Huskies' Jami Schlueter sets three all time PB's to start strong in Mt. SAC multis...
WALNUT, California--On the first day of the Mt. SAC Relays at Hilmer Lodge Stadium on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College, Washington's Jami Schlueter (Paul Merca photo) finished day one of the decathlon in eighth place, while Husky teammate Bruno Comín Pescador finds himself in 13th place at the break.
Competing against perhaps the best field of multi-event specialists assembled in the country so far this season, Schlueter started the day with a legal personal best in the 100 of 10.80. He fell short of his all time personal best of 23-8.75 (7.23m) set at the end of February at the Ken Shannon Last Chance meet, leaping 23-7.5 (7.20m), which is an outdoor best.
The British national set an all time personal best in the shot put, throwing 47-3.75 (14.42m), then fell short of his all time best in the high jump, clearing 6-3.5 (1.92m), before running a lifetime best 49.10 in the 400 to close day 1 to close with a first day score of 4110 points.
For Comín Pescador, his day started with a time of 10.99 in the 100, followed by a 22-3.5 (6.79m) mark in the long jump.
He threw 45-2.5 (13.78m) in the shot put, then only managed to clear 6-3.5 (1.92m) before running 49.33 to finish the first day with a score of 3919 points.
Washington State's Mason Mahacek dropped out after four events, not starting the 400 meters. In the four events he completed, he ran 11.00 in the 100, long jumped 21-11 (6.68m), threw the shot 41-11.5 (12.79m), and high jumped 6-6 (1.98m).
Ayden Owens-Delerme of Puerto Rico, a former NCAA champion at the University of Arkansas who was fourth at the world championships in Eugene two years ago, leads at the break with 4621 points after winning the first three events, and placing no worse than third over the first five events.
In the heptathlon, Emerald Ridge junior JaiCieonna Gero-Holt, the reigning US and Pan Am U20 champion, stands twelfth after four events with a first day score of 3430 points.
She ran just off her lifetime best of 14.58 in the 100 hurdles, crossing the line in 14.61, then only cleared 5-11.5 (1.82m) in her strongest event, the high jump.
She threw the shot 42-9 (13.03m), 10 centimeters short of her lifetime best, then finished with a time of 25.92 in the 200.
Former University of Miami All-American Michelle Atherley leads at the break with a first day score of 3825 points.
The Mt SAC Relays continues with day two of the multi events at 11 am Pacific, plus the men's and women's javelin.
EWU POLE VAULT COACH ERIC ALLISON ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AT THE END OF THE SEASON...
Eastern Washington assistant track & field coach Eric Allison (EWU Athletics photo), currently in his 23rd season at the school, announced his retirement, effective at the end of the current season.
In a statement from the school, EWU director of track & cross country Erin Tucker said, "He made Eastern a destination place for the vault and we hope to continue his legacy. We plan to announce his replacement in June and we are working diligently to find someone that understands the legacy and will continue that tradition at Eastern."
Allison has coached two NCAA All-Americans, with Keisa Monterola earning indoor first team All-American in 2012. Monterola is the program record holder in both indoor (14-4/4.37m) and outdoor vault (14-0/4.27m). She still holds the conference overall and meet record as well.
During his tenure, Allison has literally rewritten the EWU record books, with athletes he coached accounting for 93 per cent of the program's top 10 performances list spots. The athletes he coached hold all 10 spots on the women's indoor and outdoor lists. On the men's side, Allison has coached eight of 10 indoor and nine of 10 outdoor top performers.
NOTE: The Mt. SAC Relays and the sports information offices of the University of Washington, and Eastern Washington University contributed to this report.
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