SPOKANE, Wash. — Miles Grant finished first in the high jump and the Sacramento State track and field team accounted for 16 scorers and six school top 10 marks during the final day of the Big Sky Indoor Championships at The Podium on Saturday.
Northern Arizona swept both team titles as the Lumberjack women totaled 204 points while the NAU men had 190 points. The Hornet women claimed fifth place and the men finished in seventh.
Grant became the first Hornet to win the high jump at the Big Sky Indoor Championships since Emilio Hernandez in 2010. Grant cleared 6-09.75 to match his career best which already is tied for fourth in school history. The junior finished an inch ahead of the rest of the field and took three attempts at 6-11.00 before ending the competition. Grant passed on the first two heights but needed no more than two jumps at his next four bars to secure the title.
Zachary Winger and
Stephen Dahdouh each scored in the 60-hurdles for the Hornet men. Winger placed fifth in 8.07 seconds while Dahdouh was one spot back in 8.17. The pair combined for nine points in the team total.
Malachi Cox added three points with a sixth-place finish in the 400. Cox ran 48.03 which moved him into fifth place in school history. His time was .12 seconds faster than his previous best this season.
Cox, Dahdouh,
Nathan Rider and
Irven Hill combined to run the 4x400 relay in 3:20.28 to place seventh.
The men's team also picked up points from
John Gibbs in the triple jump. Gibbs had a best of 46-08.25 on his fifth attempt.
The women started their morning with
Ava Fitzgerald and
Kameryn Brown each scoring in the 60-hurdles. Fitzgerald ran a career-best 8.49 seconds to place fourth in the meet and remain fifth in school history. Brown finished in seventh place with a PR of 8.74 seconds.
The team had three scorers in the 60-meter dash led by
Jessi Barry who was third in 7.52 seconds. Barry's time ties their career best which ranks second in school history. Ewell, who set the school record last night with a time of 7.50, placed fifth on Saturday in 7.56 seconds.
Kassidy Schroth completed the trio by running 7.65 seconds to finish in seventh place.
Mia Lawrence finished in eighth place in the 800 in 2:14.21 to complete the individual scorers in the running events.
The Hornets tallied 15 points in the women's triple jump with
Alexia Croffet finishing third,
R'kai Davis fourth and
Jayla Flowers fifth. Croffet set her career best and moved into a tie for 10th place in school history with a jump of 40-03.25. Croffet's best mark came on her second jump of the day and was her season best by 17.5 inches.
The team wrapped up the meet by finishing fourth in the 4x400 relay. The team of
Breija Stredic,
Daysha Ford,
Dominique Abbott and
Emily Giddens ran 3:46.55 which moved them into sixth place in school history.
Sacramento State will begin the outdoor season in two weeks when the team will split its squad between the Ben Brown Invitational at Cal State Fullerton and the Aggie Open at UC Davis.
TEAM STANDINGS
Women
1. Northern Arizona 204; 2. Montana State 107; 3. Idaho State 69; 4. Idaho 64; 5. Sacramento State 57; 6. Eastern Washington 48; 7. Weber State 43; 8. Northern Colorado 40; 9. Montana 30; 10. Portland State 1
Men
1. Northern Arizona 190; 2. Montana State 119; 3. Idaho 69; 4. Weber State 65.5; 5. Montana 56; 6. Idaho State 48; 7. Sacramento State 40; 8. Northern Colorado 38; 9. Eastern Washington 32.5; 10. Portland State 5.
SACRAMENTO STATE WOMEN'S RESULTS
60: 3.
Jessi Barry 7.52; 5.
Zoe Ewell 7.56; 7.
Kassidy Schroth 7.65.
800: 8.
Mia Lawrence 2:14.21.
Mile: 15.
Ashley Busienei 5:08.88.
3K: 14.
Dani Gee 10:10.68.
60H: 4.
Ava Fitzgerald 8.49; 7.
Kameryn Brown 8.74.
4x400: 7.
Breija Stredic,
Daysha Ford,
Dominique Abbott,
Emily Giddens 3:46.55.
TJ: 3.
Alexia Croffet 40-03.25; 4.
R'kai Davis 39-06.00; 5.
Jayla Flowers 39-03.75; 9.
Audrey McElmurry 38-07.50;
Tamia Ramos Foul.
SACRAMENTO STATE MEN'S RESULTS
400: 6.
Malachi Cox 48.03.
Mile: 16.
Brandon Moreno 4:16.76.
3K: 14.
Brandon Moreno 8:24.94.
60H: 5.
Zachary Winger 8.07; 6.
Stephen Dahdouh 8.17.
4x400: 7.
Malachi Cox,
Stephen Dahdouh,
Nathan Rider Irven Hill 3:20.28.
HJ: 1.
Miles Grant 6-09.75; 11.
Mason Mitchell 6-03.50.
TJ: 5.
John Gibbs 46-08.25.
SP: 18.
Eric Nakagawa 43-05.00;
Leland Godfrey Foul.
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