WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Central's Halle Irvine posts number two pole vault mark in NCAA D2 this season in Boise...

In Boise, Idaho, Central Washington’s Halle Irvine (left/photo courtesy Central Washington University), the defending Great Northwest Athletic Conference outdoor pole vault champion, won the pole vault at the Jackson’s Open Saturday, hosted by Boise State University to highlight competition involving the Wildcats and fellow Washington GNAC member Saint Martin’s.

Irvine, who was sixth at the NCAA indoor championships last season, took the win with a new Central Washington school record of 12-10.75 (3.93m) that she cleared on her second attempt.

Her mark is currently the second best in NCAA Division II so far in the 2019 indoor season.

Freshman Keshara Romain of Saint Martin’s had the top mark of the day for the Saints in winning the triple jump with a best of 39-5 (12.01m), which is currently the eighth best mark in Division II so far this season.

Other highlights:

—Artresa Nickelson of Saint Martin’s won the women’s 60 in 8.07, while reigning GNAC hurdles champ Mariyah Vongsaveng of Central lost a close race in the 60 hurdles to Dafni Georgiou of Boise State, 8.65 to 8.66; Vongsaveng came back to win the 200 in 25.87;

—In the men’s 200, Michael Russell of Saint Martin’s won in 22.44, while in the women’s 400, Erykah Weems of Central Washington won in 57.86;

—Brooke Williams of Central Washington led a podium sweep of the long jump with a best of 18-9 (5.71m), with teammates HarLee Ortega (18-3.75/5.58m) and Rose Walts (17-10.25/5.44m) taking second and third;

—Zach Whittaker of Central Washington won the men’s triple jump with a best of 47-11.75 (14.62m).

Complete results of the Jackson’s Open are available here.

NOTE:  The sports information offices of Boise State University, Central Washington University, and Saint Martin’s University contributed to this report.