SPOKANE — Eastern Washington Track and Field kicked off its 2024-25 indoor season at the Spokane Invitational, breaking three school records in the process at The Podium powered by STCU.
“All you want to do is come out and compete the first meet,” said Director of Track and Field / Cross Country Erin Tucker.
Caitlin Simmons — who goes by Egypt — and Maddy Shekhawat stole the spotlight, combining for a remarkable three school records.
Simmons broke her own indoor long jump record with a leap of 6.12 meters (20 feet, 1 inch) and set a new triple jump record with a second-place jump of 12.89 meters (42ft 3.5in).
Shekhawat rewrote the 60m hurdles record, finishing third with a time of 7.85.
In the women’s weight throw, Dyvhine Fonoti topped the field with a massive seven-foot personal best throw of 18.53 meters (60-foot, 9.5 inch), while Dyvhon Fonoti finished second with a personal record of 15.77 meters (51ft 9in).
Dyvhine continued her momentum from the weight throw into the shot put, securing second place with a throw of 12.84 meters (42ft 1.5in).
Brandon Gutzwiler finished third in the high jump with a mark of 1.90 meters (6ft 2.75in). In the shot put, Jason Nwaka capped off a solid performance with a third place at 15.84 meters (51ft 11.75in).
In the pole vault invitation division, Suzi Woodall set a new personal record of 4.06 meters (13ft 3.75in) to finish second. In the collegiate competition, Breauna Erickson also earned second place with a jump of 3.61 meters (11ft 10in).
Notable in track events were Jake Trefry, Diana Fernandez, Modou Kinteh and Magdalena Slomska finished second in the mixed 4x400m relay with a time of 3:42.33.
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