VANCOUVER, British Columbia – The Trinity Western Spartans men's and women's teams had another strong outdoor performance to open day one of the UBC Open Saturday afternoon at the Rashpal Dhillon Track & Field Oval in Vancouver, B.C.
 
The Spartans qualified nine men and 14 women for the Cascade Conference Championships, including Yemane Mulugeta and Justin Kiplagat, who qualified for the NAIA championships in the men's 5K race.
 
TWU RESULTS
*Cascade Collegiate Conference Championship – Qualification Standard
#NAIA National Championship – Qualification Standard
 
Men
5000m NAIA 14:22 CCC 15:07.44
1st-#Yemane Mulugeta - 14:06.20
2nd-#Justin Kiplagat - 14:20.20
5th-*David Mutai - 14:57.10
13th-Malcolm Reid - 15:22.80
26th-Brendan O'Brien - 15:47.00
34th-Larson Rische - 16:29.76
 
200m CCC 22.59
8th-*Gabriel Mangalindan - 22.42
10th-Aaron Cardinez - 23:01
12th-Nathaniel Sett - 23:16
 
400m CCC 50.37
4th-*Ethan Gremaud -  50.01
 
1500m CCC 3:59.64
6th-*Elijah Headley - 3:57.25
19th-Lucien Dixon-Lawless - 4:10.11
 
High Jump CCC 1.78m
1st-*Caleb Emon - 1.95m
 
Triple Jump CCC 11.98m
5th-Abraham Fonseca - 11.34m
 
Shot Put CCC 12.36
9th-Janek Kaila - 11.06m
 
Discus CCC 38.46m
8th-*Janek Kaila - 39.58m
 
Hammer CCC 39.82m
7th-*Harris Marshall - 47.49m
 
Women
100m hurdles CCC 16.32
5th-*Emily Stevenson - 15.62
 
200m CCC 26.38
7th-*Charlotte Dyck - 25.613
9th-*Michela Beuthin - 25.64
 
800m CCC 2:18.35
16th-Tianna Lorio - 2:26.28
 
1500m CCC 4:47.39
11th- Ava Rodway - 4:52.16
13th-Hadassah Duff - 4:56.30
 
5000m CCC 18:25.55
23rd-Catherine Roper - 19:41.98
 
Long Jump CCC 4.99m
4th-*Jahliya Clarke - 5.03m
 
High Jump CCC 1.45m
3rd-*Jahliya Clarke - 1.52m
 
Shot Put CCC 10.65m
5th-*Eileen Noordam - 11.86m
6th-*Phoebe Onapajo - 11.31m
8th-*Riri Ishaka - 10.53m
 
Discus CCC 33.05m
4th-*Phoebe Onapajo - 37.20m
5th-*Elise Van Harmelen - 35.63m
7th-Riri Ishaka - 29.04m
10th-Sarah Ude - 23.72m
 
Hammer CCC 37.71m
5th-*Sarah Ude - 45.93m
6th-*Riri Ishaka - 40.57m
7th-*Elise Van Harmelen - 40.04m
8th-*Erica Udoh - 39.92m
 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country 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 33 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 U 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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