VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Western Washington University Track & Field wrapped up competition at the UBC Open on Sunday concluding a busy start to the Vikings spring break.

 

A majority of the two-day event was held Saturday on the Rashpal Dhillon Oval on the University of British Columbia campus.

 

Sunday's highlights included sophomore Laura Halsell placing 4th in the 3000m steeplechase in a time of 11:20.25 to rank 10th in program history.

 

The heptathlon also wrapped up Sunday with four WWU student-athletes making their season debut in the outdoor multis competition. Sophomore Nicole Avery led the Vikings in 7th place with 3,455 points, followed by freshman Karma Walker in 8th place with 3,296 points.

 

Sophomore Ian Eifert placed 2nd in the men's 3000m steeplechase in a personal-best time of 9:26.00 to just miss a place on the all-time program top-10 list. Sophomore Jakob Braunstein was 5th in a deep javelin field with a top mark of 55.17m/181-0.

 

The Vikings are back in action next week to conclude spring break with select student-athletes traveling to the Bay Area to compete in the Stanford Invitational and the Mike Fanelli Track Classic. The complete 2024 WWU Track & Field schedule can be viewed online at wwuvikings.com/TF.

 

Here is a breakdown of results for WWU competitors at the UBC Open hosted by the University of British Columbia, with Sunday's results highlighted in light blue:

 

Men's Results:

100m: Jaden Johnson (1st, 11.09), Anouthai Vongphet (6th, 11.36)

200m: Jaden Johnson (2nd, 22.81), Jaelin McQueen (20th, 25.51)

400m: Ethan Johnson (11th, 52.30)

800m: Drew Weber (3rd, 1:55.32), Connor Palmen (4th, 1:55.70)

1500m: Drew Weber (1st, 3:59.56), Ian Eifert (4th, 4:04.15), Donagh Palmer (12th, 4:09.70), Matthew Salazar (17th, 4:17.73)

5000m: Ryan Clough (4th, 14:32.34), Andrew Oslin (8th, 14:47.31), Leo Rutledge (9th, 14:53.45), Eric Anthony Souza-Ponce (12th, 15:05.86), Dylan Lennon (15th, 15:22.82), Ethan Bursch (19th, 15:24.95), Sam Lingwall (20th, 15;27.27), George Fernandez (21st, 15:30.45), Eduardo Tobon Sanchez (22nd, 15:31.27), Cale O'Day (24th, 15:36.21), Logan Werner (25th, 15:40.13), Spencer Zeljak (27th, 15:44.55), Diego Rodriguez (15:58.94), Anders Norman (32nd, 16:01.71), Luke Reiss (34th, 16:05.49)

400m Hurdles: Jaelin McQueen (4th, 1:02.83)

3000m Steeplechase: Ian Eifert (2nd, 9:26.00), Matthew Salazar (3rd, 9:59.61), Diego Rodriguez (4th, 10:12.50), Maxwell Jacob-Kurilo (5th, 10:32.92)

High Jump: Ryan Kenny (7th, 1.70m/5-7)

Pole Vault: Aidan Klein (7th, 3.80m/12-5.5)

Long Jump: Anouthai Vongphet (4th, 6.17m/20-3), Ryan Kenny (5th, 5.86m/19-2.75), Mikko Laulainen (12th, 5.30m/17-4.74)

Triple Jump: Mikko Laulainen (1st, 13.21m/43-4.25), Anouthai Vongphet (5th, 11.65m/38-2.75)

Shot Put: Noah Turner (1st, 15.37m/50-5.25), Angelo Ramos (2nd, 14.43m/47-4.25), Nathan Simicich (4th, 12.56m/41-2.5), Liam Wall (5th, 12.42m/40-9)

Discus: Liam Wall (3rd, 42.47m/139-4), Noah Turner (4th, 40.67m/133-5), Nathan Simicich (5th, 35.06m/115-0)

Hammer Throw: Miller Campbell (2nd, 52.09m/170-10), Angelo Ramos (4th, 49.78m/163-4), Nathan Simicich (6th, 36.68m/120-4), Noah Turner (7th, 36.33m/119-2), Liam Wall (8th, 34.67m/113-9)

Javelin: Jakob Braunstein (5th, 55.17m/181-0), Andrew Nelson (7th, 53.70m/176-2), Max Berger (12th, 49.58m/162-8), Sean Witters (13th, 49.43m/162-2)

 

Women's Results:

100m: Isabella Porter (8th, 12.95), Ayla Danner-Bunn (12th, 13.51)

200m: Isabella Porter (4th, 27.21)

400m: Emmy Kroontje (8th, 1:01.70)

800m: Sophie Wright (3rd, 2:14.92), Ila Davis (5th, 2:16.52), Mia Crocker (10th, 2:24.98)

1500m: Ila Davis (5th, 4:31.47), Sophie Wright (8th, 4:34.33), Emmy Kroontje (13th, 4:39.82), Marian Ledesma (15th, 4:40.85), Elie Bassett (22nd, 4:50.14), Mia Crocker (23rd, 4:50.81), Jill Philbin (28th, 4:57.64), Delphine Maurer (36th, 5:13.08)

5000m: Ashley Reeck (5th, 17:29.65), Meaera Nystrom (7th, 17:51.74), Josephine Stevenson (8th, 18:01.20), Evelyn Collins-Winn (12th, 18:35.26), Alanna Parker (13th, 18:44.33), Alexis Parker (14th, 18:56.67)

3000m Steeplechase: Laura Halsell (4th, 11:20.25), Elie Bassett (5th, 11:39.36), Jill Philbin (12:09.81)

100m Hurdles: Isabella Porter (2nd, 15.73), Naomi Bates (3rd, 15.87)

400m Hurdles: Naomi Bates (1st, 1:10.86)

Long Jump: Ayla Danner-Bunn (6th, 4.99m/16-4.5)

Triple Jump: Ayla Danner-Bunn (3rd, 9.91m/32-6.25)

Shot Put: Katie Potts (2nd, 13.29m/43-7.25), Mara Parks (4th, 12.15m/39-10.5)

Discus: Katie Potts (1st, 40.40m/132-6)

Hammer Throw: Mara Parks (9th, 40.06m/131-5)

Heptathlon: Nicole Avery (7th, 3455 Points), Karma Walker (8th, 3296 Points), Cassandra Schulberg (9th, 3070 Points), Tess King (10th, 3065 Points)