SOU banks 20 qualifying marks in outdoor debut at Lane

The Southern Oregon track and field team logged 20 Cascade Conference qualifying marks, 12 on the men’s side and eight for the women, in its 2023 outdoor debut Saturday at the Lane Community College Open.

The Raiders went home with three women’s event winners: Sienna Bauer in the triple jump, Nia Collins in the 100-meter hurdles, and Lauren Forster in the 800 meters. Luke King topped the shot-put field for the men.

Bauer recorded a triple-jump mark of 34 feet 9 ¾ inches and also became a CCC qualifier in the 100 hurdles alongside Collins, who won the race in 15.34 seconds.

Forster led the Raiders as they occupied the top-four spots in the 800 race. She won it in 2:24.50, a tick ahead of runner-up teammate Sydnee Kizziar (2:25.85), and went on to pace SOU with a third-place finish in the 1,500 and a qualifying time of 4:51.57.

King’s mark in the shot put of 49-1 ¾ gave him first place, while Tre Holmes took third at 47-3 ¾. Andrew Mitchell took second in the discus (142-9) and third in the javelin (197-11), Wayne Garcia was second in the hammer (175-10), and Matthew O’Henley was third in both the discus (136-11) and the hammer (163-5), qualifying in both disciplines.

In the jumps, Carson Le Bel qualified with a third-place effort in the high jump (6-2 ¼) and a ninth-place effort in the pole vault (12-10). Cody Le Bel was third in the latter event (14-3 ½).

In the men’s 1,500, Isaac Fernandez (3:59.49) and Frankie Maciel (3:59.72) both qualified in seventh and eight place. In the 800, Maciel (2:00.53) was fifth and Fernandez (2:00.82) seventh.

SOU will be back in action next week at Hayward Field in the Oregon Preview.

SOU MEN’S RESULTS (*CCC qualifying mark)
100m
37. Dimitri Williams, 11.84
54. Damion Williams, 12.36

200m
21. Dimitri Williams, 23.62

800m
5. Frankie Maciel, 2:00.53
7. Isaac Fernandez, 2:00.82
9. Jensen Salvatori, 2:01.22
16. Asher Tatsumi, 2:06.18
19. Luke Lucchesi, 2:06.87

1,500m
7. Isaac Fernandez, 3:59.49*
8. Frankie Maciel, 3:59.72*
11. Jensen Salvatori, 4:06.74
12. Asher Tatsumi, 4:07.30
35. Luke Lucchesi, 4:22.19

4x400m
5. SOU (Damian Williams, Isaac Fernandez, Jensen Salvatori, Dimitri Williams), 3:39.97

High Jump
3. Carson Le Bel, 1.89m (6-2 ¼)*

Pole Vault
3. Cody Le Bel, 4.36m (14-3 ½)*
9. Carson Le Bel, 3.91m (12-10)*

Discus
2. Andrew Mitchell, 43.52m (142-9)*
3. Matthew O’Henley, 41.74m (136-11)*
6. Luke King, 39.94m (131-0)*
7. Tre Holmes, 37.87m (124-3)

Hammer
2. Wayne Garcia, 53.61m (175-10)*
3. Matthew O’Henley, 49.81m (163-5)*

Javelin
3. Andrew Mitchell, 60.33m (197-11)

Shot Put
1. Luke King, 14.98m (49-1 ¾)*
3. Tre Holmes, 14.42m (47-3 ¾)*

SOU WOMEN’S RESULTS (*CCC qualifying mark)
200m
10. Jenna Hodges, 27.81

800m
1. Lauren Forster, 2:24.50
2. Sydnee Kizziar, 2:25.85
3. Sarah Mauk, 2:27.45
4. Maya Smith, 2:27.89
7. Haylee Brodaho, 2:30.28
18. Gracie Freudenthal, 2:43.72

1,500m
3. Lauren Forster, 4:51.57*
4. Sydnee Kizziar, 4:53.33
5. Sarah Mauk, 4:55.96
7. Maya Smith, 4:57.90
9. Haylee Brodahl, 4:58.57
24. Gracie Freudenthal, 5:28.06

100m Hurdles
1. Nia Collins, 15.34*
5. Sienna Bauer, 16.13*
7. India Collins, 16.53*
11. Jenna Hodges, 17.15

4x400m
3. SOU (Lauren Forster, Aayzia Dumas, India Collins, India Ortiz), 4:12.40

Triple Jump
1. Sienna Bauer, 10.61m (34-9 ¾)*

Pole Vault
5. Gabi Hansen, 2.85m (9-4 ¼)*

Hammer
13. Andrea Osbon, 36.14m (118-7)*

Javelin
6. Malaika Quigley, 36.21m (118-9)*
13. Jenna Hodges, 28.66m (94-0)

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Photo by Al Case, Ashland Daily Photo.