UW's Campbell and Borton go 2-6 in the pole vault as day 2 of the NCAAs conclude...
AUSTIN, Texas--Washington's pole vault duo of Nastassja Campbell (Paul Merca photo) and Sara Borton highlighted action among Washington based athletes on ladies' night at the halfway mark of the NCAA Division I Track and Field championships at Mike A. Myers Stadium on the campus of the University of Texas.
Campbell, who was one of the pre-meet favorites, survived after needing a third attempt at her opening height of 13-7.25 (4.15m), then needed a second attempt clearance at the next bar of 14-1.25 (4.30m).
A first attempt clearance at 14-5.25 (4.40m) put Campbell back in contention, before needing a third attempt clearance at 14-7.25 (4.45m) for an opportunity to take the win at 14-9 (4.50m).
Gennifer Hirata of South Dakota, Campbell and eventual winner Julia Fixsen of Virginia Tech all missed their attempts at 14-9 (4.50m) to give Fixsen the win over Campbell at 14-7.25 (4.45m) on fewer misses, with Hirata third at 14-5.25 (4.40m).
Campbell's teammate Borton needed second attempt clearances at all three bars attempted, before finishing with a best of 14-1.25 (4.30m), good for a tie for sixth.
In probably the shock of the evening, Connell native Ashton Riner of BYU, the defending champion, only managed to throw 167-4 (51.00m) and finished 16th overall.
Washington's Sophie O'Sullivan provided the highlight of the day in qualifying Thursday night, winning her semi in the 1500 in 4:09.58, the fastest time of the two combined heats.
Husky senior Anna Gibson was sixth in her heat, running 4:19.58.
In the steeplechase semis, Woodinville native Olivia Markezich of Notre Dame ran the fastest time of the night, winning in a time of 9:40.81 in heat 2. In the same heat, Washington's Kayley DeLay was fifth at 9:50.08.
The other section saw former Seattle Pacific All-American Kaylee Mitchell of Oregon State win in 9:51.47, while Lewis & Clark/Spokane senior Katie Thronson took a fall and finished tenth in the heat at 10:12.82.
In the 800, Washington's Carley Thomas broke her own school record with a time of 2:02.02, but did not advance to the final. She finished seventh in heat 3, which was the fastest heat of the evening, as all three time qualifiers came from her heat.
In the conclusion of the men's decathlon, Washington's Ollie Thorner finished 13th with a final score of 7641 points.
He ran the 110 hurdles in 15.25, threw the discus 132-10 (40.50m), vaulted 15-1.5 (4.61m), threw the javelin 179-4 (54.67m), and won the 1500 in 4:17.13.
Leo Neugebauer of host Texas won the decathlon with a collegiate record score of 8836 points.
Here's a complete list of athletes with Washington ties competing Friday. All events contested are finals:
Men's Events (plus Women's Heptathlon)
12:45 pm PT – Heptathlon 100m Hurdles – Ida Eikeng (UW)
1:45 pm PT – Heptathlon High Jump – Ida Eikeng
3:45 pm PT – Heptathlon Shot Put – Ida Eikeng
5:35 pm PT – Discus – Elijah Mason (UW), Jeremiah Nubbe (Texas)
6:10 pm PT - Triple Jump - Bobby Say (Eastern Wa)
6:12 pm PT – 1500m Final – Nathan Green, Luke Houser, Joe Waskom (all UW)
6:24 pm PT – 3000m Steeplechase Final – Ed Trippas (UW)
7:27 pm PT – 400m Hurdles Final – Cass Elliott (UW)
7:43 pm PT – Heptathlon 200m – Ida Eikeng
7:55 pm PT – 5000m Final – Brian Fay (UW), James Mwaura (Gonzaga)
The meet will be broadcast through ESPN, either streaming on ESPN+ or televised on ESPNU or ESPN2.
- Friday will air on ESPN2 from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. PT
- Saturday will air on ESPN2 from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. PT
MOON AND ALLEN IN FRIDAY'S PARIS DIAMOND LEAGUE MEET...
The Wanda Diamond League moves to Paris Friday for the fourth stop of the worldwide season long tour, the Meeting de Paris at the Stade Charlety.
Former Pullman resident and defending world & Olympic pole vault champion Katie Moon looks to get her third win on the Diamond League circuit this season, as she faces a field that includes training partner Sandi Morris, former Olympic champ Katerina Stefanidi of Greece, Slovenia's Tina Sutej, Australia's Nina Kennedy, and Italy's Roberta Bruni.
Washington State alum CJ Allen looks to get his second Diamond League win of the season, after taking the victory at last week's meet in Florence, Italy.
Allen, currently second in the Wanda Diamond League standings in the 400 hurdles, faces a field that includes Americans Trevor Bassitt and Khallifah Rosser, and Wilfried Happio of France, who are fifth, fourth and third, respectively in the standings entering the meet.
Peacock ($) is providing live streaming coverage of the Meeting de Paris beginning at 12:00 Pacific time.
NOTE: The NCAA, the sports information offices of the University of Texas, University of Washington, and the Wanda Diamond League contributed to this report.
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