Complete women's and men's results (PDF)
        Complete team scores (PDF)
 
LACEY, Wash. – With the championship portion of the track and field season just a week away, the Seattle Pacific Falcons got into a winning mode on Saturday.
 
Tasia Baldwin matched her season-best mark in the long jump and was one of three first-place finishers as SPU tied for the women's team title, and Peyton Harris set a career-best in the 110-meter hurdles for one of the four victories on the men's side at the Saint Martin's Invitational.
                                     
The Seattle Pacific and Central Washington women both finished with 145 points. The Falcons were third on the men's side with 106 points as the regular season concluded.

Attention now turns to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships, set for next Friday and Saturday at Western Oregon University in Monmouth.
 
SPU senior Baldwin (Tacoma, Wash. / Foss HS) was part of two top-placing performances on Saturday. In addition to her 17-foot, 3 ½-inch long jump, she ran the anchor leg on the 4x100 relay. The Falcons finished in 47.09 seconds, with freshman Becca Houk, junior Jahzelle Ambus, and sophomore Kyra Brannan carrying the baton prior to Baldwin.
 
Junior Lynelle Decker (Vancouver, Wash. / Mountain View HS) won the 800 meters in 2:12.25. Decker led a 1-2-3-4 SPU finish in that race, as freshman Chynna Phan (2:16.23), sophomore Ali Sowers (2:19.62) and freshman Jessie Mathison (2:20.48) followed her to the finish. The time for Phan (Bellingham, Wash. / Mt. Baker HS) was a career best; Mathison (Lake Oswego, Ore.) tied her career best.
 
Seattle Pacific added another qualifier to its conference list, as freshman Jessica Rawlins beat the provisional standard in the 1,500. Rawlins (Mill Creek, Wash. / Henry M. Jackson HS), needing at least a 4:39.86, got across the line in 4:39.43. She already was an automatic qualifier in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

 

In the men's meet, Falcons freshman Harris (Boise, Idaho) had a clean race in the 110 hurdles, stopping the watch in 15.61 seconds. That was .06 better than the 15.67 he posted on April 18 at the Beach Invitational in Norwalk, Calif.
 
Senior sprinter David Ferguson factored into a pair of men's victories. Ferguson (Inverness, Ill.) was at the front of a 1-2-3-4 SPU effort in the 100-meter dash. His time of 11.16 was followed by freshman Mario Lopez (a career-best 11.28), freshman Clifford Paulk (11.29), and senior RJ Straker (a PR 11.30).

 

Ferguson also led off the winning 4x100 relay, as he, Harris, Straker, and Paulk finished in 42.49. That was more than half a second faster than that foursome's previous best of 43.04 at last Saturday's Ralph Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham, and 24 hundredths better than any SPU 4x100 team this season. It currently ranks No. 6 in the conference and guarantees a lane for next weekend.
 
Lopez (Chino, Calif.) and Paulk (Marysville, Wash. / Marysville-Pilchuck HS) put together a 1-2 finish in the 200, with Lopez at 22.69 seconds, and Paulk at 23.06.
 
 
NCAA WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Saint Martin's Invitational
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Saint Martin's University / Lacey, Wash.
 
Team scores – 1, (tie) Seattle Pacific and Central Washington 145; 3, Saint Martin's 136; 4, Olympic College 73; 5, Western Washington 46; 6, Northwest University 40; 7, Christ Life Track Club 20; 8, Green River CC 15; 9, Puget Sound 10; 10, British Columbia 6.
 
100 – 1, Princess Joy Griffey (Christ Life) 12.17. SPU – 2, Becca Houk 12.55*; 3, Tasia Baldwin 12.60*; 12, Ryan Conlin 13.52.
200 – 1, Princess Joy Griffey (Christ Life) 24.69. SPU – 2, Jahzelle Ambus 25.42*; 3, Kyra Brannan 26.03*; 7, Kelsey Chase 26.57; 15, Ryan Conlin 27.83.
400 – 1, Emily Mills (Olympic College) 57.82. SPU – 2, Cheryl Hong 58.81*.
800 – 1, Lynelle Decker (SPU) 2:12.25#!. Other SPU – 2, Chynna Phan 2:16.23; 3, Ali Sowers 2:19.62; 4, Jessie Mathison 2:20.48; 11, Kiley Zeitler 2:36.14.
1500 – 1, Shannon Porter (StM) 4:35.32*. SPU – 2, Anna Patti 4:36.01*; 4, Jessica Rawlins 4:39.43*; 5, Sarah Macdonald 4:43.44; 6, Mary Charleson 4:47.26; 8, Hannah Calvert 4:50.97; 10, Hailey Kettel 4:56.92; 13, Kiley Zeitler 5:17.00.
5000 – 1, Camille Shiflett (Olympic College) 18:48.30. No SPU.
10,000 – No race.
4x100 relay – 1, Seattle Pacific (Becca Houk, Jahzelle Ambus, Kyra Branna, Tasia Baldwin) 47.09.
4x400 relay – 1, Olympic College 4:07.17. No SPU.
100 hurdles – 1, Tianna Banfro (CWU) 14.88*. No SPU.
400 hurdles – 1, Megan Teigen (StM) 1:02.88!. SPU – 2, Jalen Tims 1:04.06!.
3000 steeplechase – 1, Natalie Bergstrom (CWU) 11:57.16. No SPU.
High jump – 1, Charnie Dondrea (Northwest U) 5-1 / 1.55m. SPU – 2, Naphtali Ward 4-11 / 1.50m.
Pole vault – 1, Anna Paradee (WWU) 11-7 / 3.53m. SPU – 4, Michaella Kahns 10-7 / 3.23m.
Long jump – 1, Tasia Baldwin (SPU) 17-3 ½ / 5.27m*. No other SPU.
Triple jump – 1, Kelly Cronc (CWU) 35-10 ¾ / 10.94m. No SPU.
Shot put – 1, Kirby Neale (StM) 46-8 ¾ / 14.24m#!. SPU – 4, Sammi Markham 40-2 / 12.24m*; 10, Madison Buttice 30-2 / 9.19m.
Discus – 1, Kahili Novikoff (StM) 132-10 / 40.48m*. SPU – 6, Sammi Markham 111-9 / 34.06m; 14, Madison Buttice 85-4 / 26.02m.
Javelin – 1, Kathryn Walker (StM) 141-6 / 43.13m#!. SPU – 2, Michaela Farner 131-4 ½ / 40.05m*.
Hammer – 1, Angel Rodgers (StM) 160-0 / 48.78m!. No SPU.
 
# NCAA provisional qualifying
! GNAC automatic qualifying
*GNAC provisional qualifying
 
 
NCAA MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Saint Martin's Invitational
Saturday, May 2, 2015
Saint Martin's University / Lacey, Wash.
 
Team scores – 1, Saint Martin's 183; 2, Central Washington 117; 3, Seattle Pacific 106; 4, Olympic College 67; 5, Green River CC 52; 6, Western Washington 42; 7, British Columbia 20; 8, Northwest University 17; 9, Puget Sound 15; 10, Club Northwest 4; 11, Christ Life Track Club 2.
 
100 – 1, David Ferguson (SPU) 11.16. Other SPU – 2, Mario Lopez 11.28; 3, Clifford Paulk 11.29; 4, RJ Straker 11.30; 17, Ben Smith 12.04.
200 – 1, Mario Lopez (SPU) 22.69. Other SPU – 2, Clifford Paulk 23.06; 4, Chris Moreton 23.27; 6, RJ Straker 23.33; 9, Justin Ramsey 23.98
400 – 1, Frank Krause (StM) 50.09*. SPU – 3, Justin Ramsey 51.20.
800 – 1, Jonathan Ferguson (Northwest U) 1:53.96. SPU – 13, Clark Sterling 2:03.71; 17, Ka'eo Lindsey 2:09.39.
1500 – 1, Kaleb Javier (CWU) 4:00.34. SPU – 2, Adam Avischious 4:00.57; 4, Turner Wiley 4:03.20; 7, Ben Halladay 4:05.25; 18, Brian Comer 4:21.39.
5000 – 1, Dylan Darlington (CWU) 15:45.83. No SPU.
10,000 – 1, Jacob O'Connell (Green River CC) 35:15.60. No SPU.
4x100 relay – 1, Seattle Pacific (David Ferguson, Peyton Harris, RJ Straker, Clifford Paulk) 42.49.
4x400 relay – 1, Central Washington 3:35.93. No SPU.
110 hurdles – 1, Peyton Harris (SPU) 15.61*. No other SPU.
400 hurdles – 1, Ty Sissel (StM) 55.95*. No SPU.
3000 steeplechase – 1, Justin Higar (UPS) 9:54.77. No SPU.
High jump – 1, Mikel Smith (StM) 6-6 ¾ / 2.00m!. No SPU.
Pole vault – 1 Andrew Andrada (StM) 15-4 ¼ / 4.68m!. No SPU.
Long jump – 1, Rudy Mataya (WWU) 21-9 ½ / 6.64m*. SPU – 2, Peyton Harris 20-7 ¼ / 6.28m; 7, Ben Smith 19-5 ½ / 5.93m.
Triple jump – 1, Brian McElroy (CWU) 43-7 / 13.28m. No SPU.
Shot put – 1, Mitch Wilkens (StM) 47-11 ¼ / 14.61m*. No SPU.
Discus – 1, Mitch Wilkens (StM) 145-4 ½ / 44.31m*. No SPU.
Javelin – 1, Brian Chalkley (StM) 170-7 / 52.00. No SPU.
Hammer – 1, Vincent Fuelefau (StM) 167-5 ½ / 51.05m. No SPU.
 
# NCAA provisional qualifying
! GNAC automatic qualifying
*GNAC provisional qualifying