Eastern to compete at University of Washington Indoor Preview Saturday Jan. 15

After having nearly a month-long break since its last meet, the Eastern Washington University track and field teams will travel to Seattle, Wash., to compete in the UW Indoor Preview on Saturday (Jan. 15).

The meet will be held at the Dempsey Indoor facility on the campus of the University of Washington. Competition begins at 9 a.m., with the women's pole vault, long jump, 60-meter hurdles and high jump.

The Eagles kicked off their indoor campaign Dec. 3-4 when they hosted the third annual Candy Cane Invitational. Nine Eastern competitors qualified for the 2011 Big Sky Conference Championships, which will be held Feb. 25-26 in Pocatello, Idaho.

Freshman triple jumper Morena Mannucci will compete this weekend in her debut her for the Eastern Eagles. Coming from Rome, Italy, Mannucci's best mark in the triple jump is 40-9 -- a leap that would earn her EWU's school record in the event.

Junior Brad Wall will highlight Eastern men's squad this weekend, as he will compete in his first 400 of the indoor season. The Vancouver, Wash., native won the event at the conference championships last outdoor season in Ogden, Utah, running a school-record time of 46.78.

Upcoming Meet Schedule

January 15 - at UW Indoor Preview - Seattle, Wash.

Meet Information - http://www.gohuskies.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/wash/sports/c-track/auto_pdf/2011IndoorPreviewSked

Previous Meet

Dec. 3-4 - at EWU Candy Cane Invitational - Cheney, Wash.

Results - http://goeags.com/sports/c-track/2010-11/Statistics/10trCandyCaneInvit.htm

Men's Qualifiers/Records

Big Sky Championships - Feb. 25-26 in Pocatello, Idaho
NCAA Championships - March 11-12, 2011 in College Station, Texas

NCAA Championships Automatic Qualifying Standard Met: None
NCAA Championships Provisional Qualifying Standard Met: None
School Records Broken: None

Total Big Sky Championships Qualifying Marks Attained: Four
55 Hurdles – 7.81 - Steven Warner - Kent, Wash. (Kentwood HS '09)
High Jump – 6-7 - Stephen Praast - Ravensdale, Wash. (Tahoma HS '06)
High Jump – 6-6 3/4 -Thomas Kassa - Anacortes, Wash. (Anacortes HS '10)
Pentathlon – 4616 - Tim Armstrong - Spokane, Wash. (East Valley HS '06 CC of Spokane) 

Women's Qualifiers/Records 

Big Sky Championships - Feb. 25-26 in Pocatello, Idaho
NCAA Championships - March 11-12, 2011 in College Station, Texas 

NCAA Championships Automatic Qualifying Standard Met: None
NCAA Championships Provisional Qualifying Standard Met: None 

School Records Broken: None

Total Big Sky Championships Qualifying Marks Attained: Five
High Jump – 5-3 3/4 - Elise Jepsen - Kennwick, Wash., (Kamiakin HS '09)
Long Jump - 18-5 1/4 - Krystal Deyo - Castle Rock, Wash. (Castle Rock HS '06)
Pole Vault - 11-5 3/4 – Chloe Hall - Kennewick, Wash. (Southridge HS '09)
Triple Jump – 37-1 1/4 – Elise Jepsen - Kennwick, Wash., (Kamiakin HS '09)
Shot Put – 44-8 1/4 – Erica Chaney - Spokane, Wash (Gonzaga Prep '06)