SEATTLE – Sun Devil senior Magdalyn Ewen won her third-straight weight throw title, and two freshmen Devils led the way for the men at the first day of the MPSF Championships in Seattle.
The Sun Devil senior came into the competition with a three-foot lead over the rest of the conference in the weight throw, and the sixth-best throw in the NCAA this season.
She continued her stranglehold on the conference in the first open event of the day when she won her third-straight weight throw title with a heave of 21.72m/71-3.25 feet, topping the second-place finisher by two feet.
Kaylee Antill finished eighth to give the Sun Devils 11 points in the event.
While she has been dominant in the conference in the weight the last two seasons, this year, Ewen's best event has been the shot put, where she leads the conference my nearly six feet.
Ewen has yet to win a shot put title in the MPSF, but has the opportunity to end the gold-medal dry-spell tomorrow morning in the conference final. She hasn't thrown the shot since her historic 19.20m/63-0.00-foot heave at the Don Kirby Invitational, but even in her two-week absence, the conference hasn't caught up to the Sun Devil record-holder.
Two Sun Devil freshmen shined in their first MPSF Championships as Cole Riddle and Michael Chadwick tied for third when they cleared 5.20m/17-0.75 feet.
"I felt great," Chadwick said. "As soon as I got there I could tell the runway was pretty good and pretty fast. I just took the opportunity just like every other meet and started on the same pole I always start on and worked my way up bar by bar. I tried go for a natural third place but I stuck it out for a tie with Cole."
The Sun Devils came into the weekend with four of the top-eight pole vault marks in the conference, and the University of Washington had the other four. Just as expected, the Huskies and Devils dominated scoring with ASU finishing with Riddle and Chadwick tying for third, and Nathan Hiett and Matthew Eckles finishing fifth and sixth.
"I think I can get second or first – I'm going for gold," Chadwick said. "Third is pretty good and I honestly don't know how much that means because it's my first one, but it feels pretty good. The thing that makes it the most special is my team that was there supporting me the whole time."
It was Hiett's last indoor championship appearance and the Albany transfer's his first time scoring at the MPSF Championships.
Hiett, Eckles, Chadwick and Riddle have all put marks into the ASU top-10 this indoor season, and all four, including Cornell graduate-transfer Grant Sisserson will lace up for the outdoor season that is set to begin in under three weeks.
"I'm really excited about the outdoor season," Chadwick said. "We're about to blow it up. We've had meets where some of us show up in the pole vault, but the others are slacking, but it's starting to shine through a little bit and I think there's going to be a meet where we're going to sweep by a mile. We'll go one through five and there will be no competition and I can't wait for that."
Shaunie Morrison breezed through her heat of the 60-meter hurdles, winning the section by more than three-tenths of a second. The time of 8.41 was the fourth-fastest of the day and sent the senior through to Saturday's final. At last season's final, Morrison's MPSF debut, she took sixth.
Portugal international Jessica Barreira jumped her way into scoring position when she leaped 5.84m/19-2.00 feet in her first attempt. The mark was good enough to finish sixth in the competition.
There were several personal bests set at the Dempsey Indoor, including Mason Ford's 7.26m/23-10.00 long jump that sent him to the final of the competition.
Samantha Ortega also set a personal best in the 5,000-meter run with her time of 16:51.33 that nearly earned the sophomore Devil her first all-conference honor indoors.
After one day, the Sun Devil men sit in sixth, with 18.66 points, and the women's 14 points are good enough for ninth.
Day two of the championships in Seattle get started at 11:30 a.m. MST as the heptathlon resumes. Ewen and Noennig will throw for gold in the women's shot put final at 11:30 as well, and the meet concludes after the men's 4x400-meter relay at 3:40 p.m.
MPSF Championships | Feb. 23, 2018 | Seattle
Men's Results
60M Hurdles
18. Marcus Howard – 8.55
Long Jump
9. Mason Ford – 7.26m/23-10.00
19. Elijah Hughes – 6.70m/21-11.75
21. Gregory Fernandez – 6.47m/21-2.75
Pole Vault
3. Cole Riddle – 5.20m/17-0.75
3. Michael Chadwick – 5.20m/17-0.75
5. Nathan Hiett – 5.10m/16-8.75
6.Matthew Eckles – 5.10m/16-8.75
10. Grant Sisserson – 4.85m/15-11.0
5,000 Meters
27. Michael Renner – 15:02.03
Women's Results
200 Meters
51. Courtnee Oglesby – 25.85
5,000 Meters
9. Samantha Ortega – 16:51.33
Long Jump
6. Jessica Barreira – 5.84/19-2.00
15. Darreyl Woodson – 5.32m/17-5.50
60M Hurdles Prelim
4. Shaunie Morrison – 8.41q
12. Alexandra Williams – 8.66
Pole Vault
9. Kristiana Warth – 3.90m/12-9.50
18. Haleigh Fritts – 3.75m/12-3.50
20. Tommi Hintnaus – 3.60m/11-9.75
Weight Throw
1. Maggie Ewen – 21.72m/3.25
8. Kaylee Antill – 18.81m/61-8.50
11. Samantha Noennig – 17.34m/56-10.75
Distance Medley Relay
9. Arizona State Team A – 11:35.55
B. Tinoco, K. Matthews,
A. Pruter, A. Nichols
The Sun Devil senior came into the competition with a three-foot lead over the rest of the conference in the weight throw, and the sixth-best throw in the NCAA this season.
She continued her stranglehold on the conference in the first open event of the day when she won her third-straight weight throw title with a heave of 21.72m/71-3.25 feet, topping the second-place finisher by two feet.
Kaylee Antill finished eighth to give the Sun Devils 11 points in the event.
While she has been dominant in the conference in the weight the last two seasons, this year, Ewen's best event has been the shot put, where she leads the conference my nearly six feet.
Ewen has yet to win a shot put title in the MPSF, but has the opportunity to end the gold-medal dry-spell tomorrow morning in the conference final. She hasn't thrown the shot since her historic 19.20m/63-0.00-foot heave at the Don Kirby Invitational, but even in her two-week absence, the conference hasn't caught up to the Sun Devil record-holder.
Two Sun Devil freshmen shined in their first MPSF Championships as Cole Riddle and Michael Chadwick tied for third when they cleared 5.20m/17-0.75 feet.
"I felt great," Chadwick said. "As soon as I got there I could tell the runway was pretty good and pretty fast. I just took the opportunity just like every other meet and started on the same pole I always start on and worked my way up bar by bar. I tried go for a natural third place but I stuck it out for a tie with Cole."
The Sun Devils came into the weekend with four of the top-eight pole vault marks in the conference, and the University of Washington had the other four. Just as expected, the Huskies and Devils dominated scoring with ASU finishing with Riddle and Chadwick tying for third, and Nathan Hiett and Matthew Eckles finishing fifth and sixth.
"I think I can get second or first – I'm going for gold," Chadwick said. "Third is pretty good and I honestly don't know how much that means because it's my first one, but it feels pretty good. The thing that makes it the most special is my team that was there supporting me the whole time."
It was Hiett's last indoor championship appearance and the Albany transfer's his first time scoring at the MPSF Championships.
Hiett, Eckles, Chadwick and Riddle have all put marks into the ASU top-10 this indoor season, and all four, including Cornell graduate-transfer Grant Sisserson will lace up for the outdoor season that is set to begin in under three weeks.
"I'm really excited about the outdoor season," Chadwick said. "We're about to blow it up. We've had meets where some of us show up in the pole vault, but the others are slacking, but it's starting to shine through a little bit and I think there's going to be a meet where we're going to sweep by a mile. We'll go one through five and there will be no competition and I can't wait for that."
Shaunie Morrison breezed through her heat of the 60-meter hurdles, winning the section by more than three-tenths of a second. The time of 8.41 was the fourth-fastest of the day and sent the senior through to Saturday's final. At last season's final, Morrison's MPSF debut, she took sixth.
Portugal international Jessica Barreira jumped her way into scoring position when she leaped 5.84m/19-2.00 feet in her first attempt. The mark was good enough to finish sixth in the competition.
There were several personal bests set at the Dempsey Indoor, including Mason Ford's 7.26m/23-10.00 long jump that sent him to the final of the competition.
Samantha Ortega also set a personal best in the 5,000-meter run with her time of 16:51.33 that nearly earned the sophomore Devil her first all-conference honor indoors.
After one day, the Sun Devil men sit in sixth, with 18.66 points, and the women's 14 points are good enough for ninth.
Day two of the championships in Seattle get started at 11:30 a.m. MST as the heptathlon resumes. Ewen and Noennig will throw for gold in the women's shot put final at 11:30 as well, and the meet concludes after the men's 4x400-meter relay at 3:40 p.m.
MPSF Championships | Feb. 23, 2018 | Seattle
Men's Results
60M Hurdles
18. Marcus Howard – 8.55
Long Jump
9. Mason Ford – 7.26m/23-10.00
19. Elijah Hughes – 6.70m/21-11.75
21. Gregory Fernandez – 6.47m/21-2.75
Pole Vault
3. Cole Riddle – 5.20m/17-0.75
3. Michael Chadwick – 5.20m/17-0.75
5. Nathan Hiett – 5.10m/16-8.75
6.Matthew Eckles – 5.10m/16-8.75
10. Grant Sisserson – 4.85m/15-11.0
5,000 Meters
27. Michael Renner – 15:02.03
Women's Results
200 Meters
51. Courtnee Oglesby – 25.85
5,000 Meters
9. Samantha Ortega – 16:51.33
Long Jump
6. Jessica Barreira – 5.84/19-2.00
15. Darreyl Woodson – 5.32m/17-5.50
60M Hurdles Prelim
4. Shaunie Morrison – 8.41q
12. Alexandra Williams – 8.66
Pole Vault
9. Kristiana Warth – 3.90m/12-9.50
18. Haleigh Fritts – 3.75m/12-3.50
20. Tommi Hintnaus – 3.60m/11-9.75
Weight Throw
1. Maggie Ewen – 21.72m/3.25
8. Kaylee Antill – 18.81m/61-8.50
11. Samantha Noennig – 17.34m/56-10.75
Distance Medley Relay
9. Arizona State Team A – 11:35.55
B. Tinoco, K. Matthews,
A. Pruter, A. Nichols