NEWBERG, Ore. – The warmest temperatures of the year greeted the Linfield track and field team Saturday at Stoffer Family Stadium, where the Wildcats competed in the annual Rich Allen Classic, hosted by George Fox University.
Seven collegiate teams participated and with the weather cooperating, nearly every Wildcat achieved season or personal best marks throughout the day.
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Dylan Jackson blazed to a first-place finish in the 200-meter dash (season-best 22.06) and was runner-up in the 100 (season-best 11.00).
Evan Fisette was second in the 200 (personal-best 22.14) and third in the 100 (personal-best 11.00).
Jevon Cloy was second with a season-best mark of 15.73 in the 110 hurdles.
Alex Oathout placed fourth in the 1,500 run (season-best 4:02.60)
Linfield's 4x100 relay, comprised of
Liam Christensen, Fisette,
Charles Dayton and Jackson, grabbed first place in 43.06.
In the field events,
Nick Olsen won the shot put with a season-best mark of 49-5¾.
Jacob Slifka was the top finisher in the discus with a season-best effort of 163-8½. Newcomer
Shyson Cachuela was third in the same event (130-5½).
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Kira Hawaaboo captured second place in the 200 with a personal record time of 26.31.
Rachelle Silis was close behind, claiming third in a season-best 26.47. Hawaaboo was also fourth in the high jump (5-3¾)
Linfield athletes went 3-4-5 in the 100 dash.
Rachelle Silis was third (season-best 12.91),
Paige Kasso was fourth (personal-best 13.01) and
Hillary Connors was fifth (season-best 13.05).
In the 800, Jennifer Torres Bermudez turned in a person-best effort of 2:19.39 to place second while
Jayden Taylor was second in the 1,500 run (5:10.06).
Jordan Roberts recorded a season-best time of 16.290 in the 100 hurdles, good for fourth place. Roberts also secured third place in the triple jump (33-3¼)
The foursome of
Jordan Hayes, Torres-Bermudez, Silis and Kasso won the 4x400 relay with a mark of 4:06.72, topping squads from Pacific and Willamette.
Connors, Silis, Kasso and Hawaaboo outdueled George Fox in the 4x100 relay (49.00 to 50.81).
AHEAD
Linfield heads to Salem on Saturday to compete at the Willamette Invitational. The first events get underway at 10 a.m. at McCullough Stadium inside Bush's Pasture Park.
