EUGENE, Ore./MCMINNVILLE, Ore. – With just a small squad competing at both the Oregon Relays and the Linfield Invitational, the Western Oregon University men's and women's track and field teams still tallied several strong results.
Highlighting the day was Justin Crosswhite's runner-up finish and new personal-best time in the men's 800 when he crossed at 1:51.97. Stanford's Miles Smith just held off Crosswhite with a time of 1:51.66. For Crosswhite, not only is his time a new PR, but moves him into 10th in program history. His new time also moves him to 24th nationally in NCAA Division II and is a provisional mark.
Hunter Hutton also competed in the men's 800 at the Oregon Relays and set a new personal-best posting a time of 1:53.57 to come in fifth. Just like the 1,500 yesterday, Hutton and Crosswhite were the only non-Division I runners in the 800 on Saturday, as 10 total competed.
Jalon Fields competed in the men's triple jump at the Oregon Relays hitting a distance of 45-0.5 to come in fourth.
Maya Hopwood and Jenelle Hurley also competed in the Oregon Relays. Hopwood ran in the women's 100-meter coming in seventh with a time of 12.55 competing against and all-Division I field.
Hurley in the women's high jump cleared 5-3.75 to place sixth as of the seven total competitors, five were Division I. Hurley's height is just off her season-best she set during John Knight Twilight.
At Linfield, Devin Hasher won the men's high jump reaching a height of 6-01.25. Eli Nafziger also competed in the event hitting a height of 5-5.25 to come in sixth.
Nafziger came in third in the men's long jump hitting a distance of 22-0.75 for a new season-best. Jake Thompson came in seventh in the event hitting a mark of 20-4.25, Jacob Flury was right behind in eighth and Marlon Harrison came in 10th.
Darian Wilson came in third in the women's javelin with a new season-best mark of 115-3 and Lyndee McLauchlin came in fourth with a distance of 113-7.
Nafziger completed his busy day placing seventh in the men's javelin hitting a mark of 139-9.
Lauren Berry competed in both the women's long jump and triple jump. Berry came in fifth in the long jump hitting a distance of 16-5.75 and also placed fifth in the triple jump hitting a mark of 31-1.75.
WOU will return to action this coming Friday and Saturday when they will compete at the Oregon State High Performance Meet.
