RESULTS | DAY 1 RECAP

POCATELLO, Idaho – The Idaho Vandals track and field team wrapped up the 2020 Big Sky Indoor Championship with two more first place finishes and Kelsey Swenson earning Freshman of the Year. The Vandal men finished in fourth place, while the women were fifth.

"I'm proud of the team's showing today. They competed with a lot of grit and they were attacking their performances the whole day long," said director of track and field/cross country Tim Cawley. "We had the most points that we've scored at an indoor championship since we've been back in the Big Sky on both the men's and women's side by quite a bit. It was also the best finish in terms of places we've had since rejoining the conference. There were some impressive performances with a lot of podium performers for both the men and women, as well as the Freshman of the Year on the women's side. Overall, it was a fun and exciting weekend.
There were a lot of good things that happened and I'm proud of this team."

Kelsey Swenson was fifth in the 3000-meter run (9:52.08). That performance combined with her second-place finish yesterday in the 5k earned Swenson Freshman of the Year accolades.

Zachary Short won the shot put for the third consecutive year. His throw of 19.21m/63-0.25 gave him the championship just ahead of teammate Grady Leonard who was second with a heave of 18.50m/60-8.50.

In the men's 400-meter dash, Spencer Barrera took the title (47.64).

Ben Doucette finished second in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.91. He also earned a point in the 60-meter dash, taking eighth (6.92).

Dean Ellenwood placed second in the 800m with a time of 1:53.72.

In the men's triple jump, Zachary Nunis was sixth with a leap of 14.42m/47-3.75.

In the women's mile, Malaina Thacker made the podium with a third-place finish (4:55.01).

Vandals finished second, third, and fourth in the women's triple jump. Jordyn Rauer finished second with a jump of 12.24m/40-2.0, while Karina Moreland was third with a leap of 12.18m/39-11.50. Tayler LyDay was just behind in fourth (12.14m/39-10.0).

Three Vandals earned points in the women's 800-meter dash. Anna Pecha was fourth in 2:12.56, Krista Story was fifth in 2:14.31, and Malaina Thacker was eighth (2:15.88).

The women's 4x400 relay team consisting of Aaryanna Kurucz, Camryn Crouch, Anna Pecha, and Lauren Paven earned a point by placing eighth (3:54.54).

The Vandal men were fourth as a team with 68 points. The women had 71 points to finish fifth. Northern Arizona took the team titles on both sides. Both team's finishes and point totals were the best for the Vandals since Idaho rejoined the Big Sky Conference.

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