Saints perform well at 30th JD Shotwell Invitational

Alex Seymour
the advocate

 

The Saints track and field team had a strong showing last weekend in Tacoma, Wash., competing in the 30th Shotwell Invitational held at Puget Sound University.

Emily Trosino started off the meet with a new Saints 3000-meter steeplechase record. She placed sixth overall with a time of 12:05.52. Haley McDonald also ran the steeple, finishing eighth with a 12:29.84.

Margaret Paul had another strong 100 and 200 meter sprint double, taking third in the 100 in 12.57, and fifth in the 200, in 26.12. Shanice Lakes ran the 400 meter race, taking second in 58.35. She also took first in the triple jump, jumping 36 feet 4 inches on her first attempt.

Georgia Glovatsky ran the 5000 meters, taking second with a time of 18:08.34. Courtney Andre participated in three events, running the 110- and 400-meter hurdles, and doing the long jump. She ran a personal best in the 110s, taking first in 14.82 seconds; ran the 400 hurdles in 1:06.57 for second; and earned fourth place in the long jump, at 16 feet 7¼ inches. Rachel Woodcock threw the javelin 119 feet 7 inches on her first attempt, placing eighth.

On the men’s side, the highlight was a 1-2 finish in the 110-meter hurdles. Freshman Joshua Turner took first in 15.34, and Devon Larson earned second in 15.78. Turner later ran the 400 hurdles in 58.47 for sixth place. Dennis Carline ran the 100 meter dash in 11.25, finishing in eighth, and took ninth in the long jump with a jump of 20 feet 8½ inches.

Brandon Raleigh ran the 1500 meters, placing third in 4:05.1. Tyler Jackson took 10th in the shot put, throwing 43 feet, 4½ inches, and also grabbed third place in the discus.

Turner gave credit to his technique and consistent effort for the Saints’ solid showing.

“I maintained technical competence throughout the whole race, and just tried to represent my team out there,” Turner said. “We had some really good team camaraderie out there. We came out there and competed, we represented Mt. Hood really well. With more time put into our practices, we are going to go places. The work will show.”

Next, the Saints head to Southwestern Oregon Community College on Saturday for the Prefontaine Memorial Invitational. Events are set to start at 11:00 a.m.