MOSCOW, Idaho — The Sacramento State track and field teams began the two-day Lauren McCluskey Memorial on Friday with the multi-events as well as select individual events at the Kibbie Dome.
 
The Hornets were represented by Eliana Coburn in the pentathlon and Jack Charlton and Joshua Braun in the heptathlon. Coburn opened the competition with the fastest time in the 60-hurdles at 8.88 seconds. She then ranked third in the field in her next three events, clearing 5-05.00 in the high jump, having a shot put of 35-06.00 and a long jump of 17-06.75. Sitting in second place in the standings, Coburn started the 800 but dropped out of the race. She finished the pentathlon with 2,970 points in her four events.
 
Jack Charlton is third and Joshua Braun ninth through the first day of the heptathlon. Charlton began the day with a 7.28 in the 60 and followed with a long jump of 20-08.50. He added a shot put of 38-04.75 before setting a personal best by clearing 6-00.50 in the high jump.
 
Braun had marks of 7.57 in the 60, 19-11.00 in the long jump, 32-00.25 in the shot put and 5-05.25 in the high jump. The pair are scheduled to complete the heptathlon with the 60-hurdles, pole vault and 1000.
 
In the main program of the meet, senior Viviana Valenton finished first in the women's 1000 with a time of 2:59.42. Kate Sanders was fifth n the race in 3:05.26.
 
Freshman Tristian Campbell had the fastest time for the women in the in the 200. Campbell finished in 24.85.
 
In the field events, Jessi Barry set a personal best with a long jump of 18-07.75 to finish in fourth place. Mara Vonnahme also set a PR with a best of 18-01.75.
 
Nathan Rider had the top finish for the men's team by placing sixth in the 200 in 21.97. Other top eight finishes came from Jake Slade who was seventh in the 1000 (2:35.59) and Andrew Lehner who placed eighth in the pole vault (14-07.25).
 
Mason Mitchell and Eli Kaltreider each finished in third place in their field events. Mitchell had a season-best of 23-02.75 in the long jump. Kaltreider cleared 6-08.25 which was just a quarter-inch off his best from last week in the high jump.
 
The meet will conclude on Saturday beginning at 10:30 a.m.
 
LAUREN MCCLUSKEY MEMORIAL
Women's Results
200: 5. Tristian Campbell 24.85; 7. Breija Stredic 25.08; 10. Zoe Ewell 25.36; 14. Emily Giddens 25.60; 17. Kassidy Schroth 25.88; 18. Ava Fitzgerald 25.99.
1000: 1. Viviana Valenton 2:59.42; 5. Kate Sanders 3:05.25.
3K: 19. Anna Harmon 10:56.75.
LJ: 4. Jessi Barry 18-07.75; 9. Mara Vonnahme 18-01.75.
WT: 21. Hope Gordon 39-09.25; 22. Mai Ricks 39-08.00; 23. Jean Ikenaga 39-01.25.
PENT: 6. Eliana Coburn 2970.
 
Men's Results
200: 6. Nathan Rider 21.97; 12. Xavier Bruce 22.18; 13. Malachi Cox 22.19; 18. Zachary Winger 22.63; 27. Jameel McDaniels 22.80; 28. Andrew Abello 22.80.
1000: 7. Jake Slade 2:35.59.
HJ: 3. Eli Kaltreider 6-08.00; Preston Nunn, Miles Grant, NH.
PV: 8. Andrew Lehner 14-07.25.
LJ: 3. Mason Mitchell 23-02.75.
WT: 27. Emmanuel Akutey 42-00.50.