Track & Field | 3/17/2018 8:47:00 PM

PORTLAND, Ore.—Including event wins by Grayson Burke and Justin Crosswhite, the Western Oregon men's and women's track & field teams combined to secure 12 different top-three finishes while continuing its outdoor season at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open on Saturday.

Burke topped the field in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.47 seconds while Crosswhite led a 1-2 finish in the 1,500-meter run with a 3:57.40. Crosswhite was followed by teammate Thomas Normandeau (3:59.17) while a third Wolf, Tyler Jones, also cracked four minutes with a 3:59.53 for fourth place.

In the 800, Curt Knott and Dominick Marshall went 2-3 with Knott crossing in 1:55.70 to edge Marshall's 1:56.89.

The WOU men also recorded runner-up finishes in the 200-meter dash and long jump. Codi Blodgett settled for second place with a 22.57 in the 200 while Alani Troutman soared 22-1 3/4 (6.75m) for silver in the long jump.

Competing in the 400-meter hurdles, Sara Madden toured the track in 1:05.87 for the team's fifth second-place result. Nicole Niskanen followed in 1:06.67 to give the Wolves two in the top three in the one-lapper.

Taking third place in their respective events were Jackson Stallard and Jalon Fields. Stallard earned bronze in a pair of events by clocking a 16.89 in the 110-meter hurdles and topping the bar at 13-8 1/4 (4.17m) in the pole vault. Fields, meanwhile, landed at 44-10 3/4 (13.68m) in the triple jump.
 
The Wolves will return to action next week as a split squad with compete at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (March 30-31) and the Stanford Invitational (March 31-April 1) while others will compete at the Pacific Open (March 31).  

Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open
Lewis & Clark College
Eldon Fix Track
Portland, Ore.
March 17

WOU Women's Results
100: 16. Hailey Sears, 13.34. 200: 4. Grayson Burke, 26.24; 7. Hailey Sears, 27.00; 29. Meghan Drader, 29.08. 400: 1. Grayson Burke, 58.47. 800: 5. Shayla Solomon, 2:21.32; 8. Rachel Bayly, 2:23.47. 1,500: 23. Cassie McKinney, 5:07.25; 24. Booy Rogers, 5:07.76; 31. Kendra Zimmerdahl, 5:31.48. 100 Hurdles: 10. Sara Madden, 16.76. 400 Hurdles: 2. Sara Madden, 1:05.87; 3. Nicole Niskanen, 1:06.67. Shot: 13. Moana Gianotti, 37-10 3/4 (11.55m); 16. Mariah Gronbach, 34-5 3/4 (10.51m); 18. Sylvia Dean, 33-9 1/4 (10.29m); 21. Alecia Falck, 29-4 (8.94m). Discus: 9. Halie Korff, 124-4 1/2 (37.90m); 11. Moana Gianotti, 114-8 1/4 (34.95m); 18. Mariah Gronbach, 93-0 (28.34m). Hammer: 9. Sylvia Dean, 158-1 1/2 (48.19m); 10. Alecia Falck, 150-2 1/4 (45.77m); 15. Mariah Gronbach, 142-3 1/4 (43.36m); 19. Halie Korff, 113-4 (34.54m); 23. Moana Gianotti, 100-9 (30.70m). Javelin: 10. Halie Korff, 120-6 1/4 (36.73m).

WOU Men's Results
100: 4. Codi Blodgett, 11.09; 5. Devon Fortier, 11.14; 6. Cody Warner, 11.15; 25. Anthony Pablo, 11.90. 200: 2. Codi Blodgett, 22.57; 5. Devon Fortier, 22.84; 16. Anthony Pablo, 23.69. 400: 8. AJ Holmberg, 51.59; 21. Mitchell Kruse, 54.95; 22. Emmett Bailor, 55.30. 800: 2. Curt Knott, 1:55.70; 3. Dominick Marshall, 1:56.89; 5. Zach Kanelis, 1:58.17; 8. Trey Reed, 2:00.29. 1,500: 1. Justin Crosswhite, 3:57.40; 2. Thomas Normandeau, 3:59.17; 4. Tyler Jones, 3:59.53; 10. Stephen Fey, 4:03.43; 11. Neal Cranston, 4:04.94; 39. Brennan Buckley-Noonan, 4:44.04. 110 Hurdles: 3. Jackson Stallard, 16.89. Steeplechase: 10. Sawyer Heckard, 10:10.76; 11. Matthew Haglund, 10:30.28. Long Jump: 2. Alani Troutman, 22-1 3/4 (6.75m). Triple Jump: 3. Jalon Fields, 44-10 3/4 (13.68m); 7. Kolton Rohde, 43-0 1/4 (13.11m); 14. Jack Grundmeyer, 40-4 (12.29m). Pole Vault: 3. Jackson Stallard, 13-8 1/4 (4.17m); 7. Jacob Collins, 12-2 1/2 (3.72m). Shot: 5. Mont Child, 47-1 1/2 (14.36m); 6. Chris Steffey, 46-4 1/4 (14.13m); 10. Nick Sieber, 42-9 3/4 (13.05m); 13. Owen Collins, 42-0 1/2 (12.81m); 14. Logan Barker, 40-10 1/4 (12.45m); 20. Karsten Collins, 39-4 (11.99m); 32. Jackson Stallard, 27-10 3/4 (8.50m). Discus: 9. Nick Sieber, 137-10 1/4 (42.01m); 12. Karsten Collins, 129-2 (39.36m); 13. Logan Barker, 127-1 3/4 (38.75m); 14. Owen Collins, 126-8 1/3 (38.61m). Hammer: 12. Nick Sieber, 139-9 (42.59m); 13. Logan Barker, 138-6 1/2 (42.22m); 19. Owen Collins, 122-4 1/2 (37.29m); 21. Karsten Collins, 114-5 1/2 (34.88m); 23. Mont Child, 110-9 1/2 (33.76m). Javelin: 7. Kyle Wells, 159-1 1/4 (48.49m)l 13. Mitchell Kruse, 127-4 1/4 (38.81m).