Ida Eikeng blasts past 6000 to 6100 points thanks to strong javelin throw at Mt. SAC multis...
WALNUT, California--Thanks to a big throw in the javelin, Washington's Ida Eikeng (Paul Merca photo) broke her school record score of 5939 points, and blew past the 6000 point barrier, scoring 6100 points to finish second in the elite section of the Mt. SAC Relays heptathlon Thursday.
Competing under cloudy conditions at Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Eikeng, who started the day in fourth place, jumped 19-4 (5.89m) in the long jump.
The Norwegian started the javelin with a first round throw of 153-3 (46.71m), then let fly in the next round, as the spear traveled 171-6 (52.29m), a personal best, eclipsing her previous best of 171-1 (52.16m) set at the 2021 Ken Shannon meet at Husky Track (she has a listed personal best on her World Athletics and TFRRS profile of 182-3/55.56m, but the school does not recognize the mark due to a questionable measurement of the mark at the Raleigh Relays in North Carolina last year) to win the event and take a 5430-5296 lead over USC's Allie Jones entering the 800 meters.
Eikeng, whose weakest event in the multis is the 800, finished tenth in the 800 in 2:31.82, as Jones won the 800 in 2:13.03 to finish with a final score of 6217 to Eikeng's 6100.
In the collegiate section of the decathlon, Washington's Jami Schlueter finished second with a personal best score of 7427 points, while teammate Ollie Thorner was seventh with a two-day total of 6757 points.
Washington State's Lee Walburn rallied from eleventh place at the break to finish third with 7263 points, just short of the personal best score of 7323 he set a few weeks ago at the Texas Relays.
Schlueter won the 110 hurdles in 14.64, while Thorner was ninth at 15.46, and Walburn was tenth in 15.54.
In the discus, Walburn finished third with a throw of 139-5 (42.51m), with Thorner fourth at 128-6 (39.18m) and Schlueter fifth at 125-8 (38.31m).
Disaster struck Thorner, a strong vaulter, as he failed to clear his opening height of 15-1 (4.60m).
Meanwhile, Walburn won the pole vault at a personal best of 15-9 (4.80m) with a clutch third attempt clearance at that height as well as the previous height of 15-5 (4.70m).
Schlueter tied for fourth with a clearance of 14-5.25 (4.40m).
Schlueter set a personal best in the javelin at 168-1 (51.25m), as did Walburn, who threw 189-0 (57.61m). Thorner threw 175-6 (53.50m).
Thorner won the 1500 in a personal best 4:18.73, while Walburn ran 4:40.95, and Schlueter finished the day in 4:42.62.
Arkansas' Marcus Weaver won the collegiate section of the decathlon with a final score of 7549 points.
BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL RECAP
In Azusa, Walla Walla native Kenneth Rooks of BYU won the top section of the men's 3000 steeplechase Thursday night as the Bryan Clay Invitational began with the distance carnival.
Rooks led three other men under the meet and stadium record of 8:42.22, winning with a time of 8:31.83, currently the second fastest collegiate time this season.
Washington's Kayley DeLay, who entered the day as the collegiate leader in the women's steeple at 9:48.44, improved her season best to 9:46.22, but finished third, as New Mexico's Elise Thorner won and broke her own stadium record, running 9:39.39 to take the collegiate lead this season.
PACIFIC COAST INTERCOLLEGIATE RECAP
In Long Beach, Washington's Jayden White finished second in the men's hammer throw at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate meet at Jack Rose Track.
White threw a season best 226-8 (69.10m) in round 2, as he finished behind the University of British Columbia's Rowan Hamilton, who threw 248-7 (75.77m).
Other top marks included a fourth place finish in the long jump by Eastern Washington's Bobby Say, who jumped a wind aided (+2.2) 24-7.75 (7.51m); a 2-6 finish in the men's javelin by Eastern's Ryan Rieckmann (210-2/64.06m) and Logan Ashbeck (194-0/59.15m); Washington's Elijah Mason, who was ninth in the men's discus and the third collegian at 191-2 (58.27m); and Zach Klobutcher of Eastern Washington, who was seventh in the men's pole vault at 16-11 (5.16m).
Significant top marks on the track included a 2-4 finish in the men's 3000 steeple by Saint Martin's Kainalu Pagente and Michael Harwell, who ran 9:36.78 and 9:51.21; Faith Martinez of Eastern Washington, who was fifth in the women's 1500 at 4:45.15; a sixth place finish by Western Washington in the men's 4 x 100 relay in 41.52 as the top Division II team; Alec Kness of Eastern Washington, who was third in the men's 800 in 1:55.12; and, Bellingham native and Idaho alum Ben Doucette, who was fourth in the 110 hurdles in 14.00.
Competition resumes in Long Beach Friday with the first day of the two-day Beach Invitational.
CAL STATE LA TWILIGHT
In Los Angeles, Central Washington's Jack Pratapas finished fifth in the men's 400 to highlight competition at the Cal State LA Twilight, hosted by Cal State Los Angeles.
Pratapas ran 53.03. Other Wildcats in action included Zach Sundt, who was tenth in the men's 800 in 2:02.15, and Madison Thompson, who was 11th in the women's 400 meters in 60.99.
Western Washington's lone competitor was Katie Potts, who was tenth in the women's discus at 130-11 (39.91m).
Links to results from the Mt. SAC Relays, Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, Bryan Clay and Cal State LA Twilight are below.
MT SAC RELAYS (Wednesday-Saturday)
Live results | Streaming
CAL STATE LA TWILIGHT (Wednesday-Thursday)
BRYAN CLAY INVITATIONAL (Thursday-Saturday)
Live results | Streaming
PACIFIC COAST INTERCOLLEGIATE (Thursday)
BEACH INVITATIONAL (Friday-Saturday)
NOTE: The Mt. SAC Relays, and the sports information offices of Cal State Los Angeles, Azusa Pacific, and Long Beach State contributed to this report.
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