LA GRANDE, Ore. – Oregon Tech had a big day in the throws and the 4x400-meter relay team closed the meet with a school record, as the Lady Owls placed fourth at the Cascade Conference Women's Track and Field Championships, presented by U.S. Bank, at Banner Bank Track.
 
OIT finished the two-day meet with 67 points – trailing only British Columbia (205), Eastern Oregon (163) and College of Idaho (136), while outpointing rival Southern Oregon (56).
 
Freshman Amina Redfield earned All-CCC honors with a second-place finish in the javelin, posting the No. 6 mark in OIT history with a throw of 45.44 meters (149-1) – holding the lead in the event until Round 4.
 
Joining Redfield in the All-CCC club was freshman Caitlyn Horrell, who took third in the discus with a personal best mark of 39.64 meters (130-0) – the No. 3 mark in OIT history.
 
Maevri Bergerson capped an 18-point effort in the field events for Tech with a personal best leap of 10.85 meters (35-7 ¼) in the triple jump – the seventh-best mark all-time by a Lady Owl.
 
On the track, the quartet of Ava Blatchford, Lily Everson, McKenna Donovan and Sydney Soskis took fourth overall in the 4x4 – shattering the previous OIT record with a time of 3:57.34.
 
Donovan started the day with a bang, taking fourth in the 100-meters (12.27) – with the No. 4 mark by a Lady Owl. Everson posted the fifth-best mark by an OIT runner in the 400-meter hurdles (1:06.02), placing seventh.

Tech added points in the 5,000-meters – as Saundra Parsons placed fifth (18:47.67) and Chloe Crawford took eighth (19:20.54).
 
DAY 2 RESULTS
 
100-meters: 4. McKenna Donovan 12.27, No. 10 Sydney Soskis 12.41
 
400-meter hurdles: 7. Lily Everson 1:06.02
 
200-meters: 9. Sydney Soskis 25.59, 16. McKenna Donovan 25.80
 
5,000-meters: 5. Saundra Parsons 18:47.67, 8. Chloe Crawford 19:20.54
 
4x400-meter relay: 4. (Blatchford, Everson, Donovan, Soskis) 3:57.54
 
Discus: 3. Caitlyn Horrell 39.64 meters (130-00), 15. Amina Redfield 32.03 meters (105-1), 16. Kalina Saechao 31.91 meters (104-8), 17. Emily Bitler 31.50 meters (103-4)
 
Triple Jump: 5. Maevri Bergerson 10.85 meters (35-7 ¼)
 
Javelin: No. 2 Amina Redfield 45.44 meters (149-1), No. 13 Kate Miles 36.57 meters (119-11), 14. Madi Perkins 36.26 meters (118-11), 15. Aurora Atwood (116-11)