SPOKANE, Wash. -- In the blustery and rainy first day of the 13th Sam Adams Classic, Washington State's Aofie Martin, Brock Eager and Zak Kindl had winning performances Thursday at the Pine Bowl/Boppell Track on the Whitworth University in Spokane.
 
Eager, a redshirt junior from Renton, Wash., overcame the elements to win the men's hammer with a season-best throw of 220-feet 6 inches (67.22m). Redshirt senior Wyatt Meyring (Edmonds, Wash.) threw a season-best 189-4 (57.70m) for third place among the 24 competitors.
 
Martin, a redshirt sophomore from Seattle, won the women's hammer with a throw of 174-8 (53.23m).
 
In the men's 5000m, WSU freshmen Kindl and Luke Schilter finished one-two. Kindl (Spokane) won in a time of 15 minutes 19.26 seconds while Schilter (Lacey, Wash.) was runner-up with a time of 15:23.69.
 
The WSU competitors will begin competition Friday at 4 p.m.
 
 
ADDITIONAL COUGARS THURSDAY RESULTS FROM WHITWORTH SAM ADAMS CLASSIC:
MEN
Hammer - Amani Brown (4th - 56.21m/184-5), Tyler Jackson (14th - 42.85m/140-7),
      Brad Stevens (18th - 40.45m/132-8)
Javelin - Alex Cielo (4th - 58.77m/192-10)
WOMEN
5000m - Melissa Hruska (2nd - 18:12.42), Samantha King-Shaw (3rd - 18:36.78), Katherine Dittmann (4th - 18:41.80), Alexis Redfield (7th - 19:25.35)
Hammer - Stacia Bell (9th - 43.56m/142-11), Lovely Tukuafu (t13th - PR 38.63m/126-9)
Javelin - Calahan Crawford (2nd - 39.83m/130-8)