WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Efraimson wins 1500 at Drake Relays, and more...
DRAKE AND PENN RELAYS
In Des Moines, Iowa, Camas’ Alexa Efraimson (above/photo courtesy Drake Relays) won the women’s 1500 at the DRAKE RELAYS in sub-40 degree temperature and a wind chill of 28 degrees.
Efraimson took the lead on the final lap, hanging on to edge former Brooks Beast Hannah Fields in a time of 4:13.18, to Fields’ 4:13.44.
Savannah Colón finished 12th in 4:26.36.
Washington alum Gianna Woodruff finished fifth in the women’s 400 hurdles, running 57.51, as Kori Carter won in 56.07.
Results from the Drake Relays are available here.
In Philadelphia, Tacoma native Marcus Chambers ran the leadoff leg on the USA Blue team that finished fifth in the USA VS THE WORLD 4 x 400 relay at the PENN RELAYS.
Chambers ran 47.4 on his leg for USA Blue, while Rainier Beach HS grad Michael Berry ran the fastest leg for his team, running 45.13, as USA Blue finished fifth in 3:06.63.
The USA Red team won in 3:02.70.
Gonzaga made its first ever appearance at the Penn Relays, finishing fifth in the University 4 x 1 mile relay.
Mason Villarma opened the race running the first leg at 4:11.7. Yacine Guermali followed with the fastest mile at 4:09.6. Scott Kopczynski's time was 4:10.9, and Brandon Pollard's anchor leg was 4:13.7.
Wisconsin took the win in 16:39.82, followed by Indiana (16:39.86) and Georgetown (16:40.63).
Penn Relays results are available here.
NATIONAL RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS
The weather played havoc in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the NATIONAL RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS hosted by the University of Arkansas Saturday.
Huskies battled through the winds as well as could be, starting with the men's 4x100-meter relay. Jordan Lucas, Kemuel Santana, Evan Mafilas, and Khalil Winfrey took fifth in that race with a time of 41.10 seconds.
In the men's 4x400-meters, the Huskies went with Mafilas, Cass Elliott, Santana, and Jason Palmer, and that group earned an eighth-place finish in 3:13.11, with only two teams breaking 3:10 today.
The women's 4x400m squad was comprised of Morganne Hill, Carly Lester, Darhian Mills, and Imani Apostol, and they took second in their heat in a time of 3:44.48.
The other Husky in action today was sophomore Jonah Wilson, who opened with a shot put toss of 60-7.75 (18.48m) but then had four fouls in a row, before ending on a positive with a solid toss of 62-3.25 (18.98m).
Results of the National Relay Championships are available here.
OSU HIGH PERFORMANCE MEET
Liz Prouty and Larry Still of Eastern Washington swept the pole vaults in Friday’s first day of competition at the OSU HIGH PERFORMANCE MEET that concluded Saturday at the Whyte Track & Field Complex, hosted by Oregon State University.
Still won with a clearance of 16-9.25 (5.11m), while Prouty set a personal best in winning the women’s event with a facility record 13-3.5 (4.05m).
"Liz Prouty had the pole vault day of her life and set a new stadium and meet record with a vault of 13-3 1/2. She put in the training last summer and it is finally paying off for her,” said EWU women’s head coach Marcia Mecklenburg.
Dominique Butler won the women’s triple jump at 39-3.75 (11.98m).
The Eagles’ 4 x 100 relay team won their event in 41.75, just ahead of Seattle University, who ran 42.32.
The Seattle University women’s 4 x 100 relay team of junior Michelle Newblom, sophomore Michaela Moore, freshman Regie Grady and senior Caylah Lunning, who ran 47.75 to take first place in the field, and in the process, set a new school record.
“We knew that we had the capability to break that record,” said Redhawk assistant coach Chad Pharis. “This was the first time that this particular group of four ran together, so for them to set the record was very impressive.”
Complete results of the OSU High Performance meet are available here.
COUGAR INVITATIONAL
In Pullman, Brock Eager highlighted competition at the windy COUGAR INVITATIONAL Saturday at Mooberry Track on the campus of Washington State University.
Eager, currently ranked #7 on the NCAA Division I performance list, posted a victory in the hammer throw at 229-feet and 9 inches (70.02m), setting a new meet record in the process.
On the women’s side, Katie Nageotte took the win in the women’s pole vault, clearing 14-10.25 (4.53m), also setting a meet record.
Washington State’s release, with a link to results, is available here.
RALPH VERNACCHIA INVITATIONAL
In Bellingham, Western Washington alums Katie Reichert and Bethany Drake went 1-2 in the invitational women’s javelin to highlight competition at the RALPH VERNACCHIA INVITATIONAL Saturday hosted by Western Washington University at Civic Stadium.
In the season opener for both throwers, Reichert threw 158-8 (48.36m) to beat Drake, who threw 157-4 (47.97m).
Western Washington’s Amanda Short moved up in the NCAA D2 descending order list in the javelin with her third place finish of 156-3 (47.62m).
Other top marks from the meet included Central Washington’s Halle Irvine, who won the pole vault with a best of 12-9.5 (3.90m); Kaylee Mitchell of Seattle Pacific in the 3000 steeple (10:38.09); Western Washington’s Maddie Taylor in the high jump (5-7.35/1.71m); and Liz Larson of Saint Martin’s in the hammer (183-5/55.91m).
Complete results of the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational are available here.
NOTE: The sports information offices of Drake University, the Penn Relays, the University of Arkansas, Oregon State University, Washington State University, Eastern Washington University, University of Washington, and Western Washington University contributed to this report.
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