NEWBERG, Ore. -- After a week full of rain, the George Fox Track and Field team couldn't have asked for better meet conditions as they hosted their first outdoor meet of the season for the Rich Allen Classic. The sun shining, and mid-50s propelled the Bruins to show out and get impressive marks, with nine Bruins getting personal bests.

Top Performances
Freshman Natalie Oathout placed third in the first meet of the day, women's 3000-meter, with a time of 11:56.38. The men took a clean sweep in their 3000, taking up the first six places. Benjamin Bourne was first, 9:29.21. Kellen Ruiz got second, 9:47.28, and Nate Hamilton followed behind, 9:54.47. 

The women's 4x100 relay competed with only two teams, George Fox and Linfield. Fox's team of Jenna Huntsman, Janice Hellesto, Savannah Johnstone, and Karys Gates got the win with a time of 50.86.  

The Bruins also showed up in the women's 1500-meter, getting places second through sixth. Chloe Cook got second with 4:54.33, and Karina Rodriguez took third, 4:56.26. For the men, Andrew Dewar took first place with a personal best time of 3:57.81. 

Makaylah Johnson got first in the 100-meter hurdles, running a personal best of 14.81. Johnstone also ran a personal best, getting third with 15.62. Blake Smith placed first and ran 15.01 in the men's race. 

In the 400-meter, Gates ran just under a minute, 59.91, earning her second place. Madison Fuller finished behind her in third place, with a personal best time of 1:01.28. Carson Tapia got first in the 100-meter, a personal best of 10.76, a mark good for seventh all-time in program history.

Senior Silas Watkins got third in the 400-meter hurdles, 58.91. For the women's 200-meter, Johnson placed third, running a personal best of 26.35. 

The women's 4x400 relay got first place, winning by four seconds with 4:09.50 (a season's best), with Madison Fuller, Gates, Kyesha Farmer, and Huntsman. The men's team, Simon King, Bourne, Caleb Doddington, and Issac Montanes got second with a season's best of 3:28.03. 

For the field, Senior Angela Hawkins got first and vaulted a season best of 11-03.00. The men placed in the top four, and Caleb Smith took first vaulting, 14-04.75. Blake Smith got 13-11.00, and Caleb Smith got a personal best of 13-05.00. For triple jump, Kristian Carrington placed first, jumping 44-06.75. 

Candice Mugo-Wainaina got first and personal bests in two events. In the hammer throw, she threw 154-09 — sliding her up to number four all-time — and in shot put, a sixth all-time mark of 41-02.50. Joshua Taylor placed third with a personal best of 145-11 in the men's discus and 48-06.75 in shot put — his discus mark good for 10th all-time on the Bruin record books.

Following the meet, GFU honored Jenna Huntsman, Madison Fuller, Angela Hawkins, Kellen Ruiz, Maximus Chalpoutis, Adrianna Wilson, Silas Watkins, Kennedy Imsland, Austin Imsland, Drew Pierson, Conner Christy, Zeke Sikkema, McKenna Eppley, Caleb Smith, Blake Smith, Emmett Mihelich, Sophia Olson, Emily Crawford, Ryan Maier, and Hunter Gonzales on Senior Day, celebrating those who have competed for the Bruins and will leave a lasting impact.

What It Means
Fox's outdoor season continues to thrive and pick up as they keep competing and dominating meets. 

What Comes Next
The Bruins will travel down to Redlands, Calif., and compete in the Redlands Invitational, Thursday, March 19, and Friday, March 20 at noon.