Western Washington freshman Karlington Anunagba rides wind to 10.33 100m clocking...
At the Jay Hammer Invitational in Lacey hosted by Saint Martin’s University Saturday, Anunagba, a freshman from Lagos, Nigeria, rode an NCAA-legal +2.9 meter per second wind to record a time of 10.33 to win the men’s 100 meter dash.
The speedy time is the second-fastest in both WWU and Great Northwest Athletic Conference history, trailing only the 10.22 set by former Viking All-American Alex Donigian in 2015.
Regardless of the wind reading, that was the best mark of the meet.
For NCAA national qualifying purposes, marks up to 4.0 MPS are considered wind-legal, while the IAAF, USA Track & Field, and the rest of the world recognizes readings of 2.0 MPS and below as legal.
(NOTE—While the NCAA accepts marks for qualifying purposes up to 4.0 meters per second in the 100, 200, long jump and triple jump, this web site will always mention and recognize marks above 2.0 MPS as wind aided).
On the women’s side, top marks at the Jay Hammer meet included a 1-2 finish in the 1500 by Seattle Pacific’s Dania Holmberg (4:34.90) and Kate Lilly (4:35.37); Pacific Lutheran’s Lauren Wilson clearing 5-5.25 (1.66m) to beat Western Washington’s Maddie Taylor, who cleared the same height; and Liz Larson of Saint Martin’s, who threw the hammer 177-5 (54.07m).
Complete results of the Jay Hammer meet are available here.
In Ellensburg, Central Washington All-American Mariyah Vongsaveng ran 14.02 to win the women’s 100 hurdles at the Wildcat Invitational at the new CWU Recreation Sports Complex.
Vongsaveng’s mark, pending the outcome of other meets around the country, is tied for #11 in NCAA Division II, and was run with a legal wind of 1.2 meters per second.
The Wildcats’ multi-events specialist HarLee Ortega won the high jump at 5-5.75 (1.67m) and the long jump at 18-4.25 (5.59m).
Complete results of the Wildcat Invitational are available here.
The weather was the big winner at the Pelluer Invitational hosted by Eastern Washington University at Roos Field Saturday.
Due to rainy and windy conditions, the meet was cut short, but not before athletes from the host school picked up fifteen individual titles, while Washington State sent up a small group of athletes and garnered five individual wins on the day.
"I feel like Mother Nature won today," said Eastern head coach Stan Kerr of the decision to end the meet mid-way through Saturday's running events. "The team's effort was stellar in the face of tough weather conditions. Our goal is to keep our athletes safe and pushing them in this kind of weather jeopardizes their season."
"This had to be one of the more challenging Pelluer Invitational that we have held in recent history," said head coach Marcia Mecklenburg of the rainy and windy conditions. "We had some good performances in areas before the meet was called."
Highlights and top marks of the meet:
—On the field, Washington State’s Suzy Pace won the women’s high jump at 5-5 (1.65m), while Eastern’s Dominique Butler won the triple jump at 38-3.5 (11.67m).
Chrisshnay Brown of Washington State won the women’s shot at 46-10.25 (14.28m), and Eastern Washington’s Madison Deeper won the hammer at 179-3 (54.64m).
Gonzaga’s Yacine Guemali won the men’s 1500 in 4:09.20, and Washington State’s Amani Brown won the hammer at 190-9 (58.15m), before the meet was called off.
Results of the weather-shortened Pelluer Invitational are available here.
NOTE: The sports information office of Western Washington, Central Washington Eastern Washington, Gonzaga, and Washington State contributed to this report.
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