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Track & Field

WOU men take second, women fourth at GNAC Indoor Championships

SPOKANE, Wash. --- The Western Oregon track & field teams saw individual titles won and school records broken with the men taking second and the women finishing fourth on the second and final day of the GNAC Indoor Championships on Tuesday at The Podium.
 
The WOU men's team finished with 132.33 points (one of two teams to finish with 100-plus points) – finishing only behind Western Washington.
 
The Wolves men won a pair of individual titles on Tuesday. Keeton Sanchez took home the 800-meter gold with a time of 1 minute, 54.90 seconds – closely followed by teammate Isaiah Rodriguez in second (1:55.25).
 
The other title came in the high jump with Gabe Burchfield setting a personal best at 6 feet, 6.75 inches (2.00 meters) to claim the title. It's also tied for the eighth-best mark in WOU indoor history. Teammate Justin Conklin tied with two others for second place (6-04.75, 1.95 meters).
 
Conklin took home another second while tying the 60 hurdles record for the second day in a row at 8.25.
 
The Wolves had a trio of other athletes take home silver in Amari Hendrix in the 400 (a PR of 48.63 – fourth on the all-time WOU list), Mark Warren in the shot put (PR of 48-10.75, 13.90 meters) and Marley Harrison in the triple jump (PR of 46-04, 14.12 meters – fifth on the WOU all-time list).
 
On the women's side, the Wolves had 74 points to take fourth – finishing behind Western Washington (143), Central Washington (138) and Simon Fraser (96).
 
Highlighting the day for the women's team was Maliyah Thompson who smashed the previous WOU all-time 60 hurdles record by 0.2 seconds – finishing with a time of 8.64 seconds.
 
Also taking the medal stand for the WOU women was Ujunwa Nwokoma as she followed up her championship performance Monday in the long jump by taking third in the triple jump with a distance of 37-11.5 (11.57 meters) – good for fifth on the all-time WOU list.
 
While not medaling, the WOU women's 4x400 relay team of Madeline Lambing, Amelia Merritt, Bethanie Altamirano and Jessy Hart ran the sixth-fastest time in WOU history at 3:55.16 – good for sixth place on Tuesday.
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Bethanie Altamirano

Bethanie Altamirano

Senior
Jessy Hart

Jessy Hart

Junior
Madeline Lambing

Madeline Lambing

Senior
Amelia Merritt

Amelia Merritt

Freshman
Ujunwa Nwokoma

Ujunwa Nwokoma

Senior
Maliyah Thompson

Maliyah Thompson

Junior
Gabe Burchfield

Gabe Burchfield

Sophomore
Justin Conklin

Justin Conklin

Senior
Marley Harrison

Marley Harrison

Senior
Amari Hendrix

Amari Hendrix

Junior

Players Mentioned

Bethanie Altamirano

Bethanie Altamirano

Senior
Jessy Hart

Jessy Hart

Junior
Madeline Lambing

Madeline Lambing

Senior
Amelia Merritt

Amelia Merritt

Freshman
Ujunwa Nwokoma

Ujunwa Nwokoma

Senior
Maliyah Thompson

Maliyah Thompson

Junior
Gabe Burchfield

Gabe Burchfield

Sophomore
Justin Conklin

Justin Conklin

Senior
Marley Harrison

Marley Harrison

Senior
Amari Hendrix

Amari Hendrix

Junior