Kawai Ties School Record In High Jump At Peyton Scoring Meet

Kawai Ties School Record In High Jump At Peyton Scoring Meet

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Meet Results

TACOMA, Wash. – Kelson Kawai (Jr., North Kohala, Hawaii) took advantage of perfect weather conditions to tie the Pacific record in the men's high jump Saturday, leading a good day for the Pacific track and field teams at the Peyton Scoring Meet, held at Baker Stadium.
 
Kawai finished second with a lifetime best of 6 feet, 8 inches, which ties the record set by Mike Gordon in 1976 and equaled by Kelly LaClaire in 1993 and Carson Bartlett in 2008.  The mark also ranks as the fourth best in NCAA Division III this season.  Kawai lost the competition by an effort of 6 feet, 9.75 inches by Dakarai Hightower.
 
The record performance topped another great day for the Pacific jumpers in the nine-team meet.  In addition to his performance in the high jump, Kawai placed fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 43 feet, 3.25 inches.
 
Jeremy Parkinson (Fr., Hubbard, Ore.) placed third in the triple jump with his mark of 43 feet, 6 inches and added a fourth place finish in the long jump at 20 feet, 10.75 inches.  Chloe Hallyburton (Sr., Dayton, Ore.) was a winner in the women's high jump with a clearance of 4 feet, 11.75 inches while Roberta Kelley (Jr., Warrenton, Ore.) took the win in the women's long jump with a mark of 14 feet, 4 inches. 
 
Katie Johnson (So., Portland, Ore.) gave the Pacific women their third qualifier for the Northwest Conference Championships in the pole vault, finishing fourth in the event with a clearance of 8 feet, 0.25 inches.
 
Daniel Wagner (So., Kailua, Hawaii) led Pacific's sprinters with a second place finish in the 400-meter hurdles, running a season best of 57.68 seconds.  He also placed third in the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 16.08 seconds.  Sean Valente (Jr., Ewa Beach, Hawaii) also had a season best in the 400 meters, placing third in 50.92 seconds.  Michael Zane (So., Honolulu, Hawaii) was third in the 200 meters in a season best time of 22.61 seconds.
 
Alexis Damo (Fr., Honolulu, Hawaii) finished fourth in the women's 100 meters, running 13.85 seconds, while Cyan Agena (So., Kapolei, Hawaii) was fourth in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 17.78 seconds.
 
Jesse Bethke (So., Cave Junction, Ore.) was Pacific's only top-four finisher in the throws, placing second in the men's discus with a mark of 137 feet. 9 inches.
 
Both the Pacific men and women placed fourth in the team scoring.  The men finished with 29 points while the women scored 24 points.
 
Pacific is back in competition next weekend, competing in the Linfield Jenn Boyman Memorial Invitational at Linfield's Maxwell Field.
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