Eugene, OR - The Clark College track and field team competed in their second outdoor meet of the season at the Lane Open on Saturday and saw several standout performances.
In all, Clark saw ten athletes earn NWAC auto qualifying marks, which guarantees each athlete a spot at the NWAC Track and Field Championships in May.  

In the women's sprints, Abigail Mendoza and Emily Peabody earned NWAC qualifying marks as two of the fastest 100 meter runners in the field. Their times of 12.57 and 12.58 are the top two times in the conference so far this season. Mallory Davenport made the qualifying standard in the 400 meters with a season best time of 1:03.81. In the men's 400 meters, Koynn Williamdyke won the event by running an impressive 50.37 seconds. He was also top eight in the 200 meters for a great overall day.

Men's hurdles once again shined, led by Max Ensinger. The sophomore won both hurdle events and is closing in on sub 15 seconds in the 110 hurdles. Teammates Niel Valerio and Poki'i Waiwaiole also finished top six in the event to create the most impressive event group in the conference. Nico Field was the top Penguin woman in the hurdles with a pair of top six finishes. Freshman Britney Ketels had a great 400 hurdle debut to land in seventh place.

Penguin throws boasted a great day! Ella Lulich was top ten in both the shot put and discus and Sophia Martin and Nora Herinckx were standouts in the javelin. For the men, 2025 All-American Nico Valdez won the discus, and Luke Livengood was sixth in the javelin. Sophomore Wyatt Galipeau continued to make improvements in the discus and backed it up with an eighth-place finish in his best event, the shot put.

Lastly, the jumpers continued to be a bright spot. High jump continues to be a strength for the women behind Nora Herinckx. The freshman was second in the event and also top ten in the long jump. Jaden Frazier made a great first impression for Clark by meeting the NWAC standard in the high jump. Victoria Yetter was right behind her in sixth place in the event and had a good showing in the long jump. Mia Hicks-Oliver was fifth in the long jump and met the qualifying standard with a mark of 16'7". Lastly for the women, April Cruz hit the NWAC qualifying standard in the triple jump and finished in the top ten. On the men's side, Taeven Hill continues to be a force for Clark. He was sixth overall in the long jump and third overall in the triple jump. Freshman Drayden Starke-Shaffer was just .03 behind him to finish fourth.

Though no standards were met on the distance side, several Penguins reached personal bests, highlighted by Clivine Abuya in the 800 meters.

The Penguins head to Portland next Saturday for the Electric Forest Open at Lewis and Clark College.

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