Day 2: Track and Field Big Sky Conference Championships Recap

Friday, February 27

Flagstaff, AZ

Montana State University

Big Sky Championships

Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson

Day 2: Track and Field Big Sky Conference Championships Recap

2/27/2015 11:12:00 PM | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field

By: Jordan Simkins

DAY 2 RESULTS

After day two of the Big Sky Conference Championships, the women's team sits in first place with a point total of 47 and the men's are sitting in fourth with 24 points. Behind the women, Eastern Washington has 37 points and Sacramento State 37. Sacramento State leads the men's side with a point total of 54, followed by Northern Arizona (47) and Idaho State (34).

"Mason really kicked things off for us this morning," head coach Dale Kennedy said. "We're exactly where we need to be heading into the final day of the competition."

Mason Storm earned six-out-of-seven lifetime bests in the heptathlon, posting a personal record of 5,133 to place fourth in the two-day event. Storm pole vaulted a height of 13-01.5 and ran the 60m hurdles in 8.47 seconds, both personal bests. His 1000m time of 2:50.42 tops the time he set earlier this season, by over seven seconds. Storm earned the 'Cats five team points.

Heather Demorest and Keely West went one-two in the 5000m run, with times of 17:40.72 and 17:59.63, picking up 18 team points. Rachel Sullivan added another point, placing eighth, finishing the race in 18:23.99. Jake Turner led the 'Cats in the men's 5000, placing fourth (14:56.22), followed by Seth Garbett (15:15.55). Demorest and West earned All-Conference honors.

The men's distance medley relay (Trevor Polson, Aaron Johnston, Matthew Tex, Cristian Soratos) ran a time of 10:08.27, winning the championships crown by almost six seconds. The women's relay (Caroline Hardin, Iris Hardarson, Christie Schiel, Jenette Northey) came in fifth, running a time of 12:33.79.

Casey Teska earned a sixth place finish in the pole vault, clearing a height of 12-02.75. Carley McCutchen, who won the women's pentathlon yesterday, earned a personal-best in the long jump, jumping a distance of 19-03.25. Jake Mushaben finished eighth in the long jump, with a jump of 23-04.50.

"I feel really good about the position we're in, but we still need to step up tomorrow and compete like we have the last two days. We're excited and have a lot of enthusiasm headed into day three."

Although those were the only events that concluded today, the Bobcat's have 12 mid-distance and sprinters who qualified for the finals that will take place tomorrow.

Men's 60 – Mitchell Horning 6.90, Michael Tobin 6.93
Women's 200 - Chantel Jaeger 24.13
Men's 200 – Mitchell Horning 21.85
Women's 400 – Chantel Jaeger 54.19, Paige Squire 54.69, Josephine Petruska 55.21
Women's 800 – Kaylee Schmitz 2:13.97, Lierin Flanagan 2:15.69
Men's 800 – Cristian Soratos 1:53.05, Matthew Tex 1:53.23
Women's 60m Hurdles – Carley McCutchen 8.66