Track Stars to Shine on Saturday

Westmont hosts the Sunshine Multi-Event & Indoor Open on Saturday, Feb. 4, beginning at 11 a.m. with the shot put and long jump. Running events begin at noon with the 60-meter hurdles and conclude with the 1,600-meter relay at 3:15 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Athletes from Azusa Pacific, Biola, Concordia, Vanguard, Fresno Pacific and Cal Baptist are expected to compete.

Russell Smelley, head track-and-field coach, says the Warriors’ men’s and women’s distance medley relay teams will attempt to meet the NAIA indoor national qualifying standards.  “Adam Thompkins, a multi-event, season record winner, will begin his quest for national prominence in the decathlon in individual events this weekend before taking on the indoor heptathlon at APU next week,” Smelley says.