DAY #1 RESULTS

FOREST GROVE, Ore. – Corban's men's and women's track & field team began this weekend's competition at the Pacific Twilight Friday, as a Warrior field athlete nearly became the first automatic qualifier for the NAIA Outdoor Championships.

Freshman Mark Hanson (Happy Valley, Ore.), who already earned a NAIA 'B' Qualification mark in the javelin, came within a mere 0.26 meters of earning a NAIA automatic qualifying mark thanks to a throw of 57.74 meters (189-feet, 5-inches) that was good enough for a sixth place showing Friday.

After nearly qualifying for his first-ever national championship meet, Hanson return to the field in the hammer throw and finished 29th overall with a toss of 25.57 meters (82-feet, 11-inches).

Senior Rachel Newby (Portland, Ore.) would begin the day for the Warriors in the javelin finishing 11th overall with a throw of 34.98 meters (114-feet, 9-inches), while junior Amy Renfro (Albany, Ore.) concluded the event in 23rd place after a toss of 20.48 meters (67-feet, 2-inches).

In the women's hammer throw, sophomore Rian Miller (Plummer, Idaho) and Newby finished 13th and 19th, respectively, with Miller unleashing a toss of 33.79 meters (110-feet, 10-inches) followed by Newby's throw of 20.92 meters (68-feet, 8-inches).

Continuing the field events, sophomore Eliya Kohl (Salem, Ore.), freshman Rebecca Cox (Parma, Idaho), and sophomore Kelsey Childers (Milton-Freewater, Ore.) competed in the triple jump with Kohl posting the highest finish by a Warrior with a fifth place showing thanks to a leap of 10.31 meters (33-feet, 10-inches). Cox and Childers would register jumps of 10.14 meters (33-feet, 3.25-inches) and 8.73 meters (28-feet, 7.75-inches).

Sophomore Melody Haidle (Ontario, Ore.) would begin Corban's competition on the track in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, as the second-year Warrior posted a 10th place finish thanks to a time of 13:45.91.

In the men's 3,000 meter steeplechase, sophomore John Trimble (Vancouver, Wash.) finished 14th overall after posting a time of 10:40.69.

Junior Courtney Welling (Springfield, Ore.) and sophomore Lauren Cross (Missoula, Mt.) would compete for Corban in the 1,500 meter run, as Welling finished 19th overall thanks to a time of 4:55.66 following by a 35th place showing by Cross in a time of 5:18.00.

In the men's 1,500 meter run, senior Ben Search (Battle Ground, Wash.) would finish 25th overall with a time of 4:06.96 following by junior Caleb Goins' (Scio, Ore.) 31st place showing thanks to a time of 4:09.93. Sophomore David Brown (Meridian, Idaho) would round out the Warriors' runners in the event with a 40th place showing after clocking a time of 4:13.83.

Corban's men's and women's track & field teams will return to the oval tomorrow – Saturday, April 30th – for the final day of the Pacific Twilight beginning at 10:00 a.m. inside Lincoln Stadium in Forest Grove.