WEEKEND WRAPUP: EWU's Kimberly Smith in NCAA D1 top 20 in long jump; Beasts shine in ABQ...

Most of the action of Washington's Division I and II schools happened over the weekend in Moscow, Idaho at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial hosted by the University of Idaho at the Kibbie Dome, and at the Nevada Invitational and Multis in Reno.

Eastern Washington's Kimberly Smith (photo courtesy EWU Athletics) helped open the McCluskey meet on Friday by setting a school record in the long jump, going 20-6.25 (6.25m) on her very first attempt.

After a jump of 20-1 (6.12m) in round 2, Smith fouled her remaining four jumps. Smith's mark currently puts her in a four-way tie for number 20 on the NCAA Division I descending order list.

The Eagles' Owen Higgins won the men's 1000 in a school record 2:26.38.

Washington State's Cade Hottman won the men's weight throw in a personal best 60-10.75 (18.56m), while Gavin Dimick won the pole vault at 16-0.75 (4.90m).

On Saturday, the Cougs got three wins on the day from Parker Duskin, who won the 60 hurdles in 7.80. 

Redshirt senior Brooke Lyons won the women's 60 dash in 7.53, while Eli Lawrence won the men's triple jump with a mark of 51-0.75 (15.56m).

Eastern's Suzi Woodall won the women's pole vault with a clearance of 13-3.75 (4.06m).

In the women's 800, Kaiya Sollie led a 1-2-3 sweep for the Eagles, running 2:16.97, followed by Nattie Ruzauskas in second and Jenni Bissell in third.

Western Washington's Kaden Miller finished third in his first attempt in the heptathlon, The true freshman from Cashmere scored 4148 points, with a strong showing in Saturday's final three events, finishing fifth in the 60 hurdles (8.88) and pole vault (11-2.5/3.42m) and in the 1000, where he finished sixth (3:02.82).

Complete results of the Lauren McCluskey Memorial are available here.

In Reno, Nevada, Central Washington's E'lexis Hollis set a new school record in the 200 at the Nevada Invitational and Multis on Friday and Saturday, running to a fourth place overall finish in 24.06. Hollis won the second of twenty heats.

The mark currently leads the Great Northwest Athletic Conference descending order list.

David Brown of the Wildcats finished third in the finals of the men's 60 hurdles in 8.14.

Seattle Pacific's Lizzy Daugherty, the current conference leader, finished sixth in the women's pole vault, clearing 12-3.5 (3.75m). 

Complete results of the Nevada Invitational and Multis are available here.

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, Olympian Brandon Miller of the Brooks Beasts led a 1-2 finish in the men's 800 at the Dr. Martin Luther King Invitational at the Albuquerque Convention Center Friday and Saturday, hosted by the University of New Mexico.

Miller ran a 2025 US leading time of 1:45.60 to get the win over teammate Isaiah Harris, who ran 1:46.91.

The Beasts, who are currently in Albuquerque for their traditional month-long altitude training stint, also went 1-2 in the women's 800, with Valery Tobias winning in 2:03.31 over team newcomer Teagan Schein-Becker's 2:04.97.

John Rivera, who signed with the Beasts a few days earlier, finished second in the men's 600, running 1:16.90 on Friday night.

Waleed Suliman finished a close second in the mile behind New Mexico's Collins Kiprotich, as Kiprotich ran 3;58.60 to Suliman's 3:58.65.

Complete results of the Dr. Martin Luther King Invitational are available here.

In New York at the Dr. Sander Scorcher at the Armory on Saturday, Washington alum Luke Houser's debut with the Atlanta Track Club Elite ended with a 12th place finish in the pro elite mile.

Houser, who officially signed with the team last week, ran 4:03.11, as Cameron Myers of Australia broke the world U20 short track record, running 3:53.12

Olympia native Brooke Feldmeier finished seventh in the pro elite women's 800, running 2:04.81, as former Brooks Beast Nia Akins won in a meet record 2:01.03.

Complete results of the Dr. Sander Scorcher are available here.

NOTE: The sports information offices of Washington State, Eastern Washington, Western Washington, Central Washington and Seattle Pacific, along with the University of New Mexico and The Armory contributed to this report.

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