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Men's Track & Field

Eagles Flock to California for a Pair of Meets

Most of the EWU track and field team will be competing in Long Beach while a handful of Eagles will represent in Spokane

Whitworth Twilight Live Results
Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Live Results
Long Beach Invitational Live Results
 
The Eastern Washington University men's and women's outdoor track and field teams are preparing for another busy weekend of competition, taking part in three meets between Washington and California.
 
A handful of Eagles will kick off the weekend on Thursday, April 14 at the Whitworth Twilight in Spokane. The meet is hosted by Whitworth and will take place at the Whitworth Pine Bowl with the running events beginning at 1:50 p.m. and the field events at 2 p.m.
 
The bulk of the squad will be competing in Long Beach, Calif., on April 14-16. The Pacific Coast Intercollegiate meet runs on Thursday, April 14, with the field events beginning at 8 a.m. and the track events at 2 p.m. On Friday and Saturday (April 15-16) the Eagles will be competing at the Long Beach Invitational, which starts at 8:30 a.m. on the track and 10 a.m. for the field events on Friday. Both meets are hosted by Long Beach State at the Jack Rose track.
 
Last weekend the Eagles competed locally at the Whitworth Peace Meet where the EWU won 13 events and set four new all-time top-ten marks.
 
Daniel Gaik won the 100-meter dash with a new personal best of 10.65, which ranks eighth all-time in EWU history. He also placed first in the 200-meters with a time of 21.52.
 
Bobby Say also won two events, placing first in the triple jump with a mark of 49-6 1/2 which is second all-time on Eastern's top-ten list. He also won the long jump, leaping 23-4 3/4.
 
Garrett Peoples competed in the men's discus throw and placed first with a mark of 154-2. In the men's pole vault Zach Klobutcher placed first with a mark of 15-7 1/4.
Daniel Maxwell, Brock O'Neal, Alec Kness, and Lucas Robert competed in the men's 4x400-meter relay and placed first with a time of 3:25.75.
 
Katie Petsch set two new all-time top-ten marks and won two events. She placed first in the women's 100-meter dash with a time of 11.78. This time places her sixth in the EWU record book on the all-time top-ten list. She also placed first in the women's 200-meter dash with a time of 24.56 placing her 10th in the EWU record book.
 
In the women's 400-meter hurdles Alyssa Hoffman placed first with a time of 1:03.17. Vernice Keyes competed in the women's hammer throw and placed first with a mark of 177-8.
 
In the women's javelin throw Madison Tareski placed first with a mark of 147-5, and Savannah Schultz competed in the women's pole vault and placed first with a mark of 12-10.
 
Following this weekend's meet the Eagles will be heading to Ellensburg, Wash., on (April 23) for the Central Washington University Open at the CWU Recreation Sports Complex.
 
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Players Mentioned

Daniel  Gaik

Daniel Gaik

Sprints
Freshman
1L
Zach Klobutcher

Zach Klobutcher

Pole Vault
Sophomore
1L
Alec Kness

Alec Kness

Distance/XC
Sophomore
1L
Brock O

Brock O'Neal

Sprint/XC
Senior
3L
Garrett  Peoples

Garrett Peoples

Throws
Senior
2L
Lucas Robert

Lucas Robert

Distance/XC
Freshman
1L
Bobby Say

Bobby Say

Jumps
Junior
2L
Alyssa Hoffman

Alyssa Hoffman

Hurdles
Junior
2L
Vernice Keyes

Vernice Keyes

Throws
Junior
2L
Katie Petsch

Katie Petsch

Sprints
Sophomore
1L
Savannah Schultz

Savannah Schultz

Pole Vault
Junior
1L
Madison Tareski

Madison Tareski

Javelin
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Daniel  Gaik

Daniel Gaik

Freshman
1L
Sprints
Zach Klobutcher

Zach Klobutcher

Sophomore
1L
Pole Vault
Alec Kness

Alec Kness

Sophomore
1L
Distance/XC
Brock O

Brock O'Neal

Senior
3L
Sprint/XC
Garrett  Peoples

Garrett Peoples

Senior
2L
Throws
Lucas Robert

Lucas Robert

Freshman
1L
Distance/XC
Bobby Say

Bobby Say

Junior
2L
Jumps
Alyssa Hoffman

Alyssa Hoffman

Junior
2L
Hurdles
Vernice Keyes

Vernice Keyes

Junior
2L
Throws
Katie Petsch

Katie Petsch

Sophomore
1L
Sprints
Savannah Schultz

Savannah Schultz

Junior
1L
Pole Vault
Madison Tareski

Madison Tareski

Sophomore
Javelin