Photo credit: Joe Gottsch for WOU Athletics

FULL JOHN KNIGHT TWILIGHT RESULTS
 
MONMOUTH, Ore. – Western Oregon University track & field returned home in a big way, placing first in both the men's and women's sides in the 10^th annual John Knight Twilight meet on Friday (April 8) at McArthur Field. It was the first home meet for the Wolves this year, in preparation for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships to be hosted by WOU on May 13-14.
 
WOU, hoping to make a trip to the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor National Championships in Bradenton, Fla., had good showing among the vast competition disciplines Friday. The Wolves women scored 164 points to defeat league rival Concordia (117) and the men posted 133 points to best Division I Portland State (84).
 
Four total NCAA provisional marks were hit on the day for Western Oregon, two on each of the men's and women's sides. Wesley Gray hit a provisional mark with his meet record triple jump of 14.70m (48-2 ¾) on his second attempt. The leap was the third-longest triple jump on record for WOU. Justin Larson, an All-American last year, eclipsed the 60-meter mark in the javelin to finish third with an effort of 60.04m (197-0). In her second-place finish in the shot put, Emmi Collier moved up to third place all-time with a 14.16m (46-5 ½) finale. Rachael Huffman cracked the top-10 in the javelin at 42.55m (139-7) in the fifth round of the second flight.
 
The Wolves also had seven event wins, six individual and one relay squad. Cody Warner pulled the double in the 100 meters and the long jump. Warner took the sprint with a time of 10.92 seconds to edge Carlos Ortiz of Concordia and Spenser Schmidt of Portland State, who both ran at 11 seconds flat. Then in the long jump, Warner posted a personal best, with the claps of the McArthur fans behind him, in round five at 6.89m (22-7 ½). Kaleb Dobson won the 110-meter hurdles by two-tenths of a second with a time of 15.12. Zach Holloway took victory in the steeplechase (9:33.01) with teammate David Cornish coming in second.
 
For the women, Suzanne Van De Grift led a trio of runners in the 800m with a time of 2:14.28. She was followed by Stephanie Stuckey (2:15.26) and Bailey Beeson (2:15.52). Then, in the 4x400 relay, Van De Grift and Stuckey ran the first two legs while Megan Rose and Olivia Woods finished up the last two laps to win the race with a time of 3:56.78, the ninth fastest time at WOU and nearly 10 second faster than second place.
 
Aaron Whitaker had two good showings – placing second in the 400 and third in the 200. Jeremy Moore took fourth in the shot put and discus while placing sixth in the hammer. Woods and Rose finished 2-3 in the women's 400.
 
Western Oregon will be back in action across the entire West Coast next week participating in five different events. Beginning Thursday, April 14, the Wolves will compete in the prestigious Mt. SAC Relays at Cerritos College in Norwalk, Calif. On Friday, April 15, Azusa Pacific hosts the Bryan Clay Invitational. A trio of competitions looms on Saturday, April 16 – the Oregon Relays in Eugene, the Pacific Open in Forest Grove and the Long Beach State Invitational in California.
 
Results from every meet will be posted on WOUwolves.com following event completion.
 
NOTES
John Knight Twilight meet records broken Friday:
400 meters (men): 47.23, Korey Thieleke, High Performance West (previous record was 48.63)
4x100 relay (men): 41.70, Portland State (previous record was 41.99)
Triple jump (men): 14.70m, Wesley Gray, Western Oregon (previous record was 14.51m)
Pole vault (men): 5.0m. JJ Juilfs, Raising the Bar (previous record was 4.9m)
Shot put (women): 15.96m, McKenzie Warren, Unattached (previous mark was 15.13m)
 
McArthur Field records broken Friday:
400 meters (men): 47.23, Korey Thieleke, High Performance West (previous record was 48.63)
Shot put (women): 15.96m, McKenzie Warren, Unattached (previous mark was 15.13m)
 
 
NCAA WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
John Knight Twilight
Friday, April 8, 2016
McArthur Field / Monmouth, Ore.
 
Team scores – 1. Western Oregon 164
 
RESULTS
100: 4. Laura Patrick 12.68, 9. Madeline Bernard 12.96, 12. Hailey Sears 13.22, 15. Lindsey Fletcher 13.41
200: 9. Laura Patrick 26.71, 10. Hailey Sears 27.14, 14. Madeline Bernard 27.24, 17. Lindsey Fletcher 27.99, 21. Emilee Silbernagel 30.19
400: 2. Olivia Woods 57.58, 3. Megan Rose 57.75
800: 1. Suzanne Van De Grift 2:14.28, 2. Stephanie Stuckey 2:15.26, 3. Bailey Beeson 2:15.52, 9. Leah Paffrath 2:23.28, 17. Antoinette Gowen 2:39.29
1500: 5. Kennedy Rufener 4:52.16, 8. Amanda Ditzhazy 4:58.46, 13. Kendra Zimmerdahl 5:19.71
5000: 3. Debora De Leon 19:34.66, 5. Emily Gillett 19:51.67
100m hurdle: No times
400m hurdle: 3. Felicia Covey 1:05.60, 4. Sara Madden 1:06.58, 5. Natalie Legras 1:06.95
3000m steeplechase: 4. Grace Knapp 11:35.89
4x100 relay: 3. Western Oregon (Patrick, Legras, Bernard, Rose) 49.15
4x400 relay: 1. Western Oregon (Van De Grift, Stuckey, Rose, Woods) 3:56.78 (WOU 9^th all-time)
High jump: No marks
Pole Vault: No marks
Long jump: 9. Kathryn Pitts 16-3 / 4.95m
Triple jump: 4. Kathryn Pitts 35-0 ¼ / 10.67m
Shot put: 2. Emmi Collier 46-5 ½ / 14.16m # (WOU 3^rd all-time), 7. Sylvia Dean 35-10 / 10.92m
Discus: 4. Rachael Huffman 138-1 / 42.10m (WOU 5^th all-time), 5. Emmi Collier 126-2 / 38.47m, 6. Cheyanne Auchard 122-6 / 37.34m, 12. Alecia Falck 104-2 / 31.76m, 14. Emily Wetherell 94-10 / 28.90m
Hammer: 3. Emily Wetherell 163-4 / 49.78m, 6. Emmi Collier 150-1 / 45.75m, 7. Sylvia Dean 139-8 / 42.57m, 8. Alecia Falck 138-4 / 42.16m, 13. Cheyanne Auchard 115-1 / 35.09m
Javelin: 4. Rachael Huffman 139-7 / 42.55m # (WOU 10^th all-time), 5. Sheila Limas De La Cruz 137-7 / 41.94m, 12. Emilee Silbernagel 113-3 / 34.51m
 
NCAA MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
John Knight Twilight
Friday, April 8, 2016
McArthur Field / Monmouth, Ore.
 
Team scores – 1. Western Oregon 133
 
RESULTS
100: 1. Cody Warner 10.92, 11. Jacob Contreras 11.76, 12. Devonte Woods 11.78
200: 3. Aaron Whitaker 22.73, 6. Devonte Woods 23.47
400: 2. Aaron Whitaker 48.63, 5. James Vettrus 49.82
800: 4. Josh Hanna 1:53.23, 15. Dominick Marshall 2:04.12
1500: 4. Josh Dempsey 3:57.48, 15. Tyler Jones 4:08.26, 16. Joe Soik 4:08.90
110 hurdles: 1. Kaleb Dobson 15.12
400 hurdles: No times
3000m steeplechase: 1. Zach Holloway 9:33.01, 2. David Cornish 9:36.84
4x100 relay: No times
4x400 relay: No times
High jump: No marks
Pole Vault: No marks
Long jump: 1. Cody Warner 22-7 ¼ / 6.89m, 2. Jacob Kantola 22-4 ¼ / 6.81m
Triple jump: 1. Wesley Gray 48-2 ¾ / 14.70m # (WOU 3^rd all-time), Carson Cook - foul
Shot put: 4. Jeremy Moore 51-0 ¼ / 15.55m, 8. Kenny Klippel 45-5 / 13.84m, 10. Josh Brown 43-8 / 13.31m, 11. Frank Calzada 39-7 ¾ / 12.08m, Brandon Bowen - foul
Discus: 4. Jeremy Moore 156-10 / 47.80m, 6. Josh Brown 150-9 / 45.96m, 9. Brandon Bowen 138-6 / 42.21m, 10. Kenny Klippel 135-7 / 41.32m, 11. Kegan Allen 129-2 / 39.37m, 14. Zach Smith 120-11 / 36.87m, Frank Calzada - foul
Hammer: 6. Jeremy Moore 161-0 / 49.07m, 9. Kegan Allen 141-4 / 43.08m, 10. Kenny Klippel 138-6 / 42.21m, 11. Josh Brown 122-8 / 37.39m, 12. Zach Smith 114-4 / 34.68m
Javelin: 3. Justin Larson 197-0 / 60.04m #
 
# NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark