Smith, George Post Impressive Finishes In Pacific Preview
Complete Results |
Decathlon Results |
Heptathlon Results
FOREST GROVE – Nicole Smith (Sr., Wailuku, Hawaii) and Travis George (So., Grants Pass, Ore.) put together a pair of impressive victories on the home track Saturday, leading Pacific in their own Pacific Preview meet, held at Lincoln Park Stadium.
Competing in just her second ever heptathlon, Smith pulled away in the second day to finish first with a total of 3,481 points. She won two of the final three events with personal best efforts, capturing the long jump with a leap of 17 feet and the javelin with a throw of 117 feet. Smith qualified for the NWC Multi-Event Championships and finished 249 points ahead of second place Christy Mosier of Corban.
George led the way for the Pacific with his victory in the discus, coming up with a throw of 127 feet, 6 inches. He went on to add a fourth place finish in the hammer throw with an effort of 144 feet, 9 inches. The two first place finishes led a total of 14 Pacific athletes that finished in the top-four of their events.
Daniel Wagner (Fr., Kailua, Hawaii) topped a two-three finish in the 110-meter hurdles. Wagner finished second in a time of 15.94 seconds while Michael Hunker (Jr., Cornelius, Ore.) finished third with a time of 15.95 seconds. Kelson Kawai (So., North Kohala, Hawaii) earned a second place finish in the high jump with a leap of 6 feet, 2.25 inches before placing third in the triple jump with a mark of 40 feet, 11.75 inches. Ryan Culp (Sr., Woodburn, Ore.) placed second behind George in the discus with an effort of 125 feet, 11 inches. Trent Dixon (Fr., North Powder, Ore.) tied for fourth in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 10.5 inches.
Aaron Koford (So., Wilsonville, Ore.) captured fourth in the decathlon with a score of 5,251 points. He finished first individually in his specialty, the discus, with a mark of 120 feet, 10 inches. Ted Wogan (Fr., Klamath Falls, Ore.) was just behind in fifth place with a total of 5,135 points. He earned second place finished in the 110-meter hurdles (16.24 seconds) and the pole vault (11-1.75).
Punneh Abdolhosseini (So., Seattle, Wash.) and Kori Bellwood (So., Yamhill, Ore.) both captured second place finishes in the women's races. Abdolhosseini finished second in the 800 meters with a time of 2:29.18 and Bellwood was second in the 400-meter hurdles with her time of 1:07.44. Kelli Aken-Pagdilao (So., Makakilo, Hawaii) finished third in the 100 meters with a time of 12.77 seconds while Kailee Green (Fr., Hillsboro, Ore.) finished third in her first steeplechase with a respectable time of 12:31.30.
Jenna Matsumoto (Sr., Kailua, Hawaii) finished fourth in both hurdles races, running 16.55 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles and 1:07.97 in the 400-meter hurdles. Hayley Brusewitz (So., Longview, Wash.) also captured fourth place in the steeplechase with a time of 12:45.79.
A small contingent of Pacific athletes will represent the team in the Oregon Preview on Sunday at Historic Hayward Field. The full Pacific squad will compete next in the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open, which takes place next Friday and Saturday at the Eldon Fix Track in Portland.
