Final Results
 
The Eastern Washington University men's and women's outdoor track and field team started its outdoor season today (Mar. 19) at the Sam Adams Classic in Spokane, Wash., at the Whitworth Pine Bowl. 
 
This meet was a dual scoring meet. Both the men's and women's teams beat each opponent head-to-head at the Sam Adams Classic. The men's and women's teams beat Gonzaga, Lewis-Clark, Spokane Community College, Treasure Valley Community College, Washington State, Whitman, and Whitworth. 
 
"The Sam Adams Classic was a typical early spring meet. We experienced many different weather conditions during the course of the competition but that is to be expected in March," explained head women's coach Marcia Mecklenburg. 
 
Between the women' and men's teams 10 events were won. The women's team won five events and the men's team also won five events. 

"Perseverance won the day for our crew as we had a solid day to open the outdoor season. Our guys went through hail, rain, and cool temperatures to put up efforts to win several events," explained head men's coach Stan Kerr.
 
In the men's high jump Alex Bishop competed and placed first with a mark of 6-6 3/4.
 
Ryan Rieckmann competed in the men's javelin throw and placed first with a mark of 184. 
 
In the men's pole vault Zach Klobutcher placed first with a mark of 15-9. 
 
Bobby Say competed in the men's triple jump and placed first with a mark of 48-6. 
 
Joe Gauthier, Liam Bracken, Daniel Gaik, and Logan Allen all competed in the men's 4x100 meter relay and placed first with a time of 41.40. 

"Zach Klobutcher took care of business in winning the pole vault, Say handily won the triple jump as well as making a rare appearance in the 100-meter, Danny Maxwell led a strong showing in the 1500-meter, Bishop shined in the high jump with an opening season win, Rieckmann started a high collegiate career with a win in the javelin and the 4x100 won and began their journey to win the Big Sky 4x100 three years in a row, " stated Kerr.
 
"I was pleased with our event winners, Katrina Terry in the pole vault, Carissa Stovall in the shot put, Madison Tareski in the javelin, Hayden McAuliff in the long jump, and our women's 4x100 relay made up of Alyssa Hoffman, Madelyn Knight, McAuliff, and Katie Petsch.  It was great to see them overcome the weather conditions and have a great first outdoor meet of the season," explained Mecklenburg.
 
On the women's team Tareski placed first in the women's javelin throw with a mark of 141-10.
 
In the women's long jump McAuliff placed first with a mark of 17-5 1/4. 
 
Terry competed in the women's pole vault and placed first with a mark of 12-7 1/2.
 
Stovall placed first in the women's shot put with a mark of 40-2 1/4.
 
Hoffman, Knight, McAuliff. And Petsch all competed in the women's 4x100 meter relay and placed first with a time of 48.29
 
Both the men's and women's teams had competitors that placed first through fifth in their events. 
 
Allen competed in the men's 100-meter dash and placed second with a time of 10.96.
 
Bracken competed in the men's 100-meter dash and placed fourth with a time of 11.06. 
 
In the men's 110-meter hurdles Chris Homen, Noah Cherrington, Elijah Conley, Quintin Porterfield, and Rieckmann had a 2-3-4-5-6 sweep. Homen had a time of 15.49 placing second. Cherrington had a time of 15.62 placing him in third. Conley had a time of 16.03 taking fourth place. Porterfield had a time of 16.09 placing him in fifth. Rieckmann took home sixth after having a time of 16.40. 
 
In the men's 400-meter dash Conley placed third with a time of 51.93. Also, in the men's 400-meter dash Camden Phelps placed fourth with a time of 52.25. 
 
In the men's 1500-meter Daniel Maxwell placed second with a time of 4:00.67. 
 
Cameron Stuard competed in the men's 1500-meter and placed third with a time of 4:04.32.
 
Marcus Lemon also competed in the men's 1500-meter and placed fifth with a time of 4:06.83. 
 
In the men's discus throw Kautz placed fourth with a mark of 146-9. He also competed in the men's hammer throw and placed fifth with a mark of 153-10. 
 
Conley also competed in the high jump and placed fourth with a mark of 5-9 3/4.
 
James Lane competed in the men's javelin throw and placed fifth with a mark of 158-9. He also competed in the men's pole vault and placed third with a mark of 13-9 1/4.
 
In the men's long jump Porterfield competed and placed second with a mark of 21-3 1/2. 
 
Rieckmann also competed in the long jump and placed third with a mark of 21-3 1/4. 
 
Daniel Miller competed in the men's shot put and placed fourth with a mark of 42-1 1/2. 
 
"We had other notable performances across all of the event areas. I was pleased with Haven Nutting's time in the 400-meter. It was great to see her run in the mid-58's. On the distance side I liked Madi Carr and Loren Linnenburger's third-place finishes in the 1500-meter and 5000-meter, respectively. Maggie Nelson was a strong second in the javelin throw behind Madison Tareski. Savannah Schultz placed second in the pole vault and vaulted the same height as Katrina Terry who won the event," said Mecklenburg.
 
On the women's team Hoffman and Felicity Hempstead both competed in the women's 100-meter hurdles. Hoffman placed third with a time of 14.81. Hempstead placed fifth with a time of 15.10. Hoffman also competed in the women's 400-meter hurdles and placed second with a time of 1:04.97.
 
In the women's 400-meter dash Nutting and Faith Kennedy both competed where Nutting placed third with a time of 58.46 and Kennedy placed fourth with a time of 59.31. 
 
Lidiya Pankova competed in the women's 400-meter hurdles and placed fifth with a time of 1:07.60. 
 
In the women's 1500-meter Madi Carr placed third with a time of 4:44.06. Jenni Bissell also competed in the women's 1500-meter and placed fifth with a time of 4:48.72.
 
In the women's 5000-meter Ellie Linnenburger placed third with a time of 18:39.82. Lilly Fetzer also competed and placed fourth with a time of 18:44.71. 
 
For the women's hammer throw Stovall and Vatoria Keyes both competed. Stovall placed fourth with a mark of 148-9. Vatoria Keyes placed fifth with a mark of 132-5. 
 
In the women's high jump Nelson placed third with a mark of 5 1/2. Nelson also competed in the javelin throw and placed second with a mark of 140-2. 
 
In the women's long jump Terry placed third with a mark of 15-9 3/4. 
 
"Our depth events were the pole vault, discus, and shot put as four of the top five performers in those events were Eastern Washington University women," said Mecklenburg. 
 
In the women's discus throw Stovall, Dyvhon Fonoti, Kahlani Schloss, and Vernice Keyes all competed placing 2-3-4-5. Stovall placed second with a mark of 135-4. Dyvhon Fontoni placed third with a mark of 134, Schloss placed fourth with a mark of 133, Vernice Keyes placed fifth with a mark of 127-4. 
 
Savannah Schultz, Hally Ruff, and Rosalie Folger-Vent competed in the women's pole vault. Schultz placed second with a mark of 12-7 1/2. Ruff placed fourth with a mark of 12-1 1/2. Folger-Vent placed fifth with a mark of 12-1 1/2. Folger-Vent also competed in the women's triple jump and placed second with a mark of 34-4. 
 
Dyvhine Fonoti, Nelson, and Dyvhon Fonoti all competed in the women's shot put. Dyvhine Fonoti placed third with a mark of 39 1/2. Nelson placed fourth with a mark of 37-11 1/2. Dyvhon Fonoti placed fifth with a mark of 36-7. 

"We enter a tricky part of our schedule now with competitions coming in finals and spring break over the next two weeks. None-the-less, these guys will persevere," stated Kerr.
 
Mecklenburg stated, "Overall, it was a good day for the Eagles and we're looking for even better performances next weekend."
 
Next the Eagles will be splitting squads and will compete again at the Whitworth Pine Bowl in the BUC Scoring / Combined Events Meet on Mar. 24-25 in Spokane, Wash.  They will also be competing at the Al Manuel Invitational on Mar. 25-26 in Missoula, Mont., at Dornblaser Field.