Complete women's results
Complete men's results
TACOMA -- For Amanda Alvarez, it was déjà vu.
The Seattle Pacific freshman, who didn't waste any time making her mark during the indoor track and field season, got off to just as solid a start outdoors on Saturday. Alvarez posted an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark in the triple jump, soaring a personal best 39 feet, 0¼ inches to win that event in the UPS Outdoor Preview at Baker Stadium on the University of Puget Sound campus.
Alvarez (Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River HS) went 8¼ inches farther than her best indoor mark of 38-4, which she set on Jan. 30 at the UW Invitational. She began her college career with a leap of 37-6 on Jan. 16 at the UW Indoor Preview. That was good for provisional qual status for the NCAA indoor meet.
“I think she's a 40-foot triple jumper for sure,” Falcons coach Karl Lerum said. “She has a good rhythm right now.”
In the four-way season opener, the Seattle Pacific women finished with 213 points, second to Western Washington's 237. Lewis & Clark was third with 126, and host Puget Sound was fourth with 97.
Alvarez' performance led a 1-2-3-4 Falcon finish in the triple jump. Freshman sister Athena Alvarez was second at 36-6½, freshman Kelly Jenkins (Hillsboro, Ore.) was third at 34-1½, and senior Jocelyn Charette (Lakewood, Wash./Curtis HS) took fourth at 33-4.
SPU also dominated the long jump with a sweep of the top three spots. Freshman Trinna Miranda (Tigard, Ore.) and Amanda Alvarez both went 17-7, but Miranda got first place on the basis of fewer attempts. Both, however, are now automatic qualifiers for the Great Northwest Athletic Conference meet in that event. Jenkins was third at 16-7¾.
Sophomore pole vaulted Michaela Caldwell (Marysville, Wash./Marysville-Pilchuck HS) also earned a GNAC automatic qualifying mark, clearing 10-11¾ for a second-place finish in that event.
Sophomore Natalie Nobbs (Yakima, Wash./Riverside Christian HS) joined Amanda Alvarez in the winner's circle on Saturday, taking the 400-meter hurdles in 1:06.75. Freshman Kira Lewis (Yakima, Wash./West Valley HS) made a 1-2 Seattle Pacific finish with her time of 1:08.82.
Seattle Pacific won both relays, taking the 4x100 in 49.23, and the 4x400 in 4:08.19.
The Falcons had a number of other runner-up placers on Saturday: junior Crystal Sims (Portland, Ore.) in the 200 at 26.25 seconds, freshman Emily Quatier (Portland, Ore.) in the 400 at 59.43, freshman Kelsey Brown (Colorado Springs, Colo.) in the 800 at 2:26.23, sophomore Natty Plunkett (Bellevue, Wash./Newport HS) in the 1,500 at 4:54.1, freshman Katy Gross (Everett, Wash./Cascade HS) in the high jump at 5-3, and sophomore Carly Andrews (Issaquah, Wash./Issaquah HS) in the javelin at 111-8.
Overall, Lerum went home satisfied from the opening day.
“It's a time to get out there and not necessarily post any great, significant marks, but try to run a lot of events and get started and take advantage of the warm weather,” he said.
FALCON MEN WIN FOUR EVENTS
The Seattle Pacific men were first to the finish line with a fair amount of frequency in the season-opening UPS Outdoor Preview.
Senior Justin Felt, sophomore Nathanael Sleight and freshmen Nate Seely and AJ Baker all won their respective events on Saturday at Baker Stadium.
The Falcon men finished third in the team standings with 110 1/2 points. Western Washington won with 279.
Felt (Eugene, Ore.) didn't actually have a finish line to hit. Instead, he went farther than anyone in the long jump, going 22 feet, 0¾ inches to give him an automatic ticket to the GNAC championship meet.
Baker (AuGres, Mich.) teamed up with another Falcon freshman, Caleb Parker (Richland, Wash./Richland HS) for a 1-2 finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Baker won in 10 minuets, 5.26 seconds; Parker was next in 10:20.06.
Seely (Lynden, Wash./Lynden HS), who won the GNAC 800-meter indoor title on Feb 20, found some success at a longer distance on Saturday, capturing the 1,500 meters in 4:02.7.
Sleight (Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue Christian HS) took charge of the 800, winning in 1:59.63.
In addition to Parker in the steeple, freshman Nate Johnson (Boise, Idaho) took second in the 110-meter hurdle in 17.80.
Both Falcon teams have next weekend off while the NCAA indoor championships take place in Albuquerque, N.M. The outdoor schedule resumes on March 20 at the Oregon Preview in Eugene.
NCAA Women's Track and Field
UPS Outdoor Preview
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Baker Stadium/Tacoma, Wash.
Team scores -- 1, Western Washington 237; 2, Seattle Pacific 213; Lewis & Clark College 126; 4, Puget Sound 97.
100 -- 1, Joana Houplin (WWU) 12.85. SPU placer -- 6, Karie Chamberlain 15.08.
200 -- 1, Ellie Siler (WWU) 25.25. SPU placers -- 2, Crystal Sims 26.25; 4, Lisette Peterson 26.89; 5, Emily Quatier 26.93; 7, Jennifer Pike 27.00; 9, Trinna Miranda 27.08; 12, Chamberlain 30.57.
400 -- 1, Siler (WWU) 56.46. SPU placers -- 2, Quatier 59.43.
800 -- 1, Haida Ikeda (WWU) 2:24.10. SPU placers -- 2, Kelsey Brown 2:26.23.
1500 -- 1, Illana Livstrom (L&C) 4:53.7. SPU placers -- 2, Natty Plunkett 4:54.1; 10, Brown 5:09.5; 15, Margaret Hanscom 5:25.9; 16, Laura Moser 5:28.0; 19, Kassandra Boulton 5:38.8.
3000 steeplechase -- 1, Carrie Keith (UPS) 11:51.97. SPU placers -- 3, Mary Williams 12:24.29; 4, Krysta Carrick 12:31.13; 5, Kayla Wilkins 13:16.13.
10,000 -- 1, Sierra Brisky (WWU) 38:50.1. No SPU competitors.
100 hurdles -- 1, Michelle Howe (WWU) 14.88. SPU placers -- 4,(tie) Katy Gross and Sims 15.98; 7, Kira Lewis 16.78; 8, Natalie Nobbs 17.06; 9, Brittany Tri 19.06.
400 hurdles -- 1, Nobbs (SPU) 1:06.75. Other SPU placers -- 2, Lewis 1:08.82.
4x100 relay -- 1, Seattle Pacific 49.23.
4x400 relay -- 1, Seattle Pacific 4:08.19.
High jump -- 1, Amanda Overdick (WWU) 5-3 (1.60m). SPU placers -- 2, Gross 5-3 (1.60m); 4, Sims 4011 (1.50m).
Pole vault -- 1, Amanda DeEnno (WWU) 10-11 3/4 (3.35m). SPU placers -- 2, Michaela Caldwell 10-11 3/4 (3.35m).
Long jump -- 1, Miranda (SPU) 17-7 (5.36m). Other SPU placers -- 2, Amanda Alvarez 17-7 (5.36m) 3, Kelly Jenkins 16-7 3/4 (5.07m); 6, Gross 16-3 1/4 (4.96m); 7, Jocelyn Charette 15-6 1/4 (4.73m).
Triple jump -- 1, Amanda Alvarez (SPU) 39-0 1/4 (11.89m). Other SPU placers -- 2, Athena Alvarez 35-6 1/2 (10.83m); 3, Jenkins 34-1 1/2 (10.40m); 4, Charette 33-4 (10.16m).
Shot put -- 1, Brittany Jones (WWU) 35-5 (10.79m). No SPU competitors.
Discus -- 1, Jones (WWU) 128-1 (39.03m). No SPU competitors.
Javeln -- 1, Monika Gruszecki (WWU) 130-11 (39.91m). SPU placers -- 2, Carly Andrews 111-8 (34.04m); 4, Tri 110-3 (33.60m); 5, Gross 103-2 (31.45m); 9, Sims 89-3 (27.20m).
Hammer -- 1, Maggie Klee (UPS) 121-2 (36.93m). No SPU competitors.
NCAA Men's Track and Field
UPS Outdoor Preview
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Baker Stadium/Tacoma, Wash.
Team scores -- 1, Western Wshington 279 2, Puget Sound 153; 3, Seattle Pacific 110 1/2; 4, Lewis & Clark College 109 1/2.
100 -- 1, Alex Tilley (WWU) 11.08. SPU placers -- 7, Justin Felt 11.66; 9, Hilario Ramirez 12.00.
200 -- 1, Tilley (WWU) 22.38. SPU placers -- 5, Micah Grounds 23.40; 11, Ramirez 24.64.
400 -- 1, Toby David (WWU) 50.64. SPU placer -- 4, Grounds 53.85.
800 -- 1, Nathanael Sleight (SPU) 1:59.63. No other SPU competitors.
1500 -- 1, Nate Seely(SPU) 4:02.7. Other SPU placers -- 6, Daniel Friesen 4:09.8; 7, Andrew Van Ness 4:09.8; 9, Will Harrison 4:11.2; 13 Jacob Wahlenmaier 4:16.5; 16, Jordan Lance 4:19.9.
3000 steeplechase -- 1, AJ Baker (SPU) 10:05.26. Other SPU placer -- 2, Caleb Parker 10:20.06.
10,000 -- 1, Karl Dickman (L&C) 31:54.9. SPU placer -- 3, Gavin Brand 33:12.6.
110 hurdles -- 1, Emerson Sample (UPS) 17.76. SPU placer -- 2, Nate Johnson 17.80.
400 hurdles -- 1, Sample (UPS) 1:02.69. No SPU competitors.
4x100 relay -- 1, Western Washington 42.0. SPU placer -- 3, Seattle Pacific 44.3.
4x400 relay -- 1, Western Washington 3:27.44. SPU placer -- 3, Seattle Pacific 3:33.20.
High jump -- 1, Tim Clendaniel (WWU) 5-10 3/4 (1.80m). No SPU competitors.
Pole vault -- 1, Nic Hoza (WWU) 13-5 1/4 (4.10m). SPU placer -- 4, Johnson 13-5 1/4 (4.10m).
Long jump -- 1, Justin Felt (SPU) 22-0 3/4 (6.72m). No other SPU competitors.
Triple jump -- 1, Keefe Brockman (WWU) 44-1 1/4 (13.44m). No SPU competitors.
Shot put -- 1, Jacob Gilbert (WWU) 45-9 3/4 (13.96m). SPU placer -- 10, Billy Martin 32-11 1/4 (10.04m).
Discus -- 1, Michael Hoffman (Unattached) 154-9 (47.17m). SPU placer -- 7, Martin 116-4 (35.45m).
Javelin -- 1, Alex Harrison (WWU) 187-8 (57.21m). SPU placers -- 4, Nate Wagner 160-5 (48.90m); 6, Jace Derwin 154-6 (47.10m); 7, Johnson 149-9 (45.65m).
Hammer -- 1, Hoffman (Unattached) 148-10 (45.37m). SPU placer -- 5, Martin 125-9 (38.33m).
