Complete women's results
Complete men's results
SPOKANE -- A trio of Seattle Pacific athletes won their individual battles. And the Falcons as a whole helped Team Washington win the War.
Chad Meis, Justin Felt and Amanda Alvarez of SPU came up with individual victories on Saturday as an eight-school state of Washington combination beat a contingent representing Oregon, Idaho and Montana in the War III track and field meet at Spokane Falls Community College.
Led by Washington State's total of 148 points, Team Washington won the women's meet, 404.83-336.17. Seattle Pacific contributed 71.16 points to the Team Washington total, and finished fourth among the 15 schools that sent women's teams.
Team Washington's men prevailed, 451.17-286.83. The Falcons chipped in 38 points to the Washington men's total, and were eighth among the 16 teams on that side overall. Idaho had the top score of 125.
SPU senior Meis (Renton, Wash./Seattle Christian HS) won the men's steeplechase in 9 minutes, 28.67 seconds. But he wasn't the only Falcon contributing to Washington's cause in that event. Freshman AJ Baker (AuGres, Mich.) ran sixth in 9:49.72 -- a personal-best by nearly 13 seconds from the previous PR that he posted just last Saturday (April 3) when he won the steeple at the JD Shotwell Invitational in Tacoma.
Falcon senior Felt (Eugene, Ore.) took the men's long jump at 21 feet, 11¾ inches. That's the second week in a row and the third time this spring he has won the long jump. Felt's previous two victories came at the UPS Outdoor Preview on March 6 and at the Shotwell Invite.
Seattle Pacific freshman Alvarez (Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River HS) went 38-0 to take the triple jump. It was her fourth victory in that event in five meets this season.
Junior Crystal Sims (Portland, Ore.) factored into the Team Washington women's scoring in all three of her events. In her first try of the year in the 400 meters, Sims ran sixth in 58.36 -- fast enough to put her into the automatic qualifying list for next month's Great Northwest Athletic Conference meet. In that same race, freshman Emily Quatier (Portland, Ore.) moved from the provisional onto the automatic list for GNACs by logging a 58.53 for seventh place.
Sims also was sixth in the 100 hurdles (15.96) and seventh in the 200 (25.73). The latter was a personal best.
SPU grabbed three of the eight points-scoring spots in the 400 hurdles, led by the second-place performance of junior Jennifer Pike (Vancouver, Wash./Skyview HS) with a 1:05.12. Sophomore Natalie Nobbs (Yakima, Wash./Riverside Christian) was fourth (1:06.36) and freshman Kira Lewis (Yakima, Wash./West Valley HS) was seventh (1:08.38).
Sophomore Natty Plunkett (Bellevue, Wash./Newport HS) and senior Kate Harline (Orem, Utah) contributed distance points. Plunkett was second in the 5,000 meters (17:30.09), and Harline took third in the 1,500 (4:45.15).
Sophomore Brittany Aanstad (Lake Stevens, Wash./Lake Stevens HS) also was into the points twice for the Washington team, tying for fourth in the high jump (5-2¼) and taking sixth in the javelin (138-9). Junior Jacquie Mattson (Odell, Ore.) added high points by tying for eighth at 4-11.
In addition to her triple jump victory Amanda Alvarez was sixth in the long jump. Falcon freshman teammate Trinna Miranda (Tigard, Ore.) took fifth in that event at 18-0½, an improvement of 10¼ inches from her previous season and career best. And in the triple jump, freshman Kelly Jenkins (Hillsboro, Ore.) improved by a whole foot to 35-2½ to place ninth. Athena Alvarez (Vancouver, Wash./Columbia River HS) was SPU's other scorer in the triple, taking seventh.
Junior Melissa Peaslee (Fox Island, Wash./Gig Harbor HS) added third-place points in the pole vault, clearing a season-best 11-11¾.
Falcon freshman Nate Seely (Lynden, Wash./Lynden HS) chipped in some points for the Team Washington men by placing third in the 800 meters with a 1:54.61. Freshman Ryan Endresen (Portland, Ore.) added fifth-place points in the 400 hurdles (55.71).
The Falcons picked up fourth-place points in the 4x100 relay. Junior Hilario Ramirez (Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue HS), Felt, senior Micah Grounds (San Diego, Calif.) and Endresen ran a 43.98.
Junior Jace Derwin (Snoqualime, Wash./Mount Si HS) came within four inches of getting into the points in the javelin. But that didn't take away from his career-best throw of 177 feet, 3 inches. That was nearly nine feet farther than his mark of 168-4 from last Saturday's JD Shotwell Invite. Also taking a big jump in the throws was freshman Billy Martin (Edmonds, Wash./King's HS), who improved by nearly six feet in the hammer to a career-best 131-5.
Sophomore distance man Daniel Friesen continued his comeback from an injury that kept him on the sidelines for all of cross country and almost all of the indoor track season. Friesen cut more than five seconds off his time in the 1,500 meters, logging a 4:04.51 that put him onto the GNAC provisional qualifying list.
The Falcons will be in California on Thursday and Friday at the Mt. SAC Relays.
NCAA Women's Track & Field
War III
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Spokane Falls Community College/Spokane, Wash.
Washington 404.83, Oregon-Idaho-Montana 336.17
Team scores -- 1, Washington State 148; 2, Idaho 141; 3, Eastern Washington 96.16; 4, Seattle Pacific 71.16; 5, Montana 47; 6, Concordia-Portland 44; 7, Spokane CC 43.33; 8, Northwest Nazarene 36; 9, Eastern Oregon 32.16; 10, Lewis-Clark 22; 11, Central Washington 20; 12, Treasure Valley CC 14; 13, Whitworth 13; 14, Gonzaga 7; 15, Seattle U 6.16.
100 -- 1, Chanel James (Spo CC) 11.92. SPU placers -- 30, Karie Chamberlain 15.08.
200 -- 1, Cindy Robinson (WSU) 24.44. SPU placers -- 7, Crystal Sims 25.73; 15, Emily Quatier 26.53; 40, Chamberlain 30.83.
400 -- 1, Erin Clark (Mont) 57.51. SPU placers -- 6, Sims 58.36; 7, Quatier 58.53; 14, Jocelyn Charette 1:02.06.
800 -- 1, Lisa Egami (WSU) 2:10.88. SPU placers -- 9, Kate Harline 2:23.87; 16, Kelsey Brown 2:26.75
1500 -- 1, Kelsey Klettke (L-C) 4:43.69. SPU placers -- 3, Harline 4:45.15.
5000 -- 1, Shannon Porter (TV) 17:23.29. SPU placers -- 2, Natty Plunkett 17:30.09; 28, Margaret Hanscom 20:39.94; 31, Kassandra Boulton 21:01.24; 32, Laura Moser 21:38.45.
100 hurdles -- 1, Christie Gordon (Idaho) 13.92. SPU placer -- 6, Sims 15.96.
400 hurdles -- 1, Sarah Frey (EWU) 1:02.72. SPU placers -- 2, Jennifer Pike 1:05.12; 4, Natalie Nobbs 1:06.36; 7, Kira Lewis 1:08.08.
3000 steeplechase -- 1, Jaclyn Puga (NNU) 11:08.75. SPU placers -- 15, Mary Williams 12:49.62; 18, Kayla Wilkins 13:28.86.
4x100 relay -- 1, Western Washington 46.84. No SPU team.
4x400 relay -- 1, Idaho 3:54.43. No SPU team.
High jump -- 1, Christine Rice (WSU) 5-6 (1.68m). SPU placers -- T4, Brittany Aanstad 5-2 1/4 (1.58m); T8, Jacquie Mattson 4-11 (1.50m).
Pole vault -- 1, Kendall Mays (WSU) 12-11 1/2 (3.95m). SPU placers -- 3, Melissa Peaslee 11-11 3/4 (3.65m); T9, Kjersti Gedde 106 (3.20m); Michaela Caldwell NH.
Long jump -- 1, Shaquana Logan (WSU) 19-0 3/4 (5.81m). SPU placers -- 5, Trinna Miranda 18-0 1/2 (5.50m); 6, Amanda Alvarez 17-5 1/4 (5.31m); 9, Kelly Jenkins 16-5 3/4 (5.02m); 10, Athena Alvarez 16-5 (5.00m); 12, Nobbs 15-11 3/4 (4.87m)
Triple jump -- 1, Amanda Alvarez (SPU) 38-0 (11.58m). Other SPU placers -- 7, Athena Alvarez 35-9 1/4 (10.90m); 9, Jenkins 35-2 1/2 (10.73m); 19, Miranda 33-2 1/2 (10.12m); 20, Charette 32-11 3/4 (10.05m).
Shot put -- 1, Mykael Bothum (Idaho) 48-8 1/4 (14.84m). No SPU competitors.
Discus -- 1, Ashley Kenney (WSU) 155-10 (47.51m). No SPU competitors.
Hammer -- 1, Nicole Luckenbach (EWU) 199-2 (60.72m). No SPU competitors.
Javelin -- 1, Marissa Tschida (WSU) 179-3 (54.64m). SPU placers -- 6, Aanstad 138-9 (42.29m); 9, Carly Andrews 126-5 (38.54m).
NCAA Men's Track & Field
War III
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Spokane Falls Community College/Spokane, Wash.
Washington 451.17, Oregon-Idaho-Montana 286.83
Team scores -- 1, Idaho 125.66; 2, Spokane CC 105.33; 3, Washington State 98; 4, Whitworth 85.16; 5, Central Washington 50.16; 6, (tie) E. Washington and Montana 48.50; 8, Seattle Pacific 38; 9, Northwest Nazarene 32.50; 10, Concordia-Portland 27; 11, Eastern Oregon 24; 12, Seattle U 22; 13, Treasure Valley CC 11; 14, Lewis-Clark 10; 15, Great Falls 8.16; 16, Gonzaga 4.
100 -- 1, Anthony Wright (CWU) 10.65. SPU placers -- 12, Micah Grounds 11.34; 29, Hilario Ramirez 11.92.
200 -- 1, Zach Stanfield (Seattle U) 21.82. SPU placers -- 20, Grounds 23.23.
400 -- 1, Ryan Barrett (WSU) 49.44. No SPU competitors.
800 -- 1, Dusty Caseria (Whit) 1:53.24. SPU placers -- 3, Nate Seely 1:54.61; 24, Nathanael Sleight 2:01.81; 35, AJ Baker 2:03.97.
1500 -- 1, David Hickerson (WSU) 3:51.32. SPU placers - 16, Daniel Friesen 4:04.51; 22, Will Harrison 4:07.41; 23, Jacob Wahlenmaker 4:08.62; 26, Andrew Van Ness 4:09.84; 34, Daniel Hamilton 4:16.68; 36, Jordan Lance 4:18.44; 37, Gavin Brand 4:18.71.
5000 -- 1, Barry Britt (Idaho) 14:48.98. No SPU competitors.
110 hurdles -- 1, Paul Dittmer (Idaho) 13.97. No SPU competitors.
400 hurdles -- 1, Maurus Hope (NNU) 54.37. SPU placer -- 5, Ryan Endresen 55.71.
3000 steeplechase -- 1, Chad Meis (SPU) 9:28.67. Other SPU placer -- 6, Baker 9:49.72.
4x100 relay -- 1, Spokane CC 42.44. SPU placer -- 4, Seattle Pacific (Ramirez, Justin Felt, Grounds, Endresen) 43.98.
4x400 relay -- 1, Eastern Oregon 3:20.77. No SPU team.
High jump -- 1, Cody Stelzer (Whit) 6-8 (2.03m). No SPU competitors.
Pole vault -- 1, Jeremy Klas (Idaho) 16-8 3/4 (5.10m). No SPU competitors.
Long jump -- 1, Felt (SPU) 21-11 3/4 (6.70m). No other SPU competitors.
Triple jump -- 1, Colin Briggs (Idaho) 45-0 1/4 (13.72m). No SPU competitors.
Shot put -- 1, Jeff Kintner (Whit) 55-4 1/4 (16.87m). No SPU competitors.
Discus -- 1, Matt Lamb (WSU) 172-11 (52.70m). SPU placer -- 26, Billy Martin 116-4 (35.46m).
Hammer -- 1, Tyler Fischer (CWU) 189-10 (57.86m). SPU placer -- 19, Martin 131-5 (40.06m).
Javelin -- 1, Alexander Hymel (Whit) 206-5 (62.92m). SPU placer -- 9, Jace Derwin 177-3 (54.03m); 17, Nate Wagner 162-5 (49.50m).
