force, 48.38; 3, Chance Fiala, Unat-2, 48.72; 4, Collin Effler, Unat-2, 49.26; 5, Chris Fitzpatrick, Colorado Mines, 50.10; 6, Mark Wager, South Dakota Tec, 50.61; 7, Luna Gabe, Metro State, 50.76; 8, Matt Robbins, Northern Colorado, 51.25; 9, David Harmer, UCCS, 51.34; 10, Corey Wiemers, Northern Colorado, 52.60; 11, Carl Lum, UCCS, 54.07.

800 — 1, Nick Cramer, Wyoming, 1:52.51; 2, Will Buchanan, Colorado, 1:53.93; 3, Jared Peacock, Unattached, 1:54.09; 4, Ben Ryan, Colorado, 1:54.45; 5, Rob Thayer, Colorado, 1:54.90; 6, Kyle Keeler, Unattached, 1:55.24; 7, Alex Vazquez, UCCS, 1:55.34; 8, Colton Reid, South Dakota Tec, 1:56.55; 9, Luna Anthony, Metro State, 1:58.10; 10, Mark Husted, Colorado Mines, 1:58.49; 11, Peter Hegelbach, Fleet Feet Racin, 1:58.76; 12, Mitch Diede, Western State, 2:00.04; 13, Chris Abuan, Colorado, 2:00.45; 14, Nate Terry, Colorado, 2:00.78; 15, Dan Hock, Colorado Mines, 2:01.58; 16, Vlad Kaufman, Colorado Mines, 2:01.69; 17, Zadina Greg, Metro State, 2:02.88; 18, Joe Valenzuela, Colorado Mines, 2:03.56; 19, Rob Hahn, South Dakota Tec, 2:03.58; 20, Roscoe Smith, Metro State, 2:03.74; 21, Chris Schabron, Wyoming, 2:06.67; 22, Mike Maugans, Unattached, 2:08.39; 23, Jorel Torres, Northern Colorado, 2:09.54; 24, Martinez Louis, Unattached, 2:18.17.

1500 — 1, Philemon Tanui, Wyoming, 4:04.95; 2, Todd Tolentino, Metro State, 4:05.65; 3, Kevin Hawkins, Air Force, 4:07.72; 4, Dan Edwards, Colorado, 4:09.74; 5, Matt Herzl, Colorado, 4:11.41; 6, Eiger Erickson, Metropolitan St., 4:13.09; 7, Justin Mason, Air Force, 4:13.37; 8, Dan Castle, Air Force, 4:13.64; 9, Chris Schabron, Wyoming, 4:15.31; 10, David Liebowitz, Rocky Mountain A, 4:17.07; 11, Travis Rasmussen, Unattached, 4:19.21; 12, Kyle Jones, Air Force, 4:20.04; 13, Rob Hahn, South Dakota Tec, 4:20.29; 14, Greg Castro, Colorado, 4:20.56; 15, LeBlanc Chris, Metro State, 4:23.38; 16, Omar Martinez, Unattached, 4:23.52; 17, Jorel Torres, Northern Colorado, 4:25.05; 18, Brice Young, Metro State, 4:26.29; 19, Nate Hicks, South Dakota Tec, 4:28.68; 20, Chris Anacker, Unattached, 4:31.41; 21, Andy Lein, South Dakota Tec, 4:44.21; 22, Brendan Kullback, UCCS, 4:44.37; 23, Allen Browne, UCCS, 4:50.65; 24, Marcus Moor, South Dakota Tec, 4:52.25.

3000 — 1, Payton Batliner, Colorado, 8:37.99; 2, ofer barniv, Team GoodRiver, 8:46.27; 3, Billy Nelson, Colorado, 8:54.27; 4, Aaron Rubalcaba-Lopez, UCCS, 8:59.74; 5, Parker Cowles, Air Force, 9:06.94; 6, Tyler Pennel, Unattached, 9:12.39; 7, Sebastian Ortiz, Air Force, 9:14.13; 8, Jeff Holt, Northern Colorado, 9:20.31; 9, Andy Ames, Fleet Feet Bould, 9:24.75; 10, Carlos Ruibal, UCCS, 9:25.78; 11, Mares Zach, Metro State, 9:26.55; 12, Dan Pinter, UCCS, 9:27.71; 13, Keegan Specht, Northern Colorado, 9:30.43; 14, Kyle Kattke, South Dakota Tec, 9:45.30; 15, Schuman Jacob, Metro State, 9:50.10; 16, Nate Hicks, South Dakota Tec, 9:50.64; 17, Doug Bell, Unat-2, 9:56.88; 18, Tim Messina, Unattached, 10:10.43; 19, Andy Lein, South Dakota Tec, 10:25.41; 20, Marcus Moor, South Dakota Tec, 10:40.17.

110 Hurdles — 1, Jeff Vaden, Northern Colorado, 14.70; 2, Kellen Curry, Air Force, 14.79; 3, Josh Barge, Wyoming, 15.13; 4, Skylar Morgan, Air Force, 15.19; 5, Ian Storz, Colorado Mines, 15.37; 6, Jay Petsch, Wyoming, 15.67; 7, Damian Farmer, Wyoming, 16.00; 8, Jake Morrison, Wyoming, 16.06; 9, Matt Gensic, Air Force, 17.13.

400 Hurdles — 1, John Payne, Air Force, 55.26; 2, Brando Johnson, Unattached, 55.40; 3, Marty Wittmer, Northern Colorado, 55.58; 4, Damian Farmer, Wyoming, 55.63; 5, Jake Morrison, Wyoming, 55.98; 6, Aaron Nelson, Air Force, 57.43; 7, Hunter Hoekstra, Northern Colorado, 57.99; 8, Jay Petsch, Wyoming, 58.06; 9, Cameron Cotten, Colorado Mines, 58.19; 9, Joe Pummer, Northern Colorado, 58.19; 11, Abe Friesen, Colorado, 58.69; 12, Jon Butcher, Air Force, 61.58; 13, Tori Pasalaqua, UCCS, 69.84.

3000 Steeplechase — 1, Tyler Rasmussen, Unattached, 10:09.40; 2, Michael Trahan, Northern Colorado, 10:12.46; 3, Alex Tiernan, UCCS, 10:31.48; 4, Joel Kienitz, Uc-Colo. ; Spgs., 10:32.87. 5, Gabe Small, UCCS, 10:39.00; 6, Shawn Monk, Northern Colorado, 10:51.20; 7, Dustin Simeons, UCCS, 10:58.70.

4x400 Relay — 1, Colorado 'B' (Nate Terry, George Pincock, Abe Friesen, Chris Abuan ), 3:16.54; 2, Colorado Mines 'A' (Chris Fitzpatrick, Matt Walsh, Vlad Kaufman, Mark Husted ), 3:23.64; 3, Northern Colorado 'A' (Joe Pummer, Matt Robbins, Corey Wiemers, Marty Wittmer ), 3:26.17; 4, Air Force 'A' (Nicholas Luina, Troy Jensen, Kyle Meakins, Kevin Hawkins ), 3:26.89; 5, Colorado 'A' (Ben Ryan, Will Buchanan, Rob Thayer, Dan Edwards), 3:27.63. 6, UCCS 'A' (Alex Vazquez, Almir Hodzic, Carl Lum, David Harmer ), 3:30.64.

High Jump — 1, Storm Allen, UCCS, 6-06.75; 2, Jared Grant, Wyoming, 6-04.75; 3, Skylar Morgan, Air Force, 6-02.75.

Pole Vault — 1, Chandler Caldwell, South Dakota Tec, 15-01; 2, Erik Mirandette, Air Force, 14-07.25; 3, Matt Gensic, Air Force, 13-01.50; 4, Matt Kaplan, Northern Colorado, 12-01.50.

Long Jump — 1, Jeff Vaden, Northern Colorado, 23-00.50; 2, John Alderson, Wyoming, 22-07; 3, Devin Hart, Air Force, 21-04.25; 4, Ian Storz, Colorado Mines, 20-03.50; 5, Mark Ebert, Colorado, 19-07.

Triple Jump — 1, John Alderson, Wyoming, 46-11.75; 2, Dave Soderquist, Northern Colorado, 44-06.25.

Shot Put — 1, Ryan Willis, Colorado, 54-03.75; 2, Patrick Berg, Unat-2, 52-06.75; 3, James Begley, Unattached, 51-02.25; 4, Eric Voorhees, South Dakota Tec, 50-04.50; 5, Milton Girouard, Unattached, 48-08; 6, Brad Charters, Wyoming, 44-07.50; 7, Matt Deardoff, South Dakota Tec, 44-00.50; 8, Patrick Bachmann, Colorado, 43-01.50; 9, Jacob Rivera, Unattached, 41-01.50; 10, Nathan Grooms, Northern Colorado, 35-06.75.

Discus Throw — 1, Kirk Devine, Air Force, 169-07; 2, Lance Brooks, Unattached, 165-08; 3, James Begley, Unattached, 160-03; 4, Ryan Willis, Colorado, 157-04; 5, Michael Kemp, Air Force, 154-07; 6, Zach Hazen, Colorado, 154-05; 7, Patrick Bachmann, Colorado, 152-11; 8, Creighton Moorman, Air Force, 141-08; 9, Justin Kluk, Air Force, 140-11; 10, Chase Dukes, Colorado, 134-05; 11, Milton Girouard, Unattached, 134-02; 12, Matt Deardoff, South Dakota Tec, 133-11; 13, Nathan Grooms, Northern Colorado, 133-07; 14, Jacob Richey, Colorado Mines, 128-01; 15, Jacob Rivera, Unattached, 122-00; 16, Brian Walsh, Air Force, 120-11; 17, Trevor Trujillo, Air Force, 112-06; 18, Matt Gensic, Air Force, 99-02; 19, Skylar Morgan, Air Force, 97-00.

Hammer Throw — 1, Zach Hazen, Colorado, 192-03; 2, Ryan Willis, Colorado, 180-04; 3, James Begley, Unattached, 180-04; 4, Kirk Devine, Air Force, 176-02; 5, Brad Charters, Wyoming, 169-10; 6, Rande Treece, Unattached, 153-06; 7, Patrick Berg, Unat-2, 151-10; 8, Nathan Grooms, Northern Colorado, 149-01; 9, Ian Hurdle, Air Force, 141-09; 10, Eric Voorhees, South Dakota Tec, 125-04; 11, Jacob Richey, Colorado Mines, 121-01.

Javelin Throw — 1, Harmon Gage, Air Force, 191-06; 2, Kevin Fasing, Colorado, 188-11; 3, Brandon Murphy, Air Force, 175-11; 4, Chase Dukes, Colorado, 167-10; 5, Kevin Waldron, Colorado, 165-07; 6, Tony Clawson, Western State, 154-06; 7, Brian Walsh, Air Force, 144-01; 8, Mark Baue, South Dakota Tec, 142-02.

WOMEN

100 meters — 1, Sheila Hughes, Metro State, 12.47; 2, Latasha Rudolph, Wyoming, 12.53; 3, Zana Shealey, Northern Colorado, 12.91; 4, Jaclyn Sturm, Colorado, 12.98; 5, Blayne Kelly, Colorado, 13.12; 6, Carly Grubbs, Wyoming, 13.27; 7, Veronique Morales, Northern Colorado, 13.32.

200 — 1, Sharon Larrier, Wyoming, 24.36; 2, Amanda Hopper, Wyoming, 24.93; 3, Maricel DaCosta, Wyoming, 25.14; 4, Chelsea Haverty, Colorado, 25.18; 5, Shaylee Babbitt, Wyoming, 25.37; 6, Jaclyn Sturm, Colorado, 26.12; 7, Justine Sandersfeld, Northern Colorado, 26.15; 8, Kelsey Barry, UCCS, 26.75; 9, Marjaneh Gross, Metro State, 26.80; 10, Carly Grubbs, Wyoming, 27.35; 11, Rebecca Wein, UCCS, 27.65; 12, Courtney Dunivent, Northern Colorado, 28.25; 13, Kaycee Cox, Northern Colorado, 29.42; 14, Dani Rodriguez, Colorado, 29.72.

400 — 1, Justine Sandersfeld, Northern Colorado, 57.29; 2, Veronica Maul, Colorado, 57.37; 3, Sara Ensrud, Colorado, 59.25; 4, Allie Childers, Wyoming, 59.72; 5, Kelsey Barry, UCCS, 60.94; 6, Sasha Abuan, Colorado, 62.39; 7, Rebecca Wein, UCCS, 66.16.

800 — 1, Nikki Peterson, Wyoming, 2:18.75; 2, Dani Rodriguez, Colorado, 2:19.28; 3, Jessica Hudson, UCCS, 2:25.69; 4, Pawloski Alana, Metro State, 2:30.34; 5, Therese Panian, Metro State, 2:32.63; 6, Maggie Diller, Wyoming, 2:33.74; 7, Veronica Albo, Metro State, 2:38.43; 8, Samantha Diede, South Dakota Tec, 2:40.11; 9, Lorie Moreno-Roch, Unattached, 2:40.36; 10, Brittany Fortier, UCCS, 2:46.45.

1500 — 1, Renee Baillie, Nike, 4:34.19; 2, Liza Pasciuto, Colorado, 4:35.62; 3, Sara Ensrud, Colorado, 4:40.04; 4, Kate Hamera, Unattached, 4:54.56; 5, Nikki Peterson, Wyoming, 4:56.34; 6, Sarah Shepard, UCCS, 4:58.30; 7, Candace Alai, Colorado, 5:09.30; 8, Rebecca Culbertson, Colorado, 5:10.21; 9, Sheri Wright, Unattached, 5:15.85; 10, Jessica Jenkins, Metro State, 5:25.93; 11, Blair Snyder, Colorado, 5:26.77; 12, Colleen Sanderlin, Northern Colorado, 5:28.63; 13, Maggie Diller, Wyoming, 5:31.18; 14, Samantha Diede, South Dakota Tec, 5:31.28; 15, Michelle Sausa, Metro State, 6:05.47; 16, Diana Aqra, UCCS, 6:32.60.

3000 — 1, Renee Baillie, Nike, 9:57.67; 2, Shannon Payne, UCCS, 10:23.76; 3, Erin Marston, Colorado, 10:29.86; 4, Morgan Ekemo, Unat-Colorado, 10:43.32; 5, Hilary McClendon, Colorado, 10:46.50; 6, Anna Chase, Colorado, 10:48.97; 7, Kristen Andersen, UCCS, 10:57.88; 8, Rachel Gioscia, Colorado, 11:10.46; 9, Denise Kintzley, Northern Colorado, 11:23.50; 10, Kellie Callahan, Northern Colorado, 11:28.01; 11, Tavia Hammond, UCCS, 11:28.02; 12, Leslie Bennett, UCCS, 12:12.80; 13, Allison McIntire, Northern Colorado, 12:13.71; 14, Lisa Short, UCCS, 12:25.09; 15, Shawnee' Rudnicki, Unat-Metropolita, 13:40.76.

100 Hurdles — 1, Adriana Friezen, Wyoming, 13.86; 2, Shaylee Babbitt, Wyoming, 14.08; 3, Shannon Hellman, South Dakota Tec, 14.14; 4, Blayne Kelly, Colorado, 14.76; 5, Aniis Hopkins, Wyoming, 15.41; 6, Lindsay Bengard, Air Force, 16.39; 7, Deb Durey, Air Force, 16.80.

400 Hurdles — 1, Ashley Stec, Northern Colorado, 63.76; 2, Adriana Friezen, Wyoming, 64.08; 3, Sara Price, Colorado, 65.00; 4, Kim Brady, Air Force, 67.10; 5, Troi Smith, Colorado, 67.56; 6, Danna Herbert, Wyoming, 67.71; 7, Lisa Drew, Northern Colorado, 68.01; 8, Mikaela Raddatz, Colorado, 68.70; 9, Andrea Frary, Wyoming, 69.08; 10, Aniis Hopkins, Wyoming, 71.93.

3000 Steeplechase — 1, Jenna Dorsey-Spitz, UCCS, 12:09.82; 2, Christy Severy, UCCS, 13:50.05.

4x100 Relay — 1, Wyoming 'A' (Shaylee Babbitt, Aniis Hopkins, Amanda Hopper, Adriana Friezen ), 47.58; 2, Colorado 'A' (Jaclyn Sturm, Veronica Maul, Blayne Kelly, Chelsea Haverty ), 48.11.

4x400 Relay — 1, Colorado 'A' (Sara Price, Chelsea Haverty, Troi Smith, Veronica Maul ), 3:56.81; 2, Colorado 'B' (Jaclyn Sturm, Sasha Abuan, Liza Pasciuto, Mikaela Raddatz ), 4:01.62; 3, UCCS 'A' (Jessica Hudson, Rebecca Wein, Jenna Dorsey-Spitz, Kelsey Barry ), 4:12.50; 4, Northern Colorado 'A' (Heather Armagost, Lisa Drew, Katie McConnell, Ashley Stec ), 4:16.22.

High Jump — 1, Katie McConnell, Northern Colorado, 5-01; 2, Cori Brever, Uc-Colo. Spgs., 4-11; 2, Heather Armagost, Northern Colorado, 4-11; 2, Kelsey Kurtz, Wyoming, 4-11; 2, Ashley Stewart, South Dakota Tech, 4-11; 6, Beth Hansen, South Dakota Tec, 4-09.

Pole Vault — 1, Kat Doherty, Wyoming, 11-06.25; 2, Michelle Fryling, Air Force, 11-01; 3, Veronique Morales, Northern Colorado, 10-00; 4, Anna Hardy, Wyoming, 10-00; 5, Sara Conlin, Northern Colorado, 9-06.25).

Long Jump — 1, Chelsea Haverty, Colorado, 18-01; 2, Casey Johnson, Air Force, 17-06.25; 3, Janine Brathwaite, Wyoming, 17-01.50; 4, Cathleen Campbell, Unattached, 16-01.50; 5, Courtney Dunivent, Northern Colorado, 15-11; 6, Deb Durey, Air Force, 15-10.25; 7, Lindsay Bengard, Air Force, 15-07.50.

Triple Jump — 1, Casey Johnson, Air Force, 38-05.50; 2, Ashley Knight, Wyoming, 36-06.75).

Shot Put — 1, Olivia Korte, Air Force, 45-07.75; 2, Kaity Kark, Colorado, 39-11.50; 3, Melissa Harms, Unattached, 39-10.50; 4, Chynna McCall, Colorado, 39-07.75; 5, Sarah Lindemood, Wyoming, 39-04.50; 6, Julie King, Northern Colorado, 38-04.75; 7, Katrina Donovan, South Dakota Tec, 35-05.25; 8, Meaghan Green, Northern Colorado, 34-11.75; 9, Danielle Clasby, UCCS, 30-01.50.

Discus Throw — 1, Olivia Korte, Air Force, 167-02; 2, Courtney Gougler, Wyoming, 150-03; 3, Kaity Kark, Colorado, 142-02; 4, Meaghan Green, Northern Colorado, 126-01; 5, Katrina Donovan, South Dakota Tec, 121-05; 6, Julie King, Northern Colorado, 120-11; 7, Ashley Stewart, South Dakota Tec, 107-06.

Hammer Throw — 1, Cortney Hutmacher, Unattached, 177-02; 2, Amanda Johnson, Unattached, 157-06; 3, Olivia Korte, Air Force, 156-02; 4, Melissa Harms, Unattached, 147-07; 5, Kaity Kark, Colorado, 144-01; 6, Courtney Gougler, Wyoming, 140-06; 7, Julie King, Northern Colorado, 120-01; 8, Meaghan Green, Northern Colorado, 119-01; 9, Sarah Lindemood, Wyoming, 116-01; 10, Fallon Donohoue, Colorado Mines, 114-03.

Javelin Throw — 1, Dana Pounds, Af/Wcap, 172-10; 2, Hannah Warfield-Ruffatto, Colorado, 161-05; 3, Casey Bayne, Air Force, 154-06; 4, Kristian Gomez, Wyoming, 132-06; 5, Yvonne Johnston, Air Force, 128-08; 6, Amanda Johnson, Unattached, 108-02; 7, Tiffany Moore, Air Force, 105-06; 8, Lindsay Bengard, Air Force, 99-08; 9, Cathleen Campbell, Unattached, 87-04; 10, Fallon Donohoue, Colorado Mines, 60-04.