ELLENSBURG, Wash. = The Central Washington University track and field team had a great outing at the Wildcat Opener as they set many personal records and successfully took a step forward in preparation for the rest of the season.
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MEET INFORMATION
Meet: CWU Wildcat Opener
Location: Recreation Sports Complex | Ellensburg, Wash.
RESULTS
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QUOTING HEAD COACH JONATHAN HILL
"I can't put into words how proud I am of all the different efforts that went into this weekend. We hosted this meet for us and to get the outdoor season started at home, saw absolutely heroic displays all across the board. From solo effort PRs to people trying all new events just to give us more options in our May championships, to our coaching staff and student workers working tirelessly to put together a first class meet since we came up with the idea over the summer; everyone continues to come together to work towards the ultimate goal of a team championship."
"I have to give special credit to the new heptathlete/decathletes!
Carley Huber,
Meggie Kilcup, Sam Delay,
Tehya Moore,
Joy Ayodeji,
Leighton Menge,
Josh Boast,
Matthew Bender,
Reilly Williams,
Chris Hines,
Charles Pieper, Tre Walker- this group took on the 7/10 event challenge with a fearless mentality and came away with many new PRs and conference marks."
ABOUT THE MEET
- Max Hutton won the men 800 meter with a time of 1:54.79 as teammates Chase Perez and Jack Pratapas were seconds behind. Hutton also set a PR in the men 1500 meter with a time of 3:58.88.
- Araceli Esquivel won the women's 800 meter with a time of 2:26.07 as she looked strong in her performance.
- Camryn Holterhoff set a new PR in the women's 5000 meter with a time of 18:57.33, securing first place.
- Hannah Mikkelsen secured a new PR in the women's 1500 meter with a time of 5:07.97, showcasing her speed.
- Jazmin Mendoza set a PR in the women hammer throw with 45.23 meters.
- Wes Kriete set a new PR in the men's discus 45.59 meters.
- Matthew Bender set a new PR in the men's triple jump with 13.60 meters, showcasing his jumping ability.
- Caleb Reed set a new PR in men's shot put with 13.89 meters.
- Blessing Ayodeji and Bailey Board each set new PRs in women's shot put with 11.75 meters and 10.34 meters.
- Carley Huber won the women's heptathlon with 4313 points, 300 points clear of the second-place competitor, showcasing her well rounded abilities
- Kaden Miller of Western Washington University won the men's decathlon with 5632 points.
UP NEXT
Your Wildcats are traveling to Eugene, Oregon next as they will compete in the Oregon Preview on Saturday March 22
nd at Hayward Field.
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