2-23-08

PULLMAN, Wash. – Lewis-Clark State College’s Calin Hantau, Kylie Astle and Emily Perkins all posted solid times in running events during the two-day Washington State University Indoor Track and Field meet, which wrapped up on Saturday. 

Hantau, a senior from Sighisora, Romania, finished second in the 3,000 meters in a school-record time of 8 minutes, 46.52 seconds, while teammate Eric Tuwei, a sophomore from Kenya, was sixth in 9:12:27. 

Perkins, a senior from Forks, Wash., was fourth in the mile run in a school-record indoor time of 5:36.36, and also was fifth in the 3,000 meters behind teammate Astle, a sophomore from Shoshone, Idaho. Astle’s time was 11:06.67, which is also a school record, while Perkins crossed the line in 11:14.42. 

In the men’s mile, LCSC’s Hassan Khalif was 13th in 4:43.75, while senior Jeff Dukleth was 25th in 5:32.86. 

The meet was the final indoor one of the season for the Warriors. LCSC will open the outdoor season in mid-March in a pair of meetings in Oregon.