Championships Central | Saturday's Results | Final Scores

CLOVIS, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV track & field team scored 53 points to finish fifth overall at the 2016 Mountain West Outdoor Championships Saturday. The Rebels entered the fourth and final day of the Conference meet in ninth, but a second-place finish by Auzsane Crowe-Carter in the 800m and help from Drea Austin in two more events pushed the Scarlet & Gray up the standings.

By virtue of the team's higher finish at the league meet, UNLV Athletics secured its fourth consecutive title in the Governor's Series presented by NV Energy and sponsored by Barrick Gold. Currently, the Rebels lead the Wolf Pack by 12 points, 28.5-16.5, with only three athletic points left to be handed out next weekend in baseball.

"We are very disappointed in our overall team finish," said head coach Yvonne Wade. "We should have done better but made too many mistakes and let that energy carry over into other events. Ultimately, we need to get tougher and learn how to compete when it counts."

Crowe-Carter entered Saturday's race as the a two-time and defending MW champion in the 800m. Today, she registered eight points for UNLV when she legged out a time of 2:07.00, which was 0.80 seconds faster than the third-place finisher. Also securing points in the 800m was Mandy Chitwood (2:09.32: four points), Spencer Moore (2:11.68: two points) and Miranda Menzies (2:11.70: one point).

Austin was directly responsible for 11 of the squad's haul of 53 points. For the second straight MW Outdoor Championship, she came in fourth place in the 100m with a time of 11.56 (w), earning six points. She also finished fourth in the 200m earning five points (23.59). Other Rebels to secure points in the 100m came from Destiny Smith-Barnett who finished in second (11.38-w: eight points) and Asia Cooper who finished in sixth place (11.70-w: three points).

Joniece Ervin, who also ran a leg of the 4x400m relay, was eighth in the 100m hurdles (13.93: one point) and 400m hurdles (1:02.61: one point). Moore also captured two points in the 1500m with a seventh place time of 4:31.25.

Joining Ervin on the 4x400m relay were Chitwood, Micayla Coquia and Crowe-Carter. The six points associated with their third-place finish (3:42.43) secured the Scarlet and Gray's fifth-place mark ahead of Utah State (68 points) and UNR (42.50 points).

In the field events, Kaysee Pilgrim (high jump) and Myshauna Alexander (javelin throw) finished back-sixth and seventh in their respective events. Pilgrim was sixth (three points) with a height of 5-7 (1.70m), while Alexander was one spot back in seventh (two points) with a toss of 146-03 (44.59m).

Colorado State won the championship with a total of 165.50 points. San Diego State finished second with 156 points, while Fresno State was in third (96), New Mexico (88), UNLV (68), Utah State (59.50) UNR (42.50), Boise State (39.50), Wyoming and Air Force (35) and San Jose State rounded out fourth through 11th place.

The UNLV track & field program will wait to see which athletes secure a spot in the NCAA Regionals held in Lawrence, KS May 26-28.

NOTES: Moore's finish in the 1500m was the best by a Rebel at the MW Outdoor Championships since Ali Bartosch took eighth (4:50.33) at the 2012 event ... Auzsane Crowe-Carter beat her personal-best MW Outdoor Championship time in the 800m (2:07.00) ... Austin's fourth-place finish in the 200m is her best at the MW Outdoors after previously coming in fifth last year and is the best by a Rebel at the MW Outdoor Championships since Uchechi Anunkor took fourth (23.72) at the 2013 event ... The 4x400m relay team time was the best by the relay squad at the MW Outdoor Championships since 2014 when they finished with a time of 3:43.06 ... Moore's time of 2:11.70 in the 800m was a personal-best.