Sacramento, CA – Idaho State closed the curtain on the Big Sky Outdoor Championships with one more individual crown, four silver medals, and a flurry of personal-best marks that pushed both squads well beyond their preseason projections.
Women finish 5th with 84.5 points
- Kylee Dimick opened finals day by soaring 1.72m in the high jump to claim silver and All-Conference honors, adding 8 points after her heptathlon podium earlier in the week. Teammate Audrey Sampsen cleared 1.61m for 6th, tacking on two more.
- The shot-put ring belonged to Megan Moore, who unloaded a lifetime best 15.45m to grab second place, jump to No. 1 on ISU's all-time list, and slide inside the NCAA top-100 (#91). Katelyn Dickemore followed with 13.87m for 7th as the duo combined for 10 points.
- Kait Ward kept the momentum rolling in the hammer, spinning 55.55m for silver and another 8 points.
- On the track, the quartet of Gracee Alders, Jinettie Garbett, Morgan Graham, and Kaila Mederios clocked 47.57 for 7th in the 4 × 100m, while Anise Becker scored two points with a 14.23 in the 100m hurdles final.
- Hailey Renzello—already ISU's 800m record-holder—tacked on two more points with a 2:11.16 for 7th.
- The women closed the meet with a season-best 3:49.70 in the 4 × 400m (Alders, Renzello, Natalya Babcock, Garbett), good for 5th place and #7 in school history.
Men tally 53 points, place 6th
- Jay Wadley completed a remarkable double, following Thursday's discus title with a 18.24m bomb to win the shot put, securing his second Big Sky crown of the meet and 10 huge points.
- In the pole vault, freshman Maddix Blazovich soared to a PR 5.20m—No. 9 all-time at ISU—to earn bronze and All-Conference honors. Senior Cade Ricks added a 7th-place finish at 4.80m; together they scored 8 points.
- Jacob Webster ran a time of 21.69 for 7th in the 200m, then teamed with Braxton Hurst, Corbridge Bastian, and Khutsisa Rampete for 8th in the 4 × 100m (41.71).
- The 4 × 400m squad of Hurst, Dalton Rasmussen, Qwentyn Petty, and Rampete clocked 3:14.54 for 6th.
- Distance ace Seth Babbel wrapped up his heavy workload by grinding out an 8th-place 14:28.23 in the 5000m, bringing his individual meet total to six points.
Merkley on the Bengals' season
"The team outperformed the preseason polls and took a big step forward from the indoor season," said Head Coach
Hillary Merkley. "They are a great group of humans—fun to work with and always willing to do the right things.
We saw champions, PRs, and a few hard lessons, but above all we're proud of their resilience and how they represented ISU."
Season highlights
What's Next:
A few Bengals season will continue as they compete it the NCAA Division I West Outdoor Preliminary Round May 28
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