After a collection of victories and personal records, the Idaho track and field squad carried its success across the border to the WSU Indoor Collegiate.
Freshman Henrike Fiedler not only traveled back across the border with a win, but as the new meet record holder in the long jump. Fiedler captured the record and the win with a leap of 5.90 meters. The jump is the best of her career and tied for best thus far in conference.
Juniors Ben Doucette and Zachary Short continued their dominance from the opening meet — both brought home another win and Big Sky Athlete of the Week accolades for the second time in two weeks.
Doucette bested his own personal best from the week prior, winning the 60-meter hurdles with a final time of 7.87 seconds. His set his prior record of 7.88 seconds the week prior at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open.
Short took the win in the shot put with a throw of 18.02 meters. He won by nearly 2.5 meters. He also took fourth in the weight throw with a toss of 16.83, a new personal best. Sophomore Cullen Williams placed slightly ahead of Short in the event in third with a toss of 17.49 meters.
Sophomore Hannah Ringel also had a strong day in the throws, taking third in shot put with a throw of 13.47 meters.
In the first day of competition, a handful of Vandals tested their skills in other field events. Juniors Karina Moreland and Jordyn Rauer went back-to-back in the triple jump. Moreland took second with a hop of 11.54 meters, while Rauer came in third with a jump of 11.47 meters.
On the men’s side, junior Jonny Magee grabbed third in the event with a leap of 13.92 meters, good for top-five in conference so far this season.
Junior Mack Baxter grabbed another victory for the Vandals, winning the 400 meters in 51.00 seconds.
On the women’s side, freshman Lauren Paven took second in the 400 meters with a time of 59.39 seconds. Her time moves her into the top-20 in the Big Sky in the event. Paven found similar success in the 200-meter dash, finishing in second in 26.55 seconds.
Junior Fabien Cardenas represented on the distance side for Idaho, claiming third in the 3000-meter run with a 8:46.49.
Idaho will travel across the state to compete in the UW Invitational beginning Friday in Seattle.
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