LA GRANDE, Ore. – Eastern Oregon University closed out Day 1 of the EOU Last Chance Meet with multiple event titles, more records and a surge of national qualifiers as the Mountaineers made their final push toward the NAIA Indoor Championships.
Men's Highlights
Event Winners
- Justin Krabbenhoft won the heptathlon 60 meters in 6.97 seconds. He also claimed victories in the high jump at 1.95 meters and the heptathlon shot put with a mark of 11.68 meters.
- Mark Church won the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of 18.77 meters.
- The men's 4x400-meter relay team of Peter Daniels, Keaton Moore, Rueben Manzer, and Osman Osman won the event in 3:16.86.
- The men's 4x800-meter relay team of Thomas Furman, Grady Greenwood, Trevor Nichols, and James Thatcher won in 7:56.80.
Facility Records
- The 4x400 team of Peter Daniels, Keaton Moore, Rueben Manzer, and Osman Osman and Church in the 35-pound weight throw both set new facility records
EOU All-time
- The 4x400 A team now ranks No. 2 all-time at EOU with its 3:16.86 performance, while
- the B team ranks No. 12 at 3:21.90.
- The 4x800 relay time of 7:56.80 ranks No. 4 all-time in program history.
- Krabbenhoft's 6.97 in the 60 meters moves him to No. 8 on the EOU all-time list.
- Cody White ranks No. 23 all-time in the 35-pound weight throw with a mark of 14.53 meters.
National qualifying marks were secured by the men's 4x800 relay, the 4x400 A team, and Church in the weight throw.
Women's Highlights
Event Winners
- Sydney Peck won the pentathlon 60-meter hurdles in 8.90 seconds and later won the 800 meters in 2:24.27.
- Kaliyah Chronister won the pentathlon long jump with a mark of 5.42 meters.
- Lizzy Grandle won the pentathlon title with 3,421 points.
- The women's 4x800-meter relay team of Kennedy Taylor, Carlee Jensen, Mattie Woodbury, and Riley Morris won in 9:29.45.
Facility Records
- The women's 4x800 relay and the pentathlon both produced new facility records.
EOU All-Time
- The 4x800 relay time of 9:29.45 ranks No. 3 all-time at EOU.
- Chronister ranks No. 12 all-time in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.41.
- Norah Brooks ranks No. 12 in the 20-pound weight throw at 14.68 meters.
- Grandle ranks No. 7 all-time in the shot put with a mark of 12.45 meters.
- Peck is tied for No. 15 all-time in the long jump at 5.05 meters.
- In the pentathlon all-time rankings, Chronister sits No. 5 with 3,292 points, Peck is No. 9 with 3,113 points, and Naiya ranks No. 23 with 2,247 points.
The women's 4x800-meter relay qualified for nationals with its performance.In the pentathlon, Lizzy Grandle currently ranks No. 4 on the NAIA list, and Kaliyah Chronister sits No. 14, with the top 16 after the weekend earning automatic qualification for nationals.
The EOU Last Chance Invite continues tomorrow, February 21, beginning at 10am in the EOU Fieldhouse.