{"id":15431,"date":"2020-02-22T18:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T02:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=15431"},"modified":"2020-02-22T18:00:30","modified_gmt":"2020-02-23T02:00:30","slug":"wolves-track-and-field-get-ready-for-gnac-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wolves-track-and-field-get-ready-for-gnac-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolves\u2019 track and field get ready for GNAC finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hannah Greene<\/strong>\u00a0 | Sports Editor<\/span><\/p>\n

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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Boise State Challenge showed for a solid competition with first-year Maya Hopwood, who competed on the 60-meter dash \u2014 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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At the Husky Classic, Justin Crosswhite, senior, ran a 4:04 in the men\u2019s mile and almost solidified a qualifying position in the Indoor National Field, as well as moved up on the Wolves\u2019 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\u2019s 800-meter dash.<\/span><\/p>\n

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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\u2019s, marks and make the podium. Last year saw Gabe Arce-Torres, sophomore , place sixth with a time of 50.19 in the men\u2019s 400-meter dash; Curt Knott, junior, take second place overall in the men\u2019s 800-meter dash with a time of 1:55.06 and Max Carmona, sophomore, with a 1:56.00 \u2014 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Contact the author at hgreene18@wou.edu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Photos courtesy of Rick Edelman<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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