Eastern track and field teams showed strong performances and hit one more qualifying mark at the Vandal Indoor on Feb. 7 and the Vandal Open on Feb. 8 in Moscow, Idaho.

“The back-to-back days of competition gave us a good sense of the demands placed on the team as it relates to producing top marks at this point of the season,” said men’s head coach Stan Kerr.

Junior sprinter Brad Michael hit a qualifying mark at the Vandal Indoor meet by running a time of 22:02 in the 200-meters. He is now a double qualifier in the 200 and 400-meter races.

At this point in the indoor season, Eagles on both teams are hitting personal bests in their events showing potential for the indoor championships a couple weeks away.

Senior thrower Jon Buchanan hit a personal best in the shot put with a toss of 56-3 feet. This mark puts Buchanan at seventh best mark in Eastern history.

For the fourth time this season, junior thrower Jordan Arakawa and senior thrower Zack Nielsen completed a one, two sweep in the weight throw. Nielsen hit a personal best with a throw of 63-0 1/4 feet. Senior thrower Shaun Lemafa came in fifth place hitting a seasonal best of 57-7 3/4.

Freshman pole vaulter Erin Clark was two inches away from hitting the Big Sky qualifying mark and cleared a height of 11-7 3/4 feet. This is her best performance as an Eagle. Sophomore pole vaulter Brita Kintz also cleared the same height as Clark and, at that height, Kintz set a personal best.

Senior Keisa Monterola won the pole vault at the Vandal Open, Feb. 8, clearing a height of 12-11 1/2, and freshman Courtney Bray placed third, clearing a height of 12-5 1/2.

“Our youngsters [Bray], [Clark] and [Kintz] each had season-best marks in the vault,” said women’s head coach Marcia Mecklenburg. “The future looks bright for EWU in the women’s pole vault.”

In the 60-meter dash, Obinna Nnadi ran a time of 7:08 and, sophomore Erika Lombardo ran a time of 8:04, each setting personal best times.

At this time, the Eagles have 26 qualifying marks on the season: 14 for the men’s team and 12 for the women’s team.

Feb. 14-15 Eastern will travel to Seattle to compete in the University of Washington Husky Invitational. This is their last meet before the qualifying Eagles head to the Big Sky Indoor Championships on Feb. 27- March 1 in Pocatello, Idaho.