Bryan Clay Invitational Results
Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Results
Whitworth Twilight Results
 
Spread out throughout the west coast, the Eastern Washington University track and field team continued its outdoor portion of the season today (April 14) by competing in three meets.
 
The bulk of the athletes competed in the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate meet hosted by Long Beach State in Long Beach, Calif. A handful of distance runners and multi's were in action at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., hosted by Azusa Pacific. The rest of the Eagles were on hand at the Whitworth Twilight hosted by Whitworth in Spokane, Wash.

"Great weather, competition and an outstanding venue, plus a team more than ready to embrace all those elements contributed to a stellar day of performances for the Eagles," said head men's coach Stan Kerr. "The exposure to other programs and conferences will pay off with nice dividends down the road."
 
In total, the Eagles won three events overall and Brayden Freitag (pole vault), Bobby Say (triple jump), and Justin Roosma (5k) set new top-ten marks.
 
The action continues in Long Beach, Calif., tomorrow and Saturday (April 15-16) for the Beach Invitational at the Jack Rose Track, also hosted by Long Beach State. Live results can be followed HERE starting at 8:30 a.m. Pacific time on Friday.

"Overall, we had some outstanding performances in all the meets we competed in today," said head women's coach Marcia Mecklenburg. "I am looking forward to see what tomorrow's meet brings."
 
Bryan Clay Invitational Recap
 
The Eagles were represented in the multi-events by Hayden McAuliff (DNF) and Maggie Nelson in the heptathlon and Quintin Porterfield in the decathlon.
 
Porterfield finished seventh in the decathlon with a total of 6,135 points, just seven points shy of a personal best. He started off day one with his best point total of 806 after finishing second in the 100-meters with a time of 11.25. Porterfield turned in two personal bests, including a 15-foot personal record in the discus, tossing 104-8 for 502 points while also throwing 38-2 ¼ in the shot put (585 points). His next highest point total came in the 400 where he earned 787 points in the 400 after running 50.60. Porterfield's other marks include a second-place finish in the long jump after leaping 21-8 (720 pts), 15.94 in the 110-hurdles (740 pts), 4:56.22 in the 1500, 5-8 in the high jump (569 pts), 10-10 in the pole vault (431 pts) and 124-7 in the javelin (413 pts).
 
"Quintin Porterfield finished the decathlon with a performance that neared his personal best in the event. We're looking forward to watching him close out his career in a grand fashion at the championships in Pocatello," said Kerr. 
 
Nelson finished 21^st overall in the heptathlon with a point total of 4,877. She set two new personal bests in the 100-meter hurdles (15.56, 769 pts) and the high jump (5-4 ½, 783 pts). Her next best point total came in the 200 where she ran 27.30 to earn 687 points. She also leaped 17-9 ¾ (680 pts) in the long jump, tossed 123-4 (621 pts) in the javelin and 40-0 ¾ (675 pts) in the shot put, and rounded out the day running 2:32.45 in the 800 (662 pts).
 
"Maggie got her second-best score ever at the Bryan Clay Invitational. She has been coming off some amazing performances the last couple of weeks so I think she is going to be a little disappointed with that score even though it probably still ranks as one of EWU's top marks ever," said head women's coach Marcia Mecklenburg.
 
Nelson set the EWU heptathlon record earlier this season with a total of 5,130 points, her total today would've ranked second all-time.
 
Justin Roosma placed 24^th in the men's 5k with a personal best of 14:21.71. The mark ranks fifth all-time in program history, and is the second new 5k all-time mark for the men this season (Noah Hasselblad, 10^th, 14:36.94). It was the first 5k for Roosma in his Eastern Washington career.
 
Noah Hasselblad (10k) and Cameron Stuard (5k) competed in their respective events for the first time in their collegiate careers. Hasselblad clocked a 10k time of 31:23.03 while Cameron Stuard ran 14:54.50 in the 5k. On the women's side, Nicole Deherrera raced in her first collegiate outdoor track 5k and placed 32^nd overall with a time of 18:02.72.
 
"Nicole Deherrera had a personal record performance in her 5,000 race. It is good to see our distance athletes improving," said Mecklenburg.
 
Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Recap
 
Bobby Say won the men's triple jump with a personal best leap of 51-0 ¾, a mark that is now fifth all-time in EWU history. He also placed fourth in the long jump with a leap of 23-5 ¼.
 
"A fabulous triple jump for Bobby Say propelled him higher on the all-time triple jump list.  His long jump earlier in the day was one of his best series of jumps all season," noted Kerr.
 
Katie Petsch took first place in the 100-meters, clocking a time of 11.89. She also earned a third-place finish the in 200, finishing in 25.10.
 
"At the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate the performance of the day goes to Katie Petcsh with her win in the 100 and third-place finish in the 200. She is consistent meet in and meet out," noted Mecklenburg.
 
Zach Klobutcher and Brayden Freitag finished second and third, respectively, in the men's pole vault. Klobutcher came just shy of a personal best, clearing 16-7 ¼. Freitag cemented his name on the EWU all-time top-ten list, clearing 16-1 ¼ for a new personal best that now ranks eighth.
 
Joe Gauthier placed second in the men's 100-meter dash with a blazing time of 10.62. He also placed fifth in the 200 with a time of 21.97. Daniel Gaik placed second in the 200, finishing in 21.58.
 
"Zach looked solid again in the PV as you could sense how close he is too claiming the school record," expressed Kerr. "Joe Gauthier posted two season bests in the 100 and 200 and is looking better and better as he readies himself for the conference championships and beyond. Daniel Gaik continues to put together a great outdoor season with a solid 200-meter race today." 
 
Alex Bishop tied for fourth in the high jump with a mark of 6-7.
 
Madilynn Carr (9^th, 2:18.49) and Jennifer Bissell (11^th, 2:19.08) both represented Eastern Washington well in the 800-meters. Three Eagles also placed inside the top-ten in the men's 800-meters, led by Alec Kness who placed sixth after running 1:55.66. Brock O'Neal (9^th, 1:57.06) and Daniel Maxwell (10^th, 1:57.13) rounded out the finishers.
 
In the women's pole vault, Hally Ruff won her flight with a personal best of 12-9 ½ and finished eighth overall. Savannah Schultz also cleared 12-9 ½ to finish seventh, followed by Katrina Terry in 10^th with a mark of 12-3 ½, and Rosalie Folger-Vent finished 19^th after clearing 11-9 ¾.
 
"Hally Ruff won her section of the vault with a personal record performance of 12-9 1/2. Our vaulters are super consistent at the high 12's. I think they are all chomping at the bit to hit 13 feet," said Mecklenburg.
 
Other top performances for the women include Madison Tareski who placed ninth in the javelin with a toss of 139-4 and Alyssa Hoffman placed eighth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.81, followed by Felicity Hempstead in 11^th (1:04.64) and Lidiya Pankova in 12^th (1:04.97).
 
Rebecca Thareek jumped 38-7 ½ in the triple jump for a new personal best.
 
"It is good to see Rebecca Thareek back up and running, 38'7" is a solid performance and I am hoping it gives her a confidence boost," said Mecklenburg. "Our 400 hurdlers got the job done today. Alyssa Hoffman led the crew with a 63.81 and Felicity Hempstead and Lidiya Pankova both ran sub 65 for the first time this year. It is good to see EWU depth in that event for us."
 
Carissa Stovall led the Eagles in the shot put (24^th, 44-9 ¾) and the discus (36^th, 136-1).
 
"Carissa Stovall led the throwers with solid performances in both the shot and discus," concluded Mecklenburg.
 
Whitworth Twilight Recap
 
In the women's discus throw, Kahlani Schloss won the event with a personal best toss of 136-01. Dyvhon Fonoti placed fourth with a throw of 132-07, and Vatoria Keyes also set a new personal record of 126-00, finishing seventh.
 
Also in the throws, Chloe Dibisceglie finished second in the shot put with a personal best of 39-2 1/2 and Dyvhon Fonoti finished third after tossing 36-7 3/4.
 
"Kahlani Schloss had her first victory for the team winning the discus with a season's best toss. It was good to get Chloe Dibisceglie back in the mix. Her second-place finish in the shot put was a good "come back" performance for her first meet of the outdoor season," Mecklenburg expressed.
 
Top performers on the women side included Jasmin Muneton who finished third in her first collegiate 5k, clocking a time of 17:46.68. Ellie Linnenburger finished ninth in the 5k after running 18:17.14. Megan Hatton ran 1:02.78 in the 400, finishing fourth.
 
"Jasmin Muneton had a great day in the 5,000, running sub-18 minutes for a nice personal record. That was another confidence boost performance from our team," concluded Mecklenburg.
 
Other top finishers for the men include Alaxander Grimes who finished fourth in the men's discus with a personal best of 145-05 and fourth in the hammer throw with a toss of 163-2, also a personal best. In the pole vault, John Grieshaber finished third after clearing 13-11 ¼ and Daniel Miller finished fifth in the shot put with a toss of 43-3 ¾ and sixth in the hammer with a personal best of 157-5.
 
Lucas Roberts placed fifth in the 800 with a time of 1:58.37 and Noah Cherrington clocked a second-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.31.