BOISE, Idaho/SEATTLE, Wash. – The top performances continued to show for the Western Oregon University track and field programs on Saturday with Maya Hopwood claiming another title in the 60-meter, Justin Crosswhite set a new personal mark in the mile and Kalulusno Ngaida scaled to a new mark of 37-07.25 in the triple jump to highlight a strong showing for the Wolves at both the Boise State Challenge and Husky Classic.
Hopwood, having already broke her own school record in the 60 during preliminaries on Friday, was able to post another strong time on Saturday when she crossed at 7.69 to win the event at the Boise State Challenge. She bested seven others in the field including competitors from Hawaii, San Francisco, Eastern Washington and Nevada.
If that wasn't enough, after nearly setting the school record in the 200 on Friday, Hopwood came close to finishing in the top-two during the finals on Saturday as she ran to a time of 25.59 to come in third. She bested a pair of runners from Nevada.
Crosswhite has continually improved on his mile time throughout the indoor season and Saturday was no different at the Husky Classic. Crosswhite was able to set a new personal best time of 4:04.35 that should help him qualify for the National Championships in the event. His time is also second-best on the GNAC all-time list, as WOU owns the top-three spots in the mile in the conference marks. His time leaves him second on the WOU all-time list as well. Overall, he placed 36th in the event.
Ngaida has been setting new marks in the high jump throughout the indoor season and this time it was the triple jump for her to set a new personal record when she reached a distance of 37-07.25 on her second attempt to place sixth at the Husky Classic.
Other results from the Boise State Challenge include Brennen Sorah competing in the 800 as he ran in section four and placed 10th with a time of 2:15.00 and he finished 31st overall in the 800.
Jenelle Hurley reached a height of 5-01.75 in the high jump on Saturday to place 13th. She reached the mark on her third attempt.
Other results from the Husky Classic include Neal Cranston coming in with a time of 1:55.80 to place 34th. Two other Wolves entered into the mile with Crosswhite with Hunter Hutton coming across in 68th with a time of 4:14.79 and Emmett Klus in 75th with a time of 4:24.50.
WOU will now prepare for the GNAC Indoor Championships that will take place this coming Friday and Saturday in Boise, Idaho.
