Boxers Take Four Team Points From NWC Multi-Event Meet
Meet Results
TACOMA, Wash. –
Aaron Koford (Jr., Wilsonville, Ore.) finished in sixth place in the decathlon and
Ted Wogan (So., Klamath Falls, Ore.) placed eighth Tuesday, giving Pacific four team points towards the upcoming Northwest Conference Championships in the NWC Multi-Event Championship at the Pacific Lutheran University track.
Koford compiled a score of 5,629 points to place sixth in the eight-man competition in the decathlon. Wogan established a new personal best with his eighth place point total of 5,477 points. The performance was a 40-point improvement over his total at March's Boxer Combined Event meet.
Koford topped his day with a second place performance in the discus, throwing 120 feet, 5 inches. He opened the day with a sixth place finish in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.79 seconds and placed eighth in the pole vault with a clearance of 10 feet, 4 inches. He finished the day with a pair of seven place finishes in the javelin, throwing 133 feet, 7 inches, and in the 1,500 meters with a time of 5:06.11.
Wogan opened the day with a third place finish in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.45 seconds. After a sixth place performance in the discus with a throw of 96 feet, 5 inches, Wogan tied for third in the pole vault with a clearance of 12 feet, 3.5 inches. He placed eighth in the javelin with a throw of 127 feet, 1 inch before closing with a third place finish in the 1,500 meters, running 4:52.25.
Joe Cerne of Puget Sound charged ahead in the second day to win the decathlon with a score of 6,321 points, winning the final three events of the competition. Willamette's Carson Kennedy placed second with 6,190 points. The first day leader, Whitworth's Peter Delap, placed third with 5,949 points.
George Fox's Beth Stam led a top-three sweep for the Bruins in the heptathlon, winning with a score of 4.347 points. Charity Arn was just six points behind with 4,341 points and Maria Green placed third with 4,263 points. Pacific did not have any athletes in the heptathlon.
Team points from the NWC Multi-Event Championships will carry over to the NWC Track & Field Championships. The meet will take place on Apr. 26 and 27 at Willamette's Charles Bowles Track.
