NEWBERG, Ore. -- The George Fox track and field team hosted their second indoor meet of the season, blowing away the competition in both the men's and women's divisions.

Top Performers
The Bruins picked up their first win of the meet in the very first final of the afternoon; the men's 60m hurdles. Blake Smith clinched first place in 8.44 seconds in yet another strong showing of form.

Fox also excelled in the women's 60m hurdles, as Ayahna Bahati set a new PR with her time of 9.23 seconds, good enough for second place and No. 6 in Fox Indoor history. The mark also earned her a national ranking, the 71st best time of the season thus far. Jenna Huntsman wasn't too far behind her placing fourth at 9.31 seconds, good enough for T-7 in the Fox record books.

The Bruins' next podium came in the first field event of the day, the women's long jump. Victoria Azar took home second place with a new PR mark of 5.45m, which ranks 50th nationally for the season and puts her No. 6 all-time in the George Fox Indoor record books. 

Blake Smith picked up another win for Fox the men's long jump, jumping 6.65m to beat out the competition by 25cm. Owen Gurney also picked up a podium finish, securing third place with his mark of 6.38cm.

In the men's high jump both Caleb Smith and Dante Cicolani had strong showings, finishing on the podium. Smith clinched second with his jump of 1.85m, while Cicolani's mark of 1.80m earned him third place. 

Fox's next event win came in the women's shot put, where Ellie Corwin's 12.29m throw was almost a meter clear of the next competitor. The season best throw ranks 87th nationally.

In the men's shot put, Ian Judd led the way for the Bruins, finishing in second after a PR throw of 13.09m, good enough for 10th all-time. Austin Imsland was right on his heels in third place with his throw of 12.98m.

The women's weight throw also saw records for a duo of Bruin freshmen. Despite not finishing on the podium, Evan Roberts threw the disc 12.43 meters, placing her seventh all-time. Candice Mugo-Wainaina finished with a throw of 11.75 meters, giving her the 10th-best throw all-time.

Daniel Morales also found himself in the top 5 in the men's weight throw for the meet, finishing at the 13.31-meter mark and placing himself eighth all-time for the Bruins. 

The meet closed out with the men's and women's pole vault events. On the women's side, Shelby Larson was the top performer for Fox, finishing in a tie for second after a 3.35m jump. That jump was good enough to vault her into the No. 6 spot all-time in the Fox record books. On the men's side, Luke Nelson jumped 4.50m to also finish in second place. 

Coach's Thoughts
Soon to come…

What Comes Next
The Bruins will race again on Friday, February 28th, at the Linfield 10K event, which takes place in McMinnville, Ore.