The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa women’s track and field team captured two individual titles and matched the program’s best-ever indoor conference finish with a runner-up showing at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Championships.
The Rainbow Wahine totaled 39 points on day one behind champions Lilian Turban and Ava Enriquez and went on to secure second place overall, tying last year’s finish and the program’s top indoor conference result.
Turban continued her dominance in the high jump, winning her fourth consecutive MPSF indoor crown with a clearance of 1.79 meters. She later added another title in the shot put, recording a personal-best 15.02 meters. Turban now owns eight career individual conference titles across indoor and outdoor competition.
Enriquez claimed the pole vault championship in dramatic fashion, winning a jump-off tiebreaker with a personal-best clearance of 3.93 meters. Teammate Lindsey Koch added points with a fourth-place finish.
Tara Wyllie defended her MPSF indoor triple jump title for the third straight year, breaking her own school record with a leap of 13.08 meters. She also advanced to the 60-meter hurdles final alongside Robyn Larkan, who later finished runner-up in the event.
Additional points came from Rose Forshaw and Samaria Vital in the throws, Isabella Kneeshaw and Nora Fischer in the 400 meters, the distance medley relay squad, and a fifth-place finish in the 4×400 relay.
The Rainbow Wahine will now await potential qualifiers for the NCAA Indoor Championships before opening the outdoor season March 13 at the Aztec Coastal Track Classic.
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