Portland,  Ore. – The Boxer men and women's track teams competed at the L&C Larry Byerly Invitational, with some field events at George Fox on Friday and the remainder of the meet events at Lewis & Clark on Saturday. Ally Hammond made her collegiate debut in the women's long jump and found great success, winning the event. Hammond produced a jump of 5.41m (17-09.00), which puts her at the #2 spot on Pacific's Top Ten List. Jarod Moren had a good day in pole vault, placing 4th and jumping a PR of 4.30m (14-01.25), to put him at #6 on Pacific's Top Ten list. Also moving up on Pacific's Top Ten List was Makayla Kraemer, who took 15th place in women's pole vault with a jump of 2.70m (8-10.25), good for #10 on the Top Ten List; and Courtney Tiernan in the women's triple jump. Tiernan took 6th place with her jump of 10.18m (33-04.75), good for #9 on the Top Ten List. The Boxers also achieved eight more conference qualifying marks. 

Here is a look at who moved up or onto the Outdoor Top Ten list this weekend:

Women's Triple Jump

Courtney Tiernan - #9, 10.18m (33-04.75)

Women's Long Jump

Ally Hammond - #2,  5.41m (17-09.00)

Women's Pole Vault

Makayla Kraemer - #10, 2.70m (8-10.25)

Men's Pole Vault

Jarod Moren - #6, 4.30m (14-01.25)

Conference qualifiers this week:

Women's 800m - Natalie Taylor

Men's 100m - Zion Booker, Brody Bantolina

Men's 400m - Zion Booker

Women's Long Jump - Ally Hammond

Men's Long Jump - Josiah Chaffin

Men's High Jump - Jayden Fordham

Women's Pole Vault - Makayla Kraemer

Up Next

The Boxers will compete in the 2023 Northwest Conference Championships on Friday and Saturday, April 21-22 at Willamette University. 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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