Hannah Greene  | Sports Editor

As the Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships approaches, the Wolves got an early start to their outdoor season. Two meets were held last weekend, March 6 to 7, at Willamette University and Linfield College.

Both meets met the expectations of the Wolves with multiple runners making the top 10 across several events. To start, Sawyer Heckard, a senior, ran a new personal best in the Men’s 10k with a time of 32:20.83 — placing ninth overall at Linfield. Another feat included Dominic Giordano, a senior, who won the Men’s 3k steeplechase with a time of 9:28.49, followed by senior Hunter Mosman with a time of 9:37.94.

In the Men’s Shot Put, the Wolves were able to take first and second, as well as fifth through seventh — Nick Sieber, a senior, led the pack with a throw of 47-5 feet. 

The Men’s 800 placed well and consisted of mainly Western Oregon runners as Trey Reed, a junior, and Bryce Mefford, a first year, took first and second place with times of 2:00.59 and 2:01.90.

First-year, Jillian Greene stole the Women’s 800 and 1500 meter runs with times of 2:22.71 and 4:54.92. Another robber of two races included Bethanie Altamirano, a sophomore, who ran a time of 27.20 in the Women’s 200 meter race and a 59.89 in the Women’s 400 meter race — not far behind Altamirano was senior Grayson Burke with a time of 1:00.57.

The Wolves have officially sparked the match and outdoor season has begun. 

Next up, March 13 through 14, four Wolves head to Birmingham, Alabama, for the NCAA DII Indoor Championships where senior Derek Holdsworth, senior Max Carmona, sophomore Gabe Arce-Torres and senior Justin Crosswhite will compete in the men’s distance medley relay.

Contact the author at hgreene18@wou.edu