EOU women take Day 1 lead at CCC Championships
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WOMEN’S TEAM SCORES (Day 1 of 2) – 1. Eastern Oregon 91, 2. College of Idaho 80, 3. British Columbia 77, 4. Southern Oregon 76, 5. Northwest Christian 39, 6. Corban 38, 7. Oregon Tech 23, 8. Multnomah 5
ASHLAND – Attempting to deny College of Idaho a seventh consecutive title, Eastern Oregon took the lead after the first day of the Cascade Conference Women’s Track & Field Championships presented by U.S. Bank on Friday at Raider Stadium, doing so without a single event champion.
The Mountaineers amassed 91 points to C of I’s 80, British Columbia’s 77 and Southern Oregon’s 76. The Yotes got back in contention with 29 points in the 10,000-meter finale, while SOU won four events and UBC won a pair. EOU started the day with 15 points, thanks in part to Paige Dodd’s heptathlon title three weeks ago.
Saturday’s action starts at 11 a.m. Below is a chronological recap of the Friday’s events:
HAMMER THROW: Freshman KiAshe Hobby turned in Southern Oregon’s first title since 2003 and won easily with a mark of 165 feet 2 inches that made her an automatic qualifier for the NAIA Championships. Her teammate, Emily Shaw, place second (149-11) as the Raiders amassed 20 points in the event, and Corban basketball all-star Jordan Woodvine became an All-CCC performer with a mark of 148-6.
HIGH JUMP: Another freshman, British Columbia’s Trinity Hansma, tied a meet record by clearing 5-6 on her second attempt as the top seed. Eastern Oregon got a pair of All-CCC performances from freshman Kalulusno Ngaida (5-5) and junior Paige Dodd (5-3 ¾). Dodd won a tiebreaker with UBC’s Heather Betz to take the No. 3 spot.
3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE: In a race that featured 12 of the top-20 on the national performance list, Northwest Christian’s Anika Rasubala (10:57.14), the NAIA leader, edged out British Columbia’s Madelyn Brunt (10:58.98) for first place. A pair of C of I runners came in next to give the Yotes 11 points: Larissa Mauer (11:16.43) and two-time champion Tamkia Russell (11:21.92).
SHOT PUT: SOU’s first shot-put championship in 17 years was delivered by sophomore Emily Shaw (42-0 ½) in her second All-CCC effort of the day. Eastern Oregon’s Maggie Ledbetter (41-6 ½) and Stephanie Miears (39-10) took second and fourth, sandwiching third-place Meg Buxton (40-7 ¾) of C of I.
LONG JUMP: EOU dominated the long jump with 21 points from four scorers, but British Columbia’s Allison Macdonald stole first place by 1 ¼ inches at 18-4 ¼. EOU’s Morgan Reddington (18-3), Paige Dodd (18-2 ¼) and Victoria Branch (17-8 ¼) were next in the standings.
4x100-METER RELAY: After setting meet records the last two years, SOU won a third straight 4x100 as Erika Soderstrom, Savannah Greenwade, Julia Delucchi and Arianna Daniel clocked in at 47.36. EOU (47.89) and Corban (47.90) took second and third, both recording NAIA ‘A’ standard marks.
1,500 METERS: In a 1,500 race that featured 10 national qualifiers, British Columbia claimed five scoring spots for 28 points behind champion Nicola Symonds (4:31.05) and runner-up Mikayla Tinham (4:33.24). OIT’s Danielle de Castro took the third All-CCC honor, placing third in 4:33.68.
100-METER HURDLES: Kiersten Lancaster, the No. 2 hurdler in the NAIA, defended her championship with a time of 14.38 that edged out SOU’s Loghan Sprauer (14.78) by a half-second. Corban’s Valerie Schmidt (14.86) placed third and fourth-place Christy Seaston (15.02) of NCU notched an NAIA ‘B’ mark.
400 METERS: SOU’s Arianna Daniel became the first individual to ever win three consecutive 400-meter titles by finishing in 56.73. OIT’s Amber Von Essen (57.17) ran a season-best for second place, and UBC’s Sienna Lalonde (57.41) was right behind in third.
10,000 METERS: C of I got back in contention with the top-four placers in the 10K for 29 points, as Molly Vitale Sullivan (38:05.24), last year’s national runner-up, captured the title. Kaitlyn Schut (38:51.42), Erin Moyer (39:20.70) and Lilly Whitehead (39:46.72) were next for the Yotes, finishing nine second ahead of the rest of the field.