Eastern Washington’s Keisa Monterola leads the way for the women with a vault of 14-0. Monterola won the indoor championship title this season with a new Big Sky record.
Big Sky Outdoor Championships – Jumps Preview
The 2012 Big Sky Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships are under way in Bozeman, Mont. The regular portion of the meet will begin on Friday. Sacramento State is the returning champion for both the men and women.
The combined events finished tonight with Sacramento State’s Baiba Celma winning the heptathlon, while Montana State’s Jeff Mohl won the decathlon with a new championship record.
The meet will conclude on Saturday with field events throwing off at 11 a.m. and running events start at 12:30 p.m. Sacramento State is the returning champion for the men and women.
Idaho State’s alum Amber Welty holds the women’s championship high jump record with a mark of 6-1 1/4 set in 1988, while Weber State’s alum Charles Clinger holds the men’s record with a jump of 7-8 1/2 set in 2001.
Montana State’s Amber Amsbaugh leads the women’s high jump with a mark of 5-8, while Northern Arizona’s Lauren Laszczak is second with a mark of 5-6. Eastern Washington’s Elise Jepsen ranks third going into the meet and she finished seventh last season at the championships.
On the men’s side, Dante Kemper of Northern Arizona ranks first with a jump of 7-1 3/4, while Idaho State’s Justin Critser is second with a mark of 6-11 3/4. The top eight finishers from last season don’t rank in the top five this season.
Elizabeth Norvell alum Sacramento State holds the women’s championship pole vault record with a jump of 13-2 3/4 set in 2010, while Idaho State’s alum Paul Litchfield holds the men’s record of 17-8 1/2 set in 2002.
Eastern Washington’s Keisa Monterola leads the way for the women with a vault of 14-0. Monterola won the indoor championship title this season with a new Big Sky record. Idaho State’s Caitlin Maulin ranks second with a mark of 13-7 1/4. Maulin finished fifth last season. Monterola’s teammate Robin Taylor ranks third with a mark of 13-0 1/4. Taylor finished sixth last season at the outdoor championships.
In a three-way tie for first. Idaho State’s Clint Gossack and Thomas Thiel and Montana’s Kaleb Horlick all jumped 15-11. Horlicker finished fourth at last year’s championship, while Montana State’s Asa Staven was third and ranks fourth going into the meet this season.
The women’s long jump championship record was set in 2003 by Montana State’s alum Lacy Hinzpeter with a jump of 20-9, while Sacramento State’s alum Brandon Parker holds the men’s record with a mark of 25-9 1/4 set in 2003.
Shene Davis of Eastern Washington leads the way for the women with a jump of 19-6 1/4, while Baiba Celma of Sacramento State is second with a jump of 19-1 1/4.
On the men’s side, Josh DeKonty leads the way with a mark of 24-7 1/4, while teammate Andre Gaines is second with a jump of 24-2 1/4. Gaines finished fourth at last year’s championship.
In the triple jump, Asa Lonn a Northern Arizona alum holds the women’s championship record with a jump of 44-4 1/4 set in 2000, while Boise State alum Wendell Lawrence holds the men’s record with a mark of 53-10 1/2 set in 1987.
On the women’s side, Sacramento State ranks one and two. Natalia Wright leads the way with a jump of 41-4 1/2, while teammate Baiba Celma is second with a mark of 41-2 1/4. Wright finished fifth last season.
Edgar Panford of Northern Arizona leads the men with a mark of 48-9 1/2, while teammate Josh DeKonty is second with a jump of 43-7 1/2. Panford finished third last season at the championship.