SPOKANE, Wash. – Trinity Western's
Oke Okumo broke an 11-year-old Spartans long jump record and earned automatic qualification for the U SPORTS Championships with a jump of 7.30m to finish first at the Whitworth Invitational at The Podium.
Okumo bettered the previous record of 7.28m, which was set by James Linde Feb. 21, 2014 in Edmonton. Okumo's jump of 7.30m puts him second in the Canada West long jump rankings and tied for sixth in the U SPORTS rankings.
Erica Udoh continued her record-breaking run in weight throw, setting a new TWU mark for the second time in two weeks with a throw of 16.38m. She shattered her previous mark, which she set Feb. 1, by exactly one metre. Her throw puts her second in Canada West and ninth in U SPORTS.
Sheleena Wiley also had a strong day, finishing first in long jump with a mark of 5.91m. Her jump puts Wiley fifth in CW and ninth in U SPORTS.
On the track, the Spartans men's 4x200m team, which featured
Rui Ramsay,
Danny Earles, Alexandre Antoine and
Jonathan Toews, ran a time of 1:29.27, putting TWU sixth in Canada West and 12th in U SPORTS.
UP NEXT
The Spartans compete on the second and final day of the Whitworth Invitational Saturday as they prepare for the Canada West Championships Feb. 21-22 in Regina.
TWU Spartans RESUILTS
*U SPORTS Automatic Qualifier
^TWU Record
MEN
Long Jump
1st –
Oke Okumo – 7.30m*^
2nd –
Caleb Emon – 6.90m
4th –
Luke Chalk – 6.87m
8th –
Brandon Gremaud – 6.57m
29th –
Abraham Fonseca Moreno – 5.18m
Pole Vault
10th – Ana Fonseca Moreno – 3.50m
14th – Sophia Bryenton – 3.35m
Weight Throw
13th –
Harris Marshall – 12.70m
Heptathlon
Through 4 Events
1st –
Dajean Clarke – 2797 points
9th –
Elijah Olson – 2395 points
10th –
Brendan Luccock – 2167 points
11th –
Cole Neufeld – 2116 points
60m
3rd –
Dajean Clarke – 7.24
7th –
Elijah Olson – 7.42
10th –
Brendan Luccock – 7.64
14th –
Cole Neufeld – 7.79
High Jump
2nd –
Dajean Clarke – 1.81m
4th –
Elijah Olson – 1.78m
9th –
Cole Neufeld – 1.63m
11th –
Brendan Luccock – 1.60m
Long Jump
2nd –
Dajean Clarke – 6.49m
9th –
Elijah Olson – 5.81m
10th –
Brendan Luccock – 5.78m
12th –
Cole Neufeld – 5.43m
Shot Put
2nd –
Dajean Clarke – 13.0mm
4th –
Cole Neufeld – 10.89m
7th –
Elijah Olson – 10.24m
8th –
Brendan Luccock – 10.15m
4x200m
1st – 1:29.27 – Ramsay, Earles, Antoine, Toews
WOMEN
Long Jump
1st – Sheleena Wiley – 5.91m
Weight Throw
2nd – Erica Udoh – 16.38m^
9th – Riri Ishaka – 14.00m
Pentathlon
4th – Eileen Noordam – 2935 points
5th – Claire Nicol – 2855 points
9th – Alison Ruegg – 2429 points
60m Hurdles
4th – Eileen Noordam – 9.59
5th – Claire Nicol – 9.60
7th – Alison Ruegg – 10.36
800m
4th – Claire Nicol – 2:32.51
8th – Eileen Noordam – 2:51.98
10th – Alison Ruegg – 2:55.41
High Jump
6th – Calire Nicol – 1.44m
7th – Eileen Noordam – 1.44m
8th – Alison Ruegg – 1.41m
Long Jump
4th – Eileen Noordam – 4.71m
7th – Claire Nicol – 4.64m
8th – Alison Ruegg – 4.62m
Shot Put
1st – Eileen Noordam – 12.05m
9th – Alison Ruegg – 7.89m
10th – Claire Nicol – 7.78m
4x200m
1st – 1:45.11 – Stevenson, Adomi, Beuthin, Olson
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 34 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in CIS sports. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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