Huskies Post Trio Of Top 10 Marks In Spokane

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SPOKANE, Wash. – Three new top-10 marks and a Freshman Record were turned in by a small group of Huskies that made a big early season impression at the Spokane Invitational today at The Podium indoor track.

Two of the top 10 marks were from Dawgs in their Husky debuts. Prestin Artis had the best indoor long jump by a Husky since 2013, and Sarah Ferguson broke the Freshman Record in the pole vault, both also taking the victories.

In the women’s vault, Ferguson, a freshman from Lexington, Ky. cleared 13-9 ¼ in her collegiate debut. That broke a freshman record that stood since 2012 of 13-8 ¼ held by Georgia Reynolds. It also tied for the No. 6 mark in UW indoor history.

UW freshmen went 1-2 in the vault, as Ferguson may have to battle her teammate over the freshman record this season. Avril Wilson, from Duvall, Wash., cleared a PR of 13-5 ¼ to take second today.

Artis had three attempts over 24-feet in the long jump with a best of 24-3 ½ on his sixth and final attempt. That jumps him to No. 8 on the top 10 list, and is the best indoor mark by a Dawg since 2013.

Sophomore Anthony Smith smashed his indoor PR with a victory in the 200-meters, running a time of 21.28 to move up No. 5 in school history. It’s the best time by a Husky since 2009.

Three more Dawgs had strong starts in the 400 meters. Matthew Wilkinson was second overall in a time of 48.67, new Dawg Daniel Gaik was fifth in 48.83, and Sam Baricevic was eighth in 49.39.

Another win came from senior Cass Elliott, as the Pac-12 hurdles champ moved back up to the 800-meters and won by nearly two seconds in a time of 1:50.82.

The sprinters closed out the day with another win, and broke the facility record in the process, taking the 4×4 relay in 3:11.67. The group was comprised of Elliott, Wilkinson, Gaik, and Smith.

All-American decathlete Ollie Thorner opened his indoor season, as did freshman Bruno Comin Pescador. In the 60m hurdles, Pescador clocked a time of 8.66 and Thorner ran 8.73. Thorner went 21-10 in the long jump while Pescador jumped a 22-0 ¼. Thorner also cleared 6-2 ¾.

Camille Duckett had a long jump best of 17-4 ¼ to open her season, and freshman Anna Terrell made her debut in the sprints, going 25.68 in the 200-meters.