McMinnville, Ore. – The Boxer men and women's track teams competed in their first outdoor meet of the 2023 season this past weekend. The meet started off with the 10k races on Friday night, and followed by a full meet on Saturday. Several athletes moved up or onto the Outdoor Top Ten list. The Northwest Conference has a qualifying standard for each event, and an athlete must achieve that standard mark in their event during the regular season in order to qualify for conference. Saturday's meet was held in unfavorable conditions, with cold temperatures, high winds and heavy rain throughout the competition. Despite the weather, 18 Boxers qualified for conference in their respective events.
Top Performers
Angelica Gatica-Gomez took a runner-up finish in the women's 200m with her time of 26.99. She later went on to win the women's 400m dash with her time of 59.63. Teammate Emily Rutkowski took second in that race, with her time of 1:02.28. Annie Berry had a runner-up finish in the women's 5k, with her time of 18:00.14. Andrew Reid also had a runner-up finish in the men's hammer throw, with his mark of 47.05m (154-04). He later went on to finish third in the men's shot put with his mark of 13.22m (43-04.50). Tyler Vargas also took a third place finish in the men's long jump, with his mark of 6.49m (21-03.50).
Here is a look at who moved up or onto the Outdoor Top Ten list this weekend:
Men's Hammer Throw
Andrew Reid - #7, 47.05m, 154-4
Women's 10,000m
Cris Brethower - #10, 39:49.86
Conference qualifiers this week:
Women's 10k: Cris Brethower, Maddy Hubbs, Alena Krull
Men's 10k: Will Wada, Reese Yamamoto
Women's 400m: Angelica Gatica-Gomez, Emily Rutkowski
Women's 5k: Annie Berry, Liz Bradley
Men's 5k: Henry Tierney
Men's Long Jump: Tyler Vargas, Jayden Fordham, Lucas Dahl
Men's High Jump: Drew Reyburn
Women's Discus: Mikayla Tuiolemotu, Autumn Gerard
Men's Shot Put: Andrew Reid
Men's Hammer Throw: Andrew Reid
Up Next
The Boxers will head to Lane Community College for a meet on Saturday, March 11. For the latest information on Pacific Athletics, make sure to check out GoBoxers.com. You can also find the Boxers on social media at @GoBoxers and @BoxerTFXC, and on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
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