Meet Results
 
The Eastern Washington University track and field teams picked up five more victories and three more improvements on EWU's all-time leaders lists as the Eagles closed the regular season Saturday (Feb. 15) in Nampa, Idaho, at the Bronco Challenge at the Jacksons Indoor Track at the Idaho Center.
 
The victories included a pair of men's sprint titles for senior Jonah Mathews in the 60 meters (6.97 seconds) and junior Quintin Porterfield in the 200 (21.82). Porterfield's time was the sixth-fastest in school history, and the best in eight years for an Eagle.
 
Other victories were picked up by senior Parker Bowden in the 60-meter hurdles (8.22), sophomore Bobby Say in the triple jump (46-8) and junior Garrett Peoples in the shot put (52-10 3/4). Eastern won three titles – two for the men and one for the women – on Friday's first day, which also featured three performances making their way onto EWU's all-time leaders lists.
 
"The team hung tough today," said Eastern men's head coach Stan Kerr. "We accomplished a lot in every event area, especially in terms of meeting adversity head on and battling for the type of performance that helped the whole team get better. The effort put forth over the past two days resulted in new top 10 performances and/or season/lifetime bests, and that was good to see."
 
Besides Porterfield, sophomore Nyenuchi Okemgbo had a time of 8.83 in the 60-meter hurdles to place third and improve by .02 upon her previous best of 8.85 set earlier this season. She ranks second in EWU history behind the 8.51 time of Seville Broussard-Hering set in 1999.
 
In addition, sophomore Alyssa Oates and freshman Madison Wilson both cleared 5-5 3/4 in the high jump to finish second and third, respectively. They are now ranked eighth with two others on EWU's all-time list, including a performance earlier this season by teammate and sophomore Rebecca Thareek.
 
"We had a lot of personal record performances," said Eastern women's head coach Marcia Mecklenburg. "It was fun to compete in that meet because we saw a lot of competitors that we don't normally see. We had a number of athletes make it to the finals. The personal records and advancers to finals are what you want happening when your next meet is the conference championships."
 
The meet was the final chance for Eastern athletes to improve their marks in advance of the Big Sky Conference Championships which take place on Feb. 27-29 in Pocatello, Idaho. Entering the Bronco Challenge, both the men's and women's teams had 20 marks that rank in the top 10 in the league, including five in the men's heptathlon and five in the women's pole vault.
 
"It was a solid two days of effort by our women," Mecklenburg added. "Next up, the Big Sky Championships."
 
Action at Holt Arena in Pocatello will begin Thursday, Feb. 27 with the men's heptathlon getting underway at 10 a.m. Pacific time, followed by the women's pentathlon at 10:15 a.m. The conclusion of the men's heptathlon begins on Friday, Feb. 28 (9 a.m.).
 
The regular portion of the Big Sky Indoor Championships begins Friday, Feb. 28 with finals in six field events starting at 12:30 p.m. Pacific time, with running events starting at 3:30 p.m. Most of Friday's running events will be preliminaries, but the finals of the 5,000 meters and distance medley relays will take place that day.
 
The final six field events take place Saturday, Feb. 29 starting at 9 a.m., with the running events beginning at 11:30 a.m. The meet is scheduled to conclude just after 3 p.m. Pacific time.
 
Prior to this weekend, Eastern had competed in three meets at the University of Idaho and two at the University of Washington, as well as the Candy Cane XII in December in Cheney.
 
 "We're looking forward to fine-tuning every event over the next 10 days or so, and then head to Pocatello for the championships," added Kerr. "It's championship season."
 
 
Eastern Men's Finishers
 
60 Meter Dash Finals
1. Jonah Mathews – 6.97
 
200 Meters Finals
1. Quintin Porterfield – 21.82 - #6 in EWU History
 
200 Meters Prelims (from Friday)
3. Quintin Porterfield – 22.00
5. Jonah Mathews – 22.20
16. Jayce Freeman – 22.83
17. Miguel Punsalan – 22.94
19. Grant Hannan – 23.12
11. Liam Bracken – 22.55
20. Cole Harrison – 23.13
26. Grant Shurtliff – 23.27
27. Camden Phelps – 23.28
 
400 Meters
5. Liam Bracken – 50.01
9. Jayce Freeman – 51.01
10. Camden Phelps – 51.17
14. Grant Hannan – 51.79
 
800
11. Alec Kness – 1:59.43
13. Drew Whited – 2:00.42
14. Lucas Robert – 2:00.63
 
1 Mile
18. Jack Sloan – 4:35.82
22. Jacob Stirpe – 4:43.29
 
3000
4. Domenic Rehm – 8:39.75
7. Carter Ledwith – 8:43.44
14. Ronan Price – 9:03.90
 
60 Meter Hurdles Finals
1. Parker Bowden – 8.22
5. Quintin Porterfield – 8.66
6. Grant Shurtliff – 8.69
 
High Jump
2. Killion McGinniss – 6-6 3/4
5. Grant Shurtliff – 6-4 3/4
10. Race Treat – 5-10 3/4
 
Pole Vault
2. Grant Shurtliff – 15-11
 
Triple Jump
1. Bobby Say – 46-8
 
Shot Put
1. Garrett Peoples – 52-10 3/4
4. Caleb Johnson – 48-9
5. Benjamin Howard – 48-6 1/4
7. Tony Chan – 46-10 3/4
13. Jonny Law – 43-8 1/2
24. Elijah Conley – 37-5 1/4
 
 
Eastern Women's Finishers
 
60 Meter Dash Finals
5. Samantha Raines – 7.82
7. Katie Petsch – 7.84
 
400 Meters
6. Sophie Bowles – 58.96
12. Faith Kennedy – 59.57
16. Ami Njadoe – 59.89
26. Megan Hatton – 1:02.76
 
800 Meters
16. Maddie Drennen – 2:20.22
37. Anna Harrison – 2:37.21
 
1 Mile
18. Megan Pitzman – 5;20.33
21. Kaylin Sheley – 5:22.33
26. Phoenix Aguilar – 5:37.96
25. Anna Harrison – 5:33.09
27. Molly Beaman – 5:39.52
 
3000 Meters
6. Rees Jacot – 10:26.33
 
60 Meter Hurdles Finals
3. Nyenuchi Okemgbo – 8.83 - #2 in EWU History
6. Alyssa Hoffman – 9.18
7. Madison Wilson – 9.23
 
High Jump
2. Alyssa Oates – 5-5 3/4 - #8 in EWU History
3. Madison Wilson – 5-5 3/4 - #8 in EWU History
5. Rebecca Thareek – 5-3 3/4
10. Ashlyn Blotzer – 5-1 3/4
15. Maggie Nelson – 4-9 3/4
 
Pole Vault
2. Savannah Schultz – 12-5 1/2
3. Morgan Fossen – 12-5 1/2
5. Samantha Raines – 11-11 3/4
5. Katrina Terry – 11-11 3/4
7. Rosalie Folger-Vent – 11-11 3/4
 
Triple Jump
3. Aulane Mpouli – 38-3 1/2
4. Rebecca Thareek – 38-2 1/4
10. Nyenuchi Okemgbo – 36-0 1/4
17. Hayden McAuliff – 33-2
 
Shot Put
2. Hadassah Ward – 44-8 1/4
5. Hailey Leeking – 40-11
7. Kaitlyn Paller – 40-7 1/2
8. Samantha Boudreau – 40-6 1/4
9. Aulane Mpouli – 39-3 3/4
11. Maggie Nelson – 38-7 1/2
14. Carissa Stovall – 38-3 1/4
22. Chloe DiBisceglie – 36-8 1/4
 
 
 
More Comments from Women's Head Coach Marcia Mecklenburg
 
On Efforts by High Jumpers: "It was the high jumpers' day today. Alyssa Oats and Madi Wilson both jumped 5-5 3/4 and placed second and third. Those are outstanding marks for a sophomore and freshman.  With Rebecca Thareek in the mix, those performances are making the high jump a depth event for us."
 
On Improved Time by Okemgbo: "Nyenuchi Okemgbo had another great performance on the 60 hurdles for a third-place finish. It seems like every meet she keeps dropping time in that event so it will be exciting to see what she can do at the Big Sky Championships."
 
On Other Top Performers: "Hadassah Ward had another solid shot put performance by finishing second, and Savannah Schultz led the vault crew today with a second place finish in that event. Rebecca Thareek and Aulane Mpouli competed in a whole mix of events from the shot to the several different jumps to the sprints and hurdles. They did a fantastic job and I know it is preparing them for a great Big Sky pentathlon competition in two weeks."
 
 
 
More Comments from Head Coach Stan Kerr
 
On Performances by Multi-Event Athletes: "Grant Shurtliff presented a very solid case over the past two days as being the top multi-event athlete in the conference.  He'll not be hitting cruise control though, as he knows two of his own teammates, Quintin Porterfield and Aaron Pullin, are capable of pushing him for the title. Quintin's top 10 performance in the 200 today made quite a statement to his readiness in going after the conference title in the heptathlon."
 
On Other Top Performers: "Carter and Dom's effort in the 3000 meters resulted in significant personal records for each of them. Bobby Say won the triple jump and showed he's loading up for another all-conference performance in Pocatello.
Wins by Parker Bowden and Jonah Mathews showed their readiness for the conference championships in two weeks.  Parker's school record in the 60 hurdles is likely to be broken again in the near future. A win by Garrett Peoples in the shot put highlighted a really good weekend for our throwers. It's terrific to see them competing at such a consistent and successful level."
 
 
 
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
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 (EWU Women 1st in team scoring; Men 3rd)
Fri/Sat - Feb. 14-15, 2020 - Bronco Challenge - Nampa, 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)