LA GRANDE, Ore. – The Eastern Oregon University Track and Field Team split up with a majority of the team competing in the Linfield Open on Saturday, while a smaller group competed in the Portland Twilight Meet. After a stellar performance last weekend, the Mounties came back down to Earth Saturday, but still had a good weekend highlighted by record breaking and near-record breaking throws.
 
WOMEN
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. – EOU's throwers continue to string strong performances together this season and Saturday afternoon was no different at the Linfield Open.
 
Maggie Ledbetter had another massive day in the throws starting with a record-breaking performance in the shot put where she set a new PR and broke her own record. The graduate student won the event with an "A" Standard mark of 14.87 meters. She also had a personal best day in the hammer throw where she posted an "A" Standard with a new personal record throw of 53.65 meters which won the event. Her new high also moved her into second in the all-time EOU record books, coming just shy of the school record which is 53.78 meters set by Leah Merrell in 2002.
 
Along with Ledbetter, Kenna Woodward continues to be a force in the throws as well posting a "B" Standard mark of 50.36 meters which was good for a third place finish.
 
Also posting a "B" Standard mark was Allie Best in the javelin. The senior out of Cove unleashed a throw of 39.07 meters taking second in the event.
 
 
PORTLAND, Ore. – While most of the Mounties competed over in McMinnville, it was Morgan Bayes who led the way for EOU at the Portland Twilight meet. Bayes expanded her arsenal running the 400 and took the top spot on the podium. Her time of 57.41 seconds just missed the provisional qualifying mark and was good for sixth in program history.

The Mounties also had a record breaking day in the women's 4x800 meter relay where the squad of Madelyn Nichols, Katie Jo Gebhardt, Lauryn Mitchell, and Michelle Herbes broke the EOU record. The team posted a time of 9:13.41 which broke the school record by just under half a second. 
 
MEN
MCMINNVILLE, Ore.- EOU found success on the men's side at the Linfield Open as well, especially in the field events.
 
The top performance came from sophomore Tanner Nett who set a PR in the shot put with an "A" Standard Mark of 16.83 meters. The toss won him the event and moves him ever closer to the top spot in the EOU Track and Field Record Book where he now sits just one quarter of an inch behind Don Lewis who set the record in 1972.
 
EOU took home a couple more wins in the triple jump and high jump as well. Allex Kosel won the triple jump with a mark of 13.88 meters and Tyler Jones won the high jump clearing 1.98 meters.
 
PORTLAND, Ore. – Over in Portland the Mountaineers were led by Hunter Nichols who had a career day in the 1500. The senior set a PR finishing with a time of 3:51.79 which was good for an "A" Standard.