Bethke Has Another Record Effort To Lead Boxers At Home

Bethke Has Another Record Effort To Lead Boxers At Home

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By Blake Timm '98, Sports Information Director

Meet Results

FOREST GROVE – Jesse Bethke (Sr., Cave Junction, Ore.) blew away his own record in the men's discus, leading a number of high caliber performances for the Pacific track and field teams as they hosted their first meet of the season, the Pacific Luau Invitational, at Hanson Stadium.
 
Bethke broke his record on his second attempt and then threw a lifetime best of 47.87m (157-1) on his third attempt to better the mark he set at last week's Linfield Jenn Boyman Invitational by five feet.  The senior also put up season bests in the shot put, with a mark of 13.53m, and the hammer with a mark of 44.74m.
 
Bethke topped five Pacific victories on the day and six improvements to the Pacific all-time top-10 list despite a mixed bag of weather that included sun, heavy rain and gusty winds.
 
George Twigg-Smith (Fr., Kailua-Kona, Hawaii) took home top honors in the men's high jump with his mark of 1.80m.  Britta LaVoie (Jr., Spokane, Wash.) finished just short of her school record in winning the women's pole vault, clearing 3.47m.  Mackenzie Huddleston (Jr., Milwaukie, Ore.) captured first place in the women's javelin with a mark of 39.01m.  The Pacific men also won both relays, with the 400-meter relay finishing in 42.97 seconds and the 1,600-meter relay team winning in 3:30.27.
 
Kris Sapp (So., Sacramento, Calif.) posted a pair of impressive season bests in the men's sprints.  The sophomore broke 11 seconds in the 100 meters, with his second place time of 10.91 seconds tying him for sixth on the Pacific all-time best list. Sapp later finished second in the 200 meters with a time of 22.41 seconds. 
 
Mikaela Bernards (Fr., Hillsboro, Ore.) was equally as impressive in the women's sprints with a trio of season best marks.  Her fourth place time of 12.92 seconds in the 100 meters moved her to No. 3 on Pacific's all-time list, as did her fourth place time in the 200 meters at 26.53 seconds.  Bernards also placed third in the 100-meter hurdles, with her time of 16.17 seconds ranking No. 3 all-time.
 
Sean Higinbotham (So., Phoenix, Ariz.) placed second in the men's 400 meters in a time of 51.64 seconds while Conner Pappas (Jr., Heppner, Ore.) was fourth in 52.03 seconds.  Daniel Wagner (Sr., Kailua, Hawaii) was a top-five finisher in both hurdles events, placing third in the 110-meter hurdles in a season best 15.32 seconds and fifth in the 400-meter hurdles in 59.32 seconds.
 
In the field events, Budweiser Hawkins (Sr., Las Vegas, Nev.) finished second in the men's long jump with a mark of 6.77m while Jeremy Parkinson (Jr., Hubbard, Ore.) finished fourth with a season best of 6.77m.  Parkinson also finished second in the triple jump with a mark of 12.61m.
 
Sara Davidson (Jr., St. Paul, Ore.) placed third in the women's discus.  Her mark of 35.96m improved her to No. 6 on the Pacific all-time list.  Dianna Church (Fr., Bothell, Wash.) tied her season best in the shot put with a fourth place mark of 10.83m.  Emily Sproul (Fr., Salem, Ore.) placed fourth in the discus with a throw of 34.33m.
 
In addition to Pacific, the Boxers hosted George Fox, Lewis & Clark, Linfield, Pacific Lutheran and Puget Sound for the Luau Invitational.  The Boxers lineup for three meets next week.  They will send multi-event athletes to the Northwest Conference Multi-Event Championship on Monday and Tuesday in Tacoma, Wash.  Select Pacific athletes will compete in the Oregon Relays on Saturday in Eugene, with the rest of the team traveling to the Lewis & Clark Invitational in Portland.
 
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