SEATTLE, Wash. – The Western Oregon University men's and women's track and field teams had nine student-athletes compete in the Husky Classic on Friday. Caitlin Heldt moved into the top-five on the program all-time list in the 3,000, while Bailey Smith improved his fourth all-time mark in the same event.

Heldt put together a big race in the women's 3,000 as her time of 10:07.50 not only moved her to fourth on the WOU all-time list, but was over 11 seconds faster than her previous best mark this season. Overall in the event Heldt came in 69^th.

Smith, already fourth all-time in the WOU record books in the men's 3,000, shaved some time off of his season-best when he crossed at 8:26.30 on Friday to come in 65^th overall. He improved his previous best time by over a second.

Kaylin Cantu also competed in the women's 3,000 and was just a few seconds off of her ninth-best WOU all-time program mark in the event when she posted a time of 10:29.04 to come in 78^th.

Sam Cole hit a distance of 51-7.75 in the men's weight throw to come in eighth. Mark Warren was right behind coming in ninth when he hit a mark of 49-2.25.

In the women's weight throw, Liliana Lyness-Morales reached a distance of 45-11.25 to come in 19^th. Emillia Carpenter also competed in the event for the Wolves and placed 23^rd.

Ana Popchock and Maliyah Thompson both competed in the women's 60 hurdles. During the prelims, Popchock came in 16^th with a time of 9.18 and Thompson came in 18^th with a time of 9.47.

WOU will continue the Husky Classic on Saturday with events starting around 10 a.m.