Men's Track and Field | 04.30.2021
RESULTS
SPOKANE, Wash. – LC State Track and Field put together one of strongest all-around days this season at the Bucs Scoring Challenge, hosted by Whitworth University. In all, the Warriors hit automatic-qualifying standards in three events, provisional standards in four events, set two school records and had multiple personal-bests.
"After a rough start, our kids started running well and competing well," coach
Cyrus Hall said. "Our vaulters were lights out. I am really proud of them. They came out at higher heights than they ever have.
Clayton VanDyke continues to do
Clayton VanDyke things, and
Cole Olsen continues to do
Cole Olsen things.
"To cap it off our relays balled out. The women (4x400m relay) hit the A standard. That is the fastest the men (4x400m relay) have run ever. We have been trying to get them on par with the women, so the fact that they shaved a bunch of time off and set the school record is great and I think we can still run faster. Overall, I thought everyone was great"
THE MEN
The duo of
Clayton VanDyke and
Cole Olsen found success in the meet, each hitting an A standard in their events. VanDyke won the 800m with a time of 1:52.23, just .21 seconds off the school record. Olsen won the 10,000m with a time of 30:56.96.
VanDyke joined the 4x400m relay team of
Sean Spencer,
Ike Hopper and
Christian Bothwell to set a program record in the event. The time of 3:22.78 earned second place in the event.
Pole vaulters
Andrew Carlyle and
Nikolous Bertling both hit record-heights in event. Both exceeded the school record, with Bertling finishing second (4.53M) and Carlyle winning at 4.70m. Carlyle's school record is also a B standard.
Hopper PR'd in the 400m hurdles with a time of 55.03 to take fourth in the event.
THE WOMEN
The 4x400m relay highlighted the women's performances on the day in the final event of the meet. The team of
Anika Grogan,
Rebekka Kalmbach,
Karlie Smith and
Ashley Britt finished second behind DI Idaho with a time of 3:52.96. The time is an automatic-qualifying mark for nationals.
Freshman
Geraldin Correa had a big day on the track with a pair of provisional qualifying standards. The quartet of
Emily Adams,
Rylee Brown,
Maja Plaznik and Correa finished third in the 4x800m relay with a time of 9:26.94, while Correa hit an individual mark in the 800m (2:15.39) to finish fourth.
Delaney Warren also earned a B standard with her second-place finish in the discus. The senior threw a distance of 43.48m.
Grogan provided another strong performance from the freshman class with a school-record in the 100m (12.40). She finished fifth in the event, and
Nikki Halbert also hit a personal-best (12.86) to finish 10
th. Britt added to her day with a career-best 15.41 to take third in the 100m hurdles.
Sara Hathaway hit a personal-best mark of 1.52m in the high jump and qualified for the conference meet with her sixth-place finish.
Cynthia Smith took third in the pole vault with a big PR of 3.28m.
The Warriors compete in the final meet of the regular season on May 5 at the Whitworth Twilight before turning their attention to the Cascade Conference Championships on May 14-15.
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