SPOKANE, WA – LC State Women’s Track and Field opened the 2025-26 season with a pair of record books entries and multiple personal bests on Saturday at the Spokane Invitational. Senior Faith Wersland had a big PR in the weight throw, while freshmen Claire Dooley and Emery Molina hand standout performances in their collegiate debut.
“A bit of a rust buster, generally speaking, but from a coach’s perspective an opportunity to see where we are at, gauge some strengths and weaknesses and make adjustments to our training where it seems appropriate,” Collins saidd. “Tough to compete at this time as I know all of these kids have come off a tough week of finals that are very draining, but they really stepped up.”
“Things look very bright right now and I know everyone is looking forward to some needed rest and time home, but at the same time, the energy to compete is high and we will take advantage of that for as long as we can,” Collins added.
TRACK
Dooley impressed in her first collegiate race and etched her name in Warrior history with the fifth-fastest 60m dash in the record book. She ran a time of 8.08 to place 25th overall. Fellow freshmen Olivia Yetter (8.92) and Molina (8.99) finished 37th and 39th, respectively. Dooley was also in action in the 200m where she placed 16th (26.77) with Yetter in 25th (30.08).
Madigan Kelly made her return to the track and was one of the top runners in the 60m hurdles. She placed third in the prelims with a time of 8.90 and finished fourth in the final (8.93). Yetter made her debut with a time of 10.71 to finish 24th.
Senior Camille Ussher had a busy day as the lone Warrior in the 800m and mile. She ran a PR in the 800m (2:21.06) to finish second and was sixth in the mile (5:19.14).
Emily Collins earned a top-five finish in the 600m with a time of 1:37.95 to place fourth. Fellow senior Grace Tiegs ran a personal-best time of 11:03.88 to place 14th in the 3,000m.
FIELD
Molina put herself in the LC State record book in her collegiate debut. The freshman cleared a height of 1.51m in the high jump, which ranks fifth all-time, to place ninth at the meet.
Three Warrior women had a career day in the weight throw, led by senior Wersland’s ninth-place finish. She threw a personal best distance of 13.49m. Hope Zollman was 21st (11.75m) and Haylee Appleford was 25th (11.43m), both with career bests. Shayvon Williams finished 29th (10.89m).
Appleford led LC State in the shot put where she placed 11th (11.63m). Zollman was 20th (10.38m) and Williams finished 28th (8.28m).
UP NEXT
LC State is back in action at the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open in Moscow Jan. 23-24.
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