EUGENE, Ore. –
Keaton Wood inched yet closer to breaking a 45-year-old Linfield University track and field record in the 110-meter hurdles, highlighting the list of performances by Wildcat athletes at the Oregon Twilight meet Friday night at Hayward Field.
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Wood achieved a new personal best in the 110-meter hurdles in 14.66 seconds, coming less than a quarter-second short of Bruce Lundquist's standing record of 14.44 set in 1977.
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Wood placed third in the event, trailing only unattached athlete Nick Johnson (14.02) and Alaska-Anchorage's Joshua Wagner (14.29).
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Competing in the 400 hurdles,
Ronan Krutzikowsky came short of his season-best time of 55.97. His official mark of 57.05 earned the senior fifth place in the race.
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In the men's 200, Linfield's
Dylan Jackson was runner-up in 22.03. Fellow Wildcat
Chandler Morris timed 22.40 to place sixth among seven runners. Neither Linfield athelte was able to surpass their season-best time.
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Jacob Slifka claimed fourth place in the men's discus, tossing 149-2.
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On the women's side, sprinter
Kenzie Feinglas clocked 12.46 in the 100 dash, placing seventh overall in a field of nine participants.
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Jerrica Pachl cleared 5 feet, 5¼ inches in the women's high jump, placing second among seven challengers. Her mark came shy of her career-best effort of 5-7 set earlier this spring.
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