SPOKANE, Wash.- The Central Washington University track & field team will compete at the Riverfront Invitational, hosted by Spokane Sports, from Thursday, Feb. 5 through Saturday, Feb. 7 at The Podium in Spokane. The Wildcats enter the meet following a strong showing last weekend at the UW Invitational and Mile City Meet in Seattle, where several athletes posted season-best performances.
MEET INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, Feb. 5 – Saturday, Feb. 7
Meet: Riverfront Invitational
Location: The Podium | Spokane, Wash.
LIVE RESULTS
QUOTING HEAD COACH JONATHAN HILL
"Last week for us before championships. We love going back home to the Podium where we've set many strong marks and made a lot of memories. This will be a 3-day meet for us, which presents a challenge on how we manage ourselves in multi-day competition, but also gives us a bunch of options for events & doubles we might see at GNAC's. The fields look strong, but perfectly appropriate for us and what we're bringing this time of year. February has a feel and a look, so I know we're all excited for some late season runs, jumps, & throws."
ABOUT THE MEET
Thursday's competition marks the Wildcats' fifth track & field meet of the season and opens with the men's heptathlon 60 meters at 12:00 p.m., followed by the women's pentathlon 60-meter hurdles at 12:30 p.m. Day one concludes with the women's pentathlon 800 meters at 6:10 p.m.
Friday's action begins at 11:00 a.m. with the men's heptathlon 60-meter hurdles, followed by the men's heptathlon pole vault at 11:45 a.m. Day two wraps up with the men's distance medley relay at 6:50 p.m.
Saturday's meet opens with the women's shot put at 10:00 a.m., followed by the women's pole vault and the women's 60-meter hurdles preliminary round. The final event of the meet will be the men's 4x400-meter relay at 4:55 p.m.
Several Wildcats will be ones to watch throughout the meet.
Cal'von Baker and
Matthew Bender are set to compete in the men's high jump and triple jump, while
Charlie Bennett,
Brady Holland,
Wes Kriete, and
Caleb Reed will represent CWU in the weight throw and shot put.
David Brown,
Josh Boast, and
Ian Calhoon will look to continue strong seasons in the men's 60-meter hurdles, while
Colton Magruder is slated to compete in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes.
On the women's side,
Elia Baker,
Ellie DeGroot, and
Carley Huber will compete in the pentathlon events.
Maliyah Gordon is scheduled to participate in the shot put and weight throw; while reigning national champion
Emy Ntekpere will compete in the long jump and 60-meter hurdles.
Ashlyn Nielsen will race in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes, and
Elise Hopper is set to compete in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes.
UP NEXT
The Wildcats will travel to Spokane, Washington, to compete in the GNAC Indoor Championships from Monday, Feb. 16 through Tuesday, Feb. 17 at The Podium. Fans are encouraged to attend and support the Crimson & Black at the conference championships.
