Meet Results
PUEBLO, Colo. (May 25) -- The three-athlete contingent of track and field competitors representing Central Washington University all took to the field on Saturday, but unfortunately for the Wildcats, results were not promising from the 2013 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field National Championships at the Neta and Eddie DeRose Thunderbowl on the campus of Colorado State University-Pueblo.
Competing for the Wildcats on the final day of this year's national championships were senior Braden Keller (Kelso) in the men's javelin, senior Bryan Mack (Arlington) in the men's triple jump, and sophomore Tayler Fettig (Olympia) in the women's high jump.
Keller placed 17th in the javelin with a best toss of 57.84 meters (189 feet, 9 inches). That mark came on his first toss of the day, but was more than 30 feet off his season's best mark of 222 feet, 5 inches that he established on Apr. 6. The winning mark belonged to Cody Parker of the University of Alaska Anchorage, who unleashed a best throw of 77.98 meters (255 feet, 10 inches).
Mack was 19th in the triple jump, securing his best mark on the last of his three jumps. That mark was 14.07 meters (46 feet, 2 inches) -- an improvement after fouling on his first attempt and a mark of 12.84 meters (42 feet, 1 1/2 inches) on his second try.
According to CWU head coach
Kevin Adkisson, both Keller and Mack had been battling injuries over the last couple of weeks of the season, especially Keller, whose top mark at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships two weeks ago was just shy of 178 feet and placed him 10th at that meet. Mack had been the Wildcats' top individual at the GNAC Championships with one first, one second, and one third-place finish.
Fettig, meanwhile, was only able to clear the starting height of 1.65 meters (5 feet, 5 inches), which placed her in a tie for 19th place. She was able to clear that height on her first attempt, but was unsuccessful on three tries at 1.70 meters (5 feet, 7 inches). Fettig's top mark during the regular season had been a school-record mark of 1.75 meters (5 feet, 8 3/4 inches) -- a height she cleared twice and that ranked her sixth among NCAA Division II competitors in the event.
