Southern Utah, Sacramento State Take Home 2019 #BigSkyTF Outdoor Titles
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MISSOULA, Mont. (May 11, 2019) – The #BigSkyTF Outdoor Championships came to a close with two team champions being crowned. The Sacramento State women’s team scored 144 points to take home the team title and Southern Utah came from behind in the final event to win the men’s title with 135.33 points.
The Thunderbirds led for most of the final day but after the men’s 5,000 meters they fell behind defending champion Northern Arizona by 13 points. With both teams represented in the final event, the 4x400 meter relay, SUU needed an outstanding performance to retake the lead.
In the relay, the Thunderbirds started off strong but fell behind on the second and third legs as Montana and Northern Colorado pushed to the front of the heat. On the final leg, Southern Utah made up ground in the final 100 meters and placed second to claim their first Big Sky Outdoor title.
Northern Arizona came in second in the team standings with 134 points and Montana came in third with 96 points.
Southern Utah took home six individual titles with four of them coming on the final day to help lift the Thunderbirds to victory.
Northern Arizona and Eastern Washington both won the second most individual titles with three.
Skylar Porcaro from Southern Utah was named the championship’s Most Outstanding Performer for his performance in the javelin and Treyshon Malone was the Most Valuable Athlete and scored 31 points for his team.
On the women’s side, Sacramento State won their eighth team Big Sky title in team history and did so with a point total of 144 points. The Hornets claimed seven total individual titles and Shilah Bedingfield was responsible for two of them - in the 200 meters and the 400 meters.
Weber State came in second with 116 points and had four individual titles. WSU’s Tawnie Moore also set a new record in the women’s 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.11.
Southern Utah was third with a total of 115 points and won four individual titles. Angie Nickerson won two of them with one in the 5,000 meters and the other in the 10,000 meters.
Montana’s Hanna Feilzer was named the championship’s Most Outstanding Performer for her performance in the hammer throw and Northern Arizona’s Matilde Roe was the Most Valuable Athlete and scored 24 points for her team.
Individual Winners
Women’s
Hammer – Hannah Feilzer, Montana, 63.97 meters (209-10)
High Jump – Lindsey Johnson, Weber State, 1.80 meters (5-10.75)
Discus – Shantel Nnaji, Sacramento State, 49.96 meters (163-11)
Triple Jump – Brittany Patterson, Sacramento State, 12.35 meters (40-6.25)
100 Hurdles – Tawnie Moore, Weber State, 13.11
400 meters – Shilah Bedingfield, Sacramento State, 53.02
100 meters – Emily Morgan, Weber State, 11.84
800 meters – Linnea Saltz, Southern Utah, 2:07.63
400 Hurdles – Kate Sorenson, Weber State, 58.43
200 meters – Shilah Bedingfield, Sacramento State, 23.74
5,000 meters – Angie Nickerson, Southern Utah, 16:38.08
Men’s
Shot Put – Parker Joens, Northern Arizona, 18.74 meters (61-5.75)
Triple Jump – Keshun McGee, Eastern Washington, 15.52 meters (50-11)
Pole Vault – Larry Still, Eastern Washington, 5.02 meters (16-5.5)
Javelin – Skylar Porcaro, Southern Utah 71.57 meters (234-9)
1500 meters – Geordie Beamish, Northern Arizona 3:44.37
110 Hurdles – Devon Montgomery, Southern Utah, 14.15
400 meters – Justin Lewis, Southern Utah, 46.55
100 meters – Treyshon Malone, Idaho State, 10.40
800 meters – George Espino, Southern Utah, 1:49.94
400 Hurdles – Drake Schneider, Montana State, 51.27
200 meters – Treyshon Malone, Idaho State, 21.18
5000 meters – Tyler Day, Northern Arizona, 14:43.86