MOSCOW, Idaho — Jayla Flowers finished first in the triple jump and Ava Fitzgerald and Alyssa Brewer added all-Big Sky honors in their events to help the Sacramento State women finish fourth at the Big Sky Indoor Championships on Saturday. The Hornet men finished in ninth place.

Flowers continued Sacramento State's success in the indoor triple jump as a Hornet has finished first nine times since 2004. The sophomore's best attempt of 39-06.00 came on her fifth jump and earned her the title by a quarter of an inch. The effort was a significant improved for Flowers, blowing past her previous pest of 36-09.50. Alexia Croffet also scored for the team in the event, placing fourth at 39-01.00 while Audrey McElmurry was ninth with a PR of 37-03.25.

Ava Fitzgerald finished in second place in the 60-hurdles in a time of 8.50. That mark improved the freshman's fifth-place standing in school history and earned her all-conference honors as a result of placing in the top three. Fellow freshman Tia Outlaw was seventh during the day in 8.76 seconds to score two points for the team.

Brewer ran 2:10.45 to finish in third place at her first Big Sky Indoor Championship. The senior edged Montana State's Madison Smith by .04 seconds to finish on the podium. The race was won by Maggi Congdon of Northern Arizona who scored 2:05.71 to set the conference record.

Daysha Ford contributed toward the team total with a seventh-place finish in the 400. Ford ran 57.25 during the finals a day after running 55.85 to move into seventh place in school history. Ford also ran the leadoff leg of the 4x400 relay with Sarah Collier, Asiah Fields and Brewer. The team placed sixth in 3:48.43.

While not scoring, Molly Latincsics jumped into eighth place all-time at Sacramento State in the women's 3K after running 10:01.08. That time was over a 10 second improvement from her previous best of 10:11.30.

Izzi Leonard moved into seventh place in program history after clearing 5-07.00 in the women's high jump. That mark placed Leonard in fourth place at the meet and was just one inch behind second place.

The final scorer for the women was Abby Meder who placed sixth in the shot put. Meder had a season beset of 45-04.25. Breanna Espinoza (40-02.25) and Meleeah Holmes McKown (40-00.75), set season and career bests, respectively.

The Hornet men had two scorers in the triple jump. John Gibbs was sixth with a best of 47-04.50 on his second try. Joshua Braun slid into eighth place to earn point with a leap of 45-10.50 on his final attempt. Gibbs also set a PR in the pole vault at 15-05.00. That bar was 4.75 inches above his previous best.

Northern Arizona won both team championships. The Lumberjack women were followed by Montana State and Idaho in the top three. In the men's standings, Idaho and Montana State were second and third.

Sacramento State will now turn its attentions to the outdoor season where the team will begin the year at the Aggie Open on Mar. 10-11. The Hornets will host two meets during the regular season as well as the NCAA West Preliminary. The first home meet will be the Sacramento State Open on Saturday, Apr. 8.

2023 Big Sky Indoor Championships
Women's Team Results
1. Northern Arizona 200.5; 2. Montana State 125; 3. Idaho 70.5; 4. Sacramento State 60.5; 5. Weber State 55; 6. Idaho State 53.5; 7. Eastern Washington 34; 8. Montana 28; 9. Northern Colorado 27; 10. Portland State 8.

Men's Team Results
1. Northern Arizona 182.50; 2. Idaho 113; 3. Montana State 97; 4. Eastern Washington 70; 5. Weber State 56.5; 6. Northern Colorado 55; 7. Idaho State 41; 8. Montana 34; 9. Sacramento State 11; 10. Portland State 0.

Women's Results
400: 7. Daysha Ford 57.25.
800: 3. Alyssa Brewer 2:10.45.
3K: 19. Molly Latincsics 10:01.08; 28. Dani Gee 10:31.38.
60H: 2. Ava Fitzgerald 8.50; 7. Tia Outlaw 8.76.
4x400: 6. 3:48.43.
HJ: 4. Izzi Leonard 5-07.00; 15. Abby Sheets 5-01.75.
TJ: 1. Jayla Flowers 39-06.00; 4. Alexia Croffet 39-01.00; 9. Audrey McElmurry 37-03.25; 16. Tamia Ramos 36-04.25.
SP: 6. Abby Meder 45-04.25; 18. Hope Gordon 40-05.00; 19. Breanna Espinoza 40-02.25; 20. Meleeah Holmes McKown 40-00.75.

Men's Results
400: Nautus Moore DQ.
4x400: 8. 3:19.31.
PV: 11. John Gibbs 15-05.00; 16. Andrew Lehner 14-11.00.
TJ: 6. John Gibbs 47-04.50; 8. Joshua Braun 45-10.50.