MOSCOW, Idaho – It was another historic day for LC State Track and Field in Moscow on Saturday at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open. Four automatic-qualifying times were earned and seven school records fell in the process. Freshman Madigan Kelly bettered her Warrior record in the 60m hurdles twice on the day, and senior Clayton VanDyke displayed pure domination in the 600m and 1000m. Standout Cole Olsen also put on a show in the 3000m.
“Big day for the Warriors in Moscow,” Head Coach Mike Collins said. “We had so many positive results today, it’s kind of hard to keep everything clear with the outstanding performances. We had a lot of wins today. Just excited to see everyone competing this well.”
THE WOMEN
Local Lewiston talent dented the record books for LC State throughout the day.
Kelly won the 60m hurdles with a national-qualifying time and broke the school record twice along the way. Her prelim time of 8.96 bettered her record set last weekend, and she only got better in the event final with a time of 8.92. Sara Hathaway also had a strong showing in the event, finishing fourth (9.19).
Freshman, and Kelly’s fellow Lewiston High School teammate, Jennah Carpenter finished third in the high jump with a program-record mark of 1.63m. Carpenter also had a sixth-place finish in long jump with a jump of 5.17m. Chelsie Testa joined her in the event with a 10
th-place finish and a mark of 5.03m.
Another former Bengal, Anika Grogan, earned a fourth-place finish in the 400m dash with a personal-best and school-record time of 58.73. Grogan advanced to the 60m dash finals where she placed eighth (8.15) and also competed in the 200m dash with a fourth-place finish (25.99).
Emily Adams won the 3,000m with a time of 10:40.23. Abigail Gorton finished fourth (10:57.45), followed by Madison Howe in eighth (11:46.49), and Kelsey Henry in 11th (12:27.84). Brooklyn Shell placed second in the mile with a time of 5:23.80 and Abigail Peightal finished sixth with a 5:32.26. The duo also ran the 800m dash, finishing 10th (2:28.59) and 12th (2:30.53), respectively. In the 1,000m, Rylee Brown finished second with a time of 3:11.74. Freshman Grace McCormick was fifth (3:24.27).
In the 600m, Geraldin Correa won with a time of 1:38.61. Ashley Britt took second (1:39.98) and Maja Plaznik finished fifth (1:40.90). Karlie Smith also competed, finishing in sixth (1:41.60) and Alexa Horsley made the top 10, placing ninth with a time of (1:45.92).
Sydnie Zywina placed fourth in triple jump with a mark of 10.56m, and Testa followed in fifth with a jump of 10.52m. Cynthia Smith earned a fourth-place finish in pole vault with a height of 3.20m.
The 4x400m relay team of Britt, Correa, Zywina, and Smith, took home a victory in the event with a time of 4:03.25.
THE MEN
The heavy hitters for LC State over the last few years, VanDyke and Olsen, did major damage during their day at the Kibbie Dome.
VanDyke won the 600m with a school-record time of 1:20.30, besting the previous record by over two seconds. He went on to break the program record in the 1000m and win the event with a time of 2:26.23, currently the fastest time in the NAIA.
Olsen dominated the field in the 3,000m, an event he previously qualified for, with a time of 8:29.09. The second-place finisher crossed the line in 8:46.09, a full 17 seconds behind Olsen.
London Kirk broke the school record, which he set earlier this season, in the 200m dash with a time of 22.31, earning him a spot at fifth. The 4x400m relay team of Kirk, Ike Hopper, Jaxson Blaker, and VanDyke won the event with a school record time of 3:24.27.
Hopper finished third in the 400m dash with a personal-best time of 50.48. Hopper also competed in the 60m hurdles where he placed sixth (8.89).
Carter Gordon finished fourth in the 600m (1:24.95), Conner May placed sixth (1:27.61), with David Phillis in seventh (1:27.96), and Jaxson Blaker followed in eighth (1:28.07). Chase Borrow finished fifth in the 3000m (8:54.71) and Brycen Kempton ran a time of 8:57.28 to place seventh. Dillon Dawson finished 10th with a 9:04.75.
Along with VanDyke, three other Warriors ran in the 1,000m run. Dillon Dawson ran a 2:32 to finish third and was followed by Carter Gordon and Conner May, who finished fifth (2:34) and sixth (2:37), respectively.
Rounding out the distance events, Brycen Brown finished fifth in the mile with a time of 4:31.69 and returned later to place seventh in the 800m (2:03).
In the field, Jaycob Atencio threw to a personal-best mark of 13.52m to finish 13
th. Zayne Maughan finished fifth in pole vault clearing a height of 4.22m.
The Warrior compete next on Feb. 4 and 5 at The Podium when Washington State hosts the WSU Open and Invite.
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