MOSCOW ? University of Idaho junior thrower Matthew Wauters saw his school record in the hammer throw fall three weeks ago to teammate Marcus Mattox at the Mt. SAC Relays. Friday at the Vandal Jamboree, Wauters took it right back.
On his second throw of the day, Wauters launched the hammer 209-11 (64.00m) to win the competition and break Mattox's two-week-old record of 208-10 by just over a foot. The record throw capped off a solid day for the Bainbridge, Wash., native. Wauters cleared the 200-foot barrier on each of his six throws on the day, including tosses of 206-4 and 203-10.
After the throw, Wauters moves up to seventh in the West Region and 23rd in the NCAA in the event.
Three men's throwers cleared the NCAA Regional qualifying standard of 186-4 on the day, as Idaho sophomore James Rogan threw 195-2 to finish second and Idaho redshirt Evan Ruud, competing unattached, took third at 190-7.
On the women's side, Idaho freshman Gabby Midles won with a throw of 174-2, while Eastern Washington's Erika Kirley-Price came in second at 173-4 and Idaho redshirt freshman Nikita Amy took third with a throw of 146-6.
The remainder of the Vandal Jamboree meet will take place on Saturday, starting with the women's long jump and men's javelin at 11 a.m. The track events begin at 1 p.m. with the women's 3,000m steeplechase.
Complete results below.
Friday's Results
Women's Hammer Throw
1. Gabby Midles Idaho 53.10m 174-2
2. Erika Kirley-Price Eastern Washington 52.84m 173-4
3. Nikita Amy Idaho 44.67m 146-6
4. Anne Barnett Idaho 41.81m 137-2
5. Mari Bingham Eastern Washington 36.95m 121-2
Men's Hammer Throw
1. Matt Wauters Idaho 64.00m 209-11
2. James Rogan Idaho 59.50m 195-2
3. Evan Ruud Unattached 58.10m 190-7
4. Ben Wood Idaho 54.20m 177-10
5. Beau Whitney Idaho 51.70m 169-7
6. Jacob Boling Idaho 51.34m 168-5
7. Jon Smith Unattached 51.30m 168-3
8. Cody Irby Eastern Washington 46.75m 153-4
9. Aaron Mettler Eastern Washington 42.28m 138-8
10. Mike Schaffer Unattached 37.36m 122-7
