WEEKEND RECAP: Cougs get wins at USC; Dawgs dominate Heritage meet across town...
The 2019 track and field season got going Friday and Saturday with all nine of Washington’s Division I and II schools competing in various venues:
USC INVITATIONAL
In Los Angeles, the Washington State Cougars recorded five individual wins at the USC Invitational at Loker Stadium, led by Molly Scharmann (left/photo by Paul Merca), who won with a mark of 12-8.25 (3.87m), with Emily Coombs taking second.
Competing in her first meet as a Husky, defending NCAA champion Olivia Gruver did not clear her opening height of 13-10 (4.22m).
Chrisshnay Brown of the Cougs picked up where she left off during the indoor season, winning the shot put event at USC after a throw of 48-feet 8 3/4 inches (14.85m).
The Cougar men saw an impressive meet themselves as Alex Cielo, Justin Janke, and Peyton Fredrickson all placed first overall in their respective events. Cielo in the javelin event posted a mark of 188-feet 11 inches (57.60m) to secure the victory. Janke raced ahead in the 1500m at 3:51.52 to claim the top spot, and Fredrickson soared above all in the high jump with a mark of 6-feet 10 3/4 inches (2.10m) to claim first as well.
The only other University of Washington athlete to make the trip to Los Angeles was pole vaulter Chase Smith, who finished second with an outdoor personal best of 17-5.5 (5.32m).
Results of the USC Invitational are available here.
DORIS HERITAGE DISTANCE FESTIVAL
At West Seattle Stadium, the University of Washington sprinters and hurdlers dominated competition at the Doris Heritage Distance Festival, collecting 13 event wins.
The men's 4x100m relay cruised to a win in a strong season-opening time of 40.56 made up of Jordan Lucas, Kemuel Santana, Evan Mafilas, and Khalil Winfrey. Santana added two more wins, running 10.87 to win the 100-meters and then going 21.65 to win the 200-meters, both going into headwinds. Winfrey was second in the 200m in 21.93 and Jason Palmer was third in 22.01 with Lucas fourth in 22.09.
Palmer was the winner in the 400-meters in a time of 48.96 seconds. In the 400m hurdles, Oscar Herrera opened his season with a win and a PR in a time of 53.89 seconds.
On the women's side, freshman Aaliyah Wilson easily won the women's 100-meters in 12.04 seconds with Assa Kaba second in 12.39. Kaba then won the 200-meters in 25.22. Sarah Stavig led the Huskies in the quarter mile, taking second in 57.51 seconds.
The Huskies won both 5,000-meter runs as Andrew Snyder won the men's race by nearly ten seconds in 14:44.41. Redshirt freshman Sarah Carter won the women's by 25 seconds in 17:30.30.
Saint Martin’s All American Tyler Cronk won the men’s high jump at 7-0.5 (2.15m), while teammate Craig Boyle won the pole vault at 15-5 (4.70m).
Host Seattle Pacific got their wins in the women’s 800, 1500 and the 100 hurdles.
Krystal Kaufman won the 800 in 2:15.05, while All-American Kate Lilly won the 1500 in 4:35.56, and multi-event specialist Renick Meyer won the 100 hurdles in 14.74.
Seattle University’s one win came in the men’s 800, with Stewart Keene running 1:56.17.
Paige Shimkus of Western Washington continued her impressive showing in the javelin, winning with a toss of 146-2 (44.56m).
Complete results of the Doris Heritage Distance Festival are available here.
BUC SCORING MEET
In Spokane, Eastern Washington’s Liz Prouty and Keshun McGee led the way, picking up three of their squad’s sixteen individual wins at the Buc Scoring Meet on the campus of Whitworth University.
Prouty won the pole vault in clear and cold conditions with a mark of 12-6 (3.81m), while McGee took both the long and triple jumps, winning the long jump at 22-11.25 (6.99m), and the triple jump at 46-4.75 (14.14m).
Athletes from Gonzaga dominated the distance races, winning the women’s 800, 1500, and 5000, as well as the men’s 800, and 1500.
James Mwaura, the Bulldogs’ top distance runner during the cross country season, won the men’s 5000 competing unattached, in a time of 14:36.03.
The best field event mark of the meet was set by former Whitworth standout Andrew Bloom, who won the javelin at 214-6 (65.38m).
Complete results are available here.
WILDCATS SCATTER TO THREE MEETS
Central Washington sent their athletes to three different meets, including the Doris Heritage meet in Seattle, the Peyton Scoring meet in Tacoma, and the Eastern Oregon Team Challenge in Hermiston.
Central Washington’s release is available here, while the results of the EOU Team Challenge is available here.
NOTE: The sports information offices of Washington State, University of Washington, Seattle Pacific, Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, and Central Washington all contributed to this report.
USC INVITATIONAL
Competing in her first meet as a Husky, defending NCAA champion Olivia Gruver did not clear her opening height of 13-10 (4.22m).
Chrisshnay Brown of the Cougs picked up where she left off during the indoor season, winning the shot put event at USC after a throw of 48-feet 8 3/4 inches (14.85m).
The Cougar men saw an impressive meet themselves as Alex Cielo, Justin Janke, and Peyton Fredrickson all placed first overall in their respective events. Cielo in the javelin event posted a mark of 188-feet 11 inches (57.60m) to secure the victory. Janke raced ahead in the 1500m at 3:51.52 to claim the top spot, and Fredrickson soared above all in the high jump with a mark of 6-feet 10 3/4 inches (2.10m) to claim first as well.
The only other University of Washington athlete to make the trip to Los Angeles was pole vaulter Chase Smith, who finished second with an outdoor personal best of 17-5.5 (5.32m).
Results of the USC Invitational are available here.
DORIS HERITAGE DISTANCE FESTIVAL
At West Seattle Stadium, the University of Washington sprinters and hurdlers dominated competition at the Doris Heritage Distance Festival, collecting 13 event wins.
The men's 4x100m relay cruised to a win in a strong season-opening time of 40.56 made up of Jordan Lucas, Kemuel Santana, Evan Mafilas, and Khalil Winfrey. Santana added two more wins, running 10.87 to win the 100-meters and then going 21.65 to win the 200-meters, both going into headwinds. Winfrey was second in the 200m in 21.93 and Jason Palmer was third in 22.01 with Lucas fourth in 22.09.
Palmer was the winner in the 400-meters in a time of 48.96 seconds. In the 400m hurdles, Oscar Herrera opened his season with a win and a PR in a time of 53.89 seconds.
On the women's side, freshman Aaliyah Wilson easily won the women's 100-meters in 12.04 seconds with Assa Kaba second in 12.39. Kaba then won the 200-meters in 25.22. Sarah Stavig led the Huskies in the quarter mile, taking second in 57.51 seconds.
The Huskies won both 5,000-meter runs as Andrew Snyder won the men's race by nearly ten seconds in 14:44.41. Redshirt freshman Sarah Carter won the women's by 25 seconds in 17:30.30.
Saint Martin’s All American Tyler Cronk won the men’s high jump at 7-0.5 (2.15m), while teammate Craig Boyle won the pole vault at 15-5 (4.70m).
Host Seattle Pacific got their wins in the women’s 800, 1500 and the 100 hurdles.
Krystal Kaufman won the 800 in 2:15.05, while All-American Kate Lilly won the 1500 in 4:35.56, and multi-event specialist Renick Meyer won the 100 hurdles in 14.74.
Seattle University’s one win came in the men’s 800, with Stewart Keene running 1:56.17.
Paige Shimkus of Western Washington continued her impressive showing in the javelin, winning with a toss of 146-2 (44.56m).
Complete results of the Doris Heritage Distance Festival are available here.
BUC SCORING MEET
In Spokane, Eastern Washington’s Liz Prouty and Keshun McGee led the way, picking up three of their squad’s sixteen individual wins at the Buc Scoring Meet on the campus of Whitworth University.
Prouty won the pole vault in clear and cold conditions with a mark of 12-6 (3.81m), while McGee took both the long and triple jumps, winning the long jump at 22-11.25 (6.99m), and the triple jump at 46-4.75 (14.14m).
Athletes from Gonzaga dominated the distance races, winning the women’s 800, 1500, and 5000, as well as the men’s 800, and 1500.
James Mwaura, the Bulldogs’ top distance runner during the cross country season, won the men’s 5000 competing unattached, in a time of 14:36.03.
The best field event mark of the meet was set by former Whitworth standout Andrew Bloom, who won the javelin at 214-6 (65.38m).
Complete results are available here.
WILDCATS SCATTER TO THREE MEETS
Central Washington sent their athletes to three different meets, including the Doris Heritage meet in Seattle, the Peyton Scoring meet in Tacoma, and the Eastern Oregon Team Challenge in Hermiston.
Central Washington’s release is available here, while the results of the EOU Team Challenge is available here.
NOTE: The sports information offices of Washington State, University of Washington, Seattle Pacific, Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, and Central Washington all contributed to this report.
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