The Logger men’s and women’s track & field teams put together a pair of solid performances in the Peyton Scoring Meet this weekend. The meet was one of the smaller events that Puget Sound track & field has hosted in recent years, but Pacific Lutheran University, St. Martins and Olympic College all came to Peyton stadium with victory in mind. The Logger men finished in second place and the women came in third.
On the women’s side there were a number of notable performances that included Northwest Conference Championship qualifying marks as well as season and personal bests.
In the 5000 meter race, senior Marnie Hazlehurst (Portland, Ore.) ran a blazing time of 18:30.94. Hazlehurst’s impressive performance not only won the event, it was also a personal best and set a meet record. Freshman Kathryn Flyte (West Lynn, Ore.) turned in two additional impressive performance in distance/middle distance events. She ran a season best in the 1500 meters finishing with a time of 5:06.85 then followed up with a personal best in the 800 meter race. She finished behind fellow Logger senior Hayley Walker (Cambria, Calif.) in the 800 meters. Walker finished second overall with a time of 2:25.65.
Junior Andrea Leiken continued her impressive outdoor season, picking up wins in the 100 meter and 200 meter dash. She ran a personal record time of 12.93 seconds in the 100m before crossing the line in 26.82 seconds in the 200m. Both times meet the standard for NWC qualification.
Freshman Meg Gilbertson (Clackamas, Ore.) won the 400 meter dash with NWC qualifying time of 1:02.66. She was followed across the line by freshman Brenda Seymour (Seattle, Wash.) who ran a season best time of 1:04.39.
On the field events side more Logger athletes had strong showings. Junior Maggie Klee (Portland, Ore.) won the hammer throw with a NWC qualifying toss of 129’5. Freshman Sarah Stillman (Lexington, Ore.) recorded a season best mark of 32’0 in the triple jump to qualify for the NWC championship meet.
The Logger men had their own share of impressive performances over the weekend. They had a particularly strong showing in the 400 meter event. Freshman Sean Tyree (Minneapolis, Minn.) ran a season best and NWC qualifying time of 51.35 seconds. Tyree completed an impressive double when he came back to run a season best time of 2:00.40 in the 800 meter event.
Sophomores Emerson Sample (Madison, Wisc.) and Charles Noble (St. Louis Park, Minn.) both ran season bests of 54.31 seconds and 55.06 seconds, respectively, in the 400m. Sample also ran a NWC qualifying time of 59.26 seconds in the 400 meter hurdles.
In the 100 meter dash, sophomore Lukas Diesing (Longmont, Colo.) set a personal record, finishing in 11.76 seconds. Freshman Kupono Park continued to improve, running a season best 24.82 in the 200 meter dash.
Two jumpers had impressive days for the Logger men as well. Sophomore Michael Haas (Cupertino, Calif.) set a personal record and NWC qualifying mark by jumping 20’5.75 in the long jump. Freshman Daniel Berendsen set a meet record and NWC mark in the high jump, clearing a height of 6’0.75.
The Loggers will face a larger and more challenging field when they host the 26th Annual Shotwell Invitational next Saturday, April 2.
[PHOTO COURTESY / KEVIN CURLETT]