Saints track and field finds stride during break

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On March 21, the Saints track and field team headed into the Rose City Preview with limited numbers.

The meet, co-hosted by Portland State University and the University of Portland, was held at Mt. Hood’s Earl Klapstein Stadium.

A total of six women and 11 men competed for Mt. Hood in what was considered a home meet. Shanice Lakes ran the 200 meter dash, finished in 16th place in 26.81 seconds. Madison Greenleaf ran the 400 meter dash, taking 13th in 1:02.11. Emily Trosino and Haley McDonald both ran the 2k steeplechase, Trosino finishing third in 7:46.59 and McDonald taking fifth in 8:18.96.

Rachel Woodcock threw the javelin 36.93 meters, taking sixth.

On the men’s side, sprinter Dennis Carline ran the 100 meters, finishing in 15th with a time of 11.56. Brandon Raleigh ran the 3k, finishing tenth overall with a time of 8:44.76. Josh Turner doubled in the hurdles, running the 110 meters in 15.34 for third, and 57.63 for the 400 meters in 57.63 seconds.

Tyler Jackson took fourth place in both the shot put and the discus, throwing 14.13 meters for the shot, and 43.71 meters in the disc. Jon Horn threw 12.5 meters in the shot for sixth, as well as 51.8 meters in the javelin, taking fifth.

A week prior, the Saints hosted their first home meet: the Saints Open. Star sprinter Margaret Paul had a strong double, running the 100 meters and the 200 meters. She finished second in the 100 with a time of 12.70, and second in the 200 with a 26.04. Lakes ran hard in the 400 meter sprint, taking first in 58.23. Courtney Andre ran the 100 hurdles as well as the long jump, finishing second in the hurdles at 15.26 and fourth in the long jump with a mark of 5.05 meters. Greenleaf ran the 400 hurdles in 1:07.48, taking fourth. The girls 4×400 meter relay team, consisting of Andre, Lakes, Paul, and Greenleaf, ran 4:03.14, taking first.

On the men’s side, Raleigh took third in the 1500, with a season-best 4:04.4. Turner once again doubled in the hurdles, taking first in the 110s in 15.49, and fourth in the 400 meter event at 57.54. Carline took fifth in the long jump with a mark of 6.41 meters. Jackson threw the discus 39.81 meters for fifth, while Horn threw the javelin 52.52 meters for sixth.

Both Turner and Paul earned NWAC Athlete of the Week awards for their peak performance in the Saints Open.

Over the spring break, three MHCC athletes competed in the Mt. Hood Multi-Events meet. On the woman’s side, Andre and Kayla Watkins participated in the heptathlon, while sophomore Josh Visan competed in the decathlon.

Andre had a strong showing, finishing third with a score of 3958 points earned, while Watkins placed ninth with a score of 2939.  Visan finished sixth in the decathlon with a score of 4562.

Saints distance coach Jim Satterfield discussed the team’s performances over the past couple weeks.

“We’ve been practicing and starting to execute some race strategies more effectively, and ended up with better overall times and better finishing. So what we’ve been practicing is starting to work,” he said.

Looking ahead, Satterfield said, “We’re training pretty hard, and not going into meets completely rested. So we are looking for strong efforts out of people, and continuing to train for our big meets in May.”

The team won’t have to wait until May for its next big meet, though, as it heads to the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash. this Saturday for the Shotwell Invitational. Events are set to start at 10 a.m.