Hallyburton's School Record Leads Boxers In Final Track Tuneup
Meet Results
PORTLAND –
Chloe Hallyburton (Sr., Dayton, Ore.) will enter the Northwest Conference Championships as a school record holder as the senior set a new mark in the women's high jump to lead another solid Pacific performance at the Lewis & Clark Pioneer Open, held at Griswold Stadium.
Hallyburton placed second with an effort of 5 feet, 3 inches. The performance was a two-inch personal best and a half inch better than the previous record of 5 feet. 2.5 inches, set by heptathlon All-American Brooke Barker in 2005.
The record led a day that saw the Boxers win five individual events and advance three new athletes to next week's NWC Championships.
Three of the winners came in women's events.
Kelli Aken-Pagdilao (Jr., Makakilo, Hawaii) won the 100 meters in a time of 12.80 seconds.
Sidney Davis (Fr., Redmond, Ore.) was a winner in her first ever steeplechase, qualifying for the conference meet with her time of 12:37.17.
Anna Toyas (Jr., Seaside, Ore.) won the javelin for her second meet straight, finishing with a mark of 119 feet, 8 inches.
Michael Hunker (Sr., Cornelius, Ore.) led three men's event winners, capturing the 110-meter hurdles with a season best time of 15.65 seconds.
Jesse Bethke (So., Cave Junction, Ore.) led a top-three sweep in the discus with his winning throw of 142 feet, 2 inches.
Aaron Koford (Jr., Wilsonville, Ore.) was second with a NWC Championships qualifying throw of 135 feet, 8 inches.
Chris Johnson (Jr., Everett, Wash.) was third with his effort of 130 feet, 5 inches.
Jeremy Parkinson (Fr., Hubbard, Ore.) was a winner in the triple jump with a season best of 44 feet, 8.75 inches and moved into No. 8 on the Boxers' all-time list.
Kelson Kawai (Jr., North Kohala, Hawaii) was second with his effort of 43 feet, 1.5 inches.
Travis George (Jr., Grants Pass, Ore.) was the other new NWC Championships qualifier, placing second in the hammer with a personal best throw of 153 feet, 10 inches. The mark moves George to No. 2 on Pacific's all-time list in the event, trailing the school record in the event by just two feet.
Both short relay teams turned in a second week of strong performances. The men's team of Craig Bailey (So., Fairfield, Calif.),
Sean Valente (Jr., Ewa Beach, Hawaii),
Matthew Dodier (So., Portland, Ore.) and
Michael Zane (So., Honolulu, Hawaii) placed second in a season best time of 42.77 seconds. The women's squad of
Alexis Damo (Fr., Honolulu, Hawaii),
Emily Tuffey (So., Valencia, Calif.),
Sarah Tuffey (Jr., Valencia, Calif.) and Aken-Pagdilao placed third in a time of 50.37 seconds.
Kawai finished third in the men's high jump with his effort of 6 feet, 2 inches. Parkinson placed fourth and
Budweiser Hawkins (So., Las Vegas, Nev.) was fifth, clearing the same height as Kawai. Hawkins also placed second in the long jump with a performance of 21 feet, 6.25 inches.
In other sprint races,
Trey Oshiro-Atabay (So., Aiea, Hawaii) placed third in the men's 400 meters in a season best time of 50.85 seconds.
Ted Wogan (So., Klamath Falls, Ore.) was third in the men's 400-meter hurdles in a time of 58.40 seconds.
Pacific was a winner in the men's team race for the second straight week, scoring 137 points to finish well ahead of second place Linfield (112.5). The Pacific women placed third of eight teams with a score of 118 points.
Pacific will now look ahead to the Northwest Conference Championships, which begins Friday at Willamette University's Charles Bowles Track in Salem.
