Eagles Shine in Cold and Windy Outdoor Opener 3/12/2016 9:19:10 PM TACOMA, Wash. – The NU Eagles opened their 2016 outdoor season on a cold and windy day at the PLU Open in Tacoma and came away with some favorable results. CarrieAnne Steele shined today sweeping the long jump and triple jump events setting school records and personal bests. Steele won the long jump with her jump of 5.43m (17-09.75) breaking Michelle Perez's record of 5.42m set in 2014 and finished atop the triple jump standings with a distance of 11.01m (36-01.50) shattering Renee Wagerman's record of 10.13m set in 2006. Kaisa Hall had a solid day winning the high jump (1.43m 4-08.25); placing 5th in the 100m hurdles (18.29); 10th in the 200m (27.64), and taking 9th in the javelin (31.71m 104-00). Dean Willis was the top men's finisher as he took 3rd in the 800m (2:02.15) and 4th place in the 5000m with a time of 16:05.66. Teammate Gino Bruce was 9th in the 5k coming in at 17:33.63. Bruce was also 10th in the 800m (2:11.85) and 8th in the 1500m run (4:29.55). Anna Miller led the throwers in the javelin with a 4th place finish and a toss of 35.48 (116-05). Chantal Grothen was 5th (35.19m 115-05). Janelle Kono was 2nd in the pole vault clearing a height of 2.68m (8-09.50), 7th best in the NU record books. Emily Campbell was 8th in the 400m with her time of 1:12.29 and ran the 200m dash in 30.14. Kelly Grant was 6th in the women's 5000m run finishing in 20:07.89. Caleb Smith took part in both track and field events with a 10th place finish in the men's 1500 (4:34.63) and then throwing the javelin 43.33m (142-02) for 11th place. Kelly Grant (5k), Kaisa Hall (Javelin), Dean Willis (5k), Gino Bruce (1500m and 800m), and Emily Campbell (200m) all established personal bests today. "We had a great day today even with a small group and the weather," said Mark Mandi, Eagle head coach. "The highlight was Carrie Anne (Steele) winning the long jump and triple jump with school records and personal bests. It was a pretty cold and windy day and she didn't let it affect her at all. The number of personal bests is always a great way to start off the outdoor season. Overall, I was very pleased by how well our group competed. We will bring a full squad next week when we travel to Portland for the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open."