Complete Results

PARKLAND (Mar. 13) -- Senior Tyler Fischer (Cashmere) won three events, and three Central Washington University female student-athletes won two events each, to highlight a very successful opening day of the 2010 outdoor track and field season at the Pacific Lutheran University Invitational on Saturday at the PLU Track.

In the unscored meet, Central had 17 event winners including four who won in more than one event. Fischer took first in each of the three throwing events in which he was entered, winning the discus, hammer, and shot put on Saturday.

Three Wildcats won multiple events in the women's competition, accounting for six of Central's seven women's event winners. Freshman Katharine Lotze (Benton City/Kiona-Benton HS) won the 100-meter hurdles and triple jump, freshman Raisa Yates (Yakima/East Valley HS) was victorious in the shot put and discus, and senior Raquel Gonzalez (Ellensburg/Kittitas HS) claimed first in the 400-meter hurdles and high jump. Junior Torrie Self (Kent/Kent-Meridian HS) claimed the Wildcats' other women's title with a victory in the hammer throw.

The Central men totaled 10 event titles including both of the relay races, taking the 4x100 relay with a time of 42.47 seconds and the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:24.46, which was seven seconds faster than second-place Pacific Lutheran.

Also earning individual wins for Central were sophomore Kincaid Nichols (Sequim) and freshmen Anthony Wright (Lakewood/Lakes HS), Scott Morrison (Hoquiam), Anthony Hogan (Federal Way/Todd Beamer HS), and Gante Price (Lakewood/Lakes HS).

The Wildcats won all three of the men's sprint races -- Nichols in the 100, Wright in the 200, and Morrison in the 400 -- and claimed first place in both of the hurdle races with Hogan winning the 110 hurdles and Price the 400 hurdles crown.

For more information, including times and results for all events in Saturday's meet, click on the link above for complete results.

Central Washington is scheduled to send athletes to a pair of meets next Saturday -- the Oregon Preview and the Dusty Lane Open in Spokane.