EUGENE, Ore. – Competing at arguably the greatest track venue in the country, junior Wes Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) took advantage of the stout competition, taking a second off his season best in the 800m run to meet the NAIA B cut in the event at the Oregon Relays at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Jones finished 13th overall in the event but shaved over a second off his season best, running the two lap race in 1:53.23 to hit the NAIA B cut for the 2014 Outdoor Track and Field Championships next month in Alabama.  The time currently sits 13th nationally according to tfrrs.org.

Also competing on Friday was sophomore high jumper Anthony Johnson (Seattle, Wash./Garfield HS), who cleared 2.11m (6-11.0) for the second straight week to take fourth place, finishing in front of several NCAA Division I jumpers.  Former Concordia jumper and a 2013 NAIA All-American Ethan Moore won the event, clearing 2.14m (7-0.25).

Both Jones and Johnson are scheduled to compete again on Saturday afternoon when they join the rest of the Geoducks at the Lewis & Clark Invitational in Portland, Ore.  Action at Griswold Track is set to begin at 11 a.m.

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SEATTLE – After leading the NAIA in the high jump all season long, sophomore Anthony Johnson (Seattle, Wash./Garfield HS/Pima CC) has been recognized by the Cascade Conference for his efforts, earning Red Lion Men’s Field Athlete of the Week honors.

Johnson won the high jump at the Washington Open on his first attempt at 2.11m (6-11), improving his NAIA-best mark and holding off University of Washington’s top jumper AJ Maricich for the title.

Sophomore Anthony Johnson (Seattle, Wash./Garfield HS/Pima CC) won the high jump on his first attempt at 2.11m  (6-11.0), improving his NAIA-best and holding off Washington’s AJ Maricich for the title.

He will next jump on Friday afternoon at the Oregon Relays at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

SEATTLE – A school record in the women’s javelin and another win in the men’s high jump highlighted the Evergreen Geoducks performance at the Washington Open on Friday and Saturday at Husky Track in Seattle, Wash.

Senior Kameo Dela Cuadra (Salinas, Calif./North Salinas HS) set a new school best in the women’s javelin, tossing the spear 27.92m (91-07) to take 11th.  Teammate Hapa Patcho (Waipahu, Hawai’i/Ke Kula Kaiapuni ‘O Anuenue) was just two inches back with a throw of 27.87m (91-05).

Junior Wes Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) improved his season best in the 800m run, finishing third behind a pair of Washington Huskies with a time of 1:54.29.  Senior Zephyr Forest (Fairfax, Calif./Sir Francis Drake HS) also improved his season best in the 400m hurdles, breaking the one-minute barrier for the first time this season with a time of 59.42.

The team of Wes Jones, Forest, Steven Pressley (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) and Les Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) took fifth in the 4x400m relay with at time of 3:34.05.

Sophomore Anthony Johnson (Seattle, Wash./Garfield HS/Pima CC) won the high jump on his first attempt at 2.11m  (6-11.0), improving his NAIA-best and holding off Washington’s AJ Maricich for the title.

Junior Aaron Jones will be in action for the Geoducks on Sunday, running in the Corvallis Half Marathon in Corvallis, Ore.

Results

WEST SEATTLE, Wash. – Battling the wind and rain as much as their competition, the Evergreen Geoducks put forth a solid effort at the Club Northwest Spring Break Open on Saturday at West Seattle Stadium in West Seattle, Wash.

Junior Wes Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) took care of the field in the 800m run, winning the race by over a second over second-place Alex Horton of Seattle Pacific.  Jones finished the two lap race in 1:58.52.

Senior Zephyr Forest (Fairfax, Calif./Sir Francis Drake HS) improved his Cascade Conference Championship qualifying time in the 400m Hurdles, taking fifth in a time of 1:00.89. Forest also teamed up with Wes Jones, Les Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) and Steven Pressley (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) in the 4x400m relay for the first time this season, running a 3:36.72 as the only team competing.

Sophomore Anthony Johnson (Seattle, Wash./Garfield HS/Pima CC) won the high jump for the third time this season, clearing 2.05m (6-8.75) to finish four inches better than Western Washington’s Logan Myers.

The Geoducks will take next week off from competition before returning to Seattle on April 12 for the Washington Open at Husky Track on the campus of University of Washington.

Results: Men/Women

PORTLAND, Ore. – Improving his NAIA-best in the high jump and setting a new school record in the long jump, sophomore Anthony Johnson (Seattle, Wash./Garfield HS/Pima CC) led the Evergreen Geoducks at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open in Portland, Ore.

Johnson won the high jump by over four inches, clearing 2.10m (6-10.75) to best Kelson Kawai of Pacific (Ore.).  The leap was nearly two inches better than he previous outdoor best of 6-9, set last week at the Hub City Open in Centralia.  He currently leads the NAIA by nearly three inches over Culver-Stockton’s Jermaine Jones and Indiana Wesleyan’s Michael Moffitt.

In the men’s long jump, Johnson broke his own school record by nearly a foot, jumping 6.83m (22-5) to take second to Jeremy Parkinson of Pacific (Ore.), who outleaped Johnson by three-quarters of an inch to earn the win.  Johnson’s mark leads the Cascade Conference by over eight inches.

Junior Les Jones (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma HS) took 10th in the 400m dash, finishing the one-lap race in a time of 52.27.  Freshman William Rhodes (Tacoma, Wash./Mt. Tahoma CC) took 13th in the 100m dash, with a time of 11.79, less than four-tenths of a second off the school record of 11.4, set by David Henderson in 1985.

The Geoducks are back in action on March 29 when they head north to West Seattle Stadium for the Club Northwest Spring Break Meet.

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