Women's Track & Field | 4/5/2018 10:06:00 PM

MONMOUTH, Ore.—Taking advantage of a calm and sunny afternoon in Polk County, more than 30 Western Oregon track & field career bests were recorded while the Wolves hosted the John Knight Twilight at MacArthur Field on Friday.

In addition to the career bests, six Wolves captured event titles on the day while six more earned a runner-up result in their respective event.

The Wolves swept the 1,500-meter runs with Kennedy Rufener topping the women's field with a 4:38.79. Justin Crosswhite led a 1-2 WOU finish in the men's competition with a 3:54.72 while teammate Tyler Jones crossed with a 3:55.88 for second place.

WOU placed three runners in the top four in the men's 800 with Neal Cranston taking top honors with an all-time best 1:55.42. Dominick Marshall followed in third with a 1:57.61 and Zach Kanelis placed fourth with a 1:58.73.

Olivia Woods led a dominating turn in the 400 as the Wolves captured the top four places. Woods unleashed a 56.01 for first and was followed by Megan Rose (57.19), Suzanne Van De Grift (57.24) and Grayson Burke (57.43).

The times for Woods, Van De Grift and Burke all represented career bests while Woods' mark set a new school record by erasing her own previous best of 56.40.

Other event wins by WOU occurred in the men's pole vault and the men's triple jump. Jackson Stallard cleared a career best 14-3 1/4 (3.40m) in the vault while Fields soared a career best 45-7 3/4 (13.91m) in the triple for event wins.

All five WOU competitors in the men's hammer hit lifetime bests with Logan Barker taking the highest place with a 3rd-place result after uncorking a 143-10 (43.84m). Mont Child placed fourth, Nick Sieber fifth, Owen Collins sixth and Karsten Collins 10th in the event.

Sieber and Owen Collins were joined by Chris Steffey with career bests in the discus while Child nabbed a PR in the shot put.

Career bests in the women's throws include, Moana Gianotti in the hammer, Halie Korff in the discus and Darian Wilson in the javelin. Wilson's throw of 144-5 (44.03m) bettered her already NCAA DII Provisional qualifying performance from earlier in the year.

The Wolves will return to action next week when they travel to Linfield's Jenn Boyman Memorial Invitational held in McMinnville, Oregon on April 7.

John Knight Twilight
Western Oregon University
MacArthur Field
Monmouth, Ore.

WOU Women's Results
100: 7. Hailey Sears, 13.10. 200: 4. Hailey Sears, 26.73; 14. Constance Goeke, 28.76; 15. Meghan Drader, 29.04. 400: 1. Olivia Woods, 56.01; 2. Megan Rose, 57.19; 3. Suzanne Van De Grift, 57.24; 5. Grayson Burke, 57.43; 13. Olivia Rebich, 1:09.50. 800: 3. Rachel Bayly, 2:23.45; 5. Shayla Solomon, 2:24.28. 1,500: 1. Kennedy Rufener, 4:38.79; 14. Cassie McKinney, 5:11.82; 17. Isabelle Tingelstad, 5:13.37; 20. Kendra Zimmerdahl, 5:24.05; 21. Antoinette Gowen, 5:34.01.100 Hurdles: 6. Darian Wilson, 15.91; 7. Sara Madden, 16.35; 9. Michaela Yonkman, 16.51. 400 Hurdles: 2. Sara Madden, 1:03.62; 4. Nicole Niskanen, 1:06.49; 11. Michaela Yonkman, 1:10.22. High Jump: Darian Wilson, NH. Shot: 9. Moana Gianotti, 37-5 (11.40m); 11. Mariah Gronbach, 36-10 1/4 (11.23m); 13. Sylvia Dean, 32-6 1/2 (9.92m). Discus: 6. Halie Korff, 130-2 (39.68m); 7. Mariah Gronbach, 128-8 (39.21m); 12. Moana Gianotti, 117-7 (35.84m). Hammer: 6. Sylvia Dean, 158-0 (48.15m); 9. Alecia Falck, 146-6 (44.66m); 10. Mariah Gronbach, 139-6 (42.51m); 13. Halie Korff, 116-4 (35.45m); 14. Moana Gianotti, 111-4 (33.94m). Javelin: 3. Darian Wilson, 144-5 (44.03m); 4. Halie Korff, 131-11 (40.22m). 400 Relay: 3. Western Oregon, 50.70 (Burke, Rose, Van De Grift, Woods).

WOU Men's Results
100: 4. Codi Blodgett, 11.03; 18. Connor Reinke, 11.94. 200: 3. Codi Blodgett, 22.36. 400: 2. AJ Holmberg, 50.15; 4. Curt Knott, 50.29; 10. Thomas Normandeau, 52.52; 11. Emmett Bailor, 52.58; 14. Mitchell Kruse, 54.11. 800: 1. Neal Cranston, 1:55.42; 3. Dominick Marshall, 1:57.61; 4. Zachary Kanelis, 1:58.73; 8. Trey Reed, 2:00.46; 16. Anthony Pablo, 2:03.67. 1,500: 1. Justin Crosswhite, 3:54.72; 2. Tyler Jones, 3:55.88; 5. Hunter Mosman, 4:01.06; 15. Brennan Buckley-Noonan, 4:25.20. 110 Hurdles: 7. Jackson Stallard, 16.65. Steeplechase: 6. Alan Ekanger, 10:05.16; 7. Sawyer Heckard, 10:12.23; 8. Matthew Haglund, 10:19.07. Long Jump: 4. Mitchell Kruse, 20-11 1/4 (6.38m); 6. Jalon Fields, 20-6 1/2 (6.26m); 10. Jacob Collins, 19-4 (5.89m); 13. Jack Grundmeyer, 18- (5.66m). Triple Jump: 1. Jalon Fields, 45-7 3/4 (13.91m); 3. Kolton Rohde, 42-6 1/4 (12.96m). High Jump: T3. Connor Reinke, 6-0 3/4 (1.85m); 7. Kolton Rohde, 6-0 3/4 (1.85m). Pole Vault: 1. Jackson Stallard, 14-3 1/4 (4.33m). Shot: 5. Mont Child, 48-6 1/4 (14.79m); 6. Chris Steffey, 48-4 3/4 (14.75); 8. Brandon Bowen, 48-4 (14.73m); 10. Nick Sieber, 45-1 1/2 (13.75m); 13. Karsten Collins, 42-0 1/2 (12.81m); 14. Logan Barker, 41-11 1/2 (12.79m); 16. Owen Collins, 40-11 (12.47m). Discus: 6. Chris Steffey, 155-4 (47.34m); 8. Nick Sieber, 150-5 (45.84m); 12. Karsten Collins, 134-1 (40.86m); 14. Owen Collins, 131-5 (40.05m); 16. Logan Barker, 123-11 (37.78m); 17. Mont Child, 121-8 (37.09m). Hammer: 3. Logan Barker, 143-10 (43.83m); 4. Mont Child, 143-2 (43.63); 5. Nick Sieber, 142-5 (43.40m); 6. Owen Collins, 141-11 (43.26m); 10. Karsten Collins, 122-5 (37.31m). 400 Relay: 2. Western Oregon, 42.84 (Bailor, Blodgett, Hanible, Warner). 1,600 Relay: 2. Western Oregon, 3:20.69.

Jenn Boyman Memorial Invitational
Linfield College
Memorial Stadium
McMinnville, Ore.

WOU Women's Results
Hammer: 1. Alecia Falck, 149-4 (45.51m); 2. Sylvia Dean, 148-5 (45.25m).