SPOKANE, Wash. – Eastern Washington's track and field team had a busy couple of days, splitting their efforts between the Bryan Clay Invitational, the Pacific Coast Invitational in California and the Whitworth Twilight meet in Spokane.
 
"Another successful trip to California for the distance squad as they PR'd like crazy across the board," said Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Erin Tucker. "The Bryan Clay Meet jumped off with an explosive school record on Wednesday in the 10k for Noah H. and a top 10 performance by Evan P. Those upperclassmen are dialed in and I am excited to see them score at the conference meet!!!"
 
"Thursday didn't disappoint at Whitworth, Bryan Clay, or the Pacific Coast invite as we set a million PR's and SB's once again at all 3 meets. I definitely believe everyone is moving in the right direction as we will 4 weeks out from conference meet starting on Monday."
 
Bryan Clay Invitational
 
Noah Hasselblad kicked off a busy week for the Eagles in tremendous fashion, cruising to a first-place finish in the 10,000m Open B with a school record-breaking time of 29:28.94. The previous record, set by Kyle King in 2010, was finally eclipsed. Evan Peters also had a strong showing, finishing 12th with a time of 29:52.91—good enough to move him to No. 6 on Eastern's all-time list.
 
Day two opened with Marcus Lemon finishing 27th in the 5000m, clocking in at 14:24.17, which places him ninth in program history. Owen Higgins held onto his No. 6 spot all-time in the event, while still improving his personal best.
 
On the women's side, Jasmin Muneton got things started with a strong performance in the 5000m, running 17:10.83 to secure the No. 9 spot in Eastern's record books. In the 800m Open, both Kaiya Sollie and Sara Sanders broke into the top ten, claiming the No. 8 and No. 10 all-time spots, respectively.
 
In the invitational section, Lexi Meyer delivered a standout performance, running a big personal best of 2:11.61 in the 800m to move up to No. 4 all-time.
 
Pacific Coast Invitational
 
On the track, Maddy Shekhawat got things rolling with a second-place finish in the 110m hurdles, clocking a new personal best of 13.70. Enoch Okoh sprinted his way to a season best time of 10.69 in the 100m, finishing 34th overall. In the 4x100m relay, the quartet of Gaik, Okoh, Shekhawat, and Kinteh delivered a strong performance, placing sixth with a time of 41.00—good enough to tie for eighth all-time in program history.
 
In the field events, Nic Cunningham led the Eagles in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 6.73m (22'1"). Cort Gebbers was Eastern's top finisher in the discus, launching a throw of 51.79m (169'11"), while Javen Livas showed out in the shot put with a mark of 15.36m (50'4.75").
 
On the women's side, Egypt Caitlin Simmons made a statement early in the triple jump, taking control with a winning mark of 12.93m (42'5.25"). She also placed second in the long jump with a leap of 6.26m (20'6.5"), with Tuti Kimberly Smith right behind her in third. Saira Schoener rounded out the day with a 12th-place finish in the javelin.
 
"Friday, we saw more middle-distance PR's at the Bryan Clay meet and a few season bests at the Beach Invite. Saturday didn't disappoint as we got the best weather of the weekend at Long Beach State. Minus the wind gusts we got the 75 and sunny we been hoping for and we closed the wknd with more PR's and SB's in the throws, jumps, and sprints. All in all it was a great weekend for the Eags even though Thursday the weather was the same in Spokane as it was in Southern California. What that means is it is officially springtime in the PNW and that is exciting considering we have 4 weeks left to prep for SACRAMENTOOOOOO!"
 
Beach Invitational

Reghan Skogen placed fourth in the pole vault open, setting a new personal record at 3.65m (11'11.75"). In the triple jump open, Zoe Dunn earned a third-place finish with a leap of 11.47m (37'7.75"). Saira Schoener finished 12th in the javelin, recording a season-best throw of 39.97m (131'1").

In the long jump, Simmons took first place with a leap of 6.11m (20'0.5"), with Smith close behind in second. Suzi Woodall returned to form in the pole vault, tying for 10th after clearing 3.95m (12'11.5"). Cort Gebbers delivered a standout performance in the discus, setting a new personal best and securing the No. 10 spot on the program's all-time list with a throw of 53.24m (174'8"), finishing sixth overall.

On the track, Gilana Wollman placed fourth in the 100m dash with a time of 12.14. Magdalena Slomska ran her way into Eastern's record books, finishing the 100m hurdles in 14.77—good for ninth all-time. In the 400m hurdles, Sydney Thweatt led the Eagles with a time of 1:02.11.

On the men's side, Shekhawat took third in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.01. Okoh finished 28th in the 100m and 13th in the 200m, clocking in at 21.62. Owen Higgins placed eighth in the 800m with a time of 1:51.28. The 4x100m relay team of Gaik, Okoh, Shekhawat, and Kinteh posted a time of 40.69, earning the No. 4 spot in Eastern's all-time records.

Whitworth Twilight

On the track, AJ Baustert led the way with a pair of strong performances, earning fourth-place finishes in both the 100m and 200m. Jake Trefry matched that effort in the 400m, also grabbing fourth.
 
In the distance events, Noah Holden claimed third in the 1500m, while Charlie Ledwith impressed with a second-place finish in the 5000m.
 
On the women's side, Diana Kuwa and Cerae Mahabeer dominated the 100m hurdles, going 1-2, with Kuwa taking the win in 14.96. Diana Fernandez had a standout day, winning the 400m in 56.77—a performance that moved her to No. 8 all-time at EWU. Ashleigh Burk and Anna Caporali followed close behind, finishing second and third, respectively, to complete the Eagle sweep.
 
In the women's middle distance events, Amanda Nygard was the top Eagle in the 800m, placing second with a time of 2:17.08, while Faith Martinez finished third. Emma Tomlinson picked up the win in the 1500m with a time of 4:42.57, just ahead of Martinez, who claimed second in her second podium finish of the day.
 
In the field events, Anne Shipp earned top honors among all Eagles, winning the high jump with a mark of 1.54m (5'0.5"). Ashley Perez had a solid showing in the throws, finishing sixth in the javelin and seventh in the discus.
 
 
New EWU All-Time Top Ten

1.	Men's 10,000m	Noah Hasselblad	29:28.94
2.	Men's 110m Hurdles	Maddy Shekhawat	13.70
4.	Women's 800m	Lexi Meyer	2:11.61
4.	Men's 4x100	Gaik, Okoh, Shekhawat, Kinteh	40.69
6.	Men's 10,000m	Evan Peters	29.52.91
6.	Men's 800m	Owen Higgins	1:50.42
8.	Women's 800m	Kaiya Sollie	2:13.14
8.	Women's 400m	Diana Fernandez	56.77
9.	Women's 1500m	Sara Sanders	4:33.09
9.	Women's 5,000m	Jasmin Muneton	17:10.83
9.	Men's 5,000m	Marcus Lemon	14:24.17
9.	Women's 100m Hurdles	Magdalena Slomska	14.77
10.	Men's Discus	Cort Gebbers	53.24m (174-8)
10	Women's 800m	Sara Sanders	2:13.27

 
 
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