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Track & Field

Gordien wins shot put to lead Wolves at Oregon Preview in Eugene

EUGENE, Ore. --- The Western Oregon men's and women's track and field teams headed south to Eugene on Saturday and came away with positive results - including an event victory.

WOU's Dayne Gordien took first place in the shot put with a distance of 16.70 meters (54-09.5) - an NCAA provisional mark and the fourth-best outdoor throw in WOU history.

Another Wolf hit an NCAA provisional in a field event as Kaylee Wright took fourth with a distance of 44.54 meters (146-01).

Other highlights on the day included:
- Easton Pomrankey winning his heat in the 1,500 with a time of 3 minutes, 56.12 seconds
- Jenelle Hurley took second in the long jump (5.43 meters - 18-11.75) and fifth in the 100 hurdles (15.06)
- Emmett Klus took fourth in the 800 with a time of 1:53.57
-  Amari Hendrix (11.15) and Alex Driesner (11.19) finished first and second in their heat in the 100
- Maya Hopwood took fifth in the 100 (12.51)
- Holly Hutton won her heat in the 800 with a PR of 2:18

The Wolves return to action next weekend with athletes in Southern California (San Marcos and San Diego) as well as at the Willamette Invitational in Salem.
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Players Mentioned

Emmett Klus

Emmett Klus

Junior
SO
Amari Hendrix

Amari Hendrix

Freshman
FR
Easton Pomrankey

Easton Pomrankey

Freshman
FR
Maya Hopwood

Maya Hopwood

Junior
SO
Jenelle Hurley

Jenelle Hurley

Junior
SO
Kaylee Wright

Kaylee Wright

Junior
SO
Holly Hutton

Holly Hutton

Freshman
Alex Driesner

Alex Driesner

Sophomore
Dayne Gordien

Dayne Gordien

Senior

Players Mentioned

Emmett Klus

Emmett Klus

Junior
SO
Amari Hendrix

Amari Hendrix

Freshman
FR
Easton Pomrankey

Easton Pomrankey

Freshman
FR
Maya Hopwood

Maya Hopwood

Junior
SO
Jenelle Hurley

Jenelle Hurley

Junior
SO
Kaylee Wright

Kaylee Wright

Junior
SO
Holly Hutton

Holly Hutton

Freshman
Alex Driesner

Alex Driesner

Sophomore
Dayne Gordien

Dayne Gordien

Senior