Whalen Sets CU School Record in Shot at WWU

4/24/2010 5:07:57 PM

COMPLETE RESULTS

BELLINGHAM, Wash.—With a toss of 53 feet, 3 1/2 inch, Eric Whalen established a new school record in the shot put to highlight Concordia track & field action at the Western Washington Twilight held at Civic Field on Friday.

Whalen ‘s winning mark added four inches to his previous best of 52-11 1/2 set at the University of Oregon last season. His new mark also moves the sophomore into the No. 7 spot on the NAIA performance list. Whalen, a two-time NAIA All-American in the shot, finished sixth at the NAIA Indoor Championships last March and fifth at the indoor champs as a freshman. Whalen also recorded a fifth-place finish in the javelin at the outdoor championships last year as a freshman.

Also posting a career best on the day, Gabrielle Dixson added to her all-time personal record in the hammer throw with a 163-11 effort. Finishing second overall in the event, Dixson improved her personal best by exactly two feet and moved into No. 12 on the NAIA’s outdoor performance list.

On the track, a pair of sprinters and a pair of distance runners registered career bests in their respective events. In the 200, Chris Andres finished seventh with a 23.34 and Jameson Futter crossed in 23.82 for 10th place. In the 10,000, Zach Sinn and Dylan Smith broke the 16-minute barrier as Ginn raced his way to a 15:49.00 and Zitzer a 15:52.60.

In the 800, Junia Limage and Josh Burrus each posted the school’s fifth best time as Burrus finished in sixth place with a 1:57.96 and Limage eighth with a 2:21.95.

The Cavaliers also received winning performances by Kaycee Gillespie and Chris Wilson. Gillespie finished in a multi-way tie for first in the pole vault while Wilson ran a 15.53 in the 110-meter hurdles. Along with Dixson’s hammer result, runner-up finishes were posted by Stephanie Persaud (200); Dixon (shot), Breezy Wentz (discus), Kai Schmidt (javelin), Jameson Futter (long jump) and KC Vaughn (pole vault).

Western Washington Twilight
Western Washington University
Civic Field
Bellingham, Wash.
April 23, 2010

Women’s Results
100: 3. Catherine Sims, 12.77. 200: 2. Stephanie Persuad, 25.99; 3. Eunice Makinde, 26.22; 6. Dominique Jacoy, 27.17; 7. Siara Leininger, 27.24. 400: 5. Sabrina Hoffman, 59.92. 800: 8. Junia Limage, 2:21.95. 100 Hurdles: 7. Dominique Jacoy, 16.49. 400 Hurdles: 5. Sabrina Hoffman, 1:06.40. Long Jump: 9. Catherine Sims, 16-10 (5.13m); 14. Dominique Jacoy, 16-5 1/4 (5.01m); 24. Kristin Sass, 13-3 1/2 (4.05m). Triple Jump: 8. Kristin Sass, 30-7 1/2 (9.33m). Pole Vault: T1. Kaycee Gillespie, 9-4 1/4 (2.85m). Shot: 2. Gabriella Dixson, 40-4 3/4 (12.31m); 5. Breezy Wentz, 37-11 1/4 (11.56m); 9. Danelle Himango, 36-5 3/4 (11.12m); 14. Dominique Jacoy, 32-1 (9.78m); 20. Emily Redmayne-Titley, 27-3 1/4 (8.31m). Discus: 2. Breezy Wentz, 135-8 (41.35m); 4. Emily Redmayne-Titley, 127-11 (39.00m); 5. Gabriella Dixson, 125-2 (38.16m). Hammer: 2. Gabriella Dixson, 163-11 (49.97m); 3. Amanda Federici, 156-11 (47.82m); 7. Breezy Wentz, 136-7 (41.64m); 9. Emily Redmayne-Titley, 127-11 (38.99m). Javelin: 2. Kai Schmidt, 129-10 (39.58m). 400 Relay: 2. Concordia, 48.81 (Eunice Makinde, Stephanie Persaud, Siara Leininger, Catherine Sims).

Men’s Results
100: 8. Jameson Futter, 11.45; 17. Taylor Schmidt, 12.06. 200: 7. Chris Andres, 23.34; 10. Jameson Futter, 23.82. 800: 6. Josh Burrus, 1:57.96. Mile: 12. Marcus Nelson, 4:19.70. 5,000: 11. Zach Ginn, 15:49.00; 13. Dylan Zitzer, 15:52.60. 110 Hurdles: 1. Chris Wilson, 15.53; 2. Taylor Schmidt, 15.90. Long Jump: 2. Jameson Futter, 21-11 3/4 (6.70m). Triple Jump: 9. Marcus Cooper, 40-4 3/4 (12.32m); 12. Daniel Scheetz, 37-7 3/4 (11.47m). High Jump: 3. Marcus Cooper, 6-3 1/4 (1.91m); 8. Daniel Scheetz, 5-11 1/4 (1.81m). Pole Vault: T2. KC Vaughn, 14-9 (4.50m); T4. Seth Cordell, 14-3 1/4 (4.35m). Shot: 1. Eric Whalen, 53-3 1/2 (16.24m); 5. Erik Kuster, 48-2 3/4 (14.70m); 6. Derek Furgason, 47-4 1/2 (14.44m). Discus: 3. Erik Kuster, 155-5 (47.38m); 6. Derek Furgason, 147-11 (45.09m); 8. Eric Whalen, 134-4 (40.95m). Hammer: 12. Derek Furgason, 128-1 (39.05m); 15. Erik Kuster, 114-1 (34.77m). 400 Relay: 3. Concordia, 44.44 (Jameson Futter, Trevor Schwanz, Chris Andres, Marcus Cooper).