BELLINGHAM, Wash. - After winning heptathlon at the GNAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, Drew Klein claims the decathlon crown at the GNAC Outdoor Combined Events Championships. Emy Ntekpere, Carley Huber, and Ellie DeGroot combine for nine points toward CWU's GNAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship total.
MEET INFORMATION
Date: Mon, April 29th & Tues, April 30th
Meet: GNAC Outdoor Multi Event Championships
Location: Civic Stadium | Bellingham, Washington
RESULTS
ABOUT THE MEET
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Drew Klein came out hot on day one, winning the 100m dash in a lifetime best of 11.17 seconds. He would win the long jump next (6.96m / 22'10") and place top five in the shot put (9.51m / 31'2.5"), high jump (1.78m / 5'10") and 400m dash (51.52 seconds) to close out day one in second place overall. On day two he took the competition lead following the 110m hurdles (15.58 seconds) before winning the discus (35.58m / 116'8") and pole vault (4.73m /15'6.25"). Klein closed out the competition with two more top five finishes in the javelin (48.04m / 157'7") and 1500m run (5:06.02) to claim his first GNAC decathlon crown with 6709 points.
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In her first heptathlon ever, Emy Ntekpere finished in fourth place as the top Wildcat in the field with 4335 points. Ntekpere set four event PRs and won two events through the two-day competition. Her highest point score (879 points) came from the high jump where she set a season's best (1.72m / 5'7.25) and moved her way up to number 16 in Division II.
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Carley Huber earned a new lifetime best score of 4011 points in the Heptathlon to place sixth. Huber performed very well, placing in eighth place or above in all but one of her events. Carley was able to end both day one and day two at her best, setting a new PR in the 200m dash (27.40 seconds) to end day one and winning the 800m run (2:27.80) to close out the competition.
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Ellie DeGroot performed phenomenally over the two-day competition, while in second place overall through six events an injury would force DeGroot to not finish the last event and place eighth overall. Through day one DeGroot lead all competitors with huge event wins in the 100m hurdles (14.47 seconds) and 200m dash (25.37 seconds). Although injured, DeGroot battled extremely well.
UP NEXT
The Wildcat decathlete and heptathletes will rest up ahead of the full GNAC Track & Field Outdoor Championships on May 9-10, while others prepare to travel back to Hayward field for the Oregon Twilight meet this weekend.
