Saturday, January 19, 2013

MOSCOW, Idaho - Becki Duhamel of Central Washington won the women’s weight throw Saturday at the Vandal Open posting the third best mark in GNAC history.

Duhamel tossed the 20-pound implement a provisional national qualifying 53 feet, 11 ¾ inches.  Duhamel also finished fifth in the shot put, missing a GNAC Top 10 mark in that event by ¾ inch with a put of 42-6 ¼.  

Duhamel was one of five CWU winners in the meet. Lewis Meyers won the men’s high jump with a leap of 6-4 ¾.  In the women’s division, Jayna Inderbitzin won the 400 (1:00.98) and Jamie Larsen won the pole vault (11-3 ¾).  The Wildcats also won the 4x400 relay in a time of 4:14.18.

Saint Martin’s Kelly Cronic won the women’s triple jump (36-9 ¾).  

At Nampa, Tanner Rottrup of Montana State Billings and Marie Smith of Northwest Nazarene had GNAC Top 10 all-time marks.

Rottrup matched  his career-best in the shot with a third-place put of 52-1.  That ranks sixth all-time and is a provisional national qualifying mark.  He had the same mark last season.  Smith chopped .04 seconds off her career best in the women’s 60 hurdles with a second-place time of 9.00.

Stephen Larlee of Northwest Nazarene was the lone GNAC winner finishing first in the men’s triple jump with a leap of 45-0 ½.

BSU Bronco Invitational (Jan. 19 at Nampa): Men (Top 4): 60 – 4. Rimar Christie, NNU, 7.01.  3000 – 2. Robert Peterson, MSUB, 8:51.94; 4. Taylor Canfield, MSUB, 9:11.93.  4x400 Relay – 4. Northwest Nazarene (Henderson, Curtis, Oswalt, Coulter) 3:29.85.  Triple Jump – 1. Stephen Larlee,  NNU, 13.73 – 45-0 ½.  Shot Put – 3. Tanner Rottrup, MSUB, 15.87 – 52-1. Women (Top 4): 3000 – 4. Mary Owen, MSUB, 11:01.83.   60 Hurdles – 2. Marie Smith, NNU, 9.00. High Jump – 4. Stacey Pitt, MSUB, 1.55 – 5-1. 

Idaho Vandal Open (Jan. 19 at Moscow): Men (Top 3): 60 – 2. Michael Davis, SMU, 7.11.  800 – 2. Frank Krause, SMU, 1:55.28.  4x400 Relay – 3. Saint Martin’s 3:31.51.  High Jump – 1. Lewis Meyers, CWU, 1.95 – 6-4 ¾.  Pole Vault – 3. Joseph Keeton, SMU, 4.25 – 13-11 ¼.  Triple Jump – 2. Michael Davis, SMU, 13.95 – 45-9 ¼; 3. Brian McElroy, SMU, 13.09 – 42-11 ½.  Shot Put – 3. Mike Jensen, CWU, 14.92 – 48-11 ½.  Weight Throw – 2. Sam Washington, SMU, 16.98 – 55-8 ½.   Women (Top 3): 400 – 1. Jayna Inderbitzin, CWU, 1:00.98; 2. Alicia Wolf, SMU, 1:01.27.  800 – 2. Connie Morgan, CWU, 2:25.34.  5000 – 2. Kelsey Kreft, CWU, 18:43.70; 3. Megan Rogers, CWU, 20:30.37.  4x400 – 1. Central Washington 4:14.18; 2. Saint Martin’s 4:17.39.  Pole Vault – 1. Jamie Larsen, CWU, 3.45 – 11-3 ¾.   Triple Jump – 1. Kelly Cronic, SMU, 11.22 – 36-9 ¾; 2. Stephanie Kellogg, SMU, 10.95 – 35-11 ¼.  Weight Throw – 1. Becki Duhamel, CWU, 16.45 – 53-11 ¾.