EUGENE, Ore. — The Eastern Washington Eagles Track and Field team kicked off its 2023 outdoor season in Eugene, Ore. on Saturday, competing at the Oregon Preview at Hayward Field. EWU earned 12 podium finishes, including six golds.
"What a great opportunity to open up the outdoor season at Historic Hayward Field," said EWU Director of Track &Â Field and Cross Country
Erin Tucker. "We had amazing weather that saw mid-60s and sunshine! What more could you ask for in an opener?
"It was good to knock off the indoor dust and start building our outdoor base. Now we get back to work on Monday so we can keep getting better and better, week after week. We had some great things happen today and we learned some things. Overall, it was a great start."
Walla Walla native Hally Ruff jumped into 10th on the EWU all-time outdoor performance list in the women's pole vault with a vault of 4.05 meters, good enough for first on Saturday.
Bobby Say, fresh off a triple jump gold at the 2023 Big Sky Indoor Championships, came away on top in Eugene, jumping 14.7 meters. Say also won the long jump, clearing 7.37 meters.
Senior Liam Bracken won the men's 400 meters with a time of 47.51. Both the Eagle men's and women's 4x400-meter relays took home gold.
EWU Top 3 Finishes (at Oregon Preview)
- Men's 400 meters — Liam Bracken, 1st (47.51)
- Women's 400 meters — Faith Kennedy, 3rd (58.30)
- Women's 400-meter hurdles — Madelyn Knight, 2nd (1:02.75)
- Men's long jump — Bobby Say, 1st (7.37m; 24-2.25)
- Women's pole vault — Hally Ruff, 1st (4.05m; 13-3.5)
- Women's pole vault — Savannah Schultz, 3rd (3.85m; 12-7.5)
- Men's pole vault — Zach Klobutcher, 3rd (4.95m; 16-2.75)
- Men's shot put — Bradley Fillis, 3rd (14.67m; 48-1.75)
- Women's shot put — Carissa Stovall, 3rd (13.56m; 44-6.0)
- Men's triple jump — Bobby Say, 1st (14.70m; 48-2.75)
- Men's 4x400 meters — Camden Phelps, Liam Bracken, Logan Allen, Lucas Robert; 1st (3:21.05)
- Women's 4x400 meters — Madelyn Knight, Hayden McAuliff, Haven Nutting, Sydney Thweatt; 1st (3:52.96)
Next up
The Eagles will continue the outdoor season next week on March 23-24 at the Buc Scoring / Combined Events Meet hosted by Whitworth University in Spokane.
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