TACOMA, Wash. – The Whitworth University track and field teams opened the 2023 outdoor seasons with a pair of wins at the Ed Boitano Invitational hosted by the University of Puget Sound on Friday and Saturday.

The Pirate men scored 153 points, 13.5 more the NCAA DII Western Washington, to win over a field of 12 schools.  The women edge Pacific Lutheran 111-106 and finished first among 11 schools.

Whitworth's women had five event winners at the meet.  Jordyn Lungo won the 100-meter dash in 12.87, while Alison Ball finished second in a judge's decision with statistically the same time. Haley Jacobson took first in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 19:28.28.  The other wins came in field events, including Renee Tiumalu's mark of 41'-7.25" in the shot put and Lauryn Rawls, who tossed the discus 135'-4" for top honors.  Monica Kaylor cleared 4'-10.5" to win the high jump.

The women had other strong finishes as well.  Abbie Jo Carlson was the runner-up in the women's hammer throw on Friday afternoon with a mark of 135'-10".  Ball was third in the 200-meter dash in 26.73.  Ashlyn Hanson was runner-up in the javelin (117'-11") and Kaylor was fourth in the triple jump (30'-5.5"). 

The Pirate men got a pair of wins in the meet.  Cody Wheeler threw the javelin 205'-3" and Jalen Martin went 42'-6" in the triple jump. 

Other strong performances for the men included Reed Hurst's runner-up finish in the shot put (45'-3.75").  Zaanan Bane was fourth in the triple jump (41'-7.25"), fourth in the long jump (20'-9.75") and fourth in the 110 hurdles (16.34).  Daniel Watts was runner-up in the high jump (5'-10.5") and third in the 400 hurdles (57.03).  On the track, Alex Peters was runner-up in the 5,000 (15:44.23).  Jack Ireton finished second in the steeplechase (10:02.91).  Adam Callahan was fourth in both the 800-meters (1:59.48) and the 1,500 meters (4:01.98).