MCMINNVILLE, Ore. --- The Western Oregon track and field teams opened their 2026 outdoor season Friday and Saturday at the Erik Anderson Memorial Icebreaker Invitational – taking home seven all-time top-10 marks and winning eight events at the meet.
In the women's 10,000, Kyla Potratz finished second in 36 minutes, 23.43 seconds – improving her No. 4 time in school history. Adele Beckstead took third at 36:49.50 – good for fifth on the WOU all-time list – while Charlotte Gardner took sixth with a time of 37:50.71, ninth on the Wolves' all-time list.
In the men's 10,000, Matthew Resnik (30:56.89) and Ethan Bothwell (31:05.38) reached the WOU top 10 – fifth and sixth, respectively.
Jacob Behrman won the shot put while moving into the Wolves' all-time top 10 in the event with a distance of 53 feet, 0.25 inches (16.16 meters) – good for seventh on the WOU list.
Easton Pomrankey cracked the WOU top 10 in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 9:11.37 – good for 7
th on the WOU all-time list.
Other Event Winners for WOU
- Jazmine Dotson – 100 (12.48)
- Madison Huri – 800 (2:15.73)
- Nettle Grey – 1,500 (4:44.14)
- Guinevere Rydberg – Hammer (158-08 / 48.37 meters)
- Ray Gerrard – Discus (164-10 / 50.25 meters)
- Mason Detzler – Hammer (181-02 / 55.24 meters)
- Elliott Black – 800 (1:54.38)
WOU next competes at the PNW Opener in Corvallis starting March 20.
