Results
The Eastern Washington University track and field teams continued their success at D1 Invitational Team Challenge Friday (Feb.1). The men placed first overall while the women finished third.
"Overall, we had numerous personal or season best performances," said head coach
Marcia Mecklenburg. "That shows we are on the right track as we get closer to the Big Sky Championships."
"Today's meet featured four Big Sky programs and Gonzaga," said head coach
Stan Kerr. "Leading the way for us today was Isaac Barville who ran like he had jets on his feet."
Women's Top Performers
On the track,Sophie Bowles finished third and Aulane Mpouli finished right behind her in fourth in the 200 meters.
In the 60-meter dash Samantha Rains finished tied for third place with a time of 7.96. Right behind her was Ashley Herrera in fifth and Sophie Bowles in sixth.
In the field, Liz Prouty won the pole vault with a vault of 12-3 1/2, then Samantha Raines in second, Katrina Terry in third, and Haley Ruff in fourth.
Senior Domonique Butler placed third in the triple jump with a jump of 38-3 1/4. In the long jump, Meagan McCurdy finished in third with a jump of 18-7 3/4
Junior Madison Doepker placed second in the weight throw with a personal best throw of 57-11. Senior Paris Flenoy finished second with a personal best throw of 57-6 1/2.
In the Shot put Flenoy placed second with a season best throw of 47-7.
Men's Top Performers
On the track, Isaac Barville finished first in the mile with a time of 4:10.73 and first in the 3000 meters with a time of 8:35.52.
Senior Parker Bowden placed second in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.27.
Freshman Bobby Say hit a personal best in the triple jump placing first with a jump of 47-9. Junior Keshun McGee placed first in the long jump with a season best jump of 24-7.
In the field, junior Bailey Aiello placed first in the pole vault with a vault of 14-5 1/4.
In the shot put Garrett People placed fourth with a throw of 49-1 3/4. Sophomore Colton Kautz placed third in the weight throw with a throw of 53-7 ¾.
More comments from head coach Stan Kerr . . .
"Isaac Barville's mile effort was particularly impressive because he led the race from start to finish. Distance races typically have a rabbit to help set a specific pace. Today however, Isaac threw the race on his back and did all the work by himself."
"Bobby Say had a great breakthrough in the triple jump. He won the event, PR'd, and knows better jumps are still ahead."
"The sprint and hurdle squad continued to generate strong marks. As did the throwers and rest of the jumps crew."
"Next week's meet in Bozeman will be a good one. Five Big Sky programs will go at it. The five include EWU, UM, MSU, Idaho State and Weber State."
"Many of the conference's top performers will be competing. That has us excited as well as competing at the venue which will host the indoor championships at month's end."
More comments from head coach Marcia Mecklenburg . . .
"It was good to see our whole crew competing again. Our top event had to be the pole vault. We swept the top four spots, with Liz Prouty winning followed by Samantha Raines, Katrina Terry, and Haley Ruff."
"Madi Doepker and Paris Flenoy both hit some big throws in the weight. They were overdue to throw big and it finally started clicking for them. Madi placed second over all but won the team battle coming out on top for the EWU weight throwers with a nice personal record. Paris doubled back and placed second in the shot with a big personal best in that event. Paris's performance today in both the weight and the shot ranks as one of the top three best indoor throws doubles in Eastern history.."
"Maegan McCurdy is starting to show some consistency in the long jump. She had a great series and ended up placing third. The same thing is happening for Dominique Butler in the triple jump. She jumped 38 plus for the second week in a row and with that jump placed second for the team."
"Sophie Bowles and Aulane Mpouli had a fantastic day in the 200. I was so pleased to see them not only place third and fourth but run in the mid to low 25's."
Team Scores
Men
- Eastern Washington 121
- Montana 113
- Idaho 88
- Washington State 40
- Gonzaga 28
- Portland State 24
Women
- Montana 133
- Idaho 104
- Eastern Washington 91
- Washington State 34
- Portland State 26
- Gonzaga 16
Top 10 Final Marks/Times
Men:
60m | Jeremy VanAssche, SR.- 1st, 6.82; Joe Gauthier, SO. – 2nd, 6.87; Quintin Porterfield, FR. – 5th, 7.06; Miguel Punsalen, SO. – 5th, 7.11
200m | Dawson Lack, SO. – 8th, 22.24; Joe Gauthier, SO. – 9th, 22.28
400m | Tremaine McAdams, JR. – 9th. 51.47
800m | Brock O'Neal, SO. – 8th, 1:59.72; Drew Whited, SO. – 10th, 2:01.04
1 mile | Isaac Barville, JR. – 1st, 4:10.73
3000m | Isaac Barville, JR. – 1st, 8:35,52; Carter Ledwith, FR. – 6th, 8:47.33
60m Hurdles | Parker Bowden, SR. – 2nd, 8.27; Isaac Reed, JR. – 7th, 10.03
4x400 | A – 3rd, 3:32.04
High Jump | Killion McGinniss, JR. – 3rd, 6-6 3/4
Pole Vault | Bailey Aiello, JR. – 1st, 14-5 1/4; Race Treat, SO. – 4th, 11-11 3/4
Long Jump | Keshun McGee, JR. – 1st, 24-7; Reggie Hayden, SO. – 3rd, 22-8; Quintin Porterfield, FR. – 4th, 22-1; Bobby Say, FR. – 6th, 21-11 1/2; Forrest Wallace, SR. – 8th, 19,11 1/2; Isaac Reed, JR. – 9th, 19-10 1/4; Caleb Johnson, FR. – 10th, 18-10 3/4
Triple Jump | Bobby Say, FR. – 1st, 47-9; Reggie Hayden, SO. – 3rd, 45-8; Elijah Hammer, FR. – 4th, 44-2 Isaac Reed, JR. – 6th, 42-8
Shot Put | Garrett Peoples, FR. – 4th, 49-1 3/4; Tony Chan, SO, - 7th, 46-3 1/4; Caleb Johnson, FR. – 9th, 44-6 1/4; Coltan Kautz, SO. - 10th, 42-7 1/2
Weight Throw | Coltan Kautz, SO. – 3rd, 53-7 3/4; Dante Tyler, SR. – 5th, 50-11; Garrett Peoples, FR. – 6th, 48-1 3/4; Trevor Payne, JR. – 7th, 47-9 1/4; Tony Chan, SO, - 10th, 45-4 1/2
Women:
60m | Samantha Raines, SO. – T3rd, 7.96; Ashley Herrera, FR. – 5th, 7.99; Sophie Bowles, SR. – 6th, 8.02; Maegan McCurdy JR. – 9th, 8.20
200m | Sophie Bowles, SR. – 3rd, 25.40; Aulane Mpouli, FR. – 4th, 25.74; Brittany Tellis, FR. – T8th, 27.06; Jessica Linde, SO. – 10th, 27.30
400m | Ami Njadoe, FR. – 5th, 58.82
3000m | Gracie Ledwith, SR. – 8th, 10:51.34; Erika Leinweber, FR. – 11th, 10:58.43; Phoenix Aguliar, SO. – 10th, 11:06.11
60m Hurdles | Alyssa Hoffman, FR. – 6th, 9.22; Jessica Linde, SO. – 7th, 9.33; Ami Njadoe, FR. – 8th, 9.86
4x400 | A – 2nd, 4:14.53; B – 4th, 4:32.95
High Jump | Kaitlyn Grunst, SR. – 7th, 5-2 1/4; Selina Koon, JR. – T9th, 5-0 1/4; Rebecca Thareek, FR. – T9th, 5-0 1/4
Pole Vault | Elizabeth Prouty, SR. – 1st, 12-3 1/2; Samantha Raines, SO. – 2nd, 11-9 3/4; Hally Ruff, FR. – T3rd, 11-3 3/4; Kartina Terry, SO. – T3rd, 11-3 3/4; Morgan Fossen, FR. – 7th, 11-3 3/4;
Long Jump | Maegan McCurdy JR. – 3rd, 18-7 3/4; Rebecca Thareek, FR. – 7th, 17-5 1/2; Margret Nelson, JR. – 8th, 17-4; Maria Cunningham, Sr. 9th, 17-4
Triple Jump | Domonique Butler, SR. – 3rd, 38-3 1/4
Shot Put | Pairs Flenoy, SR. – 2nd, 47-7; Hadassah Ward, FR. – 5th, 42-5 1/2; Samantha Boudreau, JR. – 6th, 42-2 1/4; Justean Landis, SR. – 7th, 41-3 1/4
Weight Throw | Madison Doepker, JR. – 2nd, 57-11; Pairs Flenoy, SR. – 3rd, 57-6 1/2; Justean Landis, SR. – 4th, 54-9 1/4; Vernice Keyes, SO. – 5th, 53-10 1/4; Samantha Boudreau, JR. – 9th, 47-6.5; Riley Scocco, SO. – 10th. 46-3 1/2
What's Next
The Eastern Washington indoor track and field season continues on Friday (Feb. 8) at the Montana State Invitational in Bozeman, Mont.
