SEATTLE -- All they can do now is wait.
Such is the situation for a handful of Seattle Pacific athletes who are on the provisional qualifying list for the NCAA Division II indoor track championships.
In Saturday's SPU Last Chance meet at the Dempsey Indoor facility on the University of Washington campus, Falcon senior Kate Harline (Orem, Utah) did her part to help her cause with a personal-best time of 4:58.09 in the mile. With senior teammate Jessica Pixler joining forces with her teammate to set the pace, Harline went the distance nearly two seconds faster than her previous best time of 4:59.71, moving farther up the provisional list.
Senior Lisa Anderberg (Edmonds, Wash./Kamiak HS) also went a season-best time in the 800 meters, winning that event in 2:12.71. That was a quarter-second faster than her previous best of 2:12.96.
Other SPU winners on Saturday were sophomore high jumper Brittany Aanstad (Lake Stevens, Wash./Lake Stevens HS) at 5-4½ and junior pole vaulted Melissa Peaslee (Fox Island, Wash./Gig Harbor HS) at 12-0½. Peaslee's mark was a season-best, half an inch higher than she cleared in winning the Great Northwest Athletic Conference title last Saturday.
Peaslee is on the NCAA provisional list, as is Aanstad, who has gone as high as 5-5¾ in the high jump this winter.
Senior Chad Meis (Renton, Wash./Seattle Christian HS) and freshman Amanda Alvarez (Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River HS) remain provisional qualifiers in their events after coming up short of automatic standards on Saturday. Meis is on the provisional list in the mile, as is Alvarez triple jump.
Freshman Nate Seely (Lynden, Wash./Lynden HS), having won the GNAC 800-meter title last weekend, was eyeing a spot on the provisional list in that event. He needed a 1:53.90, but had to settle for a 1:58.03.
NCAA Women's Track
SPU Last Chance Meet
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Dempsey Indoor (UW)/Seattle, Wash.
800 -- 1, Lisa Anderberg (SPU) 2:12.71. Other SPU placers -- 4, Kelsey Brown 2:20.84.
Mile -- 1, Jessica Pixler (SPU) 4:57.49. Other SPU placer -- 2, Kate Harline 4:58.09.
60 hurdles -- 1, Michelle Howe (WWU) 8.89. No SPU competitors.
4x400 relay -- 1, Western Washington 3:50.80. No SPU team.
High jump -- 1, Brittany Aanstad (SPU) 5-4 1/2. No other SPU placers.
Pole vault -- 1, Melissa Peaslee 12-0 1/2 (3.67m). Other SPU placer -- T3, Michaela Caldwell 11-2 1/2 (3.42m).
Long jump -- 1, Emily Warman (WWU) 18-8 3/4 (5.71m). SPU placer -- 2, Trinna Miranda 16-8 3/4 (5.10m).
Triple jump -- 1, Warman (WWU) 39-11 1/2 (12.18m). SPU placers -- 3, Amanda Alvareaz 37-11 1/4 (11.56m); 5, Athena Alvarez 35-11 1/2 (10.96m); 6, Miranda 34-5 3/4 (10.51m).
Shot put -- 1, Torrie Self (CWU) 41-9 1/4 (12.73m). No SPU competitors.
Weight throw -- 1, Self (CWU) 54-4 (16.56m). No SPU competitors.
NCAA Men's Track
SPU Last Chance Meet
Saturday, Februray 27, 2010
Dempsey Indoor (UW)/Seattle, Wash.
60-meter dash -- 1, Alex Tilley (WWU) 6.97. No SPU competitors.
400 -- 1, Blake Arnold (Harding) 49.53. No SPU competitors.
800 -- 1, Mike Schmidt (W. Oregon) 1:53.35. SPU placer -- 3, Nate Seely 1:58.03.
Mile -- 1, Chris Reed (W. Oregon) 4:10.17. SPU placer -- 3, Chad Meis 4:19.50.
4x400 relay -- 1, Western Oregon 'A' 3:15.43.
Distance medley relay -- 1, Western Wshington 'A' 9:59.93.
Pole vault -- 1, Ryan Brown (WWU) 16-10 3/4 (5.15m). No SPU competitors.
Long jump -- 1, Matson Hardie (W. Oregon) 22-6 1/4 (6.86m). SPU placer -- 2, Justin Felt 22-3 (6.78m).
Triple jump -- 1, Hardie (W. Oregon) 47-11 3/4 (14.62m). No SPU competitors.
Shot put -- 1, Ben Elder 52-3 3/4 (15.94m). No SPU competitors.
Weight throw -- 1, Tyler Fischer (CWU) 60-6 1/2 (18.45m). No SPU competitors.
