Odell Records Three CCC Marks, Lady Owls 3rd at L&C
Women's Track and Field
March 18, 2023
PORTLAND, Ore. –
Ally Odell won a pair of events and recorded three Cascade Conference Championships qualifying marks, helping the Oregon Tech women's track team to a third-place finish at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open.
COMPLETE RESULTS
The Lady Owls recorded 79 total points in the 20-event meet, third overall – trailing only host Lewis & Clark and Pacific University.
"It was a great day in all event areas," said OIT head coach
Mike Anderson. "It is always fun to compete on a warm, sunny day."
Odell, prepping for the heptathlon at the upcoming CCC Multi-Event Championships, won both the high jump (1.50 meters / 4 feet, 11 inches) and the long jump (4.85 meters / 15 feet, 11 inches), adding a third-place effort in the 100-meter hurdles (16.08 seconds) – all meeting the CCC provisional marks.
On the oval, two others hit conference marks –
Eva Brady in the 800-meters (2:21.49) and
Kira Morrow in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (12:39.85).
Mackenzie Peterson raced in the 400-meters (1:11.12) as did
Rachel Newhard in the 1,500-meters (5:41.17).
In the throws, Odell had the best mark in the shot put (10.58 meters / 34 feet, 8.5 inches), with
Emily Bitler recording a mark of 29.35 meters in the discus.
Tech returns to action in two weeks at the Cal Poly Humboldt Invite.
