Warner Leads Wolfpack

The Wolves captured four individual titles at their annual home meet, the John Knight Twilight hosted at McArthur Stadium on Friday, April 10.

Freshman sensation Cody Warner would win the 100-meter in just 11.00 seconds before winning the 200 in 22.09 seconds, his fourth sweep in the 100 and 200 events of his debut season for the Wolves. Warner was also a part of the third place finish in the men’s 4×100 meter relay team and placed sixth in the triple jump with a 12.60 meter leap.

The next two to capture their individual titles were Badane Sultessa and Kaleb Dobson.

Sultessa, the 800 All-American, won the 800 in 1 minute, 51.88 seconds. He then ran a leg of the men’s 4×400 team to help them to their third place finish.

Dobson also competed in four events on Friday in his debut season as a Wolf, making appearances on the 4×100 and 4×400 teams, finishing second in the 400 hurdles, running towards a 55.63 finish and picking up his individual title in the 110 hurdles, winning in 14.95 seconds.

Emmi Collier added two top-five finishes in the shot put and hammer throw. She finished second with 13.57 meters in the shot put and fourth in the hammer with a 47.01 mark, a personal record. Sam Moore also won the first flight of the shot put with 11.75, placing 10th overall.

Rebecca Laible placed second in the triple jump with 11.27, and Amanda Short would throw 40.20 in the javelin to place third.

Western alumni also came out for the yearly event. Former Wolf Landon Burmingham finished fourth in the men’s 200 in 22.85 before finishing fourth in the 400 in 50. 24. Most recent alumnus, Brady Beagley, finished first in the men’s 3,000 steeple in 9:12.88 while on the women’s side, former Wolf Jessica Harper won the 3,000 steeple in 11:39.93. Former Wolf Janna Vander-Meulen placed second in the women’s 100 hurdles in 15.02.

The Wolves have a busy weekend ahead as there are three meets spanning from Thursday, April 16 to Saturday, April 18. The Oregon Relays will be held in Eugene from Thursday to Saturday. The Mt. Sac Relays Thursday and Friday in Walnut, California and the Lewis and Clark Open on Saturday in Portland.