CORVALLIS, Ore. –With multiple student-athletes in action, the Western Oregon University track and field men's and women's programs officially turned the page to the outdoor season on Saturday at the Oregon State/PNW Invite. With the wind heavy throughout the day, many of the marks are wind-aided times.
There were strong results throughout with Maliyah Thompson moving into the top-10 all-time in the 100 posting a time of 12.14 to place third. Her time ties her for sixth on the all-time list. Maya Hopwood wasn't far behind in the event coming in fifth with a time of 12.23. Josie Lavato added a time of 12.79 to come in 10th.
In the men's 100, Amari Hendrix and James Mazzeo nearly came in with identical times. Hendrix crossed with a time of 11.16 to come in 11th, while Mazzeo came in with a time of 11.19 to come in 14th.
Jenelle Hurley set new outdoor PR marks in the 200 and 100 hurdles. She ran a time of 14.88 to come in second in the 100 hurdles and then posted a time of 26.34 in the 200 to come in 11th. She also competed in the high jump hitting a height of 5-1 to come in seventh.
Thompson was the next one to come across in the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.11 to come in fifth which is also a PR mark. Deters came in ninth with a PR mark of 16.02. Macy Clemens also crossed at 16.02 to come in 10th. Hailey Blue was the next one in for the Wolves in tenth with a time of 16.14.
James Duane, Aaron Hanible and JJ Walker all had strong results in the 110 hurdles. Duane led the way competing in his first outdoor meet with the Wolves coming in second with a time of 15.75. Hanible came in third with a time of 16.09, followed by Walker in fourth with a time of 16.46.
Hendrix led the Wolves in the men's 200 coming in fifth with a time of 22.60. Mazzeo came in with a time of 23.02 to place ninth, while Carson Austin came in 17th.
Hart led the Wolves in the women's 200 coming in 10th with a time of 26.20. After Hurley placed 11th, Taryn Wilson came in 11th with a time of 26.34. Lavato rounded out the results for the Wolves in 18th.
Hart was near her PR mark from last outdoor season in the women's 400 coming in fifth with a time of 59.49.
Gabe Arce Torres came in runner-up in the men's 400 with a time of 50.18. Austin also competed in the event coming in eighth.
Rilee Carstensen won the women's 400 hurdles with a time of 1:10.72.
Justin Crosswhite won the men's 800 with a time of 1:56.18.
Lindie Larson led the way for WOU in the women's 800 with a time of 2:31.05 for a new PR coming in sixth.
Dustyn Mckenney paced WOU in the men's 1,500 coming in eighth.
Katie Chapman ran her first 1,500 coming in with a time of 5:03.29 to place 15th.
In the men's hammer throw, Owen Collins led three Wolves in the event coming in fourth hitting a mark of 154-6. Samuel Cole came in fifth hitting a distance of 150-7. Mark Warren was right behind in sixth with a throw of 150-1.
Moana Gianotti led the Wolves in the women's hammer throw coming in eighth hitting a mark of 143-0. Liliana Lyness-Morales came in 10th with a distance of 131-11.
Devin Hasher hit the same height he finished the indoor season at in the high jump coming in third with a mark of 6-2.75. Brennen Sorah came in fifth with a mark of 5-7.0.
Deters was right near her top mark in the women's high jump coming in fourth with a height of 5-3.0. After Hurley placed seventh, Kalulusno Ngaida came in ninth with a mark of 4-11.
Kaylee Wright continued to improve her throw and provisional mark in the women's javelin hitting a distance of 143-0 to come in fourth. Lyndee McLauchlin came in eighth with a mark of 119-3 for a new season-best. Emillia Carpenter also had a throw over 110 feet landing at 111-9 to come in 10th.
Eli Nafziger was the only WOU participant in the men's javelin, coming in fifth with a throw of 163-10.
Clemens came in fourth in the women's long jump with a distance of 15-9.
Marlon Harrison hit a new PR mark in the men's long jump coming in runner-up with a distance of 21-4. Walker also competed in the event coming in fourth with a distance of 20-10.5.
Cole led the Wolves in the men's shot put coming in third with a distance of 46-3.5. Collins was right behind in fourth with a distance of 45-11.75. Warren came in 10th with a throw of 40-7.
Gianotti led the Wolves in the women's shot put with a distance of 41-8 to come in fourth. Halle Hargett came in eighth in the event with a throw of 34-5.
Ngaida competed in the women's triple jump finishing runner-up with a distance of 36-2.75.
Harrison came in fourth in the men's triple jump with a distance of 44-1.25.
WOU will return to action this coming week competing in both the Adams/Klein Combined Event in California on Thursday and Friday, along with also competing in the Willamette Invitational on Saturday.