Eagles sweep podium positions in women's pole vault at Big Sky Conference champs...
Samantha Raines (center/photo courtesy EWU Athletics) led the charge, winning the event with a clearance of 13-4.5 (4.08m) to turn back teammate Liz Prouty’s 13-2.5 (4.03m), and Katrina Terry’s 12-6.75 (3.83m).
Freshman Morgan Fossen joined the scoring party, as she tied for sixth with two other vaulters at 11-10.75 (3.63m) to give the Eagles 26 points out of that event.
The Eagles’ 26-point outburst gave them the lead after seven events with 42 points, with Idaho State (37) and Montana (31) in second and third.
Keshun McGee broke the EWU school record for the second time this season in the men’s long jump, as he went 25-4.5 (7.73m) to take the conference crown.
In the women’s javelin, Madison Doepker took home the gold medal with a new personal best of 154-8 (47.14m).
Killion McGinnis placed third in the high jump and gave EWU six points with a jump of 6-8 1/4 (2.04m).
After seven events, the Eastern Washington men’s squad sits in ninth with 20 points.
Friday’s results are available here, while Eastern’s release is available here. The meet finishes Saturday.
In Orem, Utah, Caylah Lunning tied her own school record to win the bronze medal in the long jump and sophomore Michelle Newblom qualified for the finals in the 100m hurdles with a school-record time of 14.51 to highlight day two of the WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE Outdoor Track and Field Championships Friday.
Lunning, a senior from Moses Lake, went 18-10.75 (5.76m) to earn the Redhawks’ only podium finish on the day.
Newblom was third in the first of three qualifying heats in a time of 14.51 to make her first WAC final.
On the men’s side, SeattleU stands seventh after eight events with 2 points, while the women also are seventh after eight events with 12 points.
SeattleU’s release is available here, while live results are available here.
In Monmouth, Oregon, Central Washington’s Sidney Trinidad smashed the GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE record in the 400-meter hurdles that she set three weeks ago, running 58.22 seconds in the qualifying round to cut almost a second off her record at its championship meet Friday.
In the process, she wiped out the meet record of 1:00.10 set by her teammate, Erykah Weems, at last year’s meet. The time also automatically qualifies Trinidad for the NCAA Division II Championships.
Seattle Pacific junior Scout Cai won the pole vault with a clearance of 12 feet, 10 inches (3.91m) to set a new conference meet record.
Other highlights:
Central Washington’s HarLee Ortega followed her heptathlon win with a victory in the women’s long jump with a best of 18-11.25 (5.77m);
Western Washington’s Seren Dances won the men’s long jump with a mark of 23-7.5 (7.20m) in the sixth round in a good back-and-forth competition with Northwest Nazarene’s Elijah Castro, who was second at 23-0.75 (7.03m).
After seven events in the men’s competition, Western Washington leads with 63 points, with Central Washington fifth at 35, Saint Martin’s sixth at 18, and Seattle Pacific tied for eighth at 10.
In the women’s competition, Seattle Pacific (66) leads Central Washington (53.5) and Western Washington (40.5), while Saint Martin’s is tied for eighth with 7 points after 7 events.
The meet resumes Saturday afternoon. Live results are available here, while the GNAC’s release is available here.
NOTE: The sports information offices of Eastern Washington, Seattle University and the Great Northwest Athletic Conference contributed to this report.
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