Portland, Ore. – Pacific Track and Field competed in two outdoor meets this past weekend. On Friday, March 20th, some of the Boxers competed at the Pacific Northwest Invite at Oregon State University. On Saturday, March 21st, the Boxers competed at Lewis and Clark College. Over the two days of competition, there were three All-Time Top Ten performances and thirteen Northwest Conference championships qualifiers. 


Top Performers

On Friday in Corvallis, freshman Ali Heinly competed in the women's 3000m Steeplechase. Heinly's time of 11:17.26 was a 24.44 second personal record that rose her from #6 to #2 on the All-Time Top Ten list. 
Building on Heinly's strong performance, head cross country and distance coach Riley Stewart said, "Friday night at OSU, we had some great performances. The Boxers put themselves in positions to run great times, and it paid off! I've never seen someone close a Steeplechase race as fast as Ali did."

Senior Ally Hammond came off the NCAA Division III Indoor Nationals ready to compete in the outdoor season. In Saturday's competition, Hammond ran the Women's 200m. Hammond ran a new personal record of 24.64, which qualified her for the Northwest Conference championships and broke her previous school record. 

The Boxers also had three women qualify in the Women's 100m. First was Ally Hammond with a time of 12.27. Next was freshman Nichole Goodwin with a time of 13.22, and then sophomore Maya Kaneshiro with a time of 13.26. 

In the Women's Pole Vault, sophomore Holly Gay jumped 2.98m. Gay's jump moves her to #8 on the All-Time Top Ten list. Freshman Kayla Balandran also competed in the Women's Pole Vault. Balandran jumped 2.68m and qualified for the Northwest Conference championships. This means all three of the women vaulters: Cadence Schedlbauer, Holly Gay, and Kayla Balandran will be representing the Boxers at the Northwest Conference track and field championships in May. 

"I'm happy with the way everyone went out and competed today," said head coach Ryan Huntersimms. "Nothing brings us coaches more joy than seeing the excitement of our athletes qualifying and achieving personal bests!"


Conference Qualifiers 

100m 
Ally Hammond
Nichole Goodwin
Maya Kaneshiro 

200m
Ally Hammond 
Brody Bantolina

800m
Peyton Fisher 

1500m 
Henry Tierney

3000m Steeplechase
Chago Bradbury  

High Jump
Ryder MacKay

Shot Put 
Xeiden Padasdao

Pole Vault 
Kayla Balandran


All-Time Top Ten Performances


Women's 200m 
Ally Hammond, School Record, 24.64

Women's 3000m Steeplechase
Ali Heinly, #2 All-Time, 11:17.26

Women's Pole Vault
Holly Gay, #8 All-Time, 2.98m


Up Next


The Boxers track and field team will be competing on their home track in Forest Grove Ore. On Monday and Tuesday, the 23rd and 24th, Pacific will host the PACU Multis. The Boxers Kamron Shields will compete in the Men's Decathlon. Courtney Tiernan and Dani Hammond will compete in the Women's Heptathlon. 

Following the Multis, the Boxers will host the Pacific Open on Saturday, March 28th, where there will be a full spread of track and field events. 

For the latest information on Boxer Athletics, make sure to check out GoBoxers.com. You can also find the Boxers on social media at @GoBoxers and @boxertfxc on Instagram.