POCATELLO, Idaho – The Sacramento State women’s track and field team finished in third while the men’s team finished ninth at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in Idaho State.
Both team titles were claimed by Northern Arizona. The female Lumberjack accumulated 244 points and were followed by Montana State (125) and the Hornets (82.5) in the top three. In the men’s team standings, NAU scored 185 with Montana State (119) and Idaho (100) also breaking triple digits. Sacramento State finished with 46.5 points but was only 2.5 points behind seventh place.
Evan the stork finished first in the men’s hammer toss to bring home the team’s only win of the weekend. The Hornet men and women also combined to establish the school’s four top 10s on Saturday along with nine individual accomplishments.
Selected Sacramento State student-athletes can continue their season at the NCAA Western Preliminaries which will take place May 25-28 in Fayetteville, Ark.
HIGHLIGHTS OF MAN FOLLOWING
- Blaize Holland and Jabari Reynolds each scored in an individual event pair as well as a 4×100 relay. The Netherlands finished fourth in 100 seconds in 10.63 seconds and then ran with wind assistance 21.18 to finish fifth in 200.
- Reynolds was third in the 200 table in 21.05 and fourth in the 200 in career best 47.34. That time was 0.27 seconds faster than his previous career low and put him in sixth place in school history.
- Nautus Moore also put PR in the 400 route to sixth place. Moore ran 47.83 to shave .41 seconds from his previous best.
- Men’s 4×100 relay teams of DeVonn JohnsonHolland, Moore and Reynolds were sixth in 41.31.
WOMEN’S FOLLOWING HIGHLIGHTS
- Duke LaTruchka finished third in the 100, fourth in the 200 and was part of both the 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams that scored. Duke ran 11.70 in 100 to win the All-Big Sky title. She finished a place among all-league titles after running with wind assist 24.03 in 200.
- Duke opened Saturday’s action by running the anchor foot of the 4×100 relay team, who finished second with 45.80. Unit also includes Gianna Scruggs, Daysha Ford and Jayde Charlton. She ended the day by anchoring a 4×400 relay with Sarah CollierFord and Tried achieving a time of 3:55.84 to place eighth.
- Ford has also scored in two individual events and both relay events. She finished sixth in the 400 in 57.03 before placing seventh in the 200 in 24.46.
- Charlton finished seventh in the 100 after a career best of 11.96.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SOUTH SECTOR
- Evan the stork became the first male Hornet student in school history to win the Big Sky hammer title twice. Stork won the event by a 215-11 throw on the fourth attempt. He continues to be on the list of the most consistent pitchers in the country, with all six of his attempts scoring at least 203-01. Stork finished 4 feet, 2 inches ahead of nearest competitor.
- Freshman Miles Allowance set a career best to finish fourth in the high jump. Grant crossed the first two heights and then had a successful attempt 6-6.25. He needed all three jumps to get past 6-07.50 but then quickly overcame 6-08.75 and 6-09.75 to set the best record of his career. Only one jumper on the field could get over the box higher than Grant, but he finished in fourth based on tries.
- John Gibbs nearly scored for the team in the triple jump but managed to score the best goal of his career. Gibbs had a 48-01.25 jump, 3.5 inches taller than his previous length.
Hornet Hammer Champion! Well done Evan! No.1! pic.twitter.com/DvPtw6B0aP
– KennySacState (@SacKenny) May 14, 2022
HIGHLIGHTS OF WOMEN’S SECTOR
- Shantel Nnaji finished a great championship as she finished second in the throw and improved to fifth in the school record books. Nnaji won the All-Big Sky title in the pitch, discus and hammer throws over the weekend. She competed in the throw for just the second time this season and topped her previous best by 10 inches.
- Abby Meder also scored for the team, placing fourth in the event after a career best of 47-05.25. Meder’s effort put her at 9th in school history and outstripped her previous best by 17.5 inches.
- Alexia Croffet finished second in the triple jump to win the all-conference title. Croffet rose 40-10.25, putting her eighth in school history. This jump is one step better than her previous PR and for the first time in her career, she’s over 40 feet tall.
- Jayla flowers added to the show’s sixth place in the event and also established a career best. Hoa took a 39-09.75 leap to a 16.25-inch career improvement.
FEMALE GROUP POINTS
1. Northern Arizona 244; 2. Montana 125; 3. Sacramento State 82.5; 4. State Weber 67; 5. East Washington 66; 6. Idaho 62; 7. State of Idaho 59; 8. Southern Utah 42; 9. Montana 37.5; 10. Northern Colorado 33.
GROUP CHANGE POINTS
1. Northern Arizona 185; 2. Montana 119; 3. Idaho 100; 4. State of Idaho 83; 5. State Weber 76; 6. Montana 58; 7. Northern Colorado 49; 8. Southern Utah 47.5; 9. Sacramento State 46.5;
10. East Washington 42; 11. Portland State 11.
WOMEN’S 7th RESULTS
100: 3. Duke LaTruchka 11.70; 7. Jayde Charlton 11.96.
200: 4. Duke LaTruchka 24.03; 7. Daysha Ford 24.46.
400: 6. Daysha Ford 57.03.
5K: 16. Cagnei Duncan 17:53.72.
4×100: 2. 45.80
4×400: 8, 3: 55.84.
Reporter: Leah Chávez NH.
TJ: 2. Alexia Croffet 40-10.25; 6. Jayla flowers 39-09.75.
SP: 2. Shantel Nnaji 49-04.25; 4. Abby Meder 47-05.25; 16. Deanna Gaines 39-11.50; 18. Breanna Espinoza 38-00.25.
MEN’S 7th RESULTS
100: 4. Blaize Holland 10.63.
200: 3. Jabari Reynolds 21.05; 5. Blaize Holland 21.18.
400: 4. Jabari Reynolds 47.34; 6. Nautus Moore 47.83.
4×100: 6. 41.31.
4×400: 9. 3: 20.19.
HJ: 4. Miles Allowance 6-09.75.
TJ: 9. John Gibbs 48-01.25.
JUMP: 1. Evan the stork 215-11.
