RESULTS

Sophomore Keshun McGee became a Big Sky Outdoor Champion in the long jump Thursday (May 10) with a winning-mark of 24-10 1/2 for the Eastern Washington University track and field team. In becoming EWU's first champion in that event outdoors, his jump was also a personal-record for the Bremerton, Wash., native and ranks him second on EWU's all-time list.
 
The other medalist on the day was senior Paula Gil-Echevarria as she placed third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:33.36.
 
"The women's performance of the day goes to Paula Gil-Echevarria," women's head coach Marcia Mecklenburg said. "She made it to the podium and those medals are hard to come by. She definitely earned it with her final race at a Big Sky Championships. It was a good day, but we have our work cut out for us tomorrow."
 
A total of 14 Eagles advance to the finals on Friday, including four student-athletes in the 100-meter dash.
 
"To borrow an expression, character counts, and that truly describes our performances today," men's head coach Stan Kerr said. "Our guys competed at championship levels all day. The shining star today was Keshun McGee winning the long jump and adding to his growing collection of hardware."
 
The Eagles continue competition Friday (May 11) with the field events beginning at 9 a.m. and the final running events at 2 p.m. Live results can be found here and there is a live stream at Watch Big Sky.
 
Team Scores
With 13 of the 21 events scored, the men sit in seventh with 22 points and the women are in ninth with 13.
 
Men's Top Performers
Sophomore Keshun McGee placed first in the long jump with a personal-best mark of 24-10 1/2, ranking him second on the EWU's all-time list. Vic White from 1979 owns the record with 25- 1/4. This title isn't the first for McGee, as he also took the award in the 2017 indoor championships in the same event. Two other Eagles have won indoor titles, but none had won it outdoors until McGee's performance.
 
Eastern excelled in the 100-meter dash with four athletes advancing to the finals. Senior Jeremy VanAssche took third (10.58), junior Jonah Mathews placed fourth (10.65), sophomore Dawson Lack earned sixth (10.721) with freshman Joe Gauthier right behind him in seventh (10.726). VanAssche also advanced in the 200 meters, placing seventh with a time of 21.61 in the prelims.
 
Senior Logan Stahl advanced to the 800-meter final after a performance of 1:52.71, the fastest time in the preliminary round.  Freshman Isaac Barville competes in the 1,500 finals, placing fourth with a time of 357.80 in the prelims.
 
Sophomore Trey McAdams earned eighth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 55.20, advancing him to the finals. Junior Parker Bowden also advanced in the 110 hurdles, placing fifth with a time of 14.39. Senior Austin Upmeyer advanced in the 400, placing eighth with a time of 49.22.
 
Senior Scott Miller earned four team points, placing fifth in the shot put with a throw of 54-9 1/2. Junior Aaron Pullin collected three points, taking sixth in the pole vault with a clearance of 15-5 1/2. Freshman Gavin Lee earned three points, taking sixth in the javelin with a mark of 188-1. Rounding out team scoring was senior Trenton Osborn in the long jump, earning one point with an eighth-place finish (23-8).
 
Women's Top Performers
Senior Paula Gil-Echevarria earned All-Big Sky honors with a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 10:33.36. This is the third time that the senior has been given the honors, as she took third in the same event in 2015 and 2016.
 
Freshman Alexis Rolan advanced in both the 100 and 200 meters after placing second and fifth, respectively. The Medical Lake, Wash., native also earned two team points in the long jump, earning sixth with a mark of 18-10 3/4.
 
Senior Rebecca Tarbert earned first in the 100 with a time of 11.69, a new personal-record that puts her third on EWU's all-time list. Joyce Rainwater from 1995 owns the record with a time of 11.55.
 
Another Eagle advancing is senior Leanne Asper in the 800 meters, earning sixth with a time of 2:13.55 in the preliminary round.
 
Senior Tierra White earned three team points in the high jump, placing sixth with a height of 5-5 3/4. Junior Paris Flenoy collected two team points, placing seventh in the discus with a throw of 143-11.
 
More comments from men's head coach Stan Kerr . . .
On 100-meter performance: "Advancing four guys to the 100-meter final is something the guys were aiming for and accomplished. We couldn't be prouder of them."
 
On scoring: "It was a thrill to see scoring pour in from all the event areas. Scott Miller, Aaron Pullin, Gavin Lee and Trenton Osborn all enjoyed good performances."
 
On the team: "Team-wise, we moved a lot of guys through prelims today into tomorrow's finals.  Logan, Parker, Trey, Dawson, Joe, Jonah, and Jeremy all translate to an exciting day tomorrow. I'm thankful to work with such talented athletes a solid coaching staff.  The championships demand character and our athletes and staff delivered abundantly."
 
More comments from women's head coach Marcia Mecklenburg . . .
On individuals: "Tierra White moved back into scoring position with her finish in the high jump. Paris Flenoy scored for the first time ever in the discus. Alexis Rolan started her events in the long jump and ended up qualifying in 100 between jumps and later in the 200. Leanne Asper battled some breezy conditions and ran a gutsy 800."
 
Women's Final Marks/Times
3,000 steeplechase | Paula Gil-Echevarria, Sr. – 3rd, 10:33.36
Hammer | Sam Lester, Sr. – 9th, 166-7; Madison Doepker, Jr. – 13th, 162-4; Justean Landis, So. – 14th, 161-10; Paris Flenoy, Jr. – 16th, 159-0; Vernice Keyes, Fr. – 21st, 154-11
High jump | Tierra White, Sr. – 6th, 5-5 3/4
Discus | Paris Flenoy, Jr. – 7th, 143-11; Madison Doepker, Jr. – 12th, 138-10; Vernice Keyes, Fr. – 16th, 136-9; Jessica Van Orman, Sr. – 17th, 136-0; Sam Lester, Sr. – 18th, 135-3
Long jump | Alexis Rolan, Fr. – 7th, 18-10 3/4
Heptathlon | Jessica Linde, Fr. – 9th, 4,319; Cierra Kohlman, Fr. – 13th, 3,732
 
Men's Final Marks/Times
Long jump | Keshun McGee, So. – 1st, 24-10 1/2; Trenton Osborn, Sr. – 8th, 23-8; Parker Bowden, Jr. – 10th, 22-11 3/4
Shot put | Scott Miller, Sr. – 5th, 54-9 1/2; Tony Chan, Fr. – 17th, 47-2 1/4; Colton Kautz, Fr. – 19th, 46-9 1/2
Pole vault | Aaron Pullin, Jr. – 6th, 15-5 1/2
Javelin | Gavin Lee, Fr. – 6th, 188-1
3,000 steeplechase | Ronan Price, Fr. – 17th, 10:27.89
10,000m | Domenic Rehm, Jr. – 18th, 32:57.74; Matthew Hommel, Sr. – 19th, 32:59.53
Decathlon | Quintin Porterfield, Fr. – 8th, 6,038; Forrest Wallace, So. – 10th, 5,657