Idaho track and field returned to Spokane over the weekend to compete in the 11th annual WAR, hosted by Spokane Falls Community College.
Meredith Spelbring
The trip was once again successful, with two Vandals taking the top place and a number of others finishing in the top-10 in their event.
Sophomore Jonny Magee claimed the victory in the triple jump with a hop of 14.54 meters. The second-place finisher, Reggie Hayden of Eastern Washington, leapt 12.97 meters. Magee’s performance ties his personal record and moves him up the Big Sky ranks to sixth place.
Freshman Hannah Ringel also ended the meet with a first-place title after her 13.07-meter toss in the shot put.
A handful of Idaho athletes found success in the sprint events. Sophomore Kaylee Hove grabbed second place in the 200-meters with a personal-best time of 25.54 seconds. Senior Nicole Carter finished in eighth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.24 seconds.
On the men’s side, freshman Nik Chappee finished in the top-10 in two sprint races. Chappee took home a fifth place finish in the 200-meters with a time of 22.29 seconds and sixth in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.26 seconds.
In the field events, sophomore Jordyn Rauer took sixth in the triple jump with a leap of 11.15 meters.
Freshman Maya McFadden sealed a sixth-place finish with a personal-best performance in the javelin, throwing 37.66 meters. Freshman Makenna Behrens was not far behind her teammate, finishing in eighth with a throw of 36.03 meters.
Sophomore Austin Beyer also grabbed the eighth-place spot in the men’s javelin with a throw of 54.55 meters.
Idaho hits the road for the Triton Invitational beginning Friday April 13 in La Jolla, California.
Meredith Spelbring can be reached at [email protected]