WOMEN'S RESULTS | MEN'S RESULTS

SPOKANE, Wash. – The University of Idaho outdoor track and field teams were in action for the first time on Friday at the Whitworth Essential Invite. The meet was the first outdoor meet for the Vandals since 2019. The Vandals racked up 18 wins in the meet.

"I thought it was a solid opening meet. It was exciting to watch our student-athletes run outdoors again – no one has run outdoors for a couple years, so it's exciting to see them get some of the nerves out," said Director of Track and Field/Cross Country Tim Cawley. "We had a lot of wins and got some good PRs today. I still think there's some execution we can improve on, but obviously this is early in the year and that's how it works. I thought we ran great. We're in a good spot moving forward and I'm excited to see how the season progresses."

Vandals took first and second in the 400, with Camryn Crouch winning the event in 57.08 and Olivia Martin coming second in 57.52. Anna Pecha was first in the 800 in 2:16.52, while Elise Abbott (2:22.50) was fifth and Erica Pecha (2:26.10) was eighth. Airiana Dargan finished third in the 100m (12.58). In the 400m hurdles, Prabhasa Wickramaarachchi placed third in 1:06.70.

In the 1500m, Malaina Thacker won with a time of 4:32.51, with Maya Kobylanski placing third (4:37.79) and Faith Dilmore (4:43.56) taking sixth. Nell Baker was second in the 5000m (17:20.42), and Jolene Whiteley was fourth (17:48.54).

Idaho's 4x100m relay team consisting of Tayler LyDay, Crouch, Olivia Martin, and Franziska Stoehr took first place in a time of 47.30. The 4x400m relay team finished second, with Crouch, Martin, Wickramaarachchi, and Abbott finishing in 4:05.74.

Julia Hayes (5'6"/1.68m) and Ellie Grant (5'2.25"/1.58m) finished first and second, respectively in the high jump. Meanwhile, Dargan won the long jump with a mark of 17'6" (5.33m). In the triple jump, LyDay won the event with a jump of 39'9.25" (12.12m), while Arianna Bush (34'10.5"/10.63m) was third, Ellie Grant (34'9"/10.59m) was fourth, and Kalani Hardyway (33'10.25"/10.32m) took eighth. In the women's shot put, Hannah Ringel had a heave of 48'10.25" (14.89m) to win the event, while Erika Larsen and Victoria Rae were fifth and sixth, respectively. Rae finished third in the discus with a mark of 128'10" (39.26m), while Keeley Rasmussen was fifth. Rasmussen won the hammer with a throw of 167'3" (50.99m) and Ringel was sixth in the event.

On the men's side, Caleb Hagan was second in the 200 (21.31) and third in the 100 (10.69). Spencer Barrera won the 400 in a time of 47.98, while Lorenz Herrmann was first in the 800 (1:51.29). Ben Doucette was second in the 110m hurdles, finishing in 14.31, while Deyondre Davis was just behind in third (14.84). Doucette also finished fifth in the 200m. Vandals took the top three spots in the 400m hurdles. Alex Ayers won the event in 53.58, with Davis second (53.59) and Cole Alteneder third (56.22). In the 4x400m relay, Idaho's team of Herrmann, Ayers, Barrera, and Davis won in a time of 3:20.58.

In the 1500, Caleb Seely (3:54.23) was second, Shea Mattson (3:56.49) was third, and Tim Stevens (3:57.96) was fourth. In the 5k, Vandals took first and second, with Dwain Stucker winning in 14:48.46 and Michael McCausland taking second in 15:02.73.

Joseph Ruddell won the high jump with a mark of 6'8" (2.03m), while Britt Ipsen was eighth in the event. Zachary Nunis finished first in the triple jump, leaping 48'9.5" (14.87m). In the men's discus, Grady Leonard took first (160'5"/48.89m) and Cullen Williams was eighth (132'5"/40.37m). Leonard also won the hammer with a throw of 197'6"/60.19m. Nathyn Maller finished second in the javelin with a mark of 194'3" (59.20m).

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