WEEKEND ROUNDUP: UW's Gibson, WSU's Caicedo shine at New Mexico Team Open...
Gibson, who was the only Husky to travel over the weekend, ran against a field of six University of New Mexico runners to take the victory in 4:37.03.
New Mexico's Gracelyn Larkin and Sarah Eckel were the two designated pacesetters in the race, taking the field through the first four laps in 68.22 and 2:18.92, before Gibson moved to the front before the kilometer mark.
Running solo for the last 600+ meters, Gibson ran the last 400 in 68.46 to cross the line in 4:37.03, which with the allowance for Albuquerque's altitude of 5312 feet, converted the time to 4:31.00, which briefly was the top time in NCAA Division I.
Gibson's time is listed on the TFRRS website, which is used to determine the qualifiers for the NCAA Division I championships in March at 4:31.00, behind Katelyn Tuohy of North Carolina State's 4:24.26, run Friday night in New York.
Washington State traveled their sprint, jumps, and throws group to New Mexico, and had strong performances on Saturday.
UTEP transfer Maribel Caicedo (8.14, first-place) and Micaela De Mello (8.29, third-place) each hit the podium in the women's 60m hurdles.
The Cougars' 4X400m relay team of Renee Yang, Jasneet Nijjar, Jada Van Staten, and Elene Willems captured a first-place finish (3:43.26).
John Parades was the only Cougar on the men's side to make the podium, finishing second in the 60 hurdles in 8.05.
Washington State's recap is available here. Complete results of the New Mexico Team Open are available here.
INLAND NORTHWEST INVITATIONAL
In Spokane, Eastern Washington athletes won eight events at the Inland Northwest Invitational Saturday at The Podium, hosted by Whitworth University.
The best mark of the day at the meet was recorded by Eastern Washington alum Parker Bowden, who won the 60 hurdles in 7.80 over Bellingham native and Idaho alum Ben Doucette's 7.87.
On the track, the Eagles' Madelyn Knight won the women's 60m hurdles with an 8.73 second performance. Liam Bracken took the men's 400 in 48.05.
Hally Ruff won a jump-off over teammate Savannah Schultz in the women's pole vault after both cleared 12-6 (3.81m) on first attempts, then missed all three at 12-11.75 (3.96m). In the jump-off, Ruff cleared 12-11.75 (3.96m) to claim the win.
Zach Klobutcher won the men's pole vault at 16-9.75 (5.11m) to complete the Eagle sweep of both vaults, while Bobby Say continued his winning ways, taking the long jump at 23-10 (7.26m).
Bradley Fillis earned the sixth individual victory by an Eagle, taking the men's weight throw at 58-6 (17.83m).
Both Eastern Washington 4 x 400 relay teams won their races, with the team of Madelyn Knight, Haven Nutting, Sydney Thweatt and Faith Kennedy running 3:56.09 in the women's race, and Liam Bracken, Camden Phelps, Lucas Robert, and Alec Kness taking the men's title in 3:24.21.
Eastern Washington's release is here, while complete results of the Inland Northwest Invitational are available here.
NOTE: The sports information office of the University of New Mexico, Washington State University, and Eastern Washington University contributed to this report.
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