Beavers dominate at Lewis & Clark Invitational

Corvallis, Ore. – The Oregon State women's track team posted five all-time top-10 marks on Saturday while competing at the Lewis & Clark Invitational in Portland and at Day 2 of the Beach Invitational at Long Beach, Calif.

The Beavers sent a skeleton squad to Portland but they excelled, winning all three events they entered and setting three top-10 marks in the 800.

Senior Mari Friedman led a 1-2-3 sweep in the 800 with a 2:07.50 clocking to better her No. 3 all-time mark by nearly one-half second. Redshirt junior Kaylee Mitchell was second in 2:08.20, the No. 4 all-time mark, and redshirt junior Grace Fetherstonhaugh was third at 2:11.17, the No. 9 mark.

Freshman Christina Geisler won the 3000-meter steeplechase in 10:56.09, missing a top-10 all-time effort by less than a second. And redshirt Delia DeLeon led a 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 OSU sweep in the 1500 with winning time of 4:34.57.

On Day 2 of the Beach Invitational, sophomore Adael Scatena posted the No. 7 all-time clocking in the 400 hurdles and placed 14th in 1:02.01.

In the final event, the 1600 relay foursome of Scatena, redshirt sophomore Paige Sefried, freshman Jada Hurley and junior Taylor Weidinger finished ninth in 3:51.01, the No 7 all-time performance.

Freshman Lara Denbow and senior Emma Nelson tied for second in the high jump at 5-7.25. Redshirt senior Taylor Crockem was ninth in the shot put at 48-8.75.

On Friday, the Beavers set three all-time top-10 marks on Day 1 of the competition.

Redshirt freshman Markayla Billings took 15th place in the hammer and assumed the No. 5 spot with a mark of 179-8; she had been No. 6 wth a PR of 175-4. Redshirt freshman Jade Whitfield moved from No. 10 to No. 9 by throwing 158-5, bettering her PR by more than four feet. 

Sophomore Ella Knott placed sixth in the javelin and improved her No. 8 all-time mark to 150-6 to better her former PR of 149-1.

Up next

The Beavers will compete at the Oregon Relays at Hayward Field in Eugene on April 21-23.

Beach Invitational
Long Beach, Calif. | Jack Rose Track

Friday-Saturday results

Field events

Long jump: 50. Chelsea Howard, 16-8.50.

High jump: T2. Emma Nelson, 5-7.25. T2. Lara Denbow, 5-7.25. T11. Savannah Reilly, 5-5.25. T11. Anneke Moersdorf, 5-5.25.

Shot put: 9. Taylor Crockem, 48-8.75. 64. Jordan Spradlin, 39-4.

Discus: 23. Jade Whitfield, 156-3. 41. Jordan Spradlin, 144-0. 47. Caitlyn Marx, 140-9.

Hammer: 15. Markayla Billings, 179-8. 38. Jade Whitfield, 158-5. 46. Caitlyn Marx, 153-6.

Javelin: 6. Ella Knott, 150-6. 8. Jordynn Slater, 147-7. 43. Savannah Reilly, 103-7.

Track events
 
100: 29. Jada Hurley, 12.22. 64. Abby Buckley, 12.69. 77. Chelsea Howard, 12.97.
 
800: 55. Paige Sefried, 2:19.62.
 
400 hurdles: 14. Adael Scatena, 1:02.01. 47. Taylor Weidinger, 1:06.92..
 
400 relay: 20. Oregon State (Taylor Weidinger, Jada Hurley, Abby Buckley, Chelsea Howard), 48.06.

1600 relay: 9. Oregon State (Adael Scatena, Paige Sefried, Jada Hurley, Taylor Weidinger), 3:51.01.
 
Lewis & Clark Invitational
Portland, Ore. | Eldon Fix Track

Saturday's results

Track events
 
800: 1. Mari Friedman, 2:07.50. 2. Kaylee Mitchell, 2:08.20. 3. Grace Fetherstonhaugh, 2:11.17. 10. Sydney van der Zee, 2:23.32.
 
1500: 1. Delia DeLeon, 4:34.57. 2. Liv Downing, 4:36.87. 3. Aleen Golla, 4:36.91. 4. Kate Intile, 4:37.57. 5. Audrey Lookner, 4:37.58. 6. Alyssa Foote, 4:37.71. 7. Gabby Peterson, 4:41.58. 9. Eimy Martinez (unattached), 4:49.13. 10. Emily Foote, 4:48.92.
 
3000 steeplechase: 1. Christina Geisler, 10:56.09.