RESULTS

OGDEN, Utah. – The Idaho men's track and field team placed third at the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Championships and the women finished in fifth place. Individually, the Vandals earned 12 medals, including two golds, on the final day of the Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday. Tayler LyDay won the triple jump while the men's 4x400 relay team took first in its race.

"I'm so proud of the team. On both sides it's the most points we've ever scored and on both sides it's the highest we've placed since we've been back in the Big Sky. To get that top-3 spot on the men's side, especially with it coming down to the 4x400, was so exciting," said Director of Track and Field/Cross Country, Tim Cawley. "Both teams in the 4x400 fought so hard and it was a culmination of everything I saw from the entire team throughout the whole meet. The whole team just fought through everything they could. They supported each other so well and it has been an amazing weekend to watch. This team is really special. I've got amazing assistant coaches and they did an incredible job. It was a fun day, a fun weekend, and I'm really proud of this team. I think we're going to sneak a few more into nationals which will be fun so we'll keep moving along."

In the triple jump, Tayler LyDay won the championship with a leap of 12.72m/41'8.75". Airiana Dargan also made the podium in the event, placing third with a mark of 12.44m/40'9.75". On the men's side in the triple jump, Zachary Nunis placed third with a jump of 15.06m/49'5", while Britt Ipsen scored with a seventh-place finish (14.37m/47'1.75").

In the final events of the day, the Vandal men's 4x400m relay team came from behind to cross the finish line first in 3:13.41. The team consisted of Deyondre Davis, Lorenz Herrmann, Spencer Barrera, and Alex Ayers. To close out the day, the women's 4x400 team made up of Martin, Leah Holmgren, Franziska Stoehr, and Camryn Crouch, took third place with a time of 3:49.15.

In the first event of the day, Grady Leonard was second in the hammer with a mark of 62.92m/206'5" and Cullen Williams finished just behind with a heave of 62.79m/206'0" to place third.

Freshman Joseph Ruddell placed third in the high jump, clearing 2.07m/6'9.5".

Coming off a championship in the shot put, Zack Short finished third in the discus on Saturday morning with a mark of 52.51m/172'3".

Hannah Ringel had a heave of 14.72m/48'3.5" in the shot put to earn the bronze medal.

In the 110m hurdles, Ben Doucette was second in 13.77. Deyondre Davis earned points in the event placing sixth in 14:49.

Davis then finished second in the 400m hurdles. His 52.30 time earned him his first medal of his young career. Alex Ayers just missed out on the podium, finishing fourth in the event with a time of 52.92.

Spencer Barrera took second in the 400m with a time of 46.73. On the women's side, Olivia Martin was sixth in the 400 in 56.25.

In the 400m hurdles on the women's side, Franziska Stoehr (1:03.90) and Prabhasha Wickramaraachichi (1:06.26) were seventh and eighth, respectively.

Lorenz Herrmann was fourth in the 800m in 1:51.56 while Ben Shaw took eighth (1:57.16). On the women's side, Anna Pecha placed sixth in the event in 2:15.20.

The Vandal 4x100m relay team consisting of LyDay, Camryn Crouch, Martin, and Dargan finished seventh in 46.75.

As a team, the men scored 106 points to finish third. Northern Arizona won with 168 points while Montana State finished second with 122 points. On the women's side, the Lumberjacks had 201 points to win the team championship. The Vandals scored 63 points to place fifth.

Next up for the Vandals is the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds. The meet, hosted by Texas A&M in College Station, will be on May 27-29. Selections will be on Thursday, May 20.

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