Track & Field: Vandals Shine In Tough Field

Freshman Cecilia Watkins sails over the bar. Watkins took first in the womenqs pole vault with a clearance of 3.35 meters.

The Idaho track and field team traveled to Seattle over the weekend to compete in the Husky Classic — the last meet before the Big Sky Conference championships.

The Vandals competed against athletes from both Pac-12 and Big Sky universities.

On the women’s side of competition, Kinsey Gomez finished 32nd in the mile run with a time of 4:52.43, and 25th in the 5000m run with a time of 16:27.61.

Junior Faith Eruwa finished 11th in the triple jump with a mark of 11.37 meters. Junior thrower Kolcie Bates finished first in her flight with a distance of 12.61 meters.

Idaho senior Ben Ayesu-Attah had two top ten finishes over the weekend.

In the 200m dash, Ayesu-Attah ran the event in 21.98 seconds to earn a sixth place finish. In the 400 meter dash, the senior finished third with a time of 47.76 seconds.

In the field events, redshirt sophomore Dusan Jevtic finished 16th in the high jump with a height of 2.01 meters. Matt Sullivan landed a fifth place finish in the pole vault with a vault of 5.23 meters.

The Husky Classic marked the conclusion of the regular indoor season for the Vandals.

Qualifying Vandal athletes will travel to Bozeman, Montana to compete in the Big Sky Conference championships Feb. 25-27.

Mihaela Karst can be reached at [email protected].

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