Labels

UW's Evan Jenkins and Gonzaga's Wil Smith battle to the line in an epic 10k at Stanford....

With four meets in Texas and California to cover,  here's a synopsis of what happened on a busy Friday:

STANFORD INVITATIONAL




In Stanford, California, the weather may have been wet, but it didn't stop athletes from getting top early season marks at the Stanford Invitational.

Despite the rainy and wet conditions for most of Friday, the Stanford Invitational maintained its position as one of the best early season meets in the country, particularly in the evening distance races.

The 10000 meter races, which started after 9:30 pm, were the highlight of the day that started at 9 am local time.

Washington redshirt freshman Evan Jenkins (photo courtesy UW Athletics) broke the school record of 28:11.49 set by Kieran Lumb in the men's 10000, running 28:04.58 to win the top section over Gonzaga's Wil Smith, who ran 28:04.77.

Smith had the lead coming off the final turn, but the Camas native took the lead with about 60 meters to go and held on for the win.

For Smith, that was also a personal best, eclipsing the 28:04.03 mark he ran in this meet last year.


In the women's 10000, Gonzaga's Rosina Machu showed that she could be a contender for a top-eight spot at the NCAA championships in June in Eugene, as she finished fifth in 32:45.57, breaking Kristen Garcia's school record of 33:01.77 set last year. Washington's Haley Herberg was ninth in 32:51.60.

Reigning NCAA champ Nathan Green of the Huskies finished second in a time of 3:40.18 in the top section of the men's 1500.

Washington's Chloe Foerster finished second in the top section of the women's 1500, running a personal best 4:12.66, currently the third fastest time in NCAA Division I so far this season.

In section 2 of the men's 5000, Washington's Leo Daschbach was third in 13:40.06. Back in 14th, Western Washington's Kevin McDermott broke his own school record, running 13:57.89, a mark that will put him inside the top five in NCAA Division II.

Western Washington's Ila Davis finished third in her heat of the 3000 steeplechase in a school record time of 10:11.97, breaking Katelyn Steen's 2015 mark of 10:13.01.

The morning and afternoon session of the Stanford Invitational was highlighted by Washington's Jonathan Birchman, as he led the Huskies to a 1-3-5-6 overall finish in the 400 hurdles, despite the rain.

The 2023 NCAA qualifier in the event won in a time of 50.61, with teammate Matthew Wilkinson third in 52.35.

In a separate heat, Jonathan Frazier won in 52.73, with the Huskies' Boden Hanley second in 52.84.

Washington State's Maribel Caicedo and Micaela De Mello went 1-2 in their heat of the 100 hurdles to advance to Saturday's final, running 13.30 and 13.40.

Skyler Walton of the Cougars had the fastest time of the day in the prelims of the 100, running 11.92 to advance to the finals on Saturday. Elise Unruh-Thomas won her heat in 12.09 to advance as well.

WSU's Mason Lawyer won his heat of the men's 100 in 10.51 to advance to Saturday's final. In the collegiate section of the men's hammer, Caden Hottman was third at 195-10 (59.70m).

Jasneet Nijjar of the Cougars was third overall in the women's 400, running 54.43.

In an event affected by the wet conditions, the Cougars' Tatum Moku won the women's pole vault with a clearance of 12-11 (3.94m). Washington State's NCAA qualifier Eva Lowder no-heighted, and the Huskies' Sarah Ferguson and Avril Wilson didn't start.

The Huskies' Chandler Ault was second in the invitational section of the men's javelin at 223-10 (68.22m).

The Stanford Invitational resumes Saturday. Day 1 results of the Stanford Invitational are available here.

TEXAS RELAYS

Kicking things off Friday morning in Austin at the Texas Relays, Central Washington's E'lexis Hollis ran a wind-aided time of 11.45 in the 100 meters.

In the timed final section of the 100 hurdles, Lauryn Chandler of the Wildcats ran 14.23w.  In the men's 110 hurdles, which was also a timed final section, Aiden Wise ran 14.86w.

In the timed final section of the women's 4 x 100 relay, Central Washington finished with a time of 48.00. 


BOBCAT INVITATIONAL

In San Marcos, Texas, Central Washington's Drew Klein, who was tenth after five events, tied for the win in the pole vault with a clearance of 15-5 (4.70m) to move all the way up to fourth overall in the decathlon at the Bobcat Invitational, hosted by Texas State University.

Before his big clearance, Klein started the day by running 15.20 in the 110 hurdles, then threw the discus 121-2 (36.93m).

After the vault, he threw the javelin 150-8 (45.92m), then finished up with a time of 4:48.98 in the 1500 to finish with a final score of 6881 points. It's the third best score in school history, and currently leads the conference.

Ellie DeGroot finished eighth in the heptathlon with a final score of 4881 points, which is the second best in CWU history.

She long jumped 18-0.25 (5.49m), then threw the javelin 101-7 (30.97m), and finished the day by running 2:24.21.

Logan Martin finished second in the B section of the men's hammer with a throw of 177-3 (54.04m).


MIKE FANELLI TRACK CLASSIC

In Hayward, California at Chabot College, Western Washington won the men's 4 x 100 relay in a conference leading time of 41.45 to highlight competition at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic hosted by San Francisco State University.

The Vikings' Caitlyn Cheney won her section and finished third overall in the women's 400, running 57.10. The men's 400 saw Lucas Brenek finish second overall in 48.71.

Cheney doubled back to finish second overall in the women's 100, running 12.80 into a -3.9 meter per second headwind.

The Vikings went 1-2 in the men's 100 with Ryan Greenwalt edging out teammate Nolan Mickenham with identical times of 11.11 into a -3.3 headwind. When broken down to the 1/1000th of a second, Greenwalt got credit for the win in 11.106 to 11.110.

Mara Parks was second in the women's shot put with a throw of 41-0.5 (12.51m). In the men's shot, the Vikings went 2-3 with Angelo Ramos second at 45-6.5 (13.88m) and Noah Turner third at 44-11.5 (13.70m).


NOTE: The sports information offices of Central Washington University, Washington State University, University of Texas, Texas State University, Western Washington University, San Francisco State, Stanford University and the University of Washington contributed to this report.

paulmerca.blogspot.com may receive a commission for any purchases made from links clicked. Please support this site and our sponsors by clicking on the links. You can also support the site by clicking the yellow "Buy Me A Coffee" link below.
Email Post
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment