Complete Meet Results

Eagles picked up five victories – three for the men and two for the women – during a rare weekday meet for the Eastern Washington University track and field teams at the University of Idaho Open on Thursday (Jan. 23) at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.
 
Senior Jonah Mathews was a double winner, taking titles in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.93 in the finals and the 200 with a time of 22.02 to rank 10th in EWU history. Mathews had a time of 6.85 a week ago in Seattle to rank as the fifth-fastest time in EWU history.
 
Also, senior Parker Bowden matched his own school-record time with a 7.97 time in the 60-meter hurdles to finish as the runner-up.
 
"Amongst the all solid marks in the running events, it was a thrill to see Parker match his record in the hurdles," said Eastern men's head coach Stan Kerr. "The other crowd pleaser was watching Jonah win both the 60 and 200, with his 200 time ranking in the top 10 all-time. Overall, the meet went well for Eagles."
 
Also winning an individual men's championship was Grant Shurtliff in the pole vault, while senior Samantha Raines won the women's vault and Vernice Keyes came away victorious in the women's weight throw.
 
"For the second Idaho meet in a row we had two event winners and once again they were Vernice in the weight throw and Samantha in the pole vault," said women's head coach Marcia Mecklenburg. "Those two events continue to be our  depth events. We finished the weight throw with six athletes in the top nine and then went 1-3-4 in the pole vault with four athletes placing in the top nine."
 
Eastern competed Jan. 10-11 in Moscow at the Vandal Open/Lauren McCluskey Multi. After last weekend's University of Washington Preview, Eastern returns to Seattle Jan. 31-Feb. 1 for the UW Invitational in which EWU's multi events athletes will also compete. The Big Sky Conference Indoor Championships take place on Feb. 27-29 in Pocatello, Idaho
 
 
 

Other Men's Top Performances

 
 Senior Grant Shurtliff improved his best in the pole vault by 3 1/2 inches to capture the Idaho Open title. He cleared 16-4 3/4, equaling the fourth-best indoor vault in school history. He entered the competition with the fourth-best pole vault in the league at 16-1 1/4 (the current leader is at 16-8 3/4), plus owns the league's best heptathlon score with 5,212 points. Shurtliff is from Springfield, Ore., and is a transfer from Lane Community College.
 
Eastern finished 1-2-4-5-7 in the pole vault, with freshman Zach Klobutcher finishing behind Shurtliff with a mark of 16-0 3/4 to rank sixth all-time at Eastern.
 
Senior Parker Bowden out of Spokane's Central Valley High School matched his school-record time of 7.97 in the 60-meter hurdles, but it was only good enough for a runner-up finish. Ben Doucette of Idaho had a time of 7.90 to win and overtake Bowden for the Big Sky lead.
 
Junior Colton Kautz finished as the runner-up in the weight throw with a toss of 58-4, less than a foot from his season-best of 59-2 3/4. Senior Killion McGinnis finished second in the high jump with a mark of 6-5, and EWU's 4x400 Relay team was runner-up with a 3:24.07 clocking.
 
Eastern's top performance by distance runners came in the 3,000 with a third-place finish by senior Domenic Rehm with a time of 8:46.16.
 
 

Other Women's Top Performances

 
Sophomore Vernice Keyes picked up her third victory in four meets this season, winning the weight throw with a throw of 56-11 1/2. Two weeks earlier, she won that event at the Vandal Open with a throw of 56-3 1/4, and she also won the Candy Cane XII title in December with a toss of 57-10 1/4 to rank ninth in school history.
 
Besides Keyes, Eastern had five other competitors finish in the top nine, all with marks of at least 50 feet. Senior Madison Doepker was third with a mark of 53-9 3/4.
 
Senior Samantha Raines won the pole vault for the second time in a meet this season, winning with a mark of 12-7 1/2. Eastern had a 1-3-4-9 finish in that event, with junior Katrina Terry finishing third with a mark of 12-1 1/2.
 
Eastern sophomore Alyssa Hoffman had a second-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing with a time of 9.19. But she had a 9.16 time in the prelims to rank ninth in school history, with sophomore Ami Njadoe clocking 9.21 in the prelims, .10 behind her 9.11 time as a freshman which ranks eighth. Freshman Madison Wilson also had a 9.21 time in the finals to rank 13th all-time at Eastern and place third behind Hoffman.
 
Freshman Rees Jacot led EWU's distance runners with a third-place finish in the 3,000 with a time of 10:45.80. Freshman Maddie Drennen was fifth in the 800 with a clocking of 2:19.88.
 
 
 

Eastern Men's Finishers

 
60 Meter Dash Finals
1. Jonah Mathews – 6.93
3. Miguel Punsalan – 7.04
5. Liam Bracken – 7.16
6. Jayce Freeman – 7.17
 
60 Meter Dash Prelims
1. Jonah Mathews – 7.10
3. Miguel Punsalan – 7.11
6. Jayce Freeman – 7.18
7. Liam Bracken – 7.22
11. Aaron Pullin – 7.22
17. Cole Harrison – 7.32
18. Grant Hannan – 7.37
20. Kody Vigesaa – 7.38
22. Race Treat – 7.24
23. Keshun McGee – 7.43
24. Elijah Conley – 7.45
26. Camden Phelps – 7.52
40. Gavin Lee – 8.00
 
200
1. Jonah Mathews – 22.02 (#10 in EWU History)
6. Jayce Freeman – 22.76
9. Liam Bracken – 22.83
10. Grant Hannan – 22.87
11. Miguel Punsalan – 22.89
12. Camden Phelps – 22.94
16. Kody Vigesaa – 23.31
19. Brayden Freitag – 23.53
23. Cole Harrison – 24.30
 
800
9. Jack Sloan – 1:58.09
18. Drew Whited – 2:03.92
 
Mile
16. Carter Ledwith – 4:28.18
18. Drew Whited – 4:31.65
22. Lucas Robert – 4:35.81
23. Alec Kness – 4:36.77
25. Jacob Christner – 4:53.30
 
3000
3. Domenic Rehm – 8:46.16
8. Carter Ledwith – 9:02.35
10. Jacob Stirpe – 9:12.40
13. Ronan Price – 9:19.66
 
60 Meter Hurdles Finals
2. Parker Bowden – 7.97 (Equals Own EWU Record)
4. Aaron Pullin – 8.48
5. Quintin Porterfield – 8.58
 
60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
2. Parker Bowden – 8.10
3. Aaron Pullin – 8.35
6. Quintin Porterfield – 8.62
13. Grant Shurtliff – 8.94
18. James Lane – 9.08
24. Elijah Conley – 9.53
26. Parker Wubbena – 9.87
27. Elijah Hammer – 11.81
 
4x400 Relay
2. EWU A (Porterfield, Shurtliff, Pullin, Lane) – 3:24.07
6. EWU C (Kness, Robert, Christner, Sloan) – 3:38.80
 
High Jump
2. Killion McGinnis – 6-5
10. Grant Shurtliff – 6-1 1/4
10. Aaron Pullin – 6-1 1/4
13. Quintin Porterfield – 5-11 1/4
15. Elijah Hammer – 5-9 1/4
 
Pole Vault
1. Grant Shurtliff – 16-4 3/4 (#4 in EWU History)
2. Zach Klobutcher – 16-0 3/4 (#6 in EWU History)
4. Bailey Aiello – 15-1
5. James Lane – 14-7 1/4
7. Brayden Freitag – 14-7 1/4
 
Long Jump
4. Keshun McGee – 22-3
5. Race Treat – 21-7 1/2
17. Elijah Conley – 18-10 1/2
19. Gavin Lee – 18-5 3/4
 
Shot Put
7. Garrett Peoples – 48-10
8. Caleb Johnson – 46-0 3/4
9. Benjamin Howard – 46-0
10. Tony Chan – 43-11 3/4
12. Jonny Law – 42-1 1/4
13. Elijah Hammer – 41-1 1/2
21. Aaron Pullin – 37-10 1/2
25. Elijah Conley – 35-5 1/4
31. Gavin Leee - 30-5
 
Weight Throw
2. Colton Kautz – 58-4
5. Garrett Peoples – 56-2
7. Tony Chan – 49-4 1/2
8. Caleb Johnson – 43-3 3/4
9. Jonny Law – 41-1
10. Benjamin Howard – 40-10 1/2
                                  
 
 

Eastern Women's Finishers

 
60 Meter Dash Prelims
10. Katie Petsch – 7.98
11. Samantha Raines – 7.99
12. Aulane Mpouli – 8.02
20. Brittany Tellis – 8.20
20. Madelyn Knight – 8.20
28. Sophie Bowles – 8.40
30. Faith Kennedy – 8.42
35. Megan Hatton – 8.54
40. Treonna Glover – 8.99
 
200 Meters
4. Katie Petsch – 25.87
5. Ami Njadoe – 26.07
9. Faith Kennedy – 26.46
14. Sophie Bowles – 26.65
18. Brittany Tellis – 26.80
24. Marieke Visscher – 27.41
27. Megan Hatton – 27.77
29. Alyssa Hoffman – 28.00
37. Treonna Glover – 29.06
46. Felicity Hempstead – 29.73
 
800 Meters
5. Maddie Drennen – 2:19.88
8. Kaylin Sheley – 2:23.23
13. Molly Beaman – 2:25.37
 
Mile
8. Megan Pitzman – 5:19.61
12. Phoenix Aguilar – 5:36.12
17. Anna Harrison – 5:46.58
 
3000 Meters
3. Rees Jacot – 10:45.80
15. Erika Leinweber – 11:28.17
 
60 Meter Hurdles Finals
2. Alyssa Hoffman – 9.19
3. Madison Wilson – 9.21 (#13 in EWU History)
 
60 Meter Hurdles Prelims
2. Alyssa Hoffman – 9.16 (#9 in EWU History)
3. Ami Njadoe – 9.21
4. Madison Wilson – 9.24
9. Madelyn Knight – 9.59
11. Rebecca Thareek – 9.77
14. Felicity Hempstead – 10.17
16. Maggie Nelson – 10.37
17. Marieke Visscher – 10.500
 
4x400 Relay
7. EWU A (Knight, Mpouli, Thareek, Wilson) – 4:20.26
8. EWU B (Sheley, Drennen, Beaman, Harrison) – 4:22.92
 
High Jump
7. Rebecca Thareek – 5-3 3/4
8. Alyssa Oates – 5-1 1/4
12. Maggie Nelson – 4-9 3/4
13. Madison Wilson – 4-9 3/4
 
Pole Vault
1. Samantha Raines – 12-7 1/2
3. Katrina Terry – 12-1 1/2
4. Morgan Fossen – 11-7 3/4
9. Rosalie Folger-Vent – 11-1 3/4
11. Hally Ruff – 11-1 3/4
 
Long Jump
3. Aulane Mpouli – 18-0 1/4
5. Maegan McCurdy – 17-7 1/2
4. Rebecca Thareek – 17-10 3/4
7. Maggie Nelson – 16-5 1/4
 
Triple Jump
6. Aulane Mpouli – 36-9 3/4
 
Shot Put
4. Hadassah Ward – 44-2
5. Samantha Boudreau – 42-10 3/4
7. Aulane Mpouli – 40-10 1/4
10. Maggie Nelson – 39-3 3/4
13. Hailey Leeking – 38-11
14. Chloe DiBisceglie – 37-3 1/4
26. Carissa Stovall – 30-7 3/4
29. Madison Wilson – 28-9
 
Weight Throw
1. Vernice Keyes – 56-11 1/2
3. Madison Doepker – 53-9 3/4
6. Kaitlyn Paller – 52-1 3/4
7. Samantha Boudreau – 51-0 1/4
8. Justean Landis – 50-10 3/4
9. Riley Scocco – 50-2 3/4
13. Hadassah Ward – 48-6 3/4
21. Carissa Stovall – 43-6 1/2
23. Hailey Leeking – 42-9 3/4
32. Chloe DiBisceglie – 29-9 1/2
 
 
 
 

More Comments from Women's Head Coach Marcia Mecklenburg

 
On Meet in Moscow: "The Idaho Open provided some great  competition with local  Division I universities, Washington State and Idaho and some of the smaller local universities. As we get ready to head back to the University of Washington for our next meet we need to continue to stay focused as a team and plug away at improving times and marks."
 
On Top Performers: "Aulane Mpouli had a great double in the long jump and shot put, with an18-foot long jump and a 41-plus shot put. Those marks will get some good points in the multis. Rebecca Thareek's high jump is starting to come along as she inches closer to 5-5. Alyssa Hoffman and Madison Wilson's second and third place finishes in the 60 hurdles fired up our sprinters and hurdlers. Katie Petsch and Ami Najdoe's fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 200 kept the showing strong in the sprints and hurdles. I liked Maddie Drennen's fifth-place finish in the 800. It was good to see a middle distance runner in scoring position."
 
 
 

More Comments from Head Coach Stan Kerr

 
On Idaho Open: "We had a lot of personal records today. It's great to see the training paying off with strong performances in all the event areas. The indoor season presents unique challenges in terms of venues. I feel our newer athletes have done a terrific job of adapting to indoor competitions."
 
On Top Performers: "Domenic (Rehm) and are distance runners raced hard and are on track as we begin our stretch run to the indoor championships. Colton (Kautz) continues to throw well and may have been motivated by our women throwers who dominated their weight throw event. In a good preview of what's to come at the conference championships, Grant (Shurtliff) and Aaron (Pullin) shined in several individual events. Grant also led a 1-2-4-5-7 finish for us in the men's pole vault. "

 
 

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)