EUGENE, Ore. – Eastern Washington's track and field team had a busy weekend, splitting their efforts between the Buc Scoring Meet hosted by Whitworth and the Oregon Preview hosted by the University of Oregon.
"Rain, rain, and more rain—welcome to Spring in the PNW!" said
Erin Tucker, Director of Track and Field / Cross Country. "We battled some chilly, rainy conditions over the past two days. The one group we knew would thrive in these conditions was the 5k team. We had six PRs tonight. Great job to Sam for getting his group to take advantage of these optimal conditions. Let's see what tomorrow has in store for this battle-tested Eastern Washington team."
Oregon Preview – Day 1
Day one of the Oregon Preview was highlighted by strong performances in the field events. Egypt
Caitlin Simmons picked up where she left of from indoor with a second-place finish in the triple jump, leaping 12.58m.
Zoe Dunn followed with a fourth-place finish, setting a personal best of 11.56m, moving her to No. 10 on the EWU all-time list. In the hammer throw,
Dyvhine Fonoti placed fourth with a toss of 51.18m, while
Dyvhon Fonoti finished seventh with a throw of 48.38m.
Blake Garza finished tied for sixth in the high jump, clearing 1.85m, and
Logan Ashbeck kicked off his season with a fifth-place finish in the javelin, throwing 57.40m.
On the track,
Nattie Ruzauskas led the Eagles in the 5000m, finishing in 17:12.95, moving up to No. 9 on the all-time list.
Rylee Brandon followed with a time of 17:13.69, moving into 10th all-time, and finished sixth.
Jasmin Muneton was right behind, finishing seventh in 17:25.66.
On the men's side,
Evan Peters placed seventh in the 5000m with a time of 14:24.01, moving into eighth all-time, while
Noah Hasselblad finished just behind in 14:24.78. In the 1500m,
Owen Higgins set a new PR, crossing the line in 3:55.28.
Buc Scoring Meet
At the Buc Scoring Meet, day one saw
Javen Livas place fourth in the hammer throw with a toss of 50.41m. In the javelin,
Calum Osborne finished sixth with a throw of 44.90m. On the women's side,
Ashley Perez placed sixth in the javelin with a personal best of 33.39m.
Ella Seelhoff had a strong start in the heptathlon, sitting in fourth place after four events. Her best result of day one came in the 100m hurdles, where she finished third with a time of 15.38.
Day two of the Buc Scoring Meet saw Seelhoff finish fifth in the long jump and secure a third-place finish overall in the heptathlon with a total score of 4132 points.
Anne Shipp placed second in the high jump with a leap of 1.58m, while
Koda Woodard finished eighth in the shot put with a throw of 12.75m.
In the men's high jump,
Brandon Gutzwiler finished third with a jump of 1.81m.
Rachel Hardy had an outstanding day, winning the triple jump with a leap of 10.27m and finishing second in the long jump with a jump of 5.06m.
J.J. Niuamoa capped off the Buc Scoring Meet with an eighth-place finish in the discus, throwing 40.75m.
New EWU All-Time Top Ten
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