FULL RESULTS

On a record-breaking day for the Eastern Washington University track and field team, senior Rebecca Tarbert and the men's 4x100 relay were crowned Big Sky champions in the final day of the Big Sky Outdoor Championships Friday (May 11).
 
The men's 4x100 relay team earned first with a school-record finish of 40.39, marking the first time Eastern has taken home a title in the event. Tarbert took first with time of 11.64, aided by a wind of 2.9 meters per second, putting her second on the EWU all-time list. This also marks the first time that EWU has earned a title in that event since 1994 when Joyce Rainwater won it.
 
"The team never stopped performing from start to finish today and came away with numerous seasonal and lifetime bests," men's head coach Stan Kerr said. "Our 4x100 ignited the day for us. Setting a new school record and winning the race exemplified the grace and power of relays."
 
"The women's performance of the day goes to Rebecca Tarbert for her finish in the 100," women's head coach Marcia Mecklenburg said. "It was a great way to finish her career at EWU. We had some great performances all four days of the meet. Some things didn't quite go our way, but we had other things that did go our way. Next up is the NCAA West Regionals."

Team Scores
The men finished fourth out of 12 teams with 92 points. On the women's side, EWU took sixth with 61 points.
 
Men's Top Performers
For the first time in school history, Eastern Washington brought home the 4x100 relay title while also breaking the school record. The team, consisting of senior Jeremy VanAssche, sophomore Dawson Lack, junior Jonah Mathews and freshman Joe Gauthier, finished in 40.39. The previous record was 40.46 from 2011.
 
In the 100-meter dash, VanAssche ran the fastest time in school history by taking second with a time of 10.29, aided by a wind of 4.5 meters per second. He also owned the previous record with a time of 10.31 in 2016. Three other Eagles also competed in the 100, including Mathews in fourth (10.58), Gauthier in fifth (10.61) and Lack in sixth (10.71).
 
Senior Logan Stahl earned All-Big Sky honors in the 800 meters, finishing second with a time of 1:52.49, which is the second-best finish in school history at the championships.

Sophomore Keshun McGee continued his success from Thursday (May 10) by earning another medal in the triple jump, placing second with a mark of 51-6 1/4.

Sophomore Tim Beard also earned All-Big Sky honors in the hammer, taking third with a throw of 190-4.

Another student-athlete moving up the EWU record books was junior Parker Bowden in the 110-hurdles. The Spokane, Wash., native took fifth in the event with a time of 14.25, ranking second in school history. Steven Warner owns the record with 14.23 from 2014.
 
Women's Top Performers
Senior Rebecca Tarbert earned a title in the 100-meters, the first time since 1994 that an Eagle has won it, which was Joyce Rainwater. Tarbert crossed the finish line with a time of 11.64, which was aided by wind of 2.9 meters per second, putting her second in the EWU all-time list. The record is a time of 11.55 from Joyce Rainwater in 1995.
 
Two Eagles earned All-Big Sky honors in the pole vault with juniors Macey Weitz and Elizabeth Prouty placing third with a clearance of 12-8 1/4. Junior Paris Flenoy also earned the honors with a third-place finish in the shot put, throwing a personal-record of 47-7 3/4, ranking fifth in EWU history.
 
Junior Madison Doepker took home All-Big Sky honors, placing third in the javelin with a throw of 147-11.

More comments from men's head coach Stan Kerr . . .
 On individuals: "Our motto of everyone contributes rang true again today. Tim (Hammer), Gavin (Javelin), Keshun (TJ), Parker and Tremaine (Hurdles), Jeremy-Jonah-Joe-Dawson (100m) and Austin (400m) were all shining stars today."

More comments from women's head coach Marcia Mecklenburg . . .
On individuals: "The meet started with a bang today, as Paris Flenoy threw a huge PR in the shot and made it to the podium. Alexis Rolan hurt her hamstring in the 4x100 relay. Alexis still went to the starting line and finished that 100 for EWU to give us a point. That point ended up making a one place difference in the team scoring at the end of the meet so kudos to Alexis for volunteering to do that. Other then the pulled hamstring, it was a great 4x100 race as Samantha Raines, Alexis Rolan, Isabella Millsap and Rebecca Tarbert pulled off a fourth place finish."
 
On finishes: "In addition to Alexis's finish in the 100, we had a slew of eighth place finishes. Leanne Asper and Kari Hamilton raced to eighth in the 800 and 5,000 respectively. The 4x400 relay made up of Sophie Bowles, Rebecca Tarbert, Leanne Asper and Jessica Linde ran alone in the slow heat to beat the time of one of the team's in the fast heat."
 
On pole vaulters: "Macey Weitz and Elizabeth Prouty made it to the medal stand in the pole vault and teammate Samantha Raines held on in that event for some much needed points."
 
On field events: "The final field event for the women was a good one as Madison Doepker came from behind and earned all-Big Sky honors and Emma Chappell pulled off a with personal record throw."

Women's Final Marks/Times
All-Big Sky Conference athletes/performances are bolded.
100m | Rebecca Tarbert, Sr. – 1st, 11.64; Alexis Rolan, Fr. – 8th, 1:08.02
800m | Leanne Asper, Sr. – 8th, 2:13.94
5,000m | Kari Hamilton, Sr. – 8th, 16:57.32
4x100 relay | EWU – 4th, 47.00
4x400 relay | EWU – 8th, 3:53.08
Pole vault | Macey Weitz, Jr. – 3rd, 12-8 1/4; Elizabeth Prouty, Jr. – 3rd, 12-8 1/4; Samantha Raines, Fr. – 6th, 12-4 1/2
Triple jump | Megan Murphy, Sr. – 36-9
Shot put | Paris Flenoy, Jr. – 3rd, 47-7 3/4; Samantha Boudreau, So. – 12th, 42-11 3/4; Justean Landis, So. – 21st, 36-4 3/4
Javelin | Madison Doepker, Jr. – 3rd, 147-11; Emma Chappell, So. – 6th, 143-0; Chrissy Fitzgerald, Fr. – 19th, 120-9
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
All-Big Sky Conference athletes/performances are bolded.
100m | Jeremy VanAssche, Sr. – 2nd, 10.29; Jonah Mathews, Jr. – 4th, 10.58; Joe Gautheir, Fr. – 5th, 10.61; Dawson Lack, So. – 6th, 10.71
200m | Jeremy VanAssche, Sr. – 4th, 21.17
400m | Austin Upmeyer, Sr. – 7th, 49.08
800m | Logan Stahl, Sr. – 2nd, 1:52.49
1,500m | Isaac Barville, Fr. – 12th, 4:02.69
5,000m | Domenic Rehm, Jr. – 34th, 15:35.63; Matthew Hommel, Sr. – 42nd, 15:50.18
110 hurdles | Parker Bowden, Jr. – 5th, 14.25
400m | Trey McAdams, So. – 7th, 56.27
4x100 relay | EWU – 1st, 40.39
4x400 relay | EWU – 4th, 3:14.73
High jump | Andrew Morgan, Sr. – 11th, 6-2 1/4; Chez Jackson, Jr. – 11th, 6-2 1/4; 13th, Forrest Wallace, So. – 13th, 6-2 1/4
Triple jump | Keshun McGee, So. – 2nd, 51-6 1/4
Discus | Scott Miller, Sr. – 10th, 159-8; Colton Kautz, Fr. – 11th, 158-11; Dante Tyler, So.. 17th, 153-0
Hammer | Tim Beard, So. – 3rd, 190-4; Shawn Buck, Sr. – 9th, 172-2; Trevor Payne, So. – 19th, 150-0
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