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  • Green and Gold Open Kicks Off Track Season

    Green and Gold Open Kicks Off Track Season

    By Keaundrey Clark

    Grace Hall, HSU sprinter, running her hardest on her second lap during the women’s 800 meter race on Saturday Feb. 18, 2017. | Juan Herrera

    Humboldt State’s track and field began the 2017 season with the annual Green and Gold Open Saturday at the Redwood Bowl.

    The intrasquad scrimmage, which hosts visitors from College of the Redwoods and local participants, gave the Lumberjacks an opportunity to tune up before the Kim Duyst Invitational in Turlock, Calif., on March 4.

    HSU’s Gold Teams won the event  versus the Green Teams. The Gold Women outscored the Green Women 45-35 and the Gold Men narrowly beat the Green Men 33-29. The top three finishers in each event were awarded points with first place earning 4 points, second place 2 points and third place 1 point.

    Highlights of the event included the return of decathlete Teigan Eilers. Eilers finished first in the long jump and javelin, second in the 400m dash and fourth in the discus. His 7.18m distance in the long jump was his personal best, while his 56.69m toss in the javelin is one of the top eight performances in program history. Eilers returned from an injury that cost him the 2016 season.

    After representing the Green and Gold at NCAA Outdoor Nationals last season, Alyssabeth DeJerez showed she was ready to return  this season with Saturday’s times. DeJerez earned first place finishes in the 200m dash (24.96) and the 800m (2:17.49),

    Tatiana Gillick and Dustyn Salomon were top finishers in the women’s and men’s 3200m races, respectively. Marissa McCay held the top spot in the javelin, 100m hurdles and high jump and second in the 200m dash and shot put.

  • HSU Track Ready for the Road Ahead

    HSU Track Ready for the Road Ahead

    By Andre Hascall

    Ryanne Bailey, HSU pole vaulter, is doing her pre-jumps attempting to jump and get over the pole as she warms up for the real deal.

    As we enter February, track and field athletes are getting ready for the season. Humboldt State University Track and Field will start it’s season with their annual Green and Gold meet.

    The Green and Gold meet will be held at Redwood Bowl on Feb. 18th.

    Caitlyn McCoy, a junior kinesiology major, competes in 100 meter and 400 meter hurdles. “Everyone is looking forward to the green and gold meet so we can size up where we are,” McCoy said.

    HSU track and field has been preparing for the road ahead this season. They’ll have to travel around Northern California facing rivals Chico and San Francisco State. They will  even making a trip to Austin, Texas in April. The end goal being the Division II national championship on May 25.

    Jocelyn Barber, a junior environmental resources engineer major, runs the 1500 meter as well as the 5 kilometer races.

    “I think HSU has a lot of good athletes this year and I sense success,” Barber said.

    Staying healthy is a major component of success for a team with a schedule heavily impacted with travel. Attendance in the gym is a must for these athletes.

    Daniel Toll, sophomore history major, runs the 1500 meter and hopes to run the 5000 meter this year.

    “There’s been some minor setbacks and injuries but nothing too serious,” Toll said. ”Those things happen and you learn to work through them.”

    The Lumberjacks track team has yet to compete, but confidence is building within the team. The ultimate goal is to win at the Division II championships.

    “The seniors and returners set up a really motivating atmosphere which got us through excruciating workouts,” McCoy said. ”Overall it gave us a solid foundation to start season on.”