Idaho Track and Field scattered across the northwest to compete in a variety of meets in the early weeks of the outdoor season.
Meredith Spelbring
Stanford Invitational
Junior Andrea Condie moved up in the Idaho record books with her performance in the 10,000-meter race. Condie finished with a time of 34:48.08, the fastest time in the Big Sky and the fourth fastest in Idaho history.
Several Vandal athletes found success in the field events. Sophomore Zachary Short claimed third in the discus with a toss of 50.97 meters. This is a new personal record for the sophomore and the third best throw in conference thus far.
Sophomore Austin Beyer took third in the javelin with a throw of 58.22 meters.
San Francisco State Distance Carnival
Junior Kaleala Bass found a 12th place finish in the 400-meter race with a time of 59.26 seconds. She also competed in the 800-meters, claiming ninth with a time of 2:12.27.
Junior Austin Fred finished in sixth overall in the mile with a time of 4:22. 19.
Sophomore Maizy Brewer took third in her heat of the 10,000-meter race with a time of 37:28.59. Brewer’s performance landed her in 24th overall with a new personal record and the fourth fastest time in the Big Sky this season.
Junior Skylar Ovnicek also finished in third in his heat in the 10,000-meters with a time of 32:36.96, the third best time in conference.
Sophomore Krista Story finished in 15th overall in the 1500-meter race with a time of 4:32.99 and moved into third in conference.
Both junior Rikki McCaw and freshman Hana Tyndall had strong performances in the sprints. McCaw finished the 400-meters in 49.90 seconds, good for an eighth-place finish. Tyndall finished in ninth place in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.09 seconds.
Idaho athletes found several successes in the field events as well. Freshman Makenna Behrens found a new personal best in the javelin with a third-place finish with a throw of 40.55 meters.
Freshman Hannah Ringel grabbed a fifth-place spot in the shot put with a toss of 12.08 meters.
Sophomore Jordyn Rauer took fourth in the long jump and a new personal record with a jump of 5.43 meters.
Sophomore Jonny Magee also found a new personal record and a fourth-place finish in the long jump with a leap of 6.82 meters.
Al Manuel Northwest Invite
Freshman Nik Chappee found a victory in not one but two events, taking home the title in the 200 and the 400-meter race. Chappee won the 200-meters with a time of 22.34 seconds and the 400-meters with a 48.89. His time in the 400-meters is the eighth fastest time in the Big Sky this season.
Sophomore Kaylee Hove finished in fourth in the 400-meters with a time of 1:00.36. Senior Nicole Carter also took fourth in her event, finishing the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.87 seconds.
Junior Quinn Mitchell had solid performances across the board in the throwing events. Mitchell took fifth in the hammer throw with a toss of 49.51 meters, a new personal best, and sixth in the shot put with a toss of 14.15 meters, a new season best.
Sophomore Emily Wesseling grabbed third in the 1,500-meter race with a time of 4:58.03.
Idaho will make another quick trip across the border for WAR beginning April 6 in Spokane, Washington.
Meredith Spelbring can be reached at [email protected]