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The Eastern Washington University indoor track and field team begins the Big Sky Indoor Championships presented by Red Lion Hotels Corporation this Thursday (Feb. 22) in Flagstaff, Ariz. The roster is compiled of 26 student-athletes from both the men and women's sides.
 
Hosted by Northern Arizona University, the championship is a three-day event that ends on Saturday (Feb. 25).
 
Thursday's competition starts at 11 a.m. Pacific Time with four events in the heptathlon. The pentathlon is set to begin at 11:15 a.m. and will finish later in the day.
 
On Friday, the heptathlon will wrap up beginning at 9:30 a.m. The field events start at 2 p.m. with running events starting at 3 p.m. and the last event at 6:35 p.m. On Saturday, field events start at 9 a.m. and running events begin at 11 a.m.
 
At last year's indoor conference championship, Eastern Washington placed eighth out of the 12 schools on both the women and men's sides. Returning to defend his long jump title is sophomore Keshun McGee, who won last year's event with a mark of 25-0. Five other indoor champions also return for EWU including Trenton Osborn (2015: long jump), Jeremy VanAssche (2016: 60 meters), Rebecca Tarbert (2016: 60 meters) and Tierra White (2015: high jump).

"We are looking forward to the Indoor Conference Championships at NAU," women's head coach Marcia Mecklenburg said. "It is one of the most exciting meets of the year given that all the events areas compete in a fairly confined space. It gets loud and it gets crazy. That's what makes indoor track and field so much fun. You never know what will happen at Big Sky's. If you make the travel squad you have an opportunity to do something big and that is what I am expecting for our athletes."     

"The athletes who will be competing in this week's indoor championships are in distinguished company," men's head coach Stan Kerr said. "The best athletes the conference has to offer will be going head-to-head to determine individual and team champions."
 
There will be a live stream of the event on Pluto TV and live results can be found here.
 
On the men's side . . .
The men's squad includes sophomore Keshun McGee who is the returning Big Sky Indoor Champion in the long jump and runner-up in the triple jump. This season, he leads the conference in the triple jump with a personal-best record of 51-9 3/4. This mark has him at second in EWU history and 19th in the nation. He also ranks third in the long jump with a 23-11 1/2 mark. The Bremerton, Wash., native is set to compete on Friday at 2 p.m. in the long jump and at 9 a.m. on Saturday in the triple jump. Trenton Osborn, who won the title in 2015, is another competitor in the long jump for Eastern.
 
Another Big Sky leader on the roster is junior Larry Still in the pole vault. He currently has the best mark in the conference with a vault of 16-8 3/4, which ranks 56th in the nation. Due to an injury last year, he wasn't able to compete in the championships. During his freshman year, he was crowned the pole vault champion with a 17-0 3/4 mark. The junior is set to compete on Friday at 3:30 p.m.
 
Senior Jeremy VanAssche is another Big Sky Champion returning for the Eagles in the 60 meters. VanAssche, who won the title in 2016, is ranked seventh in the Big Sky with a time of 6.88. Prelims for the event are at 4:20 p.m. on Friday with finals taking place on Saturday at 12:20 p.m.

On the women's side . . .
The women has 10 seniors competing, including Tierra White who earned second in the high jump last year at the championships and won the title in 2015. She is currently ranked 13th in the Big Sky with a season-best mark of 5-5.  The senior is going to compete on Friday at 2 p.m. in the event.
 
Another returner for the Eagles is Big Sky Leader senior Rebecca Tarbert in the 60 meters, who earned third overall last year in the event and won the title in 2016. She leads the conference with a time of 7.57 and owns EWU's all-time record of 7.47. The prelims for the event will be on Friday at 4:05 p.m. with finals taking place on Saturday at 12:10 p.m. The East Wenatchee, Wash., native will also compete in the 200 meters and on the 4x4 relay team.
 
There are a total of eight freshmen competing for the Eagles, including Alexis Rolan who will be competing in the 60, 200 and the long jump. The freshman ranks in the top-10 in all three of the events in the conference. The 200 meters prelims take place on Friday at 5:10 p.m. with finals on Saturday at 12:50 p.m. The long jump takes place at 5 p.m. on Friday.
 
More comments from women's head coach Marcia Mecklenburg . . .
On events: "The events to watch for the EWU women would definitely be the sprints. They have been putting on a show all season and will now have the opportunity to go head to head with all the Big Sky Schools. Our pole vaulters have been our bread and butter at the conference championships meets.  It is time for them to put it together, again, for the team."
 
On jumps: "We have some depth in the long jump and a returning two-time indoor medalist in the high jump, so that is also an area of strength for Eastern."

More comments from men's head coach Stan Kerr . . .
On individuals: "We are excited to be taking reigning conference champions Keshun McGee, Larry Still, Trenton Osborn and Jeremy VanAssche to Flagstaff for the meet. Their physical and mental talents, along with a solid group of fellow Eagles will make a great showing for EWU."
 
Men's Championship Roster
Isaac Barville, Fr. – Relay
Tim Beard, So. – Throws
Parker Bowden, Jr. – Hurdles
Shawn Buck, Jr. – Throws
Joe Gauthier, Fr. – Sprints
Cole Harrison, Fr. – Sprints
Reggie Hayden, Fr. – Jumps
Chez Jackson, Jr. – Jumps
Colton Kautz, Fr. – Throws
Dawson Lack, So. – Sprints
Jonah Mathews, Jr. – Sprints
Trey McAdams, So. – Sprints
Keshun McGee, So. – Jumps
Scott Miller, Sr. – Throws
Brock O'Neal, Fr. – Sprints
Trenton Osborn, Sr. – Jumps
Austin Oser, Sr. – Distance
Trevor Payne, Jr. – Throws
Quintin Porterfield, Fr. – Multis
Aaron Pullin, Jr. – Pole vault
Logan Stahl, Sr. – Distance
Larry Still, Jr. – Pole vault
Race Treat, Fr. – Multis
Dante Tyler, Jr. – Throws
Jeremy VanAssche, Sr. – Sprints
Forrest Wallace, Jr. – Jumps

Women's Championship Roster
Ashley Arreola, Fr. – Relay
Leanne Asper, Sr. – Sprints
Molly Beaman, Fr. – Relay
Samantha Boudreau, So. – Throws
Sophie Bowles, So. – Sprints
Madison Doepker, Jr. – Throws
Paris Flenoy, Sr. – Throws
Kaitlin Gibb, Fr. – Hurdles
Kaitlyn Grunst, Sr. – Jumps
Kendra Hamm, Sr. – Multis
Justean Landis, Jr. – Throws
Gracie Ledwith, Sr. – Distance
Sam Lester, Sr. – Throws
Jessica Linde, Fr. – Multis
Maegan McCurdy, Jr. – Jumps
Bella Millsap, Fr. – Sprints
Megan Murphy, Sr. – Jumps
Elizabeth Prouty, Jr. – Pole vault
Samantha Raines, Jr. – Pole vault
Alexis Rolan, Fr. – Sprints and jumps
Riley Scocco, So. – Throws
Rebecca Tarbert, Sr. – Sprints
Katrina Terry, Fr. – Pole vault
Lily Tyrrell, Fr. – Relay
Macey Weitz, Sr. – Pole vault
Tierra White, Sr. – Jumps
 
Men's Top Season Performances From Championship Roster
List of the marks and rankings of Eagle athletes with a top-10 Big Sky performance this season:

Triple jump | 1st, 51-4 1/2: Keshun McGee, So. Bremerton, Wash./Olympic HS
Pole vault | 1st, 16-8 3/4: Larry Still, Jr. Richland, Wash./Richland HS
DMR | EWU 'A' Team – 1st, 10:10.10.
Long jump | 3rd, 23-11 1/2: Keshun McGee, So. Bremerton, Wash./Olympic HS
60m hurdles | 5th, 8.08*: Parker Bowden, Jr. Spokane, Wash./Central Valley HS    
60m | 5th, 6.87*: Joe Gauthier, Fr. Hanford, Wash./Hanford HS                 
Pole vault | 5th, 15-5: Aaron Pullin, Jr. Centralia, Wash./Centralia HS
Long jump | 5th, 23-8: Chez Jackson, Sr. Selah, Wash./Selah HS
60m | 7th, 6.88: Jeremy VanAssche, Sr. East Wenatchee, Wash./Eastmont HS
High jump | T7th, 6-6 3/4: Forrest Wallace, Jr. Toledo, Wash./ Toledo HS
Long jump | 8th, 23-2: Trenton Osborn, Sr. East Wenatchee, Wash./Eastmont HS
Triple jump | 8th, 47-32 1/2: Reggie Hayden, Fr. Tacoma, Wash./Curtis HS
Shot put | 8th, 53-9 3/4: Scott Miller, Sr. Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue HS
60m | 9th, 6.92*: Dawson Lack, So. Medical Lake, Wash./Medical Lake HS
800m | 10th, 1:54.02: Logan Stahl , Sr. Roseville, Wash./Roseville HS
*55-meter time converted to 60 meters because the 60 takes place at the Big Sky Championships.
 
Women's Top Season Performances From Championship Roster
List of the marks and rankings of Eagle athletes with a top-10 Big Sky performance this season:

60m |1st, 7.57: Rebecca Tarbert, Sr. East Wenatchee, Wash./Eastmont HS
Long jump | 3rd, 19-4: Maegan McCurdy, Sr. Spokane, Wash./Ferris HS
200m | 3rd, 24.59: Alexis Rolan, Fr. Medical Lake, Wash./Medical Lake HS
Pole vault | 3rd, 12-10 3/4: Elizabeth Prouty, Jr. Tigard, Ore./Tigard HS
60m | 4th, 7.61*: Alexis Rolan, Fr. Medical Lake, Wash./Medical Lake HS
DMR | EWU 'A' Team – 4th, 12:28.63
Pole vault | 6th, 12-4 3/4: Samantha Raines, So. Kennewick, Wash./Kamiakin HS
60m hurdles | 7th, 8.90: Kaitlin Gibb, Fr. Las Vegas, Nevada/Arbor View HS
800m | 9th, 2:12.49: Leanne Asper, Sr. Coeur D'Alene, Idaho/Lake City HS
Pentathlon | 8th, 3,373: Kendra Hamm, Sr. Spokane Valley, Wash./University HS
Weight throw | 9th, 56-1: Madison Doepker, Jr. Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla HS
Pole vault | 10th, 12-3 3/4: Macey Weitz, Sr. Tri-Cities, Wash./Richland HS
Weight throw | 10th, 54-4: Paris Flenoy, Sr. Everett, Wash./ Cascade HS
Long jump | 10th, 18-7 3/4: Alexis Rolan, Fr. Medical Lake, Wash./Medical Lake HS
Shot put | 10th, 43-6 1/2: Samantha Boudreau, So. Bonney Lake, Wash./Bonney Lake HS
*55-meter time converted to 60 meters because the 60 takes place at the Big Sky Championships.
 
Returning All-Big Sky Athletes
The following Eagle athletes have earned All-Big Sky Conference honors (top three finish) in previous Big Sky indoor and outdoor track and field championships:
Trenton Osborn - (2015 Indoors: Champion in long jump; 2015 Outdoors: 2nd in long jump; 2014 Indoors: 2nd in long jump)
Larry Still - (2016 Outdoors: Champion in pole vault; 2016 Indoors: Champion in pole vault)
Jeremy VanAssche - (2016 Outdoors: Champion in 100; 2016 Indoors: Champion in 60)
Keshun McGee – (2017 Indoors: 1st in long jump, 2nd in triple jump)
Rebecca Tarbert - (2016 Indoors: Champion in 60 meters; 2017 Indoors: 3rd in 60)
Dominique Butler - (2016 Indoors: 2nd in triple jump)
Tierra White - (2015 Indoors: Champion in high jump; 2017 Indoors: 2nd in high jump)