NEWBERG - Pacific track and field competed at George Fox University this past Saturday for the Rich Allen Classic. Slightly windy, this beautiful day brought about many more conference qualifying marks and five All-Time Top Ten performances.
Top Performers
The meet started out hot with Sophomore Morgan Boddy winning the 3000-meter steeplechase in a time of 11:45.50, a 55 second personal record that shot her up to the No. 5 spot on Pacific's All-Time Top Ten list. Junior Makayla Tuiolemotu also had a good meet, winning the hammer throw with a mark of 44.67 meters, putting her at No. 4 on the Top Ten list. Senior Angelica Gatica-Gomez easily won the 400 in a time of 59.72, and junior Ally Hammond won the 100 hurdles in a time of 14.24, once again breaking her own school record and currently puts her at No. 1 in the nation for Division III.
Other notable performances included freshman
Mikell Adler taking second in the 110 hurdles in 15.47 seconds, sophomore
Ro'o Satta-Ellis placing third in the men's long jump at 6.58, and the men's 4x100 relay team finishing second with a time of 42.85.
"We are developing into a very solid and balanced team on both the men's and women's side." said head coach Ryan Huntersimms. "Our main goal now is to stay healthy these next couple weeks and get more qualifiers out of all the event groups at our next competition!"
Conference Qualifiers
200m
Kamron Shields
Zion Booker
800m
Henry Tierney
100m Hurdles
Ally Hammond
Courtney Tiernan
Sydney Esperanza
110m Hurdles
Mikell Adler
400m
Greta Koegler
Katrina Brisbois
3000m Steeplechase
Morgan Boddy
Reese Yamamoto
Robert Lydon
Carlos Masuko
Long Jump
Lauren Ortega
Courtney Tiernan
Ro'o Satta-Ellis
Triple Jump
Jonette Singh
Jayden Fordham
Cameron Galutira
Discus
Noah Tyrin
Javelin
Makayla Tuiolemotu
Tristen Haag
Hammer
Makayla Tuiolemotu
Top Ten Performances
Ally Hammond, 100m Hurdles, School Record, 14.24
Courtney Tiernan, 100m Hurdles, #10 All-Time, 16.38
Mikell Adler, 110m Hurdles, #9 All-Time, 15.47
Morgan Boddy, 3000m Steeplechase, #5 All-Time, 11:45.50
Reese Yamamoto, 3000m Steeplechase, #10 All-Time, 10:05.58
Makayla Tuiolemotu, Hammer Throw, #4 All-Time, 44.67m
Up Next
Ally Hammond is headed to the NCAA Division III Indoor National Track and Field Championships this weekend in Rochester, New York to compete in the 60m hurdles. Hammond is only the second Pacific athlete ever to qualify for the Indoor National Championships and is the first Boxer to compete at this meet, as the first qualifier was unable to compete due to the 2020 pandemic canceling the competition. The preliminary round will be held on Friday, March 14th at 1:45pm EST.
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