Link to Bigfoot Multis Results
Top-notch weather meant top-notch performances for seven Eastern Washington University athletes in the decathlon and heptathlon at the Bigfoot Multis, which concluded Friday (April 16) at Spokane Falls Community College.
Senior
Quintin Porterfield finished second in the men's decathlon with 5,905 points, and sophomore
Madelyn Knight was the runner-up in the women's heptathlon with 4,749 points. All seven of the competitors registered marks that will rank high in the Big Sky Conference standings, with the league championships in the multi events taking place on May 12-13 in Ogden, Utah.
In just her second career heptathlon, Knight's performance ranks her fourth all-time at EWU, just 108 points from the school record. Sophomore
Hayden McAuliff had a two-day total of 4,175 in the heptathlon to place fourth. Three others also competed, including single athletes from Washington State and Spokane CC.
"It was great to see both Madi Knight and
Hayden McAuliff get personal records," said Eastern women's coach
Marcia Mecklenburg. "Madi moved up another spot on the EWU all-time list with her mark, and I know she has her eye on that school record."
Besides Porterfield, Eastern competitors placed fourth through seventh in the decathlon, including junior
Parker Wubbena (5,630), sophomore
Elijah Conley (5,601), freshman
Chris Homen (5,533) and sophomore
James Lane (5,073). The field included a total of 10 competitors representing Eastern, WSU, Whitworth and Spokane CC.
Porterfield's top scoring performance on Friday came in the 110-meter hurdles with 744 points, and he closed the competition with a third-place finish in the 1,500 with a time of 5:08.19 to score 513 points. Wubbena won the 1,500 with a time of 4:51.85 to score 608 points, and he had 687 in the hurdles with a 16.41 time.
Homen had the second-fastest hurdles time of 15.74 to score 762 points, Conley scored 718 in that event (16.13) and Lane had 639 (16.86). Lane was first in the javelin with a throw of 155-2 for 549 points, and was second in the pole vault with an effort of 13-3 1/2 to score 631.
Knight scored 700 points in the final event of the heptathlon competition with a 2:29.40 time in the 800 meters, with McAuliff scoring 652 with a 2:33.28 time. Knight had the best long jump in the competition of 17-11 1/2 to score 691 points, and McAuliff scored 645 points with the second-best leap of 17-5 1/4.
On Thursday's first day, Knight's top point total came in the 100-meter hurdles with 895 with a 14.60 time, which ranks as the fourth-fastest in school history. She also scored 795 points in the 200 with a 26.03 clocking, finishing as the runner-up in both events. McAuliff won the 200 with a time of 25.72 to score 822 points – her high of the day. Knight finished the first day with 2,911 points and McAuliff had 2,484.
Porterfield had 3,441 points through the first five events of the decathlon, including a high of 856 in the 100 meters with a time of 11.02. He had the top long jump (22-3, 762 points) and was victorious in the 400 (51.36, 753). Conley scored 753 in the 100 with an 11.50 time, and also had 643 in the shot put with a winning throw of 41-4 1/4.
Homen scored 797 in the 100 (11.29) for his top performance on the first day, with Wubbena finishing with 709 points in that event (11.71). Lane finished with 635 points in the 100 (12.08) and 629 in the 400 (54.25).
Earlier this season at the Whitworth Multi-Event Meet in Spokane, Wash., on March 25-26, Knight competed in her first heptathlon as an Eagle and scored 4,622 points. That mark placed Knight No. 5 on the Eagle's all-time top-10 list. The school record is 4,857 points set by
Kendra Hamm in 2017, with the No. 2 mark 4,850 points and No. 3 at 4,825.
In the men's decathlon, Homen finished sixth with 5,462 total points at Whitworth.
Comments from Multi Events Coach Dave Nielsen
"Madelyn and Hayden are both freshmen and finished the event with personal bests. "Madi" was second and is closing in on a school record. She also improved on a team-leading time in the 100 hurdles with a time of 14.60. Hayden's time in the 200 was a personal best of 25.72, proving she is one of the fastest on the Eagle squad. For the Eagle men, four of the five recorded personal bests in the decathlon."
On the Horizon
Eastern will be at Whitworth on Saturday (April 17) for the Sam Classic Invitational, with running events beginning at 1:50 p.m. Pacific time and field events starting at 2 p.m. The complete schedule may be found here:
https://www.whitworthpirates.com/sports/track/2020-21/files/SamAdams21.pdf
EWU Top-10 Lists
Updates Include:
2020-21 Remaining EWU Outdoor Track & Field Schedule
Saturday - April 17, 2021 - Sam Adams Classic - Spokane, Wash. (Whitworth) - 2 pm
Fri/Sat - April 23-24, 2021 - Idaho Invite - Moscow, Idaho - TBA
Fri/Sat - Apr 30-May 1, 2021 - Oregon State High Performance Meet - Corvallis, Ore. - TBA
Thursday - May 6, 2021 - Whitworth Twilight - Spokane, Wash. (Whitworth) - 2 pm
Wed/Th - May 12-13, 2021 - Big Sky Combined Events - Ogden, Utah - TBA
Fri/Sat - May 14-15, 2021 - Big Sky Outdoor Championships - Ogden, Utah - TBA
Th/Fr/Sat - May 27-29, 2021 - NCAA West Regional Championships - College Station, Texas (A&M) - TBA
We/Th/Fr/Sat - June 9-12, 2021 - NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships - Eugene, Ore. - TBA
Fr-Sun - June 18-27, 2021 - U.S. Olympic Trials - Eugene, Ore. - TBA
