Erica Digby, track and field
In an extremely competitive field, Digby, a senior, stood out at the women’s 1,500-meter race during last weekend’s Stanford Invitational, finishing with a personal and WAC-best time of 4:22.18. The Vancouver, B.C., native beat her previous Personal Record by 13 seconds and holds the third-best time by a Canadian, according to recent performance lists.
“I wasn’t surprised by 4:22, based off the indoor season, but to do that in the very first race of the season with no specific 1,500 work yet is amazing,” Idaho Director of Track and Field Wayne Phipps said. “It shows how fit she is and shows what kind of potential she has for later on when we get more work in.”
Molly Knox and Sophie Vickers, women’s tennis
The doubles pair contributed to Idaho’s sweep of Weber State Friday afternoon at Lewis-Clark State College’s indoor facility. The two defeated Weber State’s Nittaya Phonharath and Michelle Warwick 7-0 at the No. 2 doubles spot, to help the Vandals claim a doubles point that saw the team drop just seven games in three matches played.
Knox and Vickers then went on to dominate in singles play, only losing a combined six games. At the No. 3 singles spot, Knox defeated Phonharath 6-2, 6-2 while Vickers handled Thais Kurer, defeating the Wildcats’ No. 4 6-1, 6-1. Vickers and Lozano now prepare for tough weekend tests as Idaho hosts conference foe Nevada in addition to Pac-12 opponent Oregon.
Andrew Bloom and Ben Ayesu-Attah, track and field
While Digby and company impressed in Palo Alto, Calif., Bloom, Ayesu-Attah and the rest of the track and field team returned to Spokane for the War V Regional meet. In the men’s 400-meter dash, Bloom and Ayesu-Attah tied for first for the second consecutive meet with identical 48.39 times. Bloom also found success in the 200-meter dash, where he took third with 22.17. Idaho claimed eight individual titles at the War V meet.