Wednesday, January 29, 2014
LAST WEEK:
GNAC RED LION ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
Men: Track – Frank Krause, Saint Martin’s (Jr., Onalaska, WA) finished third in the 800 meters in a GNAC-season best time of 1:55.20 and fourth in the 400 in a time of 50.88 in a pair of meets Friday and Saturday at the University of Idaho. His 800 time was just 1.21 seconds off the NCAA provisional national qualifying time and his 400 time fell just .05 seconds shy of a 12-year school-record. Field – Greyson Kilgore, Northwest Nazarene (Sr., Kuna, ID) pole-vaulted a GNAC season-best 14-9, placing ninth in the Jacksons Invite at Nampa.
Honorable Mention – Rimar Christie, Northwest Nazarene (Jr., St. Michael, Barbados) placed third in the 60 at the Jacksons Invite in the 60 in a time of 6.99 ... Joey Keeton, Saint Martin’s (Jr., Yakima, WA – Eisenhower) cleared a school-record 14-7 ¼ in the pole vault, placing fourth at the Idaho Collegiate. His vault is the best in the GNAC this winter.
Women’s Track and Field: Track – Jordan Rehfeld, Northwest Nazarene (Sr., Nampa, ID - Columbia) placed second in the 3,000 meters in a provisional national qualifying time of 9:58.78 Friday at the Jacksons Invite. Rehfeld’s time is the seventh fastest in GNAC history and was one of two PNQs established by the Crusaders in the meet along with a 800-meter time of 2:16.13 by Natalie Evans. Rehfeld's time also broke the Crusader school record by more than 10 seconds. Field - Angel Rodgers, Saint Martin’s (Jr., Everett, WA - Everett CC), competing in her first meet for the Saints, broke the school record by nearly seven feet with a 20-pound weight throw of 47-1, earning her a seventh place finish at the Idaho Collegiate.
Honorable Mention – Jessica Johns, Northwest Nazarene (Jr., Petaluma, CA – Ventura CC) had career-best throws of 46-9 in the weight throw and 41-2 ¼ in the shot put at the Jacksons Invite.
Idaho Collegiate (Jan. 24 at Moscow): Men (Top 6): 60 – 1. Kent McKinney, CWU, 7.04. 800 – 3. Frank Krause, SMU, 1:55.20. 4x400 Relay – 3. Saint Martin’s 3:32.77; 4. Central Washington 3:40.49. High Jump – 4. Justin Peterson, CWU, and Ethan Meikle, CWU, 1.90 – 6-2 ¾ . Pole Vault – 4. Joseph Keeton, SMU, 4.45 – 14-7. Triple Jump – 1. Luke Plummer, CWU, 13.52 – 44-5 1/4. Women (Top 6): 60 – 4. Renee Hudson, SMU, 8.12. 4x400 Relay – 4. Saint Martin’s 4:30.66.
Jacksons Invite (Jan. 24-25 at Nampa): Men (Top 8): 60 – 7. Rimar Christie, NNU, 6.99. 600 – 5. Nick Martin, NNU, 1:25.18. 4x400 Relay – 5. Northwest Nazarene 3:30.18. Distance Medley – 3. Northwest Nazarene 10:48.40. High Jump – 8. Cole Hoberg, NNU, 1.95 – 6-4 ¾. Triple Jump – 7. Stephen Larlee, NNU, 13.89 – 45-7. Shot Put – 7. John VanBeuren, NNU, 14.12 – 46-4. Women (Top 8): 600 – 6. Kaydee Kulm, NNU, 1:50.65; 7. Emily Merioles, NNU, 1:54.24. 800 – 4. Natalie Evans, NNU, 2:16.13. 3000 – 2. Jordan Rehfeld, NNU, 9:58.87. Pole Vault – 6. Alison Silva, NNU, 3.40 – 11-1 ¾. Shot Put – 8. Jessica Johns, NNU, 12.55 – 41-2 ¼.
Idaho Open (Jan. 25 at Moscow): Men (Top 6): 400 – 4. Frank Krause, SMU, 50.88. Mile – 4. John Wojtech, CWU, 4:23.75. 3000 – 1. Rudy Spencer, CWU, 9:10.48. 5000 – 3. Joe Berger, SMU, 15:24.91; 5. Nathan Morgan, SMU, 16:18.33. High Jump – 4. Ethan Meikle, CWU, 1.85 – 6-0 ¾ . Pole Vault – 3. Matt Hankins, SMU, 3.80 – 12-2 ¼ . Long Jump – 7. Justin Peterson, CWU, 6.07 - 19-11. Shot Put – 6. Troy Martin, CWU, 14.72 – 48-3 ½ . Weight Throw – 5. Kevin Standley, CWU, 16.54 – 54-3; 6. Vincent Fualefau, SMU, 14.66 - 48-1. Women (Top 6): Weight Throw – 4. Dorothy Moore, CWU, 14.46 – 47-5 ¼ ; 6. Ami Wick, SMU, 14.03 – 46-0 ¼.