Results

The Eastern Washington University outdoor track and field team completed the final day of the 2017 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships on Saturday (May 13), ultimately coming away with two all-conference athletes and one champion.

After four days of competition in Sacramento, the Eastern Washington women's team finished eighth with 44 points. The men's team was 12^th with 14 points.

"This meet had the test first - lesson later feel to it," said men's head coach Stan Kerr. "There is no substitution for going through an entire Big Sky Conference Championship to develop a broader sense of what is truly required to score in this meet."

Erin Clark and Samantha Baker were EWU's All-Big Sky competitors (top-three finish), both earning their honors during Friday's events. Eastern's champion was women's pole vaulter Erin Clark, also on Friday.

Men's Top Performers
Freshman Keshun McGee earned a team-high six points in the championships after placing fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 48-8 3/4. He earned three points Friday when he finished seventh in the long jump. Overall the men's jump crew accounted for nine of the team's 14 points.

The other point scorer for the Eagles on Saturday was another freshman, Trey McAdams. He took seventh in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 54.89.

The men's 4x100-meter relay team consisting of freshman Dawson Lack, sophomore Jonah Mathews, sophomore Chez Jackson, and junior Jeremy VanAssche raced to a time of 41.86 for seventh place.

Women's Top Performers
Junior Dominique Butler had the women's highest placement of final day, securing fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 38-10 1/2.

After setting a new personal best in the 100-meter dash preliminaries on Friday, junior Rebecca Tarbert stayed consistent in the finals with a fifth-place time of 11.90.

Both the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay team earned points for the Eagles, finishing seventh and eighth respectively. The 4x100 team of senior Paige Hammock, freshman Sophie Bowles, senior Kendra Hamm, and Tarbert clocked in at 47.49. While Hammock, Bowles, sophomore Emily Mills, and junior Janessa Day ran for a time of 3:51.50 in the 4x400.

Comments from Men's Head Coach Stan Kerr
 "Our men's team graduates one person, Austin Oser, which bodes well for us. We will bring back a ton of experience for next year's indoor and outdoor championships."

Comments from Women's Head Coach Marcia Mecklenburg
"Performances of the day belong to Dominique Butler in the triple and Rebecca Tarbert in the 100. Those two kept the points coming."

"Both relays added some points to our mix, and I was pleased with the season-best 4x400 run by Paige Hammock, Sophie Bowles, Emily Mills, and Janessa Day. They came through in the final event of the meet and scored for us from the slow heat. That point moved us up one spot. Every point counts. Overall I was pleased with those who competed."

What's Next
Two weeks from now, Eagles meeting qualifying criteria will travel to Austin, Texas, for the West Regional Championships for a shot at qualifying for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships in June.

Final Marks/Times
All-Big Sky Conference athletes/performances are bolded.

Men
1,500m | Colton Johnsen, Fr. – 14^th, 3:59.21; Steaven Zachman, So. – 16^th, 4:00.01
5,000m | Austin Oser, Sr. – 20^th, 15:10.75
10,000m | Matthew Hommel, Jr. – 13th, 31:35.66
3,000 Steeplechase | Steaven Zachman, So. – 8th, 9:23.60; Austin Oser, Sr. – 13^th, 9:30.44
400 Hurdles | Trey McAdams, Fr. – 7^th, 54.89
Shot Put | Scottie Miller, Sr. – 10^th, 51-2 3/4; Jonny Law, Fr. – 15^th, 45-1
High Jump | Chez Jackson, So. – 14^th, 6-4 1/4; Andrew Morgan, Sr. – 17^th, 6-2 1/4
Triple Jump | Keshun McGee, Fr. – 5^th, 48-8 3/4
Hammer | Shawn Buck, Sr. – 9th, 168-3; Lukas Leitis, So. – 17th, 128-8
Long Jump | Trenton Osborn, Sr. – 6th, 23-8 1/4; Keshun McGee, Fr. – 7th, 23-6; Chez Jackson, So. – 9th, 23-4
Discus | Scottie Miller, Sr. – 15th, 150-0
4x100 Relay | Eastern Washington – 7^th, 41.86
 
Women
100m | Rebecca Tarbert, Jr. – 5^th, 11.90
1,500m | Kaili Keefe, Fr. – 11^th, 4:32.99; Carli Corpus, Fr. – 20^th, 4:42.32
10,000m | Sarah Reiter, Sr. – 4th, 35:53.29; Gracie Ledwith, Jr. – 21st, 39:23.40
3,000 Steeplechase | Carli Corpus, Fr. – 8th, 10:45.86
Hammer | Riley Scocco, Fr. – 15^th, 157-4
Triple Jump | Dominique Butler, Jr. – 4^th, 38-10 1/2; Megan Murphy, Jr. – 10^th, 37-0 1/2
Long Jump | Maegan McCurdy, Jr. – 7th, 19-0; Kendra Hamm, Sr. – 25th, 17-6 3/4
Shot Put | Samantha Boudreau, Fr. – 15th, 39-10
Pole Vault | Erin Clark, Sr. – 1st, 13-0 3/4
High Jump | Tierra White, Jr. – 9th, 5-3
Javelin | Samantha Baker, Sr. – 2nd, 144-8; Bridgette Underwood, Jr. – 5th, 140-1; Madi Bucy, Fr. – 12th, 124-2
Heptathlon | Kendra Hamm, Sr. – 7^th, 4,857; Dominique Butler, Jr. – 15^th, 4,302
4x100 Relay | Eastern Washington – 7^th, 47.49
4x400 Relay | Eastern Washington – 8^th, 3:51.50