SPOKANE, Wash. -- A concentrated contingent of Washington State competitors tallied 13 wins and six lifetime-best marks Thursday and Friday at the 12th Whitworth University Sam Adams Classic meet in at the Pine Bowl/Boppell Track in Spokane.
Less than a week after Brock Eager (redshirt sophomore, Renton, Wash.) tossed a personal-record in the hammer that was sixth-best in WSU all-time records, Eager surpassed that mark with a throw of 225-feet 1 inch (68.68m) to win the men's hammer Thursday afternoon. His Sam Adams Classic mark moves him up to fourth-best in WSU all-time records in an event where the top 10 had been dormant for 18 years.
Eager led a first through fourth in the Cougars finish in the men's hammer. Wyatt Meyring took second place with a PR throw of 193-1 (58.86m), Travis Pickett was third with a toss of 190-10 (58.18m) and Amani Brown was fourth with his mark of 177-5 (54.08m).
In other events staged Thursday, Katie Wardsworth (redshirt junior, Spokane Valley) won the women's hammer with her throw of 179-5 (54.69m). Aoife Martin placed third with a PR throw of 167-7 (51.07m).
Kelsey Kehl (freshman, Baldwin City, Kan.) won the women's javelin with a throw of 136-1 (41.47m) with Kristen McDonnell runner-up with a mark of 126-7 (38.58m).
WSU women winning events Friday were ShaRaya Quinn in the 100m hurdles (15.24 seconds), Lateah Holmes in the high jump (1.59m/5-2 1/2), Katelyn Frost in the pole vault (3.59m/11-5 3/4), McKenna Hogan in the long jump (5.37m/17-7 1/2), and Kaitlin Krouse in the discus (40.16m/131-9).
Cougar men capturing wins Friday included Peyton Fredrickson in the high jump (2.00m/6-6 3/4), Tucker Mjelde in the pole vault (4.55m/14-11), Josh Colbert in the triple jump (14.09m/46-2 3/4 with a hyper wind of 4.2 meters per second), Jake Callaghan in the shot put (16.53m/54-2 3/4), and Tyler Jackson in the discus (48.92m/160-6).
Next weekend are busy times for the Cougars track and field competitors. WSU will send student-athletes to the San Francisco State Distance Carnival Friday, March 31, and to the Stanford Invitational and UCLA Bruins Legend Invitational Friday and Saturday, March 31 and April 1.
Less than a week after Brock Eager (redshirt sophomore, Renton, Wash.) tossed a personal-record in the hammer that was sixth-best in WSU all-time records, Eager surpassed that mark with a throw of 225-feet 1 inch (68.68m) to win the men's hammer Thursday afternoon. His Sam Adams Classic mark moves him up to fourth-best in WSU all-time records in an event where the top 10 had been dormant for 18 years.
Eager led a first through fourth in the Cougars finish in the men's hammer. Wyatt Meyring took second place with a PR throw of 193-1 (58.86m), Travis Pickett was third with a toss of 190-10 (58.18m) and Amani Brown was fourth with his mark of 177-5 (54.08m).
In other events staged Thursday, Katie Wardsworth (redshirt junior, Spokane Valley) won the women's hammer with her throw of 179-5 (54.69m). Aoife Martin placed third with a PR throw of 167-7 (51.07m).
Kelsey Kehl (freshman, Baldwin City, Kan.) won the women's javelin with a throw of 136-1 (41.47m) with Kristen McDonnell runner-up with a mark of 126-7 (38.58m).
WSU women winning events Friday were ShaRaya Quinn in the 100m hurdles (15.24 seconds), Lateah Holmes in the high jump (1.59m/5-2 1/2), Katelyn Frost in the pole vault (3.59m/11-5 3/4), McKenna Hogan in the long jump (5.37m/17-7 1/2), and Kaitlin Krouse in the discus (40.16m/131-9).
Cougar men capturing wins Friday included Peyton Fredrickson in the high jump (2.00m/6-6 3/4), Tucker Mjelde in the pole vault (4.55m/14-11), Josh Colbert in the triple jump (14.09m/46-2 3/4 with a hyper wind of 4.2 meters per second), Jake Callaghan in the shot put (16.53m/54-2 3/4), and Tyler Jackson in the discus (48.92m/160-6).
Next weekend are busy times for the Cougars track and field competitors. WSU will send student-athletes to the San Francisco State Distance Carnival Friday, March 31, and to the Stanford Invitational and UCLA Bruins Legend Invitational Friday and Saturday, March 31 and April 1.