The EWU men’s track and field team finished eighth at the Big Sky Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships in Bozeman, Montana, this Feb. 25-27.

Freshman Larry Still received a conference championship title in the pole vault while also breaking the previous school record. He completed a height of 17-0. Todd Freitag in 1988 was the last pole vault champion before Still’s accomplishments on Feb. 27.

The previous school record was set by senior Nick Stearns, who placed third at this conference championship, marking a height of 16-4 3/4. His previous record was set in 2014 with a mark of 16-8 3/4. Still was also given the meet’s Most Outstanding Athlete award.

“It feels like we red-lined the Eagle pride meter with Larry Still winning the conference championship in the pole vault and setting a new school record,” said men’s head coach Stan Kerr. “The deeper part of the pride is that he did it against Nick Stearns, who placed third in the pole vault and was the previous record holder.”

Sophomore Jeremy VanAssche ranked first going into the finals with his preliminary time of 6.77 seconds in the 60-meter. VanAssche went on to win the men’s 60 with a time of 6.77, just .02 from a school record.

Junior Austin Upmeyer ran a 49.24 in the 400-meter, ranking him No. 2 going into the finals. He placed fourth in the event and participated on both relay teams.

Junior Andrew Morgan placed eighth in the high jump with a height of 6-7, adding one point to the men’s final team score.

Redshirt sophomore Aaron Cunningham placed seventh in the weight throw with a toss of 58-1.

“Aaron Cunningham got the pride for the team rolling with his season best performance. I was pleased with Andrew Morgan’s high jump work. He is a guy who has battled injuries all season and rallied to finish the indoor season on a really solid note,” Kerr said regarding the top finishers.

The Eagles women and men’s teams had four individual conference championships and 11 top-three finishers, giving them All-Big Sky honors.