FULL RESULTS
GRESHAM, Ore. – The Lane men's and women's track and field teams add significantly onto their day one leads as both teams won the 2022 NWAC Track and Field Championships on Tuesday at Mt. Hood Community College.
The Lane women's team finished with 288 team points, followed by Umpqua in second with 109 and Olympic in third with 82. The men's team was nearly as dominant with 267 points, with Spokane taking second with 146 and Clackamas third with 76.
Bill Steyer of Lane was named the men's coach of the year, while Alan King was the women's coach of the year for the Riverhawks second place performance.
Southwestern Oregon's Skotlyn Hill was the women's top point scorer of the meet, along with the women's most outstanding track athlete of the meet, scoring 47 points for the Lakers. Hill took first in the heptathlon, 100 and 400-meter hurdles, along with second in the high jump and 400-meter dash.
Spokane's Bradley Fillis was the men's top point scorer of the meet with 30 points as he won all three of his throwing events including the discus, shot put and hammer throw.
Lane's Cameron Andrews was named the men's most outstanding track athlete of the meet. Andrews won the 200 meters in 21.18 seconds and finished second in the 100-meter dash while leading Lane to a victory in the 4x100-meter relay.
Umpqua's Leonie Samuels was named the women's most outstanding field athlete of the meet, as she scored 18 points for the Riverhawks. She placed first in the shot put, third in the discus and seventh in the hammer throw.
Also for Umpqua, Zach Holland was selected the men's most outstanding field athlete of the meet. Holland had the crowd's attention throughout the men's javelin throw, as he hit 80.61 meters on his first throw of the day. The mark is an American junior college record, an NWAC record and meet record. Holland ranks among the best javelin throwers in the country and his throw would have been good for first place at the 2021 NCAA Division I meet. His final throw went 78.10 meters which also would have won the Division I meet.
Other champions on Day 2 included Alyssa McNutt of Mt. Hood who won the women's hammer throw at 47.55 meters. Umpqua's Jadyn Vermillion won the women's triple jump with a mark of 11.08 meters. Everett won the women's 4x100 meter relay in 48.76 seconds.
Lane's Piper Crook was a three-time champion on the day, winning the women's 1,500 in 4:52.90, the 800 in 2:21.45 and then the 5K in 18:37.22. It was an impressive meet for the sophomore in her final meet at Lane.
Also a multiple event champion for Lane was Briana Turner, who won the women's 400 in 57.01 seconds and the 200 meters in 24.99 seconds. Lane continued to dominate the track events as Scout Reagan won the 100-meter dash in 12.38. Elia Sanchez of Lane also PR'd in the women's high jump to win at 1.56 meters.
Olympic's Pono Fuiava won the women's discus throw with a mark of 43.66 meters. The Lane women ended the day with another victory in the 4x400 relay, winning in 4:01.14.
On the men's side, Spokane's Jaxson Nichols took first in the high jump at 1.96 meters. Everett's Javon Gray took home the triple jump title with a mark of 15.49 meters.
Green River's Cayan Dibble impressively won the 1,500 meters in 3:53.85 and the 5K in 15:18.39 in a thrilling finish. Lane's Dylan Murray also won two events, winning the 110-meter hurdles in 14.66 seconds along with the 400-meter hurdles in 52.61.
In the sprints, Umpqua's Donovon Bruce won the 400 meters in 49.37. Everett's Drew Hill won the 100-meter dash in 10.69 seconds while Lane's Josiah Lee was victorious in the 800 meters, crossing in 1:55.85.
Lane finished off the meet with victories in both the men's 4x100 and 4x400 relays, narrowly taking the latter in 3:20.10.
For the women, the championship is the second in a row after winning the last meet in 2019 and is the ninth overall. The men win their eighth title in a row dating back to 2013 and ninth overall as well. The Titans swept this year's track and field and cross country championship titles