Kunz sets Dempsey facility record in pentathlon; Husky frosh White breaks 42-year old SR in weight throw...

SEATTLE--While there was excitement in the women's mile race to finish day one of the Husky Classic, it was the action in the field events that provided the big boom at Dempsey Indoor Friday.

2020 USA indoor champion and 2019 heptathlon world championships team member Annie Kunz (Paul Merca photo) set a new Dempsey Indoor facility record in the five-event pentathlon, scoring 4614 points, breaking the old record set by Oregon's Brianne Thiesen in 2011.

Kunz scored 4614 to set a personal best by a mere four points. The mark is currently the second best in the world so far this season, and is the US leader.

In the process, she won four of the five events, taking the 60 hurdles (8.17), the high jump (5-11.25/1.81m), the shot put (51-1.75/15.59m), and the long jump (19-7/5.97m), losing only the 800 as freshman Peyton Teevens of Washington State ran her down in the final straightaway to win in 2:18.54 to 2:22.37.

Washington's Ida Eiking, who was on pace to possibly qualify for the NCAA championships, dropped out of the 800 as a precaution against a possible injury.

Teevens finished second overall with a final score of 3459 points, with Eiking third with 3279, and Lyndsey Lopes fourth at 3144 points, as she also didn't finish the 800.

Husky throws coach Andrew Ninow &
Jayden White celebrate breaking a
42-year old school record in the weight throw
(Paul Merca photo)

One of the longest standing school indoor records finally fell, as freshman Jayden White threw the 35-pound weight 71-8.25 (21.85m) to upend three-time NCAA weight champ Scott Neilson's mark of 71-5.5 (21.78m) set in 1979.

In his series, White also had two other throws over 71 feet.

Right behind White was teammate Connor Jost, who threw a significant personal best of 67-11 (20.70m) to become the third best in Husky history.

The women's shot put saw another school record pushed aside, as Makayla Kelby won the shot put with a throw of 53-7.75 (16.35m), breaking Jennifer Ponath's indoor record of 52-7.5 (16.04m) set in 1988.

In a very exciting women's mile race, BYU's Courtney Wayment won in a collegiate leading time of 4:30.47, over Oiselle's Angel Picirillo (4:30.65) and Hanna Green of Nike Oregon Track Club (4:30.79).

In fifth place was Washington's Allie Schadler, who ran 4:31.21 to become the second fastest in school history, and punch her ticket to Fayetteville. Schadler's mark is currently the second fastest collegiate time so far this season, pending the result of conference championship meets around the country this weekend.

Washington State's Colton Johnsen pulled away from the Huskies' Andrew Jordan to win the men's 3000 in a time of 7:53.18 to 7:58.77. Johnsen, who entered the day ranked 14th on the NCAA descending order list, moves up four spots, pending the results of other meets around the country this weekend.

The Husky Classic resumes Saturday at 10:30 am.

Day 1 results are available here.

TRIALS OF MILES TEXAS QUALIFIER DAY 1 RECAP...

At an undisclosed location in Austin, Texas, Olympia native Brooke Feldmeier won her heat of the Olympic Trials Qualifier 800, running 2:04.85, which was the fourth fastest time of the day.

The Trials of Miles Texas Qualifier is a meet designed for athletes to chase qualifying times for both the US Olympic Trials and July's Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

In the women's OTQ 1500, Washington alum Baylee Mires was ninth in 4:22.03, while Pasco HS grad Marisa Howard was 11th in 4:24.64.

Spokane native Nick Hauger was third in the men's OTQ 10000, running 28:42.30. Kirkland native Tansey Lystad was third in the women's OTQ 10000, finishing in 33:19.54.

The meet resumes Saturday, with the focus on athletes looking for Olympic Games qualifying standards.

Among those with Washington ties entered in the Saturday portion of the meet are Camas native Alexa Efraimson (800), WSU redshirt Paul Ryan and UW volunteer coach Sam Prakel (1500); Washington alum Eleanor Fulton and UW volunteer coach Alli Cash (5000); and Washington alum Lindsay Flanagan (10000).

The meet will be streamed on Citius Mag's YouTube channel beginning at 5 pm, Pacific.

Results and start lists for the Trials of Miles Texas Qualifier are available here.

NOTE: The sports information office of the University of Washington and Citius Mag contributed to this report.

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