Hannah Greene | Sports Editor
Friday, Jan. 17, the Wolves Track and Field team headed up to Seattle for the start of their indoor season. After settling into their hotel, the Wolves were able to get some solid shuteye before their individual events on Saturday, Jan. 18.
University of Washington held all the events in their indoor facility, keeping runners warm and out of any harsh weather that may have appeared. The Wolves had multiple athletes competing in a range of events, from the 60-meter dash to highjump.
Below are the results of the events that Wolves finished in the top-10.
In the men’s 400-meter dash, Gabe Arce-Torres, a sophomore, placed ninth overall with a time of 49.91, a split second from eighth place.
The 600-meter dash, a race only ran during the indoor season, came next with Wolves’ sophomore (indoor), Max Carmona, placing first in his heat and eighth overall — with a time of 1:22.37, a personal best from last year’s indoor season.
The men’s 800-meter dash was quite the competition, with four Wolves placing in the top 10 and taking the 11th spot as well. Derek Holdsworth, a junior, placed first with a time of 1:50.02 making it the third on the “WOU All-Time” list, followed by Adam Alnazer, a sophomore, Trey Reed, a junior, and Hunter Hutton, a sophomore, taking eighth through 10th.
Skipping to the relays, the Wolves placed fourth overall in the men’s 4×400 meter relay — a combined time of 3:19.47 — with a squad consisting of Arce-Torres, Lashaun Emile, a sophomore, Carmona and Holdsworth.
Two Wolves, Kalulusno Ngaido, a junior, and Jenelle Hurley, a first-year, tied for 10th place in the women’s high jump with heights of 1.60 meters.
Overall, the Wolves set their standards high for the rest of the indoor season. Next weekend, the Wolves will be competing closer to home — on Saturday, Jan. 25 and Sunday, Jan. 26, at the University of Portland.
Contact the author at hgreene18@wou.edu
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