MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho Track and Field splits up this weekend to compete in two meets in the state of Washington, the UW Invitational in Seattle on Friday, January 31st and Saturday, February 1st, and the Inland Northwest Invitational at The Podium in Spokane on Saturday, February 1st.
The Vandals are coming off a successful home meet at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial, where Idaho won eight events.
Senior
Franziska Stoehr took home the 400-meter title with a personal-best time of 55.75, the third best time in the Big Sky this season. Sophomore
Rhyan Madden also ranks top-10 in the conference at the distance, with a time of 56.64 seconds. Both Stoehr and Madden are a part of the Vandals' 4x400 meter relay team that raced to a 3:47.12, second best time in the Big Sky in 2025 and the eighth best in Idaho history. Stoehr and Madden are both competing at the UW Invitational this weekend, with Stoehr looking to improve her 60-meter dash and 200 times and Madden in the 200 and 400-meter races.
Luca Wagner shaved over a second off his career record in the 800 meters at the McCluskey Invitational, crossing the line in 1:53.92, the fourth fastest time in the conference. Wagner will be in Seattle at the UW Invitational, running in the 800 meter and mile races on Saturday.
In the field, Idaho had two athletes set Big Sky best marks in Moscow. In the triple jump,
Shawn Twumasi Ampofo set a career-best distance of 15.12 meters, as
Jesuye Doherty also leaped to a career-best 7.48 meters in the long jump.
Mia Sylvester has had a stellar start to 2025, establishing the best mark in the Big Sky in the weight throw, with a distance of 19.24 meters, and ranking second in the shot put, at 14.42 meters.
Two Vandal men left their mark on the conference throws rankings.
Noah Culbertson posted the sixth longest shot put throw in the Big Sky at 16.80 meters and Weston Jefferies set his season-high weight throw at 16.94, the tenth best in the conference.
The high jumpers have delivered for Idaho this season, with the Vandals placing four athletes in the Big Sky top 10. On the men's side,
Joe Reiber set his career-best at the season opening Spokane Sports Showcase, jumping for 2.04 meters, the third highest of any Big Sky male this season.
Dante Cox nearly matched his collegiate high at home last weekend, when he jumped 1.98 meters, just shy of his 2.00 meter career-high.
Freshman
Cami Cvitkovich jumped for 1.72 meters in the season opening meet in Spokane. That is tied for the sixth highest in Idaho indoor history and is the fourth best by a Big Sky woman this season.
Annika Jozin also leaped onto the Big Sky leaderboard in the Vandals' first trip to Spokane, posting a jump of 1.67 meters, sixth best in the conference in 2025.
All field athletes will be competing at the Inland Northwest Invitational in Spokane on Saturday, February 1st, with events beginning at 9 a.m.
Next weekend, the Vandals will head to Spokane for the third time in 2025, as they are set to compete at the Riverfront Invitational. Action at The Podium will take place over three days, beginning on Thursday, February 6 and concluding on Saturday, February 8th.
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