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Men's Track & Field 2/6/2021 7:07:00 PM William McLaughlin

Mountaineers Break Multiple Records, Rewrite Top-10 Lists at Icebreaker

CALDWELL, Idaho – Eastern Oregon University Track & Field had a record breaking day Saturday afternoon and put on a show in what was an exciting start to the 2020-21 indoor season. Over the two-day span, the Mountaineers had 15 victories, broke four school records, and had 18 top-10 all-time performances in program history.

Building off the momentum of Olivia Lane's day one victory in the pentathlon, EOU showed little signs of rust or jitters Saturday afternoon and put together solid performances across the board. The Mountaineers picked up sweeping wins in the 60-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 1,000-meter run, 4x400-meter relay and had a grand total of 27 top-three finishes on day two. EOU also swept the multi-events as Sam Roddewig won the heptathlon in come-from-behind fashion.

Sprints
The 60 and the 200 belonged to Jasmine Devers and Cody Milmine, respectively, as both etched their names in the No. 1 spot of the EOU indoor record books. In the 60, Devers had the top time in the prelims running a school record time of 7.75 and she barely lost any footing in the finals as she won the race in a time 7.77 seconds, which is second fastest in school history.

Devers prelims time of 7.75 is currently 11th-best in the NAIA. In the 200, she continued her record setting day as she blazed across the finish line in 24.62 seconds to take over the all-time No. 1 spot in program history. Her pure time is currently the fastest time in the NAIA.

Milmine was quick out of the blocks in the 60 prelims running a 6.91 to tie for the top spot in program history. Not satisfied with sharing first, Milmine found another gear in the finals and crossed the finish line in 6.83 seconds to leave himself alone at No.1 in school history for the 60. His winning time is currently seventh fastest in the NAIA.

Feeding off the momentum from dominating the 60, Milmine posted a blistering time of 21.70 and like Devers, took over not one but two school records. His pure time is tied for third in the nation.

Also competing in the 60 were Ebony Wilson for the women and Bryce Peters for the men. Wilson placed third in finals with a time of 8.24 after running an 8.28 in prelims. Peters also third in finals running a 7.17. He improved his time after posting a 7.22 in prelims. Peters finals time of 7.17 is tied for sixth all-time in school history.

In the 60-meter hurdles, Karli Bedard showcased her multi-event skillset. A day after competing in the pentathlon, she finished second in the 60 hurdles running a 9.96 in finals after running a 10.37 in prelims. Teammate Payton Jolley just missed placing in the top-three by .02 seconds. She finished fourth with a time of 10.09 second in the finals.

Olivia Lane had a solid prelims run in the 60 hurdles with a time of 9.88 seconds to be seeded second, but in finals she ran a 10.18 and placed seventh.

Multi-Events
Continuing from day one, the EOU men still had three events to wrap up for the heptathlon in the 60-meter high hurdles, pole vault, and the 1,000-meter run. Similar to what Olivia Lane did on day one, senior Sam Roddewig came all the way back from fifth to secure the overall victory in the heptathlon. He finished with 4,647 points total to take the top spot.

Roddewig's 4,647 points now ranks sixth best in EOU history. He had 2,395 points from day one and won the final three events to score 2,252 points. He got things started running an 8.92 in the 60 hurdles to get the sweep started.

The pole vault was arguably his best event as he cleared bar at a height 14-9 and defeated second place by well over two feet. Already two-for-two on the day, Roddewig then finished the job by winning the 1,000-meter run in a time of 2:53.66. He held off second place by just over one second to mount the comeback.

Judson Mansfield (3,874 points) and Jonah Coats (3,837 points) finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the heptathlon. Mansfield's 3,874 points in the heptathlon is now 10th best all-time in school history.

Mansfield was sixth in the hurdles in a time of 9.43 and in the pole vault he placed fourth with a height of 10-10. In the 1,000, he ran a 3:14.82 and finished sixth. Coats placed third in the 60 hurdles with a time of 9.09 and in the 1,000 he crossed the finish line in 3:00.87 to place fifth. He was unable to clear the bar in the pole vault resulting in a no height.

Looking back on the pentathlon, Lane's 2,907 points to win the event is also now seventh best in school history. She has two top-10 finishes now on the all-time list. Cheyanne Collins' 2,730 points is also ninth most in program history. She also now owns two top-10 marks in the pentathlon for EOU.

Distance
The Mountaineers had a select few of their distance harries compete in just the 1,000-meter run as the majority of the squad ran in the C of I Ice Chipper cross country meet the day before. Even with less than 24 hours of rest, Eastern still had gas in the tank to sweep the event.

Michelle Herbes took down the field with relative ease as she finished ahead of second place by nearly four seconds. She crossed the finish line in 3:03.96 to pick up her first victory of the indoor season. Her pure time is eighth fastest in the NAIA and now ranks fifth fastest in EOU history. Teammate Jaimee Baxter placed sixth running 3:17.40.

On the men's side, not only did they win the race, but the Mounties also went 1-2-3 to in the finishing order. Hunter Nichols was the winner with a time of 2:33.39. His pure time is currently 14th highest in the nation.

Right behind Nichols, was Hunter Schiess who cross the finish line in 2:37.49 to secure the runner-up spot. Taking home bronze was Braxton Wilson who ran the 1,000 in 2:46.46.

Vertical Jumps
Eastern Oregon had just three athletes compete in the high jump, all male, and they also happened to be the only athletes competing in the event at the meet on the men's side. Regardless, the Mounties made the most of the event.

Allexander Kosel got his indoor season started on a high note clearing the bar at a height of 6-4 ¾. He narrowly missed clearing the bar on his first attempt, bit the second time around Kosel made it count. His mark entering the weekend now ranks tied for 23rd in the nation for the NAIA.

Fellow Mounties John Stuvland and Jacob Gates were the other two competitors. Both athletes cleared the bar at 6-0 even but never made it past that mark. Stuvland held on for the second place finish as he was able to clear 6-0 on his first attempt, while Gates needed a second and ultimately placed third.

Horizontal Jumps
Ebony Wilson continued to put her name in the top-10 of both the long jump and triple jump after a pair of top-two finishes on Saturday. On the men's side, Allexander Kosel also had top-10 historical performance in the long jump.

Wilson won the long jump by nearly two feet as she hit mark of 17-11 ½ in the long jump. Her mark easily won her the event, and it is now the second longest jump in EOU history. The top mark? It also belongs to Wilson which is 18-10 ½ which she set in 2019.

In the triple jump, Wilson bounded across the board with ease and hit a mark 35-1 ¾ to place second for the event. Her mark is now fifth best in program history for the indoor season and she now has two of the top-five best marks in school history.

For Kosel, he was the event winner in the long jump and his mark of 23-6 flat easily took down the field. His jump not only defeated second by nearly two feet, but it is also now the third-best mark in school history. Like Wilson, he now owns two of the top-five best marks in Mounties history.

Bryce Peters and Jacob Gates also took flight in the long jump and earned top-five finishes, respectively. The duo placed third and fourth to add to an already impressive day for the Mountaineers. Peters was third with a jump of 21-3 ¼, while Gates placed fourth with a mark 21-0 ½.

Throws
Maggie Ledbetter joined the party of all-time top-10 performances as she posted a pair of top-two finishes in the weight throw and shot put. She easily won the shot put with a heave of 40-10 ¼ and was second in the weight throw with a mark of 47-6 ½.

Ledbetter's mark in the shot put is now sixth highest in program history. She now has two top-10 all-time performances, including the school record mark of 47-4, which she set last indoor season. Also competing on the women's side were Kenna Woodward and Cooper Thomas.

Woodward was fifth in the shot with a mark of 36-0 ¾, and in the weight throw she post a mark of 38-11 ¾ to place seventh. Thomas placed eighth in both events. She had a heave 34-3 ½ in the shot put and 30-0 ¼ in the weight throw. On the men's side, Adam Kopf was third in both the shot put and weight throw. In the shot put, Kopf hit a mark of 42-6 ¾, while in the weight throw, he had mark of 44-10 ¾.

Pole Vault
Payton Jolley was the winner in the women's pole vault. She cleared the bar at 10-8 ¾ which is now the fifth highest mark in school history. She bested her mark of 10-8 that she cleared last indoor season. Her mark from Saturday and from last season are now No. 5 and 6 in school history.

Relays
Eastern was the only school to run a 4x400-meter relay at the Icebreaker. Despite racing against time, the Mountaineers still posted quality times for the men and women.

The women's squad was made up of Olivia Lane, Jaimee Baxter, Jasmine Devers, and Michelle Herbes. The quartet ran a time of 4:12.54. The men's relay team consisted of Bryce Peters, Jacob Gates, Hunter Nichols, and Cody Milmine. And ran a collective time 3:32.40.

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Players Mentioned

Jonah Coats: Multi-Events; Senior

Jacob Gates: Jumps; Sophomore

Adam Kopf: Throws; Junior

Allexander Kosel: Jumps; Junior

Cody Milmine: Sprints; Sophomore

Hunter Nichols: Distance; Sophomore

Bryce Peters: Sprints; Sophomore

Sam Roddewig: Pole Vault; Senior

Hunter Schiess: Distance; Senior

John Stuvland: Jumps; Senior

Players Mentioned

Jonah Coats
: Senior
: Multi-Events

Jacob Gates
: Sophomore
: Jumps

Adam Kopf
: Junior
: Throws

Allexander Kosel
: Junior
: Jumps

Cody Milmine
: Sophomore
: Sprints

Hunter Nichols
: Sophomore
: Distance

Bryce Peters
: Sophomore
: Sprints

Sam Roddewig
: Senior
: Pole Vault

Hunter Schiess
: Senior
: Distance

John Stuvland
: Senior
: Jumps

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Mountaineers Break Multiple Records, Rewrite Top-10 Lists at Icebreaker

Players Mentioned

Jonah Coats

Jacob Gates

Adam Kopf

Allexander Kosel

Cody Milmine

Hunter Nichols

Bryce Peters

Sam Roddewig

Hunter Schiess

John Stuvland

Players Mentioned

Jonah Coats

Jacob Gates

Adam Kopf

Allexander Kosel

Cody Milmine

Hunter Nichols

Bryce Peters

Sam Roddewig

Hunter Schiess

John Stuvland