PULLMAN, Wash. – Idaho got out to a solid start at the WSU Open on Friday afternoon, winning one event and posting several quality marks.
 
Kolcie Bates won the weight throw with a toss of 16.56 meters, winning by 0.15 meters.  Jonny Magee posted an indoor-best leap of 14.26 meters in the triple jump, finishing third overall.
 
A trio of Vandals performed well in the triple jump competition.  Karina Moreland took third at 11.50 meters, while Reed Richardson placed fifth with a leap of 10.65 meters.  Lauren Curlanis finished sixth with a personal-best jump of 10.35 meters.
 
Matthew Bauman earned seventh in the weight throw at 14.96 meters, while Zachary Short finished 16^th with a throw of 12.26 meters.  Drew Thompson cleared his first attempt at 3.65 meters in the pole vault and finished ninth.
 
Action continues tomorrow morning in Pullman, check back with GoVandals.com following the action for the full recap of the day's events.
 
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