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Loren Orr

Saints Track and Field Close Out Portland Meet With More Top Finishes

1/25/2020 4:25:00 PM

**Last Updated Jan 26 5:30 p.m.**

PORTLAND, Ore. – Saint Martin's opened the first day of the Portland Indoor Meet with a strong showing, capturing four second place finishes, and 14 top eight marks on Saturday. The Saints took home another four top eight marks on Sunday, including going second, third, and sixth in the 200m dash.
 
COMPLETE RESULTS

Michael Russell (23.15 seconds) clinched the second overall spot in the 200m dash, just edging out his teammate Barrington Walker (23.19) by four hundreds of a second. Zachary Anguay also placed in the event, taking sixth overall with a time of 24.21 seconds. Also earning a top eight finish was Nick Georgia in the 400m dash with a time of 52.32 seconds.

Saint Martin's also found success in the men's 4x400m relay, as the 'A' team placed second overall with a time of 3:25.27 minutes, and was comprised of Georgia, Walker, Russell, and Zach Franco. The 'B' team, made up of Anguay, Donovan Albert, Miguel De LaMelena, and Guillaume Tabary took seventh with a time of 3:39.15 minutes.
 
Tyler Cronk pulled off the dual event day, competing in the high jump, and long jump at the same time. The sophomore placed second in both events. In the high jump, Cronk passed the first four heights, before clearing 6-feet, 7-inches on his second attempt, before eventually missing at 2.06m height.
 
He then proceeded to take second in the long jump, hitting 22-feet, 7.75-inches on his final attempt of the event. Cronk's final attempt bumped his teammate, Josh Schulz, out of the second overall spot, as Schulz finished third with a distance of 22-feet, 6.25-inches. Taking eighth in his first collegiate event was Andrew Schulz with is mark of 20-feet, 5.25-inches.
 
Ashley Vest nearly captured the crown in the women's high jump, clearing 5-feet, 3-inches on her first attempt, but was unable to get over the 1.65m height. He marked tied her for the lead but due to attempts back on the 1.50m height, Vest finished second overall.
 
Alyssa Smith continued to sit near the top of leader boards in the pole vault, as the junior's 10-feet, 11.75-inch mark was second best in the field. Also in the event, Briana Cabrera placed fifth with her height of 9-feet, 0.25-inches.
 
The Saints had a strong showing the 60m dash finals, with Landon Armstrong, Logan Armstrong, and Josh Schulz all qualified. Landon placed fifth overall with his mark of 7.14 seconds, followed closely by Logan at 7.17, and Schulz at 7.19 in sixth and seventh respectively. Marquees Wade ended 15th in the event with his time of 7.53 seconds.
 
Makiya Worthy, and Hannah Cook each proceeded to the finals of their events respectively, and each earned eighth overall. Worthy, in the 60m dash, finished in a time of 8.34 seconds, while Cook in the 60m hurdles ended with a time of 9.97 seconds. Judy Ann Cabico (10.70 seconds) was 11th in the 60m, along with teammates Eden Mortensen (11.00) and Tiffany Pott (11.18) in 14th and 15th respectively.
 
Margaret Zilla took home fourth overall in the long jump, hitting a mark of 16-feet, 6-inches on her second attempt. GNAC leader Keshara Romain was unable to register a mark, fouling out in three attempts. Zilla also competed in the 60m dash with her time of 8.43 seconds placing her 14th overall.
 
In the men's weight throw, Josh Eiland led the Saints with a measurement of 44-feet, 10.25-inches, which placed her ninth overall. His teammates Eliott Clary (40-feet), and Ethan Clary (38-feet) were 11th and 12th respectively in the event.

Other notable finishes from the meet include Elania Hansen placing 17th in the 3000m with a time of 11:04.15, along with Naomi Hartley and Kendyl Otter finishing 26th and 28th respectively. In the men's 3000m, Andrew Oslin finished 22nd while Marcus Rice was 32nd. Kierrla Yates took 23rd in the women's one mile, while De LaMelena (21st), Franco (25th), Tabary (27th), and Noah Roberts (29th) all placed in the top 30 on the men's side.

Bethany Forward took home 13th, and Alyssa Robinson was 16th in the 800m, while Gabriel Cintron was 18th in the 400m dash. The Saints' women's 4x400m relay team took fourth place, and was made up of Taylor Tandecki, Cintron, Forward, and Yates.

The Saints return to action next weekend at the University of Washington Invitational, starting Friday, January 31. 
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