RENTON, Wash. – One of the oldest standings records in Western Washington University Track & Field history was shattered Friday in the women's shot put to highlight the Vikings many solid performances at the Doris Heritage Invitational at Renton Memorial Stadium.

 

Junior Katie Potts recorded a personal-best throw of 13.77m/45-2.25 in the shot put to break the record of 13.56m/44-6 originally set by Sherie Schroeder in 1998. Potts won both the shot put and discus competition, setting a season-best mark of 46.24m/151-8 in the discus to record a national provisional qualifying mark.

 

Sophomore Mara Parks also recorded a PR in the shot put with a mark of 13.22m/43-4.5 to remain at No. 3 in WWU history.

 

The Vikings used their team depth to record team victories on both the men's and women's side, with the WWU men scoring 201 points well ahead of 2nd-place Pacific Lutheran with 111 points and the Viking women scoring 190.5 points to place ahead of PLU's 100.5 points.

 

WWU recorded 13 first-place finishes, with Potts (discus/shot put) and Ian Eifert (800m/1500m) both notching a pair of wins.

 

The Vikings are right back in action Saturday with a small contingent of sprinters and hurdlers crossing the border Saturday at the Emilie Mondor Invitational in Burnaby, B.C. hosted by Simon Fraser University. 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 Doris Heritage Invitational:

 

Men's Results:

100m: Ethan Johnson (2nd, 10.99), Jaden Johnson (6th, 11.33)

200m: Ethan Johnson (2nd, 22.53), Jaden Johnson (5th, 23.15), Troy Roberson (10th, 23.96), Gabe Menicke (14th, 24.52)

400m: Jaelin McQueen (9th, 56.18)

800m: Ian Eifert (1st, 1:57.87), Jared Alderfer (3rd, 1:58.68), Leo Rutledge (4th, 1:58.97), Ethan Bursch (5th, 1:59.12), Sten Brakstad (7th, 1:59.93), Eric Anthony Souza-Ponce (10th, 2:01.18), Matthew Salazar (11th, 2:02.01), George Fernandez (13th, 2:02.40), Donagh Palmer (15th, 2:03.64), Diego Rodriguez (18th, 2:04.67), Spencer Zeljak  (19th, 2:06.37), Anders Norman (20th, 2:07.35), Sam Lingwall (21st, 2:07.48), Maxwell Jacob-Kurilo (22nd, 2:07.68), Cale O'Day (23rd, 2:07.74)

1500m: Ian Eifert (1st, 3:53.78), Leo Rutledge (3rd, 3:54.66), Jared Alderfer (5th, 3:55.14), Sten Brakstad (6th, 3:55.14), Eric Anthony Souza-Ponce (7th, 3:56.23), Sam Lingwall (8th, 3:59.41), Donagh Palmer (9th, 4;02.83), Ethan Bursch (12th, 4:04.65), Matthew Salazar (13th, 4:08.86), Spencer Zeljak (14th, 4;09.16), Eduardo Tobon Sanchez (15th, 4:09.37), Anders Norman (18th, 4:10.84), Diego Rodriguez (19th, 4:10.96), George Fernandez (20th, 4:11.14), Cale O'Day (22nd, 4:11.63) Maxwell Jacob-Kurilo (24th, 4:17.61)

5000m: Dylan Lennon (7th, 15:20.90)

High Jump: Manu Greenlee (T1st, 1.90m/6-2.75)

Pole Vault: Aidan Klein (4th, 3.99m/13-1)

Long Jump: Gabe Menicke (5th, 6.30m/20-8)

Triple Jump: Gabe Menicke (2nd, 14.04m/46-0.75), Troy Roberson (4th, 13.78m/45-2.5), Mikko Laulainen (5th, 12.54m/41-1.75)

Shot Put: Noah Turner (1st, 15.35m/50-4.5), Angelo Ramos (2nd, 14.40m/47-3), Nathan Simicich (3rd, 13.77m/45-2.25), Liam Wall (6th, 13.00m/42-8), Miller Campbell (7th, 12.80m/42-0)

Discus: Liam Wall (1st, 45.29m/148-7), Noah Turner (2nd, 41.13m/134-11), Nathan Simicich (4th, 37.39m/122-8)

Hammer Throw: Miller Campbell (1st, 52.08m/170-10), Nathan Simicich (3rd, 41.24m/135-3)

Javelin: Andrew Nelson (1st, 60.69m/199-1), Max Berger (3rd, 53.73m/176-3), Sean Witters (5th, 51.31m/168-4)

 

Women's Results:

100m: Cassandra Schulberg (18th, 14.29), Tess King (20th, 14.59)

200m: Brooke Mansfield (10th, 27.33), Nicole Avery (12th, 27.97), Ayla Danner-Bunn (13th, 28.50), Cassandra Schulberg (21st, 29.67), Tess King (22nd, 29.87), 

400m: Brooke Mansfield (5th, 1:00.58)

800m: Elie Bassett (1st, 2:19.50), Evelyn Collins-Winn (2nd, 2:22.97), Jill Philbin (3rd, 2:24.79), Delphine Maurer (5th, 2:29.06)

1500m: Elie Bassett (2nd, 4:37.67), Evelyn Collins-Winn (3rd, 4:46.50), Jill Philbin (4th, 4:50.04), Delphine Maurer (8th, 5:01.20)

5000m: Alanna Parker (1st, 17:49.60), Laura Halsell (2nd, 17:51.04), Alexis Parker (3rd, 17:51.17), Danielle McLain (4th, 18:08.14), Kayla Ramsey (5th, 18:19.37), Josephine Stevenson (7th, 18:32.50)

100m Hurdles: Karma Walker (3rd, 16.14), Kora Cook (6th, 16.74), Cassandra Schulberg (7th, 16.80)

High Jump: Kora Cook (1st, 1.62m/5-3.75), Karma Walker (2nd, 1.57m/5-1.75), Nicole Avery (9th, 1.37m/4-6)

Pole Vault: Sydney Mohlman (1st, 3.55m/11-7.75), Annie Tran (T3rd, 3.10m/10-2)

Long Jump: Hannah Polkinghorn (2nd, 5.25m/17-2.75), Ayla Danner-Bunn (4th, 4.84m/15-10.5)

Triple Jump: Karma Walker (3rd, 10.74m/35-3), Ayla Danner-Bunn (7th, 10.08m/33-1)

Shot Put: Katie Potts (1st, 13.77m/45-2.25), Mara Parks (3rd, 13.22m/43-4.5)

Discus: Katie Potts (1st, 46.24m/151-8), Adriannah Galvan (2nd, 37.63m/123-5)

Javelin: Nicole Avery (5th, 26.49m/86-11)