CCS’ Burt, Perkins finish 1-2
Molly Burt and Teona Perkins of Community Colleges of Spokane each set meet records and finished 1-2 in the heptathlon as the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges concluded its multievents competition for track and field Tuesday at Spokane Falls CC.
Burt scored 4,799 points – second in school history – to lead a 1-2-5-7 CCS finish, worth 24 points when the conference meet resumes in earnest in three weeks. Perkins was second with 4,492, moving her to 11th on the all-time NWAACC list. Each recorded individual-event records in the heptathlon – Burt running the 100-meter hurdles in 14.55 seconds, and Perkins clocking 2:15.21 in the 800.
Highline’s Ricky Moody won five of 10 events in capturing the decathlon with 6,473 points. John Kragt of CCS was fourth with 5,927.
“Eastern Washington University sophomore Holly Evans earned Big Sky Conference track athlete of the week honors after setting a school record in the 3,000 steeplechase with a time of 11:02.29 seconds at the Steve Scott Invitational meet in Irvine, Calif.
Evans’ time was a 47-second improvement over her career best and qualified her for the Big Sky outdoor championships.
Hockey
The Spokane Chiefs will select fourth overall in the Western Hockey League’s 15th Annual Bantam Draft on Thursday. The draft, which will be held in Calgary, Alberta, is the first opportunity for WHL teams to add 1990-born players to their respective 50-player lists.
The Regina Pats will select first overall, followed by Swift Current and Prince George. The Chiefs are projected by most draft-watchers to be selecting a forward. Among the players being mentioned are: Mitch Wahl of Seal Beach, Calif.; Kyle Beach of Penticton, British Columbia; James Wright of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and Dale Hunt of Sanford, Manitoba.
Rowing
Three Gonzaga University athletes from the women’s varsity 8 boat were named to the All-Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association first team.
Kari Durgan, Karen O’Hagan and Sarah Allison earned first-team honors after leading the Bulldogs to a victory in the Grand Final last Sunday on Lake Natoma in Sacramento, Calif.
The victory helped the Gonzaga women wrap up their ninth straight West Coast Conference championship.
Gonzaga junior varsity 8 rowers Carolyn Schepper and Liz Sambach were named to the All-WIRA second team, as was GU men’s junior varsity 8 rower Matthew Wernette.
GU head coaches Dan Gehn and Glenn Putyrae were named WIRA coaches of the year.
Basketball
Washington State University women’s coach Sherri Murrell announced the hiring of Tara Jones as an assistant to the program.
Jones, who will fill the position vacated by Christopher Holland, was a guard for the Indiana Hoosiers from 1998-2002. Jones was previously an assistant coach at South Florida.