Spokane, Wash. - A group of athletes from the Pacific track and field team traveled to Spokane, WA this weekend to compete at the Inland Northwest Invitational, hosted by Whitworth University and held at The Podium. It was another exciting day with lots of top ten performances, all led by Ally Hammond as she stormed her way to three more record breaking races.
Top Performers
The star of the day was none other than Ally Hammond, as she took to the track and broke three school records over two race disciplines. She started with improving her 60m hurdle record to 8.76 in the preliminary round, and broke it again in the finals with a time of 8.73. This places her first in the West Region and third in the NCAA DIII rankings for the 60m hurdles. She also is ranked first in the region for the 200m, as she raced to another school record in a time of 25.13. She is ranked 22nd in DIII for this distance.
The rest of the team had a great showing as well. Freshman
Mikell Adler qualified for the finals in the 60m hurdles as well, finished third overall in a time of 8.72 and landing himself in the second spot on our All-Time Top 10 list. Senior
Jayden Fordham had a big jump day, finishing fourth overall in the men's high jump with a mark of 1.91m, a personal lifetime best. He also finished sixth overall in the men's triple jump with a mark of 12.81m. Both of these performances place him third on the top ten list for each event. Lastly, Sophomore
Jonette Singh finished fourth overall in the women's triple jump with a mark of 10.39m.
"We had a very productive day with a smaller squad in Spokane," said head coach Ryan Huntersimms. "This meet was a big confidence booster for the group. They competed with a lot of poise and grit throughout the day."
All-Time Top 10 List
Women's 60m
Maya Kaneshiro, #5 All-Time, 8.37
Men's 60m
Kamron Shields, #10 All-Time, 7.26
Women's 60m Hurdles
Ally Hammond, School Record, 8.73
Greta Koegler, #5 All-Time, 9.96
Courtney Tiernan, #7 All-Time, 10.20
Men's 60m Hurdles
Mikell Adler, #2 All-Time, 8.72
Women's 200m
Ally Hammond, School Record, 25.13
Greta Koegler, #8 All-Time, 27.75
Men's 200m
Mikell Adler, #4 All-Time, 23.15
Men's 400m
Kamron Shields, #5 All-Time, 52.02
Women's 800m
Natalie Taylor, #3 All-Time, 2:25.84
Megan Feitz, #5 All-Time, 2:28.13
Men's 800m
Peyton Fisher, #4 All-Time, 2:01.23
Women's Long Jump
Dani Hammond, #7 All-Time, 4.58m
Men's Long Jump
Kamron Shields, #10 All-Time, 6.19m
Men's Triple Jump
Jayden Fordham, #3 All-Time, 12.81m
Men's High Jump
Jayden Fordham, #3 All-Time, 1.91m
Up Next
The Boxers will be headed to Newberg, Oregon to compete at the George Fox Indoor #1 meet on Saturday, February 8th, where they will compete in all field events, the 60m dash, and the 60m hurdles. Then, they will return to the Chiles Center at the University of Portland to compete at the UP Indoor #2 to race the 200m, 800m, mile, 3000m, and 4x4 disciplines on February 9th.
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