Final Results
 
The Eastern Washington University's outdoor men's and women's track and field teams completed their regular season yesterday (May 6) and today (May7) at the Tom Gage Classic in Missoula, Mont., at Dornblaser Field. 
 
This was a scored meet and the women's team placed third with 26.33 points. The men's team placed fourth with 15.50 points. 
 
"Brayden Freitag and Zach Klobutcher made the same height today and will be a great 1-2 punch in the vault next week in Pocatello, Idaho," explained head men's coach Stan Kerr.
 
Freitag competed in the men's pole vault and tied for first with Klobutcher. Freitag and Klobutcher both had a mark of 16-6. This mark set a new all-time top-ten mark in the Eastern Washington University record book for Freitag. This mark improves his previous mark of 16-3 1/2. This mark places him seventh on the list right below his dad, Todd Freitag's who had a mark of 16-7.
 
"Freitag led the way for us today in Missoula, Mot., with his lifetime best performance in the pole vault. His jump places him one notch below his dad on our all-time top-ten list," explained Kerr. "Freitag's dad was here today to watch him vault making it a cool day for the Freitag family." 
 
Camden Phelps competed in the men's 400-meter dash and placed fifth with a time of 50.30. 
 
Kerr stated, "Phelps showed he's ready to join he 4x400-meter relay next week with his season best 400-meter performance."
 
Alec Kness, Danny Maxwell, and Brock O'Neal competed in the men's 800-meter run and placed 8-11-13. Kness placed eighth with a time of 1:53.92. Maxwell placed 11^th with a time of 1:55.42. O'Neal placed 13^th with a time of 1:56.52. 
 
In the men's 1,500-meter run Cameron Stuard, Noah Hasselblad, and Jesus Herrejon competed and placed 5-11-13. Stuard placed fifth with a time of 4:02.50. Hasselblad placed 11^th with a time of 4:06.59. Herrejon placed 13^th with a time of 4:14.82. 
 
"Hasselblad had a personal record in the 1,500-meter while the rest of distance crew had a solid outing in their 800's and 3,000-meter steeplechase," stated Kerr.
 
Noah Cherrington competed in the men's 400-meter hurdles and placed second with a mark of 58.76. 
 
Jamie Christner and Ronan Price competed in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase and placed third and fifth. Christner placed third with a mark of 9:51.25. Price placed fifth with a mark of 10:37.63. 
 
Kness, O'Neal, Lucas Robert, and Maxwell competed in the men's 4x400-meter relay and placed third with a time of 3:25.36. 
 
Colton Kautz competed in the men's discus throw and placed eighth with a mark of 153-10. 
 
Ryan Rieckmann competed in the men's javelin and placed sixth with a mark of 190-9. 
 
For the men's shot put Tony Chan, Daniel Miller, and J.J. Molia competed and placed 10-11-12. Chan place 10th with a mark of 44-9 1/2. Miller placed 11^th with a mark of 43-9 3/4. Molia placed 12^th with a mark of 42-11 1/2. 
 
Kerr explained, "Chan had his best shot put performance today. The hammer guys threw in the midst of a deluge last night and bounced back today to have decent performances."
 
Garrett Peoples, Alax Grimes, Kautz, and Chan competed in the men's hammer throw and placed 4-7-12-14. Peoples placed fourth with a mark of 175-2. Grimes placed seventh with a mark of 168-10. Kautz placed 12 with a mark of 156-2. Chan placed 14 with a mark of 150-2. 
 
For the women's 200-meter dash Mayah Eberhardt placed 10^th with a time of 27.76. She also competed in the women's 400-meter dash and placed second with a time of 1:03.26. 
 
Jenni Bissell and Madilynn Carr competed in the women's 800-meter run and placed sixth and seventh. Bissell placed sixth a time of 2:20.70. Carr placed seventh with a time of 2:22.07. 
 
For the women's 1,500-meter Lilly Fetzer, Jasmin Muneton, Kaylin Sheley, Loren Linnenburger, and Nicole Deherrera competed and placed 4-9-10-13-14. Fetzer placed fourth with a time of 4:46.96. Muneton placed ninth with a time of 4:55.16. Sheley placed 10^th with a time of 4:56.89. Linnerburger placed 13^th with a time of 5:03.54. Deherrera placed 14 with a time of 5:03.80. 
 
Megan Pitzman competed in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase and placed fourth with a time of 11:42.85. 
 
"On the distance side Pitzman, Linnenburger, and Fetzer all ran personal records in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, and 1,500-meter respectively. I am really pleased with the improvements that I see in our distance squad each week," explained head women's coach Marcia Mecklenburg. 
 
Carr, Bissell, Amanda Nygard, and Allie Andrews competed in the women's 4x400-meter relay and placed second with a time of 4:16.25. 
 
Savannah Schultz, Katrina Terry, Hally Ruff, and Rosalie Folger-Vent competed in the women's pole vault and placed 1-2-4-4. Scultz placed first with a mark of 12-8 3/4. Terry placed second with a mark of 12-2 3/4. Ruff and Folger-Vent tied for fourth place with a mark of 11-9. 
 
Mecklenburg explained, "This week's top pole vaulter performance goes to Schultz. She was our only event winner of the day, so she gets double fist bumps. I know she wanted to vault higher and next weekend will be a good time to do it."
 
For the women's shot put Dyvhine Fonoti, Chloe Dibisceglie, and Dyvhon Fonoti competed and placed 3-7-8. Dyvhine Fonoti placed third with a mark of 42-11 3/4. Dibisceglie placed seventh with a mark of 39-1 3/4. Dyvhon Fonoti placed eighth with a mark of 38-5. 
 
For the women's discus throw Kahlani Schloss, Dyvhon Fonoti, Vatoria Keyes, and Dyvhine Fonoti placed 4-8-13-15. Schloss placed fourth with a mark of 144-1. Dyvhon Fonoti placed eighth with a mark of 132-2. Vatorie Keyes placed 13^th with a mark of 124-2. Dyvhine Fonoti placed 15^th with a mark of 120-11. 
 
"The top performance of the day goes to Schloss with over a six-foot improvement in the discus. It was great to see her put it together in the competition. She has had some amazing looking throws in practice so to see her do it in the meet is pretty special," stated Mecklenburg. 
 
Vernice Keyes, Vatoria Keyes, and Dibisceglie competed in the women's hammer throw and placed 2-13-14. Vernice Keyes placed second with a mark of 184-2. Vatoria Keyes placed 13^th with a mark of 141-5. Dibisceglie placed 14^th with a mark of 138-3. 
 
Madison Tareski competed in the women's javelin throw and placed second with a mark of 142-0. 
 
"Our athletes challenged themselves to do better today, and they did. Next up, Big Sky Championships," explained Mecklenburg.
 
Kerr stated, "I felt the team showed great determination today. Especially given the volatile weather forecast going int the meet," stated Kerr. "The coaches are meeting tonight to finalize the championship roster which is exciting."
 
Next weekend, May 11-14, the Eagles will be headed to Pocatello, Idaho for the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Davis Field.