Pirates Help Washington Defeat Rest of Northwest
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Whitworth University had four individual event winners and five national qualifiers on Saturday at the War 3 at Spokane Falls Community College. The meet is set up as a team event between schools from Washington against the rest of the Northwest. Previously the event had been a Washington vs. Oregon affair. As they have all season, the Whitworth men excelled in the throwing events. Alex Hymel not only won the javelin with a toss of 206'-5", he earned an NCAA automatic qualifying mark along the way. Jeff Kintner improved his own national qualifying mark while winning the shot put with a mark of 55'-4.25". He also picked up his first provisional qualifying mark in the hammer (173-0), while finishing third. Alex Couette was second in the hammer with his own provisional mark of 175-1. Cody Stelzer was also a winner on Saturday, clearing 6-8 to win the high jump with an NCAA provisional mark. Finally, Dusty Caseria bested a close field to win the 800-meter run in 1:53.24, a season best and just off of the NCAA provisional qualifying standard. Joy Schufeldt led the Whitworth women with a third place finish in the 5,000 with a time of 17:42.78. She was one-tenth of a second under her previous season best. Eric Cox was seventh in a strong field of hammer throwers with a toss of 158-5, just off of her school record. Rebekah Daniels (135-2) and Ka'ipo Rocha (132-1) posted strong season-best marks in the same event. Alyssa Thompson continues to improve in the long jump, reaching 16'-8.5" on Saturday. The final team scores on Saturday were: Men - Washington 451.17, Oregon/Idaho/Montana 286.83; Women - Washington 404.83, Oregon/Idaho/Montana 336.17. Several Pirates will compete in the Northwest Conference decathlon and heptathlon on Monday and Tuesday at Pacific University. Next Saturday Whitworth will compete at the Spike Arlt Invitational in Ellensburg, Washington. Go to Athletics Home Page > Track & Field > Sports Releases > |
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