REGINA – Trinity Western collected seven medals on Day 1 of the Canada West Championships, highlighted by a gold medal from Danny Earles in the 300m Friday at the City of Regina Fieldhouse. 

Earles clocked a time of 34.05 in the final to capture first place and put TWU back on top of the Canada West men's 300m podium for the first time since Nathan George nabbed top spot in 2014. 

First-year Yemane Mulugeta took silver in the 3000m with a time of 8:22.13, while Oke Okumo grabbed long jump silver with a mark of 7.17m. In the pole vault pit, brothers Jaime Eduardo Martin Huerta and Sebastian Martin Huerta tied for the silver medal with vaults of 4.20m. 

Meanwhile, the Spartans were particularly impressive in the heptathlon through the first four events, with Dajean Clarke leading the way with 2,988 points while Brandon Gremaud is second with 2,770 points. Clarke also equaled Gremaud's Spartans shot put record with a mark of 13.34m.

The Spartans men's team sits second in the overall standings, while the women's team is fifth. 

On the women's side, the Spartans took two of three spots on the pole vault podium, with Ana Fonseca winning silver with a vault of 3.56m and first-year Sophia Bryenton taking bronze with a vault of 3.46m.

Trinity Western Medals
MEN (5)
Gold: Danny Earles (300m) 
Silver: Yemane Mulugeta (3000m), Oke Okumo (Triple Jump), Jaime Eduardo Martin Huerta (Pole Vault), Sebastian Martin Huerta (Pole Vault)

WOMEN (2)
Silver: Ana Fonseca (Pole Vault)
Bronze: Sophia Bryenton (Pole Vault) 

Men's Team Standings
Manitoba 83
Trinity Western 53
Saskatchewan 43
Alberta 41
Regina 29
Victoria 27
Calgary 20
Lethbridge 3

Women's Team Standings
Saskatchewan 102.5
Calgary 67
Alberta 62.5
Regina 29
Trinity Western 27
Victoria 22
Manitoba 18
Lethbridge 13

UP NEXT
The Spartans will compete on the second and final day of the Canada West Championships Saturday at the City of Regina Fieldhouse. 

TWU Spartans RESULTS
^TWU Record

MEN
300m 
Preliminaries 
2nd – Danny Earles – 34.82Q
22nd – Alexandre Antoine – 37.57
Final 
1st – Danny Earles – 34.05 

3000m 
2nd – Yemane Mulugeta – 8:22.13 
5th – Justin Kiplagat – 8:36.16
10th – David Mutai – 8:49.03

Long Jump
2nd – Oke Okumo – 7.17m 
5th – Caleb Emon – 6.89m 
7th – Luke Chalk – 6.82m 

Pole Vault 
2nd – Jaime Eduardo Martin Huerta – 4.20m 
2nd – Sebastian Martin Huerta – 4.20m 
-- Josh Carsience – NH 

Weight Throw 
13th – Harris Marshall – 12.51m

Heptathlon
Through Day 1 
1st – Dajean Clarke – 2988 points 
2nd – Brandon Gremaud – 2770 points 
6th – Elijah Olson – 2433 points 
7th – Brandon Luccock – 2137 points 
8th – Cole Neufeld – 2009 points 

60m 
3rd – Dajean Clarke – 7.18
6th – Brandon Gremaud – 7.34 
7th – Elijah Olson – 7.37 
9th – Brendan Luccock – 7.70
10th – Cole Neufeld – 7.90

High Jump
1st – Dajean Clarke – 1.88m 
3rd – Brandon Gremaud – 1.82m 
5th – Elijah Olson – 1.79m 
7th – Brendan Luccock – 1.61m 
8th – Cole Neufeld – 1.52m 

Long Jump 
1st – Dajean Clarke – 6.88m 
2nd – Brandon Gremaud – 6.48m 
6th – Elijah Olson – 5.93m 
7th – Brendan Luccock – 5.87m 
8th – Cole Neufeld – 5.51m 

Shot Put 
1st – Dajean Clarke – 13.34m^
2nd – Brandon Gremaud – 13.01m 
4th – Cole Neufeld – 10.79m 
6th – Elijah Olson – 10.04m 
7th – Brendan Luccock – 9.50m 

4x800m 
6th – 8:14.64 

WOMEN
300m 
18th – Michela Beuthin – 42.74

60m Hurdles 
11th – Aliyah Adomi – 9.29
12th – Emily Stevenson – 9.57 

Long Jump
5th – Sheleena Wiley – 5.69m

Pole Vault 
2nd – Ana Fonseca – 3.56m 
3rd – Sophia Bryenton – 3.46m 

Shot Put 
4th – Eileen Noordam – 12.65m
6th – Alina Olson – 12.45m 
10th – Erica Udoh – 11.34m 
13th – Riri Ishaka – 11.00m 

Pentathlon 
8th – Claire Nichol – 2970 points 
9th – Eileen Noordam – 2867 points 

60m Hurdles
8th – Claire Nichol – 9.59 
9th – Eileen Noordam – 9.62 

High Jump 
7th – Claire Nichol – 1.47m 
10th – Eileen Noordam – 1.41m 

Shot Put 
4th – Eileen Noordam – 11.60m 
10th – Claire Nichol – 7.93m 

Long Jump
8th – Claire Nichol – 4.99m 
9th – Eileen Noordam – 4.86m 

800m 
5th – Claire Nichol – 2:34.41
10th – Eileen Noordam – 2:56.17

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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