CORVALLIS, Ore. – Competing in his first collegiate meet, Oregon Tech's Nolan Sieben became the tenth Hustlin' Owls to surpass the 200-foot mark in the javelin, highlighting the final day of the PNW Invitational at the Whyte Track & Field Center.
 
The freshman, from Henley High, hit the NAIA provisional qualifying standard with his mark of 61.08 meters (200 feet, 4 inches), placing fourth overall among 28 competitors.
 
The Owls received quality marks throughout the day, as five athletes added Cascade Conference qualifying marks to their ledger.
 
In the field events – Logan Shurts hit the CCC standard in the long jump (6.37 meters / 20 feet, 10 ¾ inches), with Zach Hart hitting the mark in the shot put (12.56 / 41-2 ¼).
 
On the track, Tech had two CCC qualifiers in the 110-meter hurdles – as Jason Dickerson (16.16) and Tate Wyman (16.17) led the way, as did Thomas Adams in the 400-meters (49.96). In the invitational portion of the 800-meters, Tucker Piper posted a time of 1:57.88, just missing the CCC standard.
 
On Monday, OIT multi-event athletes will compete at the Umpqua Multis in Roseburg, with the entire team returning to action the first weekend of April at the Jenn Boyman Invite.