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The Eastern Washington University track and field teams are traveling to the west side of the state to compete in the University of Washington Invitational this Friday and Saturday (Jan. 25-26).
 
On Friday, the men's heptathlon begins at 1 p.m. Pacific Time with the women's pentathlon following at 1:30 p.m. A handful of running events are set to begin at 4 p.m., while some field events follow at 5 p.m.
 
Competition continues on Saturday at 10 a.m. with field and running events. The heptathlon will also continue at 10 a.m.
 
"The University of Washington Invitational is going to be a challenging meet," said head coach Marcia Mecklenburg. "There are going to be some national class athletes competing so it could be an eye-opening experience for some of your younger athletes. The athletes that have been to this meet before know what to expect so I am looking for some competitive performances from them." 
 
"We are looking forward to competing in Seattle," said head coach Stan Kerr. "The meet is loaded with extraordinary talent. Our crew's talents will be on display and we expect performances that will be the result of the hard training we've been doing."
 
Last Time Out
The men took four titles at the WSU Open last weekend (Jan. 18-19). Junior Keshun McGee highlighted the competition placing first in the long jump with a jump of 22-10 1/2 and in the triple jump with a jump of 50-1 3/4. He is currently ranked first in the Big Sky in both events.
 
In the shot put, freshman Garrett Peoples finished second with a throw of 51-2 1/4. He is currently ninth in the Big Sky in the shot put.
 
Tremaine McAdams picked up a first-place finish in the 200 meters with a time of 22.98.

On the women's side in the running events, senior Gracie Ledwith led the way in the mile with a second-place finish. In the 200 meters, Aulane Mpouli placed fifth with a time of 26.79.
 
In throwing events, senior Madison Doepker placed second in the weight throw and senior Paris Flenoy was right behind in third. In the long jump, Megan McCrudy placed fourth with a jump of 18-3 1/4
 
More Comments from Head Coach Marcia Mecklenburg
 
"I am hoping this is a break through meet in the pole vault for both Liz Prouty and Samantha Raines. Dempsey is an exciting arena to vault in. Dominique Butler will be competing in her third heptathlon. It will be fun to see if she can make it three for three on new school records in that event."
 
"This is our biggest meet of the year so far, with the number of athletes and quality of the competitors. It is time for EWU to step it up."
 
More Comments from Head Coach Stan Kerr
 
"The UW Invite typically highlights the distance events and this year is no exception."
  
"Keshun McGee, Jeremy VanAssche, Joe Gauthier, Dawson Lack, Isaac Barville, Killion McGinniss, Bailey Aiello, Parker Bowden, and Garrett Peoples will be leading the way for the men's team."  
 

Men's Top Season Performances
List of the marks and rankings of Eagle athletes with a top-10 Big Sky performance this season:
 
60m | Jeremey VanAssche. SR. – 4th, 6.89; Dawson Lack, So. – 6th, 6.89*; Joe Gauthier, SO. – T9th, 9.64
800 | Isaac Barville, JR. – 4th, 1:53.05
Mile | Isaac Barville, JR. – 9th, 4:15.98
60m hurdles | Parker Bowden, SR. – 3nd, 8.09
High jump | Killion McGinniss JR. – T3th, 6-9 1/2.
Pole vault | Bailey Aiello, JR. – 3rd, 15-5
Long jump | Keshun McGee, JR. – 1st, 24-7 1/4; Reggie Hayden, SO. – T10th, 22-6 1/2
Triple jump | Keshun McGee, JR. – 1st, 51-3 3/4; Bobby Say, FR. – 5th, 46-5 1/4
Shot put | Garrett Peoples, FR. – 9th, 52-6 1/2
Weight throw | Colton Kautz, SO. – 9th, 55-4 1/4
Heptathlon | Forrest Wallace, JR. – 9th, 4159; Quintin Porterfield, SO. – 10th, 4140
*55-meter time converted to 60 meters because the 60 takes place at the Big Sky Championships.
 
Women's Top Season Performances
List of the marks and rankings of Eagle athletes with a top-10 Big Sky performance this season:
 
4x400 | 10th, 4:29.08
High jump | Dominique Butler, SR. – T10th, 5-5
Pole vault | Elizabeth Prouty, SR. – 1st, 13-3 1/2; Samantha Raines, SR. – 3rd, 12-5 1/4; Katrina Terry, SO. – 6th, 11-9 3/4 
Long jump | Maegan McCurdy, JR. – 10th, 18-3 1/4
Triple jump | Dominique Butler, SR. – T7th, 37-10 1/2
Shot put | Paris Flenoy, SR. – 6th, 44-5 1/4; Hadassah Ward, FR. – 8th, 44-0 1/2
Weight throw | Justean Landis, JR. – 5th, 56-7 1/2; Madison Doepker, JR. – 6th, 55-11 1/4; Paris Flenoy, SR. – 9th, 55-3 3/4 
Pentathlon | Dominique Butler, SR. – 3rd, 3554 
*55-meter time converted to 60 meters because the 60 takes places at the Big Sky Championships.