Matsumoto's Double Victory Leads Boxers In Luau Meet
Meet Results
FOREST GROVE – Jenna Matsumoto (Sr., Kailua, Hawaii) won both women's hurdles races Saturday, leading seven total Pacific event winners in the Pacific Luau Meet at Lincoln Park Stadium.
Matsumoto cruised to the win in the Boxers' final tune-up before next week's Northwest Conference Championships. She took the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 16.34 seconds, finishing nearly a second ahead of second place Kori Bellwood (So., Yamhill, Ore.). Matsumoto then completed a four-second victory in the 400-meter hurdles, pulling away with a time of 1:06.67.
Nicole Smith (Sr., Wailuku, Hawaii) captured the javelin just four days after competing in the NWC Multi-Event Championships. One of four individual events she is qualified for at the NWC Championships, Smith finished with a throw of 112 feet, 3 inches. Smith also finished third in the long jump, just missing her season best with a leap of 16 feet, 10.75 inches.
The Pacific men also earned a sweep in the hurdles races. Michael Hunker (Jr., Cornelius, Ore.) took the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 15.98 seconds to lead a top-four sweep for the Boxers. Daniel Wagner (Fr., Kailua, Hawaii) finished second in 16.07 seconds while Ted Wogan (Fr., Klamath Falls, Ore.) and Kamu Morita (Fr., Honolulu, Hawaii) tied for third as each clocked 16.25 seconds. Wogan went on to win the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 58.05 seconds.
Trey Oshiro-Atabay (Fr., Aiea, Hawaii) won the long jump with a season best of 21 feet, 7.25 inches. Kelson Kawai (So., North Kohala, Hawaii) won the triple jump with his mark of 43 feet, 9.25 inches and placed second in the high jump with a clearance of 6 feet, 4 inches.
Aaron Koford (So., Wilsonville, Ore.) followed up his performance at the NWC Mutli-Event Championships by winning the discus with a throw of 131 feet, 5 inches. Ryan Culp (Sr., Woodburn, Ore.) placed second with a throw of 130 feet, 2 inches.
Saturday's meet was the final chance for Pacific athletes to qualify for the NWC Championships. The conference meet will take place Friday and Saturday on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma. Friday's events will begin at 2 p.m., with Saturday's finals starting at 10 a.m.
