Winger wins 3rd shot title

University of Idaho thrower Russ Winger won his third consecutive Western Athletic Conference indoor shot put title when he threw an NCAA-leading 68 feet, 103/4 inches on his fifth throw Friday at Nampa, Idaho.

All six of Winger’s throws on the day were better than 65 feet and his worst throw (65-101/4) met the NCAA automatic qualifying standard by more than 21/2 feet.

The Vandals men and women both stand in third place in the team standings through the first day.

•Eastern Washington’s Mattie Bridgmon won the women’s 5,000 meters in a time of 17:27.63 to highlight the Eagles’ performance in the first day of the Big Sky Indoor Championships at Pocatello, Idaho.

•Washington State’s men are in third place and the Cougars women are in seventh place after the first day of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championships at Seattle.

College baseball

Shea Vucinich was 5 for 5 for the second consecutive game and the Washington State Cougars (5-1) pounded out 21 hits to beat the Wright State Raiders (0-4) 13-4 in non-conference play at Bailey-Brayton Field in Pullman.

Vucinich’s 10 consecutive hits equaled the school record established in 1992 by Mike Kinkade.

John Desmarais, Jared Prince, Jim Murphy and Simi Reynolds added three hits apiece to back the pitching of starter Chad Arnold. Arnold scattered four runs on five hits over seven innings to pick up his first collegiate victory.

•Marcus McKimmy’s three-run homer with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning gave the Gonzaga Bulldogs (3-4) a 7-6 victory over the BYU Cougars (1-5) in the first game of a doubleheader at the Patterson Baseball Complex.

In the nightcap, Grand Kveder was 2 for 3 and drove in four runs as the Bulldogs routed the Cougars 12-5. Evan Wells and Tyson Van Winkle chipped in with two RBIs apiece.

Arena football

The Spokane Shock re-signed defensive lineman Devon Parks, pending approval from the arenafootball2 office.