MONMOUTH, Ore. --- The Western Oregon track and field team won 10 events and had nine WOU all-time top 10 marks at the John Knight Twilight on Friday and Saturday at McArthur Field.
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Men
Tate Herber ran the fastest 110 hurdles at WOU in 30 years with a time of 14.48 – moving up to No. 2 on the WOU all-time list behind only Alper Kasapoglu's time of 14.37 in 1996. Teammate
Jackson McQuain moved to No. 6 on the WOU all-time list in the event at 14.68 as the duo finished 1-2 on Saturday.
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Jack Burgett ran the fastest 100 in 25 years by a WOU athlete as he won the event with a time of 10.51 – the fastest since Mike Hinshaw ran a 10.50 in 2001.
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Jacob Behrman moved from seventh to fifth on the WOU all-time list in the shot put with a distance of 54 feet, 7.5 inches (16.65 meters) to win the event.
Ray Gerrard just missed the WOU top 10 by an inch with a toss of 52 feet to take second.
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Women
Aliyah Taba won the 400 with a time of 56.79 – moving her into the WOU all-time top 10 at No. 5.
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Kyla Potratz in her first shot at the 3,000 steeple won the event with a time of 11:09.66 – good for fourth on the WOU all-time list. Teammate
Charlotte Gardner took third with a time of 11:17.05 – moving her up a spot and keeping her at seventh on the school's all-time list.
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Adele Beckstead moved to ninth on the WOU all-time list in the 5,000 with a time of 17:47.31 to take second in the event.
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In the pole vault –
Alecia Lemeza moved her No. 5 mark on the WOU all-time list up two inches to 10-8.
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Event winners
Men
Jack Burgett – 100 (10.51)
Tate Herber – 110 hurdles (14.48)
Landon Theisen – 800 (1:52.56)
Easton Pomrankey – 1,500 (3:54.75)
Ray Gerrard – discus (171-03)
Jacob Behrman – shot put (54-7.5)
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Women
Aliyah Taba – 400 (56.79)
Kyla Potratz – 3,000 steeple (11:09.66)
Guinevere Rydberg – Hammer (158-00)
Izzy Boyd – Shot Put (42-9.75)
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