Complete Results

A new school record in the men's 60-meter hurdles and some impressive performances in the pole vault highlighted performances by the Eastern Washington University track and field teams at the University of Washington Indoor Preview on Saturday (Jan. 18) at the Dempsey Indoor track and field facility in Seattle, Wash.
 
Senior Parker Bowden out of Central Valley High School in Spokane finished second in the finals of the 60-meter hurdles with a 7.97 time to break his own school record. His previous record was 8.00 set in 2018 when he finished second at the Big Sky Conference Championships. He finished second at UW behind Greggmar Swift of adidas with a time of 7.66.
 
"You could sense Parker was going to have a special race today," said Eastern men's head coach Stan Kerr. "His competition warm-up and positive mental approach to today's hurdle race showed why he's been such a steady and successful competitor during his tenure it's EWU."
 
The women's performances were led by a fourth-place finish in the pole vault by senior Samantha Raines with a 12-11 3/4 effort. In the morning session, freshman Savannah Schultz, junior Morgan Fossen and junior Katrina Terry led a 1-2-3 Eastern finish. Overall, Schultz placed eighth (12-6), Fossen was 10th (11-6 1/4) and Terry was 14th (11-6 1/4) when results from both flights were combined.
 
"The Husky Preview was a super competitive meet," said women's head coach Marcia Mecklenburg. "It is always fun to compete against the Pac-12 Conference schools and see where we stack up."
 
Eastern now returns to the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho, for the University of Idaho Open on Thursday, Jan. 23. Eastern competed last Friday and Saturday (Jan. 10-11) in Moscow at the Vandal Open/Lauren McCluskey Multi. Eastern returns to Seattle Jan. 31-Feb. 1 for the UW Invitational in which EWU's multi events athletes will also compete.
 
"The meet was a great opportunity for our athletes to see and compete against some top notch athletes," added Mecklenburg. "That is always a plus and good competitive experience for future meets. Next up, the Idaho Open."
 
 

Other Men's Top Performances

 
Senior Keshun McGee was second in the triple jump (49-4 1/4) and fourth in the long jump (23-3 1/4) in Seattle. The defending Big Sky champion in both events, McGee finished just three inches behind winner Jaylen Taylor of Washington in the triple jump.
 
Senior pole vaulter Grant Shurtliff improved upon his best pole vault for the Eagles, finishing fifth with a vault of 16-1 1/4 which ranks fifth in EWU history. Senior Jonah Mathews had a personal best time of 6.85 in the qualifications in the 60-meter dash to also rank fifth all-time at EWU.
 
Eastern's 4x400 relay of Mathews, Camden Phelps, Jayce Freeman and Liam Bracken had a time of 3:22.31 to place sixth among the 11 teams which took part.
 
 

Other Women's Top Performances

 
Freshman Nyenuchi Okemgbo had a time of 8.96 in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles to match her best this season and rank No. 3 in school history. Second on the list is 8.90 and the school record is 8.51.
 
Sophomore Vernice Keyes had a throw of 55-4 1/4 in the weight throw to place ninth in a field of 28th competitors. Earlier this season she had an effort of 57-10 1/4 to rank ninth in EWU history.
 
 
 

Eastern Men's Finishers

 
60 Meter Dash Prelims
16. Jonah Mathews – 6.92
 
60 Meter Dash Qualification
6. Jonah Mathews – 6.85 - #5 in EWU History
32. Miguel Punsalan – 7.22
37. Cole Harrison – 7.40
 
200
11. Quintin Porterfield – 22.15
26. Miguel Punsalan – 23.16
28. Cole Harrison – 23.23
29. Jayce Freeman – 23.25
 
Mile
45. Isaac Barville – 4:22.88
 
60 Meter Hurdles Finals
2. Parker Bowden – 7.97 - SCHOOL RECORD
 
60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
2. Parker Bowden – 8.01
 
4x400 Relay
6. EWU A (Mathews, Phelps, Freeman, Bracken) – 3:22.31
 
High Jump
11. Killion McGinnis – 6-2 3/4
13. Race Treat – 6-2 3/4
 
Pole Vault
5. Grant Shurtliff – 16-1 1/4 - #5 in EWU History
13. Bailey Aiello – 15-1 1/2
13. Zach Klobutcher – 15-1 1/2
15. Aaron Pullin – 14-7 1/2
Brayden Freitag – NH
 
Long Jump
4. Keshun McGee – 23-3 1/4
9. Quintin Porterfield – 22-5
24. Bobby Say – 19-8 3/4
 
Triple Jump
2. Keshun McGee – 49-4 1/4
6. Bobby Say – 47-0 3/4
15. Elijah Hammer – 42-6
 
Shot Put
14. Garrett Peoples – 45-9
15. Caleb Johnson – 45-3 3/4
 
Weight Throw
8. Colton Kautz – 57-7
14. Garrett Peoples – 52-6 1/2
                                 
 

Eastern Women's Finishers

 
60 Meter Dash Qualification
28. Samantha Raines – 7.96
 
200 Meters
31. Aulane Mpouli – 26.73
 
60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
13. Nyenuchi Okemgbo – 8.96 – #3 in EWU History
 
60 Meter Hurdles Qualification
12. Nyenuchi Okemgbo – 9.06
18. Alyssa Hoffman – 9.24
 
4x400 Relay
11. EWU A (Bowles, Kennedy, Hatton, Knight) – 4:01.73
 
High Jump
22. Rebecca Thareek – 5-1
 
Pole Vault
4. Samantha Raines – 12-11 3/4
8. Savannah Schultz – 12-6
10. Morgan Fossen – 12-0
14. Katrina Terry – 11-6 1/4
21. Rosalie Folger-Vent – 11-0 1/4
27. Hally Ruff – 10-6 1/4
 
Long Jump
16. Maegan McCurdy – 17-0 3/4
22. Madelyn Knight – 16-6
 
Triple Jump
14. Rebecca Thareek – 36-8 1/4
 
Shot Put
13. Samantha Boudreau – 42-7 1/2
19. Hadassah Ward – 41-4 1/4
 
Weight Throw
9. Vernice Keyes – 55-4 1/4
12. Hadassah Ward – 52-2 3/4
15. Justean Landis – 51-11 1/4
16. Madison Doepker – 51-8 1/4
23. Kaitlyn Paller – 49-2 1/4
25. Samantha Boudreau – 48-10
 
 
 

More Comments from Women's Head Coach Marcia Mecklenburg

 
 
On Pole Vault: "Samantha Raines' fourth-place finish in the afternoon section of the vault had to be another highlight for us and for her. The eventual winner of the vault made some attempts at a new collegiate record. When you are in a competition like that it is something you remember for the rest of your life."
 
On Morning Session of Pole Vault: "Our top performances came in the vault. Savannah Schultz's win in the morning session was great to see. She led an EWU 1-2-3 sweep with Morgan Fossen placing second and Katrina Terry placing third. Anytime a freshman can come in and win you know there are good things that are going to happen down the road."
 
On Other Top Performers: "Vernice Keys also made it to the finals in the weight throw. I think that she was disappointed and wanted to throw farther, but it is still pretty early in the season."
 
 
 

More Comments from Head Coach Stan Kerr

 
More on Parker Bowden: "I know Parker will be anxious to return to the UW in two weeks because he'll have the opportunity to race against an even stronger field than he faced today.
 
On Other Top Performers: "I was pleased with the men's 4x400 relay – they have made steady strides to unlock their talent. Today we got a small glimpse of that talent and they're very aware of the necessary work to truly unleash their competitive gifts."
 
On Throwers: "The consistency of our throwers is a breakthrough waiting to happen. It's not uncommon to plateau in performances before putting together a stellar competition and making that long anticipated breakthrough."

On Jumpers: "Our jumpers had a bag of mixed results.  Like their teammates, their motivation to shine in meets took a strong step forward today."
 
 
 

2019-20 EWU Indoor Track & Field Schedule

 
Fri/Sat - Dec. 6-7, 2019 - EWU Candy Cane XII - Cheney, Wash. – No Team Scoring
Fri/Sat - Jan. 10-11, 2020 – Vandal Open and Lauren McCluskey Multi - Moscow, Idaho – No Team Scoring
Saturday - Jan. 18, 2020 - Univ. of Washington Indoor Preview - Seattle, Wash.
Thursday - Jan. 23, 2020 - Idaho Open - Moscow, Idaho
Fri/Sat - Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2020 - UW Invitational (plus multi events) - Seattle, Wash.
Friday - Feb. 7, 2020 - Idaho Team Challenge - Moscow, Idaho
Fri/Sat - Feb. 14-15, 2020 - Bronco Challenge - Boise, Idaho
Thur/Fri/Sat - Feb. 27-29, 2020 - Big Sky Track & Field Indoor Championships - Pocatello, Idaho
Fri/Sat - March 13-14, 2020 - NCAA Division I Indoor Championships - Albuquerque, N.M.
 
 
 

Returning NCAA Championships Participants

 
Keshun McGee – (2019 Outdoors: 18th in Triple Jump/51-9, No Place in Long Jump/No Mark)

 
 

Returning Men's All-Big Sky Athletes

 
(Top 3 finish at the Big Sky Championships)
 
Bailey Aiello – (2019 Outdoors: 3rd in pole vault/15-9 3/4; 2019 Indoors: 3rd in the pole vault/15-4 1/4)

Tim Beard – (2018 Outdoors: 3rd in hammer/190-4)
 
Parker Bowden – (2018 Indoors: 2nd in 60-meter hurdles/8.00)

Joe Gauthier – (2019 Outdoors: 3rd in 100/10.54; 2019 Indoors: 3rd in the 60-meters/6.83) 

Keshun McGee – (2019 Indoors: 1st in long jump/25-4 1/2, 1st in triple jump/50-11; 2019 Indoors: 1st in long jump/25-6, 1st in triple jump/51-5; 2018 Outdoors: 1st in long jump/24-10 1/2, 2nd in triple jump 51-6 1/4; 2017 Indoors: 1st in long jump/25-0, 2nd in triple jump/51-1)
 
Killion McGinnis – (2019 Outdoors: 3rd in high jump/6-8 1/4)
 
Aaron Pullin – (2018 Indoors: 3rd in pole vault/15-8 1/2)
 
Bobby Say – (2019 Indoors: 3rd in triple jump/48-3 1/2)
 
 

Returning Women's All-Big Sky Athletes

 
(Top 3 finish at the Big Sky Championships)
 
Madison Doepker – (2019 Outdoors: 1st in javelin/154-8; 3rd in hammer/193-2; 2018 Outdoors: 3rd in the javelin/147-11)

Samantha Raines – (2019 Outdoors: 1st in pole vault/13-4 1/2; 2019 Indoors: 2nd in the pole vault/13-2 1/2)
 
Katrina Terry – (2019 Outdoors: 3rd in pole vault/12-6 3/4)