NEWBERG, Ore. -- Hosting their premiere home meet of the year in the Rich Allen Classic, the George Fox track and field team performed well, setting several high marks.

Top Performances
Gavin Grass, Benjamin Bourne, and Kellen Ruiz swept the podium for the Bruins in the men's 3000 meter steeplechase, running times of 9:30, 9:35, and 9:44. For the women's steeplechase, Allie Weber finished second with a time of 12:04.

Hannah Tranby finished in second place in the women's 1500 meter run, coming in with a time of 4:46.96, just under a second off the first place finisher. On the men's side, senior Ryan Scholtes grabbed first place with a personal best time of 4:00.47.

In the women's 100 meter hurdles, Ayahna Bahati and Jenna Huntsmen both got on the podium with times of 14.81 and 15.01 for second and third place respectively. Blake Smith won the men's 110 meter hurdles with a time of 14.90.

Bahati got on the podium again in the women's 100 meter dash, with a time of 12.69.

Luke Nelson placed second in the pole vault for the Bruins, while Grace Tully, Shelby Larson, and Anna Wilson finished 1-2-3 in the women's pole vault, with marks of 11 feet, 11.75 inches, and 10 feet, 11.75 inches. 

In the women's high jump, Breeauna O'Rear jumped 5 ft 00.25 inches to finish first, and Brecken VandenHoek finished second. 

Victoria Azar jumped 17-10.25 feet in the women's long jump to finish second. 

Caleb Doddington dominated the 200m, placing first overall with a time of 1:53.39, while Annalise Gonzales placed third in the women's 800m.

Fox dominated both the 5000m men's and women's runs, sweeping the podium for each. For the men, Cade Kooch (14:52.42), Aidan Arthur (14:55.27), Andrew Ross (15:10.72) were on the podium for men while the women had Breanna Schmitt (18:08.18), Sarah Pullen (18:13.20), Hope Bridge (18:24.28).

Addie Wengener took second in the discus with a throw of 122-02, while Cole Nicholas and Joey Holloway placed second and third in the javelin, respectively. In the women's javelin, Ellie Corwin won the event, throwing 130-00, before winning the women's shot put with a mark of 39-10.50.

The men's 4x400 relay rounded out the day with a second place finish in a nail-biter against Bushnell, with the team of Blake Smith, Max Ashour, Thomas McMillan, and Emmet Mihelich.

A key highlight of the day was the celebration of the 2024-25 George Fox Sports Hall of Fame class. The team recognized Alyssa (Turner) Dillow, Emily (Davison) Wyatt, Scott Brown, Charlie Keeran, and Steve Curtis to the event as guests of honor; Dillow herself made an appearance on the track — the former All-American clocking a time of 1:20.26 in the 400m hurdles.

Coach's Thoughts
"It was great meet to welcome back all of our Hall Of Fame inductees for 2025," Bruin head coach John Smith said, "as well as honoring Rich Allen and his group. It's always a great reminder of the foundation that was laid well before us, and we are so grateful for their support of what we are doing in this current era. I'm super proud of our team and the way they competed today and we had some nice bright spots for being early season."

What Comes Next
The Bruins will be back in action at NCAA Indoor Nationals and at the LCC Open.