ELLENSBURG, Wash. - The Central Washington University track & field team secured 13 event wins during the CWU Wildcat Invitational held at home over the weekend. The Wildcats honored 14 seniors during a special ceremony on Saturday evening, including Brenna Board, Johan Correa, Logan Easley, Payton Elenbaas, Wyatt Franklin, Isabella Haarer, Chris Hines, Colin Hitchcock, E'lexis Hollis, Jazmin Mendoza, Noah Sanchez, Reilly Williams, Aiden Wise, and Branden Wise.
 
MEET INFORMATION
Meet: CWU Wildcat Invitational
Location: Recreation Sports Complex | Ellensburg, Wash.
RESULTS

QUOTING HEAD COACH JONATHAN HILL 

"This Wildcat Invitational was a lot of fun to host. We are happy to be among the rotation of high quality invitationals around the Northwest, providing a unique competitive environment.  We love competing at home and defending our home turf and you saw the performances reflect the environment."

"Foremost, we wanted to build the meet around our seniors. This group has made immeasurable contributions to this program.  Our senior ceremony was a reflection and celebration of all they've done for CWU Track & Field and Central Washington University as a whole.This group is full of leaders who's legacy will not soon be forgotten."

"We won the Hammer Throw (Payton Elenbaas), 1-2 in the women's 100m (Elexis Hollis & Ashlyn Nielsen), 1-2 in the women's 400 (Elise in a new PR, Donna Marie Harris), women's 1500 (Payton Conover), 1-2 in the womens 3,000 (Payton Conover again and Camryn Holterhoff – 3^rd in the 1500!), women's 400h (Carley Huber), women's 4x100m relay (Hopper, Gonzales, Hollis, Nielsen),  1-2-3 sweep in the Women's Triple Jump (Emy, Tehya and Donna Marie in her first time), 1-2-3 sweep in the women's 200m (Elexis, Ashlyn, Elise), Womens High Jump (Emy Ntekpere), Women's Pole Vault (Lauryn McGough), Capri Sims was everything we hoped she'd be – launching herself to #3 all-time in her first time in the Wildcat Singlet!"

"Cohen won the 100m in 10.56w, and Bauti won the 200m.  Johan was really strong in the 3,000 and 800 – our guys fought some tough conditions to roll in 1-2-3 in the 3,000 (Johan, Luke Hurd, and Charlie Naught), Boogy won the meet and broke the school record in the process running 14.15. We won the mens 400h (Josh Boast) and the men's 4x100 (Boast, Webster, Hall, Diamante), Men's High Jump (Cal'von Baker), Men's Long Jump & Triple Jump (Isaiah Webster), and Wyatt Franklin won on his senior day!"

 
ABOUT THE MEET

• Payton Elenbaas claimed first place in the women's hammer throw with a personal-best mark of 52.80 meters, a performance that ranks her 37^th in NCAA Division II.
• E'lexis Hollis claimed victory in the 100-meter with 11.28 seconds, ranking third in NCAA Division II. She also secured the victory in the 200-meter with 24.24 seconds, showcasing her blazing speed.
• Elise Hopper, Zoe Gonzales, E'lexis Hollis and Ashlyn Nielsen teamed up to secure the victory in the 4x100 meter relay with 46.40 seconds.
• Tehya Moore was victorious in the 100-meter hurdles with 16.11 seconds. She also set a new personal record in long jump with 5.17 meters, placing third.
• Elise Hopper won the 400-meter with a new personal record of 56.13 seconds, ranking 78^th in NCAA Division II. Carley Huber secured the victory in the 400-meter hurdles with 1:03.56.
• Freshman Sylvie Gephart won the 800-meter race with 2:22.53 minutes, securing a new personal record.
• Payton Conover secured the victory in the 1500-meter with 5:03.07 minutes. She also won the 3000-meter race with 10:36.20 minutes.
• Reigning Indoor National Champion Emy Ntekpere earned victories in both the high jump and triple jump events.
• Lauryn McGough claimed victory in the pole vault event with 3.90 meters.
• On the men's side, Cohen Hall secured the victory in the 100-meter race with 10.56 seconds. He also teamed up with Josh Boast, Isaiah Webster, Bautista Diamante to secure the victory in the 4x100 meter relay with 42.06 seconds.
• David Brown claimed victory in the 110-meter hurdles with 14.15 seconds.
• Reilly Williams secured the victory in the 110-meter hurdles with 15.59 seconds.
• Bautista Diamante won the 200-meter with 21.53 seconds. Teammate Josh Boast claimed victory in the 400-meter hurdles with 54.98 seconds.
• Johan Correa won the 800-meter race with 1:52.78 and also won the 3000-meter with 8:38.45 minutes.
• Wyatt Franklin won the discus throw event with 47.34 meters. Teammate Cal'von Baker won the high jump with 1.90 meters.
• Isaiah Webster secured victories in the long jump and triple jump. He recorded 7.13 meters in the long jump, ranking 38^th in NCAA Division II. He recorded 14.92 meters in the triple jump, ranking 19^th in NCAA Division II.

 
UP NEXT
Your Wildcats are traveling to Bellingham, Washington to compete in the WWU Invitational on Saturday, April 26^th. The meet will be hosted at Civic Stadium.