NAMPA, Idaho - The second day of the 2016 WAC Indoor Track and Field Championship started with the final events of the heptathlon as Grand Canyon's Pierre-Louis Ricou earned the first men's title of the weekend, winning the heptathlon with 4,627 points. The first two field events of the day saw a couple of repeat winners, as Seattle U's Shaddye Melu won the men's high jump by clearing 2.08m, and Utah Valley's McKay Burnett took the men's weight throw title with a throw of 17.62m (57-09.75).
Grand Canyon earned its second title in the women's long jump as Kevina Godfrey won the event with a jump of 5.86m (19-2.75). The Lopes continued their winning ways in the women's pole vault, won by Jennifer Rolph with a clearance of 3.85m (12-7.50), and the men's long jump, won by Marcus Flannigan with a leap of 7.73m (25-4.50). Flannigan's mark will qualify him for the USATF Indoor Track & Field Championships from March 11-12, 2016.
Friday's track events predominately featured preliminary action as Grand Canyon set itself up for a successful Saturday. The Lopes' recorded the top preliminary time in three of the six men's events and two of the six women's events. Missouri-Kansas City also had a good day, posting three top preliminary times.
Friday featured four track finals, as Utah Valley's Jason Lynch won the men's 5000m run and Utah Valley's Savannah Berry won the women's 5000m run. In the distance medley relays, Utah Valley won on the men's side and Grand Canyon won on the women's race.
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| TEAM SCORES - Through Day Two |
| WOMEN |
MEN |
| Grand Canyon |
91 |
Grand Canyon |
77 |
| Utah Valley |
40 |
Utah Valley |
67 |
| Missouri-Kansas City |
38 |
Seattle U |
32 |
| Seattle U |
27 |
UT Rio Grande Valley |
26.50 |
| NM State |
19 |
Missouri-Kansas City |
25.50 |
| UT Rio Grande Valley |
7 |
| CSU Bakersfield |
6 |
| DAY TWO PRELIMS - Results |
| Mile |
M: Jacques Hebert, SU | W: McKayla Morgan, UVU |
| 60-Meter Hurdles |
M: Anthony Phelps, GCU | W: Mallory Short, GCU |
| 60 Meters |
M: Aaron Thurber, GCU | W: Tope Williams, GCU |
| 400 Meters |
W: Jamarice Preston, UMKC | W: Chantel Bethune, UMKC |
| 800 Meters |
M: Brandon Gonzalez, GCU | W: Veronica Rollins, UMKC |
| 200 Meters |
M: Nicholas Taylor, UVU | W: Katara Nelson, NM State |
| DAY TWO FINALS - Results |
| Men's Heptathlon |
Champion: Pierre-Louis Ricou, Grand Canyon |
| Men's High Jump |
Champion: Shaydde Melu, Seattle U |
| Men's Weight Throw |
Champion: McKay Burnett, Utah Valley |
| Women's Long Jump |
Champion: Kevina Godfrey, Grand Canyon |
| Women's Pole Vault |
Champion: Jennifer Rolph, Grand Canyon |
| Men's Long Jump |
Champion: Marcus Flannigan, Grand Canyon |
| Women's Weight Throw |
Champion: Kelsey Benoit, UMKC |
| 5,000 Meters |
Champions - W: Savannah Berry, UVU | M: Jason Lynch, UVU |
| Distance Medley Relay |
Champions - W: Grand Canyon | M: Utah Valley |