6'5" Devin Farrow has been a big addition to the Poets' roster

Track: Five Poets Take Part in CA/NV Championships

The Whittier College track & field teams took five athletes to the CA/NV Championship meet where they competed against many DIV I & II and several SCIAC teams. This was a high level meet where athletes had to qualify for entry. Those athletes representing Whittier were TC Collymore ‘10, Devin Farrow ‘10, Shuree Gangloff ‘09, Chris Gartrell ‘08, and Kashima Patridge ‘11.

Collymore competed in the high jump and did well (6' .75"), but came alive in the triple jump to place eighth and improve on his all-time best by going 45' 3". This moves him to the top of the list in the SCIAC and up to fifth best on the Whittier all-time top ten list. This also brings Collymore to within 8.25" of the provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA national meet.  Farrow had a good day in the shot put at 44' 9.75", but recorded a personal best of 150' 7" in the discus to qualify for the finals and move him up to third in the SCIAC and fourth on the Whittier all-time top ten list. He is within 5' 3" of the provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA national meet.

Gangloff had a good meet, but not up to her standards in the discus (115' 7") and did not make it to the finals.  Gartrell ran a good race in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.34, but pulled up at the finish with with a hamstring injury and had to withdraw from the 200.  Patridge sprained her ankle on her first attempt with the triple jump and her day was finished.

The next competition will be at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational on April 5.  The meet begins in Claremont, Calif., at 9:30am.