Bedingfield, Patterson, Diggs, Beamish Earn #BigSkyTF Weekly Honors
FARMINGTON, Utah (January 20, 2020) – Sacramento State swept the women’s track and field weekly honors with Shilah Bedingfield receiving track athlete of the week honors and Brittany Patterson receiving field athlete of the week honors. On the men’s side, Montana’s Aidan Diggs was named the men’s field athlete of the week and Northern Arizona’s Geordie Beamish received track athlete of the week honors.
Bedingfield began her season by winning the 60-meters and 200-meters at the Bronco Invitational. She ran 7.52 seconds in the qualifying round of the 60-meters to set the Sacramento State record which she had previously shared. The time is also tied for the best in the Big Sky this season. She returned to run 7.57 seconds in the finals to finish first in the event.
In the 200, Bedingfield had a time of 24 seconds which is the best in the Big Sky this year and the second-fastest all-time by a Hornet woman. She also ran the leadoff leg on the 4x400 relay team which finished in second place and posted the fastest mark in the Big Sky this year at 3:49.51.
Competing for the first time this season, Patterson finished first in the triple jump at the Bronco Invitational on Saturday. She had a best of 41-01.00 (12.52m) to win the event by 15-inches. Her mark is the best in the Big Sky this season and makes her the only woman to go over 39-feet this year. Patterson also competed in the 60-meters where she finished second with a time of 7.70 seconds.
Beamish competed at the Lumberjack Team Challenge where he posted a converted time of 3:58.17 in the men’s mile to win the event. Beamish finished just ahead of teammates Luis Grijalva (3:58.69) and Tyler Day (3:59.21).
Competing against Big Sky athletes from Idaho State, Montana State and Weber State at the Stacy Dragila Open, Diggs had a strong showing that was highlighted in the long jump. Diggs jumped 23-10.75 (7.28m), a career-best by more than a foot, to win the long jump and beat out the 19 other competitors. Additionally, Diggs placed third in the 60 meters (6.99 seconds) and set a new personal record on his way to a third-place finish in the pole vault (4.35m).
Other Women’s Track Athletes Nominated: Nyenuchi Okemgbo, Eastern Washington; Kaila Gibson, Portland State; Morgan Evans, Montana State; Olivia Ellis, Montana; Emily Morgan-King, Weber State; Semaye Johnson, Northern Colorado
Other Women’s Field Athletes Nominated: Samantha Raines, Eastern Washington; Ceil Dunleavy, Portland State; Leah Klein, Montana State; Mackenzie Pettit, Northern Colorado
Other Men’s Track Athletes Nominated: Parker Bowden, Eastern Washington; Chase Lovercheck, Portland State; Jabari Reynolds, Sacramento State; Bradley Graves, Montana State; Paul Johnstone, Montana; Austin Byrer, Weber State; Greg Laday, Northern Colorado
Other Men’s Field Athletes Nominated: Grant Shurtliff, Eastern Washington; Braden Masanga, Portland State; Evan Stork, Sacramento State; Josh Mertz, Montana State