MOSCOW, Idaho. — Washington State Track and Field continued its early indoor season at the 2025 Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open Friday at the Kibbie Dome.
Caden Hottman and
Gavin Dimick each won their respective events while Cougar athletes set 10 personal best performances to go along with four season-best performances to highlight the first day.
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Hottman won the men's weight throw, achieving a personal best throw of 18.56 meters. This is the second weekend in a row where Hottman recorded personal best throws, doing so last weekend at the Spokane Sports Showcase. His throw was more than 0.4 meters better than the second-place finisher.
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In the men's pole vault, Dimick took home the title with a height of 4.90 meters.
Seth Nelson also put up a strong performance tonight finishing tied for third with a height of 4.75 meters.
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In the women's 3000-meter race, all four Cougar women put up personal best times.
Lauren Hoyt,
Maya Nichols and
Jaylyn Lehner went fourth, fifth, and sixth respectively with
Evelina Sitnika rounding out the top 10 in ninth.
Up Next:
The Cougs will continue their weekend at the 2025 Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open, with more athletes competing Saturday.
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WSU Friday Results
Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open | Kibbie Dome | Moscow, Idaho
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Women's Pentathlon
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Sarah Kovich: DNF
           - 60m H: 9.16s, 3rd 877pts
           - HJ: 1.62m, 4th 759 pts
           - SP: DNS
           - LJ: DNS
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Men's Heptathlon
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Mason Mahacek: DNF
           - 60m: 7.14s, 3rd 833 pts
           - LJ: Foul
           - SP: 12.40m, 1st 631 pts
           - HJ: DNS
           - 60m H: Saturday
           - PV: Saturday
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Men's 3000m
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Grayson Wilcott: 8:33.27, 6th [SB]
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Eric Swedin: 8:47.84, 17th [PR]
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Cooper Cortinas: 8:58.09, 27th [SB]
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Women's 3000m
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Lauren Hoyt: 10:13.74, 4th [PR]
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Maya Nichols: 10:15.17, 5th [PR]
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Jaylyn Lehner: 10:20.42, 6th [PR]
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Evelina Sitnika: 10:29.91, 9th [PR]
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Field ResultsÂ
Men's Weight ThrowÂ
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Caden Hottman: 18.56m, 1st [PR]
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Tristian Webb: 17.04m, 5th [SB]
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Mason Andulajevic: 16.76m, 7th
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Henry Sheldrup: 14.81m, 16th
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Kai Twaddle-Dunham: 14.70m, 17th
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Cody White: 13.55m, 22nd
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Women's Weight ThrowÂ
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Laura Lindquist: 15.26m, 9th [PR]
- Lindi Kessinger: 13.55m, 14th [PR]
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Nevaeh Wilson: 10.93m, 29th [PR]
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Men's Pole VaultÂ
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Gavin Dimick: 4.90m, 1st
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Seth Nelson: 4.75m, T-3rd
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Men's High Jump
- AJ McGloflin: 2.13 m, 1st [PR]
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Antoni Smith:1.98 m, 4th [SB]
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