Day Two Results. 
 
The second day of the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track Field Championships concluded today (May 12) in Pocatello, Idaho at the Davis Field. 
 
After the heptathlon and decathlon concluded Eastern Washington University's women's team is in third place with six points behind Idaho State and Southern Utah. The men's team also is in third place with six points behind Idaho State and Weber State. 
 
Maggie Nelson and Hayden McAuliff both competed in the women's heptathlon today and yesterday. 
 
Nelson broke her own school record in the heptathlon by placing third overall with 5,173 points. Her point total from today's meet broke her previous record of 5,130 points which she also set this outdoor season. Nelson is the first-ever Eagle to earn an All-Big Sky honor outdoors in the heptathlon. She owns both the indoor pentathlon and the outdoor heptathlon school records. At the 2021 indoor championships, Nelson placed third in the pentathlon and became the first Eagle to earn an All-Big Sky nod in that event as well.
 
Nelson had a personal best in one out of three events today which was in the 800-meter (5^th, 2:27.15, 729 pts). She also competed in the long jump (3^rd, 18-3 1/4, 720 pts), and the javelin throw (1^st, 154-2, 802 pts). 
 
"Nelson couldn't have started things any better for us. In the final heptathlon of her career Nelson set a new school record and made it onto the medal stand with a third place finish. I am so proud of her. She had an outstanding day in all three of the day two heptathlon events, including a personal a record in the 800-meter and close to personal record performances in long jump and javelin. She is one of the toughest athletes we have ever had on the team both mentally and physically. Coach Nielsen has done an amazing job coaching her. She has set the bar for her teammates. Let's see if they can follow her lead," explained head women's coach Marcia Mecklenburg. 
 
McAuliff placed 10^th overall with 3,947 points. In the long jump she placed fourth with a mark of 17-10 1/4. In the javelin throw she placed sixth with a mark of 96-6. And in the 800-meter she placed ninth with a time of 2:30.64. 
 
Four men on the Eastern Washington University men's team competed in the decathlon which were Quintin Porterfield, Race Treat, Elijah Conley, and Parker Wubbena.

Porterfield placed fifth with a total of 6,388 points, picking up four points for the Eagles. This point total set a new record in the Eastern Washington University record book on the all-time top-ten list. Porterfield is now eighth on the list in that event. In the men's 110-meter hurdles Porterfield placed sixth with a time of 15.44. He placed fifth in the men's discus throw with a mark of 114-1. Porterfield placed 12^th in the men's pole vault with a mark of 10-6 3/4. In the men's javelin throw he placed seventh with a mark of 133-1. Porterfield placed fifth in the men's 1,500-meter dash with a time of 5:06.64. 
 
Treat placed seventh with a total of 6,227 points, earning two points for the team. Treat also set a new all-time top-ten mark in the record book with this point total being ninth on the list. Treat placed seventh in the men's 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.45. In the men's discus throw he placed seventh with a mark of 109-0. In the men's pole vault Treat placed fourth with a mark of 14-2. He placed 10^th in the men's javelin throw with a mark of 126-6. In the men's 1,500-meter dash Treat placed 11^th with a time of 5:36.78. 
 
"'How about that' said Coach Nielsen about the scoring performances of Porterfield and Treat. The guys putting points on the board as we start the meet is fabulous. Both Porterfield (long jump) and Treat (high jump) now double back in open events and are in scoring positions in those events as well. Surprising and great things always happen at the championships. The rest of the team is jacked for Friday and Saturday," explained head men's coach Stan Kerr. 
 
Wubbena placed 10^th with 5,663 points. Wubbena placed 13^th with a time of 16.58 in the men's 110-meter hurdles. In the men's discus throw he placed 12^th with a mark of 90-7. Wubbena placed sixth in the men's pole vault with a mark of 12-6 1/4. He placed sixth in the men's javelin throw with a mark of 140-7. For the men's 1,500-meter dash Wubbena placed fourth with a time of 4:54.35. 
 
Conley placed 13^th with 5,268 points. Conley placed 12^th in the men's 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.26. For the men's discus throw he placed third with a mark of 127-4. Conley placed eighth in the men's pole vault with a mark of 11-10 1/2. In the men's javelin throw he placed ninth with a mark of 127-7. Conley placed 12^th in the men's 1,500-meter dash with a time of 5:46.78. 
 
Eastern Washington University's men's and women's outdoor track and field teams compete tomorrow (May. 13) at the third day of the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Pocatello, Idaho, at the Davis Field. The field events will begin at 9 a.m. Pacific Time with the women's hammer throw and the running events will begin at 12:30 p.m. PT with the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase.