SPOKANE, Wash. — Eastern track and field athletes were split over the weekend between the Husky Classic, hosted by the University of Washington, and the 4th Annual Whitworth Invite at The Podium, powered by STCU.
"It is Conference Time," said Director of Track and Field / Cross Country
Erin Tucker. "We are ready to get to Flagstaff and have some fun!
What a weekend. Last weekend we had a ton of folks jump into the Top-10 list and we had a bunch of PR's, we tried to replicate that again this weekend and we were pretty close. Hats off to the women Milers at Seattle all four ladies are on the top-10 list with nice PRs. This has to be a great confidence booster for them and job well done by Coach
Sam Read.
Coach Jo is cooking in the jumps as usual and that entire group is primed and ready to do big things at Big Sky! I am going to start calling
Nic Cunningham PR-Nic because that is what he does week in and week out!
The last two weekends have been great for the Throws, Coach Maj had that group dropping Atomic Bombs and gaining amazing confidence going into Big Sky. I love to see it and hats off to Jason for yet another SP and WT PR! Next meet Big Sky and we are going to be ready to rock and roll!"
The Eagles made impressive strides ahead of the Big Sky Conference Championships in two weeks. Shekhawat continued his strong performance, breaking his own 60m hurdles record for the eighth time this season, claiming first place with a time of 7.68 seconds on day one of the Husky Classic.
"I feel the sprinters are all ready to pop something big, Maddy is on the PR train and he's got more in the tank. I am confident the rest of the group is feeling some FOMO and are ready to join the party!"
Husky Classic Highlights
Day One:
Kris Phennicie secured a fourth-place finish in the 200m with a time of 21.88 seconds, while
Enoch Okoh finished in sixth.
Noah Hasselblad capped off the night with a personal best in the 5000m, clocking in at 14:32.97, moving him to fifth place all-time in that event.
In the field events,
Jason Nwaka set a new personal best in the weight throw with a toss of 16.82m, finishing eighth.
Nic Cunningham took sixth in the triple jump with a mark of 13.88m.
Blake Garza rounded out day one for the men with a three-way tie for fourth place in the high jump at 1.90m.
For the women, Egypt
Caitlin Simmons won the triple jump with a leap of 13.39m, while
Zoe Dunn placed fifth with a personal best of 11.37m. In the weight throw,
Dyvhine Fonoti and
Dyvhon Fonoti placed third and fifth, respectively.
Suzi Woodall rounded out the field events with an eighth-place finish in the pole vault, clearing 3.70m.
On the track,
Sydney Thweatt led the Eagles in the 200m, finishing ninth with a time of 25.31 seconds.
Magdalena Slomska finished 14th in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.04 seconds, while
Cerae Mahabeer followed closely behind in 15th with a time of 9.19 seconds.
Day Two:
The action picked up with Phennicie finishing second in the 60m with a time of 6.87 seconds, while Okoh placed ninth.
Daniel Gaik shone in the 400m, taking fourth with a time of 47.99 seconds. Gaik, Shekhawat, Phennicie, and Okoh also teamed up in the 4x400m relay, finishing third with a time of 3:16.02.
In the field, Nwaka earned a third-place finish in the shot put with a mark of 16.94m, while
Cort Gebbers placed ninth. Cunningham made his way from the first flight to the finals, finishing eighth in the long jump with a leap of 6.97m.
For the women,
Gilana Wollman placed eighth in the 60m with a time of 7.74 seconds. In the 400m,
Diana Fernandez finished seventh with a time of 57.03 seconds. The milers put on a dominant display, with all four women making their way onto the all-time list.
Nattie Ruzauskas stayed in sixth place with a time of 4:56.72, while
Rylee Brandon joined her with the same personal best.
Jenni Bissell held onto eighth place with a PR of 4:57.34, and
Sara Sanders rounded out the list with a PR of 4:57.78, securing the ninth spot.
The final women's event of the Husky Classic saw the team of Slomska, Fernandez, Caporali, and Thweatt finish fourth in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:56.18.
In the field events, Tuti
Kimberly Smith claimed second place in the long jump with a leap of 5.69m, while Wollman finished eighth at 5.47m.
4th Annual Whitworth Invite Highlights
Day One:
On the first day, two Eagles competed in the long jump.
Rachel Hardy posted a leap of 4.94m, while
Ella Seelhoff placed eighth.
Day Two:
Kaiya Sollie made a significant impact, moving into seventh place on the all-time list with a second-place finish in the 800m, clocking in at 2:16.05. Lexie Meyer finished just behind her in third, while
Amanda Nygard took eighth. Hardy also had a strong showing, finishing fifth in the triple jump with a leap of 10.55m.
On the men's side,
Evan Cheney took third in the 3000m with a time of 8:45.98, while
Marcus Lemon placed sixth in the mile with a time of 4:20.48.
Max Meadows was the top Eagle in the 800m, finishing seventh with a time of 1:56.93.
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