The Eastern Washington University track and field teams completed their third indoor meet of the season at the Washington State Open today (Jan. 20).
 
The men took three titles in the meet. Sophomore Keshun McGee highlighted the competition with his 50-8 1/4 mark in the triple jump, making him the leader in the Big Sky Conference. Kasin Pendergrass Anderson from the University of Idaho was the previous leader with a mark of 49-4 1/2.
 
"Overall, the team effort was stellar today," men's head coach Stan Kerr said. "We know the next couple of meets will be even a larger tests for us, but given today's performances we have every reason to believe that this will be a memorable indoor season."
 
"I thought our crew did a great job competing," head coach Marcia Mecklenburg said. "Once again we had some outstanding performances and I was glad to see that, given the hard training we have been putting in the last several weeks."
 
Top Performers
On the women's side in the running events, freshman Alexis Rolan finished second with a time of 7.65 in the 60 meters. The time puts her in fourth on the all-time list. The record is held by Rebecca Tarbert with 7.47. Sophomore Sophie Bowles finished the 300-meter run in 41.63, which puts her in second on the all-time list. The record is held by Lisa Sorrell from 1979 with a 39.6 time.
 
In throwing events, junior Madison Doepker took second  in the weight throw with a mark of 54-8 3/4 and had three other Eagles following right behind her. Sophomore Samantha Boudreau took third in the shot put with a throw of 40-6.
 
On the men's side, sophomore Keshun McGee earned first in the triple jump with a mark of 50-8 1/4. The mark has him in third in the all-time list and the record is held by Kurt Kraemer from 2001 with 53-5 1/2. McGee also took second in long jump with a mark of 23-7 1/4.
  
Senior Larry Still took home the pole vault title for the second week in a row with a clearance of 16-0 3/4. Senior Scott Miller earned another title for the Eagles with a 51-7 3/4 throw in the shot put.

Freshman Joe Gauthier took second in the 60-meter dash with a 6.89 finish while sophomore Dawson Lack  took third in the 200-meter with a time of 23.17. Junior Parker Bowden finished in second in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.14. That time puts him in third of all-time with the record being held by Steve Warner from 2012 with 8.07.

More quotes from head coach Stan Kerr . . .
On Keshun McGee: "Keshun's triple jump performance was an enormous accomplishment. He is having a banner indoor season in the long and triple jump." 
 
On what's next: "Next week in Seattle we expect our distance crew to make a strong showing as many of them competed in shorter races today. With the Big Sky Championships just a few weeks away, it is exciting to see the team performing at this high level."
 
More quotes from head coach Marcia Mecklenburg . . .
On running individuals: "Kudos to Alexis Rolan and Rebecca Tarbert. It is going to be fun to watch these two as we get farther into the season. Gracie Ledwith also had another gutsy race. Sophie Bowles' time in the 300 will transfer over to some fast times in the 400."
 
On throwing individuals: "Our weight throw group feed off each other's throws and you never know from one week to the next who is going to throw the farthest."

What's Next
The Eagles will travel to the University of Washington Open next weekend, Jan. 26-27.
 
Women's Times/Marks
60m | Alexis Rolan, Fr. – 2nd, 7.56; Rebecca Tarbert, Sr. – T3rd, 7.78.
200m | Kendra Hamm, Sr. – 4th, 26.26; Maegan McCurdy, Sr. – 16th, 27.57; Tierra White, Sr. – 18th, 27.78; Olivia Rickey, Fr. – 19th, 27.79; Macey Weitz, Sr. – 36th, 29.16
300m | Sophie Bowles, So. – 2nd, 41.63; Olivia Rickey, Fr. – 3rd, 44.30; Megan Murphy, Sr. – 5th, 45.08
400m | Molly Beaman, Fr. – 8th, 1:03.60; Cierra Kohlman, Fr. – 17th, 1:07.77.
800m | Molly Beaman, Fr. – 20th, 2:37.85
1 mile | Lily Tyrrell, Fr. – 2nd, 5:18.39; Ashley Arreola, Fr. – 20th, 5:39.09; Phoenix Aguilar, Fr. – 30th, 6:01.47
3,000m| Gracie Ledwith, Sr. – 3rd, 10:28.52; Kaelah Corrigan, Fr. – 13th, 11:08.08; Carolyne Rutto, Fr. – 27th, 11:42.89; Joyce Kipligat, Fr. – 30th, 12:32.77
High Jump | Tierra White, Sr. – 5th, 5-3; Kaitlyn Grunst, Sr. – 8th, 4-11; Kendra Hamm, Sr. – T9th, 4-11; Selina Koon, Fr. – T13th, 4-9
Pole Vault | Elizabeth Prouty, Sr. – 5th, 12-1 1/2; Samantha Raines, Jr. – 7th, 11-3 3/4; Katrina Terry, Fr. – 13th, 10-10.
Long Jump | Maegan McCurdy, Sr. – 6th, 17-10 1/4; Alexis Rolan, Fr. – 11th, 16-11 1/2; Kendra Hamm, Sr. – T15th, 16-7 3/4; Jessica Linde, Fr. – 24th, 15-7 3/4; Cierra Kohlman, Fr. – 32nd, 15-3 1/4; Megan Murphy, Sr. – 36th, 15-1 1/2; Macey Weitz, Sr. – 39th, 14-5 3/4
Triple Jump | Megan Murphy, Sr. – 13th, 35-1
Shot put | Samantha Boudreau, So. – 3rd, 40-6; Justean Landis, Jr. – 8th, 39-6 1/2; Paris Flenoy, Sr. – 9th, 39- 4 1/2; Reille Jones, So. – 21st, 33-4 3/4
Weight Throw | Madison Doepker, Jr. – 2nd, 54-8 3/4; Justean Landis, Jr. – 3rd, 52-8 3/4; Paris Flenoy, Sr. – 4th, 50-6 1/4; Sam Lester, Sr. – 5th, 50-4; Riley Scocco, So. – 7th, 47-5; Samantha Boudreau, So. – 10th, 45-3.
 
Men's Times/Marks
60m | Joe Gauthier, Fr. – 2nd, 6.89
200m | Dawson Lack, So. – 3rd, 23.17; Joe Gauthier, Fr. – 6th, 23.48; Cole Harrison, Fr. – 8th, 23.55; Chez Jackson, Jr. – 9th, 23.63; Reggie Hayden, Fr. – 11th, 23.98; Forrest Wallace Jr. – 16th, 24.65.
300m | Chez Jackson, Jr. – 8th, 38.14
400m | Quintin Porterfield, Fr. – 11th, 53.05; Forrest Wallace, Jr. – 16th, 54.96; Race Treat, Fr. – 31st, 58.57.
800m | Brock O'Neal, Fr. – 7th, 1:59.36; Jack Sloan, Fr. – 10th, 2:01.17; Mason Nicol, Sr. – 15th, 2:05.09; Drew Whited, Fr. – 28th, 2:12.30
1 mile | Jacob Christner, Fr. – 29th, 5:00.56
3,000m | Ronan Price, Fr. – 10th, 9:22.37; Matthew Hommel, Sr. – 12th, 9:30.01
60m Hurdles | Parker Bowden, Jr. – 3rd, 8.14
4x400 Relay | EWU, 4th – 3:35.46.
High Jump | Forrest Wallace, Jr. – 10th, 6-2 3/4; Race Treat, Fr. – 14th, 5-10 3/4.
Pole Vault | Larry Still, Sr. – 1st, 16-0 3/4; Race Treat, Fr. – 18th, 12-7 1/2.
Long Jump | Keshun McGee, So. – 2nd, 23-7 1/4; Trenton Osborn, Sr. – 5th, 22-6 1/4; Parker Bowden, Jr. – 9th, 21-8 1/4; Quintin Porterfield, Fr. – 15th, 20-8; Trey McAdams, So. – 18th, 20-4 1/4.
Triple Jump | Keshun McGee, So. – 1st, 50-8 1/4; Reggie Hayden, Fr. – 3rd, 46-11
Shot put | Scott Miller, Sr. – 1st, 51-7 3/4; Ryan Nilles, Fr. – 7th, 44-1 1/2; Jonny Law, Fr. – 10th 41-5 1/4; Colton Kautz, Fr. – 12th, 40-2 1/4
Weight Throw | Tim Beard, So. – 4th, 54-9 1/4; Shawn Buck, Jr. – 5th, 52-4 3/4; Trevor Payne, Jr. – 9th, 47- 0 3/4; Dante Tyler, Jr. – 12th, 44-8 3/4; Colton Kautz, Fr. – 14th, 43-0 1/4; Tony Chan, Fr. – 15th, 41-2 1/2; Jonny Law, Fr. – 16th, 41-0 1/4; Lukas Leitis, Jr. – 17th, 36-11 1/2