WINDSOR, Ont. – Trinity Western fifth-year pole vaulter Ana Maria Fonseca Moreno Tjernagel cleared a season's best 3.65m in her final indoor competition as a Spartan to finish 13th overall at the U SPORTS Track & Field Championships Thursday at the Dennis Fairall Fieldhouse.

Fonseca-Tjernagel, who won silver at the Canada West Championships after clearing 3.56m, was one of six vaulters to finish at 3.65m at the national championships (accounting for the placings from eighth to 13th), but she landed in 13th, with the tiebreaker based on missed attempts.

Competing at the U SPORTS Championships for the first time, fellow Spartan Erica Udoh finished 11th overall in weight throw with a mark of 15.02m.

On the men's side, second-year Dajean Clarke set the Spartans shot put record with a throw of 13.56m to highlight a strong opening day in the heptathlon. Clarke sits fifth overall through the first four events of the competition. 

Coming off winning a gold medal at the Canada West Championships, Clarke collected, 2,935 points on Day 1 of the national championships. Along with his best-ever shot put performance, he also cleared a personal best 1.90m in high jump. Day 2 of the competition is Friday, with the 60m hurdles, pole vault and the 1000m still to come. 

Rui Ramsay was unable to compete in the 60m due to an injury sustained at the Canada West Championships. 

UP NEXT
The Spartans will continue to compete in the U SPORTS Championships Friday and Saturday in Windsor, Ont. 

TWU Spartans RESUILTS
^TWU Record

MEN
Heptathlon 
Day 1 
5th – Dajean Clarke – 2,935 points 

60m 
10th – Dajean Clarke – 7.19

Long Jump
8th – Dajean Clarke – 6.53m

Shot Put 
1st – Dajean Clarke – 13.56m^

High Jump
4th – Dajean Clarke – 1.90m

WOMEN
Weight Throw
11th – Erica Udoh – 15.02m 

Pole Vault
13th – Ana Fonseca – 3.65m 

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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