Pacific hosted its second track and field home meet for the season, the Pacific Open, on Saturday. Not only was it a day with more school records, top ten performances, and qualifying marks took place, it was also a time to recognize dedicated seniors and all they have done for the program in their time as a Boxer. With both the men's and women's team placing first, it certainly was a great day to be a Boxer.

Top Performers

The day started off strong with senior Cris Brethower winning the women's steeplechase and qualifying for the conference championship at the same time. Junior Megan Feitz also qualified and came in fourth for the event. Senior Natalie Taylor had a strong showing as well, taking fourth in the 1500 and moving up to No. 5 on the All-Time Top Ten list at Pacific. 

Freshman Mikell Adler ran a new personal best in the 110-meter hurdles, moving him up on the top ten list as well. Senior Angelica Gatica-Gomez took second overall in the women's 400, while junior Ally Hammond took home a decisive win in the 100, once again setting a new personal and school record in the process. Senior Zion Booker finished third overall in the men's 100 in a time of 11.07, which moves him up in the Northwest Conference standings.

To finish off the race side of the meet, sophomore Morgan Boddy ran a new personal best by nearly 30 seconds in the 5000, finishing in second and qualifying for the conference championships. Both men's and women's 4x400 relay races had two Pacific teams battling it out in a friendly competition, with one of those teams each winning the event. The last race of the day was the men's 10,000, which featured two seniors, Kadyn Eves and Reese Yamamoto, putting on gutsy performances in the grueling 25 lap race

For Pacific athletes in the field events, junior Makayla Tuiolemotu had a big day winning the hammer throw and taking second in both the shot put and discus. Senior Brooke Gerber-Perham took third in the discus, and freshman Noah Tyrin finished in fourth for the men's discus. For jumps, sophomore Jonette Singh won the women's triple jump event. Finally, senior Jayden Fordham finished third in the men's high jump and second for the men's triple jump, breaking the elusive 13 meter barrier.

"It was a beautiful day to celebrate our seniors!" said Pacific head coach Ryan Huntersimms. "This group put on a show for their senior day. They are the epitome of what being a Boxer is!"

Conference Qualifiers

100

Ally Hammond

200

Rome Moreland

Mikell Adler

400

Ava Schreffler

1500

Henry Tierney

400 Hurdles

Courtney Tiernan

Karina Reddy

Aiden Olmos

3000 Steeplechase

Cris Brethower

Megan Feitz

5000

Morgan Boddy

Triple Jump

Ryan Miller

Pole Vault

Eli Volk

Shot Put

Makayla Tuiolemotu

Discus

Brooke Gerber-Perham

Top Ten Performances

Ally Hammond, 100m, School Record, 12.23

Natalie Taylor, 1500m, #5 All-Time, 4:46.72

Greta Koegler, 100m Hurdles, #8 All-Time, 16.00

Mikell Adler, 110m Hurdles, #5 All-Time, 15.32

Up Next

The Boxers travel to McMinnville to participate in the Linfield Jenn Boyman Invitational. Pacific is officially less than a month away from the conference championships and are counting down the weeks until the Boxers get to test their skills versus the entirety of the Northwest Conference.

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