Eagles up self-records

Opening the outdoor season, three Chadron State athletes scored provisional qualifying marks. Several others had career-best marks in a dual at the University of Nebraska-Kearney Saturday.

“We’ve had three weeks of very tough training, I’m pleased with the team,” Coach Ryan Baily said. “The goal of the first meet is to compete and they did just that.”

The rare dual was not scored but Jessica Horsley, senior of Basin, Wyo.

Karl McFarlane, sophomore of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Brad Gamble, senior of Eagle Valley, Colo., each qualified for provisionals.

Horsley won the hammer throw, with a toss of 175 feet while McFarlane won and Gamble took second in the hurdles, in 14.22 and 14.31 seconds, respectively.

Jazmyn Webster, freshman of Cheyenne, Wyo., won the high jump, carding 5-foot-5. Julia Bayer, senior of Stuttgart, Germany, won the long jump measuring 18-3 3/4, and also won the high hurdles in 15.29.

Seven other CSC women marked career-best.

Monique Fair, sophomore of Denver, Colo., ran the 100-meter in 11.90 seconds.

Trae Patch, sophomore of Lingle, Wyo., ran the 200 in 25.64.

Alyssa Norton, sophomore of Rushville, and Sadie Waugh, sophomore of Paxton, sailed the discus 144-7 and 140-0, respectively.

Kate Jungck, senior of Hay Springs, threw the javelin 118-8.

Kaelie Jelden, sophomore of Greeley, Colo., went 11-1 in the pole vault.

Ashley Fanelli, sophomore of Arvada, Colo., marked 38-1 1/4 in the triple jump and 17-9 1/2 in the long jump.

On the men’s side, six others were event winners.

Joe Schultz, senior of Alliance, won the 3000-meter, and Lincoln Proud, junior of Pinedale, Wyo., in the 400-meter hurdles,

Gamble won in the long jump and Jeff Brummer, senior of Wilcox, won in the triple jump. Jake Gruver, senior of Cheyenne, Wyo., won in the javelin.

Chadron’s first outdoor meet was filled with individual bests, but Baily has a bigger plan for the season.

“One of our goals is to improve in RMAC rankings. I want to see each athlete hit their potential. When that happens we will see it in the rankings,” Baily said. “This is an opportunity to compete with the best and we’re looking forward to it.”

The Eagles head to the Colorado Invite in Boulder, Colo., Saturday.