Day One Final
Results.
The Eastern Washington University men's and women's outdoor track and field teams competed in their first day at the Hayward Premiere today (Apr.1) in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field.
For the men,
Noah Hasselblad competed today in the men's 5,000-meter and placed eighth with a time of 14:36.94. This time sets a new record in the Eastern Washington University record book on the all-time top-ten list where he is now 10th for the men's 5,000-meter.
"Hasselblad raced his way onto our top-ten 5,000-meter list by posting a 22 second PR," explained head men's coach
Stan Kerr.
In the men's pole vault
Zach Klobutcher and
Brayden Freitag competed and placed second and fifth. Klobutcher placed second with a mark of 15-11. Freitag placed fifth with a mark of 15-5.
"Klobutcher and Freitag had solid performances in the pole vault. The weather started to deteriorate as the pole vault rolled along, but the guys stayed vigilant from start to finish," stated Kerr.
In the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase invite
Justin Roosma placed 11th with a time of 9:03.63.
In the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase
Cameron Stuard placed sixth with a time of 9:18.52.
Bobby Say competed in the men's long jump and placed eighth with a mark of 22-2 1/4.
Garrett Peoples and
Colton Kautz competed in the men's hammer throw and placed 14
th and 16
th. Peoples placed 14 with a mark of 188-10. Kautz placed 16
th with a mark of 183.
"Peoples made a strong debut for us with a good hammer throw against a very talented group of high-level throwers," explained Kerr.
For the women's pole vault
Savannah Schultz,
Hally Ruff, and
Rosalie Folger-Vent competed and placed 1-3-5. Schultz placed first with a mark of 12-7 1/2. Ruff placed third with a mark of 12-1 1/2. Folger-Vent placed fifth with a mark of 12-1 1/2.
"Women's vaulters came through today with Schultz winning the event. It was great to see her on top this week. Ruff and Folger-Vent added the depth we are used to, also placing third and sixth respectively," explained head women's coach
Marcia Mecklenburg.
Vernice Keyes competed in the women's hammer throw and placed third with a mark of 184-8.
"Keyes placed third in the hammer and
Maggie Nelson was fourth in the javelin with a good field of throwers in both events. I know they both wanted to throw farther, and they will as we get farther into the season," explained Mecklenburg.
Nelson and
Madison Tareski competed in the women's javelin throw and placed fourth and 13
th. Nelson placed fourth with a mark of 147-4. Tareski placed 13
th with a mark of 135-5.
"We're looking forward to getting back at it tomorrow as we continue our outdoor season," said Kerr.
Eastern Washington University men's and women's outdoor track and field teams will compete again tomorrow at the final day of the Hayward Premiere in Eugene, Ore., at Hayward Field.