Knight leads Eastern Washington at Whitworth

SPOKANE — Eastern Washington University track and field athletes split up for competition last week — some going east while others went north.

Those going north participated in the Eagles first multi-event — heptathlon and decathlon — competition of the season, the Whitworth Invitational & Multi-Event Meet, taking place Thursday and Friday, March 25 – 26. Eastern found itself facing five schools at Whitworth – the host Pirates along with Washington State University, Spokane Community College, Lewis-Clark State College and Warner Pacific College.

Madelyn Knight led the Eagles by winning the hep...