CORVALLIS, Ore. – Benefiting from favorable spring weather on Friday and Saturday, Linfield's
Nick Olsen,
Calvin Cahill and
Jennifer Torres-Bermudez set new personal records at the OSU High Performance Meet.
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Olsen achieved his best collegiate mark in the men's shot put, placing sixth with a toss of 48 feet, 2 inches.
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Cahill ran a new personal best in the men's 800 run. His time of 1:57.63 exceeded his top incoming mark fo 1:57.90.
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Torres-Bermudez clocked a personal-best time of 4:47.89 in the women's 1,500 run, trimming nearly four seconds off her top incoming mark.
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In other events,
Jacob Slifka placed fifth in the discus with a heave of 151 feet, 9 inches.
Dylan Jackson took third place in the 200-meter dash, clocking 22.09, and
Matt Metcalf hurled the javelin 54.95 to earn 10th place.
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AHEAD
Select Linfield athletes will compete Friday at Hayward Field in the Oregon Twilight meet. Additional Wildcats are set to compete Saturday in the Linfield Open meet starting at 10 a.m. at Maxwell Field.
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