Hannah Greene  | Editor de deportes

This past weekend, Feb. 14-15, the Wolves left homebase to compete at the Boise State Challenge in Boise, Idaho and the Husky Classic in Seattle, Washington. 

The Boise State Challenge showed for a solid competition with first-year Maya Hopwood, who competed on the 60-meter dash — running her second best mark of 7.58 seconds, and got a mark in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.17, .01 seconds off the school record and now #2 of all time at Western. Another feat from the Boise State Challenge included Bennen Sorah, first-year, who competed in the 800-meter dash, placing 10th and 31st overall with a time of 2:15.00.

At the Husky Classic, Justin Crosswhite, senior, ran a 4:04 in the men’s mile and almost solidified a qualifying position in the Indoor National Field, as well as moved up on the Wolves’ All-Time list to take #2. Kalulusno Ngaida, a junior, had her best triple jump score so far. Jumping a mark of 11.66 which also got her into the finals during this Husky Classic. Another result from the Husky Classic included a junior, Neal Cranston, who ran a time of 1:55.80 in the men’s 800-meter dash.

This next weekend, Feb. 21-22, the Wolves head to Boise Idaho for the GNAC Indoor Championships where they will attempt to break their PR’s, marks and make the podium. Last year saw Gabe Arce-Torres, sophomore , place sixth with a time of 50.19 in the men’s 400-meter dash; Curt Knott, junior, take second place overall in the men’s 800-meter dash with a time of 1:55.06 and Max Carmona, sophomore, with a 1:56.00 — not far from Knott. Fans are able to view results from the GNAC sports website or on the stories of the WOU XCTF on Instagram.

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Photos courtesy of Rick Edelman