Winger sails personal-best shot put

University of Idaho’s Russ Winger continues to put on a show in the men’s shot put.

Winger reached a personal-best mark of 65 feet, 2 inches Saturday on his first throw at the Husker Invite in Lincoln, Neb.

Winger, who won the event by more than 7 feet, increased his national lead in the event.

Also at the meet, Washington State’s McKenzie Garberg hit an NCAA provisional-qualifying mark in the women’s shot put with a personal-best toss of 50-1 1/4. She finished second.

“Melinda Owens set an Idaho Vandals record in the women’s pole vault when she cleared 13-5 1/4 for a PQ at the McDonald’s Collegiate meet in the Kibbie Dome. Owens held the old record of 13-3 3/4.

Baseball

Dwight Childs’ two-run single capped a three-run second inning and the Arizona Wildcats (2-0) never looked back en route to a 10-3 non-conference victory over the Gonzaga Bulldogs (0-2) in Tucson, Ariz.

The Bulldogs, who managed just one hit in their season opener, tallied nine this time. Aaron McGuinness had a triple and a double among his three hits, and Evan Wells banged out a pair of singles to pace Gonzaga.

Chris Highmark took the loss. He allowed seven runs, five earned, on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings.