By Robert McKinney, Assistant Athletics Director, Communications
SALEM, Ore. -- Willamette University's track and field teams are ready to compete at the 2022 Northwest Conference Track and Field Championships, which will be held in Tacoma, Washington, on Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23. Action is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. (PDT) on Friday and at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.
The University of Puget Sound is hosting the meet, with nearly all of the events to be contested at Baker Stadium, with the exception of the men's and women's hammer throw, which will take place at Pacific Lutheran University.
Friday's schedule features finals in the men's and women's hammer throw, men's and women's long jump, men's and women's shot put, women's pole vault, men's high jump, men's and women's 3,000-meter steeplechase, and men's and women's 10,000-meter run. Preliminary heats will take place on Friday in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes, the hurdles, the 800-meter run, and the men's 1,500-meter run. All track events on Saturday will be finals, while flights and finals will be held in the remaining field events.
Bearcats Competing this Week
Schedule of Events
Friday, April 22
10:00 a.m. - Women's Hammer Throw (Two Flights and Final, at PLU) - Tenley Grant (Flight 1), Leanne Machado (Flight 1), Avery Mickelsen (Flight 1), Abigail House (Flight 1), Samantha Waters (Flight 2)
12:00 p.m. - Men's Hammer Throw (One Flight and Final, at PLU) - Eric Kaszycki
2:00 p.m. - Women's 100-meter Hurdles (Two Heats) - Katherine Thornton (Heat 1)
2:30 p.m. - Women's 400-meter Dash (Two Heats) - Sami Riggs (Heat 2)
2:40 p.m. - Men's 400-meter Dash (Two Heats) - Jeremy Falk (Heat 1)
3:00 p.m. - Men's 100-meter Dash (Two Heats) - Albert Ramon Jr. (Heat 2), Oliver Anderson (Heat 2)
3:25 p.m. - Men's 800-meter Run (Three Heats) - Andres Huante (Heat 2)
3:40 p.m. - Women's 400-meter Hurdles (Two Heats) - Katherine Thornton (Heat 2)
3:55 p.m. - Men's 400-meter Hurdles (Two Heats) - Simon Kidder (Heat 1)
4:30 p.m. - Men's High Jump (One Flight and Final) - Petey Swan
4:30 p.m. - Women's 3,000-meter Steeplechase (Final) - Audrey Piacsek
4:50 p.m. - Men's 3,000-meter Steeplechase (Final) - Alex Matteson, Carson Herrick, Ian Curtis
5:35 p.m. - Men's 1,500-meter Run (Two Heats) - Alex Matteson, Gabriel Regimbal
Saturday, April 23
10:30 a.m. - Women's Discus Throw (Two Flights and Final) - Samantha Waters (Flight 1), Avery Mickelsen (Flight 1)
10:30 a.m. - Men's Triple Jump (One Flight and Final) - Oliver Anderson
12:10 p.m. - Women's 1,500-meter Run (Final) - Leila Fischer
12:20 p.m. - Men's 1,500-meter Run (Final) - Must Qualify on Friday
12:35 p.m. - Women's 100-meter Hurdles (Final) - Must Qualify on Friday
12:50 p.m. - Women's 400-meter Dash (Final) - Must Qualify on Friday
12:55 p.m. - Men's 400-meter Dash (Final) - Must Qualify on Friday
1:00 p.m. - Men's Discus Throw (Two Flights and Final) - Eric Kaszycki (Flight 1)
1:05 p.m. - Men's 100-meter Dash (Final) - Must Qualify on Friday
1:20 p.m. - Men's 800-meter Run (Final) - Must Qualify on Friday
1:30 p.m. - Women's 400-meter Hurdles (Final) - Must Qualify on Friday
1:40 p.m. - Men's 400-meter Hurdles (Final) - Must Qualify on Friday
2:35 p.m. - Men's 5,000-meter run (Final) - Gabriel Regimbal, Alex Matteson, Milo Greenberg
2:55 p.m. - Women's 4 x 400-meter Relay - Willamette (Sami Riggs, Katherine Thornton, Audrey Piacsek, Leila Fischer)
4:00 p.m. - Men's 4 x 400-meter Relay - Willamette (Simon Kidder, Andres Huante, Jeremy Falk, Oliver Anderson)
