Freshman Christine Kirkwood makes strong debut for Cougs at USC Trojan Invitational...
Kirkwood placed second in the women's javelin with a collegiate debut toss of 164-feet, 2 inches (50.05m). Her older sister, All-American Courtney Kirkwood Simmons finished fourth with a toss of 160-4 (48.87m). BYU's Allyson Wardell-Andersen edged Kirkwood to win the competition with a throw of 167-11 (51.19m).
WSU's Anna Adamko threw 137-7 (41.95m) for ninth and Jaclyn Onosko threw the spear 129-2 (39.37m) for 10th.
In the men's javelin, reigning Pac-10 champ Cooper Thompson of USC took the victory with a toss of 235-2 (71.69m), with the Huskies' Joe Zimmerman second at 228-9 (69.72m).
Washington State's Sam Ferenchak was third at 216-9 (66.07m), while Washington freshman Curtis Claussen was fifth at 207-4 (63.20m). Cougar frosh Derek Byrne was ninth at 183-4 (55.88m).
In the men's hammer, Washington's Angus Taylor was fifth at 187-11 (57.27m), while teammate Conner Larned was sixth at 171-0 (52.13m). USC alum Trey Henderson won with a toss of 227-0 (69.18m).
The Huskies' Elisa Bryant had a rough go in the women's hammer, as the senior fouled all three preliminary throws. Hungary's Eva Orban won at 225-3 (68.66m).
On the track, Phoebe Merritt was the only Husky competing, finishing fifth in the 3000 in 9:51.49, as USC's Zsofia Erdelyi, a former Pac 10 steeple champ won in 9:36.21.
In the men's 5000, former Gonzaga assistant coach Forest Braden finished third in 13:59.46, while Oregon's Chris Kwiatkowski from Bellingham was fourth in 14:02.46. Texas A&M's Henry Lelei won in 13:50.03.
The USC Trojan Invitational continues Saturday with a full slate of events.
Complete day 1 results from the USC Trojan Invitational are available here.
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