SPOKANE, Wash. --- The Western Oregon men's track and field team claimed its first GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championship title since 2012 on Tuesday.
The Wolves with 131 points edged Western Washington by six points and Northwest Nazarene by 10 points.
On Tuesday, the Wolves won three individual titles to help propel them to the championship.
WOU's
Dominique Loggins took home the 60-meter crown with a time of 6.87 seconds (Loggins also won the title in 2020).
In the 60-meter hurdles,
Justin Conklin won the title with a time of 8.33 seconds - the first WOU men's athlete to win the 60 hurdles since 2012. Conklin also took third in the high jump (6-2.25).
In the shot put,
Dayne Gordien continued his dominant season by winning the event with a distance of 53 feet, 2.75 seconds with teammate
Mark Warren taking second (48-2.5).
Hunter Hutton had a pair of top-three finishes in the mile (second place, 4:09.11) and the 3,000 (third place, 8:27.23) while
Marlon Harrison also had a top-three finish - taking third in the triple jump (45-6.25).Â
Now the Wolves will wait to see who qualifies for the NCAA Championships - which are set for March 10-11 in Virginia Beach, Virginia
View complete Western Oregon results here.
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