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Athletes and Fans enjoy the meet at the Whyte Track & Field Center

Aerial Photo by Upshotz Photography

A Historic DayOSU Hosts First Track & Field Meet in 25 Years

CORVALLIS, Ore. - It was an afternoon of firsts at the Whyte Track & Field Center, as the Ore-

gon State track & field program hosted its initial meet since 1988 in front of hundreds of fam-

ily, friends, student-athletes, alums and fans of the sport at its new facility in Corvallis on Sat-

urday.

For the first time in a quarter century, Beaver student-athletes were able to compete in front

of their home crowd and NCAA results were reported from an event in Corvallis as OSU "broke

in" its new home by hosting a meet with Portland and Willamette.

"It turned out better than I could have expected all the way across the board," Oregon State

head coach Kelly Sullivansaid. "I think the student-athletes had a great time and the coaches

from the visiting universities felt like their teams had a great experience."

The key to resurrecting Oregon State track & field has been what Sullivan refers to as a

"constant education" and Saturday at the Whyte Track & Field Center served to put a spotlight

on just how far the Beaver program has come since it was brought back in 2004.

"When you haven't had a track meet in 25 years, you aren't exactly sure how many people are

going to show up, but our parking lot was full," Sullivan said. "That's a testament to a lot of

hard work from passionate people. I think that's what makes our sport great and that's why

the whole process of bringing this program back has been so important."

Perhaps receiving a bit of an added boost from having a home to call their own, Oregon State's

competitors on Saturday proudly showed how much this facility means to them with a number

of strong marks and times.

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Just one week after surpassing a 29-year school record in the triple jump, Michele Turney

bested herself again and now tops the OSU all-time list after leaping 39' ". She also came out

on top in the long jump with mark of 17' ".

"Mainly I think it's a product of her work in

the weight room and the staff we have in

the Sports Performance Center," assistant

coach Collin Cram said of the freshman's

great start. "The majority of her improve-

ment in the triple jump has been from that,

but also [assistant coach] John Parks has

been helping a ton with her technique. Rela-tively, though, the technique has been light

because it's so new, so powerful and is such

a demanding event. She's got a ways to go

still and in the next few years will show she's

pretty talented."

Kinsey Gomez literally ran away from the

field in the 1,500, crossing the line with a

new PR of 4:30.45, the seventh-fastest time

in school history. The Beavers went 1-2-3 in

the event. Freshman Emily Weber,who ran

a four-second PR in the 1,500 at the Oregon

Preview last weekend, shaved three more

ticks off that on Saturday to finish second in

4:36.24.

The 3,000 capped off the action around 7 p.m. and the Beavers' Sandra Martinez kept with the

theme of the day by running 10:00.49, a new personal record, to come in third place.

Fifth-year senior Mary Claire Brenner PR'd in each of the javelin, shot put and discus putting

up distances of 125' 5", 41' ", and 122' 7 ". Her fellow throws companion, Kayla Fleskes,won the discus with a heave of 126' 9 " and came in second javelin with a personal-best toss

of 128' 10".

In the high jump, Kristin Oenning finished in an unusual three-way tie for first place.

Willamette's Michaela Freeby won that event with a time of 11:10.38 to etch her name into

the record books as the first race winner at the Whyte Track & Field Center. The Bearcats' Ka-

tie Kalugin became the first true competitor at an OSU facility in 25 years when she stepped

up to lead off the javelin at 3 p.m.

OSU Ladies go 2-3-4-5-6 in the 800m.

Photo by Stoddard Reynolds

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Oregon State football wide receiver Obum Gwacham, competing unattached, took the title in

the men's high jump with a mark of 6' 10" and former OSU All-American and current assis-

tant, Laura Carlyle, won the women's 800 in 2:09.66, followed by a 2-3-4-5-6 finish by Kelsi

Schaer,Kristin Coffman,Emily LaValley,Lacey London, and Carly Januzzi for OSU.

Mary Claire Brenner and Michele Turney had

big days in the field events.

Links/Stories1. Associated Press

2. Video Recap

3. Gazette-Times

4. Statesman Journal

5. Statesman Journal Photo Gallery

6. RunnerSpace Video Highlight

7. Photos by Stoddard Reynolds

8. Photos of Facility by Len Stolfo

9. KEZI Interview with Coach Sullivan

10. Register Guard

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