Stanford Invitational results (SPU events only) (PDF)
        San Francisco State Distance Carnival results (SPU events only) (PDF)
        JD Shotwell Invitational women's results (PDF)
        JD Shotwell Invitational men's results (PDF)

STANFORD, Calif. – Four races. Three new NCAA qualifying times. Two more national top-10 performances.
 
One terrific day at the track for the Seattle Pacific Falcons.
 
Lynelle Decker put her name high on the 800-meter list, and the SPU women's 4x100 and 4x400 relays moved onto their respective qualifying lists for the first time this spring to cap a successful trip to California on the final day of the Stanford Invitational.
  Falcons sophomore Decker (Vancouver, Wash. / Mountain View HS) posted a personal best and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 2 minutes, 10.58 seconds for her two laps around the Cobb Track oval under sunny skies with temperatures in the mid 60s. That was almost a full second better than her previous best time of 2:11.57, set at last year's Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships in Monmouth, Ore.
 
As of mid-evening on Saturday, with other weekend results still pending from around the country, Decker's time was the fourth-best in Division II. It also gives her an excellent chance of staying off the bubble when the time arrives in May to determine who gets tickets to Allendale, Mich., for the national championships. Her mark on Saturday would have ranked 12th on last spring's national entry list. A minimum of 20 are taken for each individual event.
  The 4x400 relay team of Kishia Mitchell, Tasia Baldwin, Jasmine Johnson, and McKayla Fricker put itself squarely into the national picture with a provisional clocking of 3:45.63. It was just two weeks ago when a slightly different SPU team (Johnson was out with a minor injury) ran 3:54.16 at the Oregon Preview in Eugene.
 
Saturday's time was ranked No. 6 nationally as of mid evening. It would have been No. 12 among last year's 15 accepted entries for nationals. At least 14 relays make it into the meet.

"They were fired up and ready to get after it," SPU assistant coach Audra Smith said. "We knew the conditions were going to be perfect. It really wasn't an option not to run well."
 
Added Fricker, "Going into it, we were all a little tired. But we knew this was an amazing opportunity that we had to seize. We all trusted each other and got to the line and got the baton, and went for it. The heat we were in was good competition (Fresno State, Stanford, Utah State, and Cal State Northridge), so we were excited."
 
Seattle Pacific's other 2014 first-time national qualifier was the 4x100 squad of BryAnne Wochnick, Mitchell, Kyra Brannan, and Baldwin. After twice coming close to the 47.11 provisional standard (most recently 47.33 on March 22 in Eugene), they slipped under it with a 47.09, ranking 14th as of Saturday evening. They'll have the rest of the rest of April and two meets in May – including the conference championships – to shave off a few more tenths. Last year's final accepted time for nationals was 46.60.
 
The Falcons' fourth raceon Saturday was Fricker in the 800, and for the second meet in a row, she broke the 2:09 barrier, finishing 19^th overall in 2:08.80. At the Oregon Preview, the senior from Canby, Ore., went below 2:09 for the first time, coming across in 2:08.00. That still ranks as the second-best mark in D2, trailing only the 2:06.35 by Chante Roberts of Adams State.
 
ALSO IN CALIFORNIA …
On Friday, Mitchell ran a season-best 56.77 seconds to finish 19^th in the 400 meters at Stanford. Decker barely missed an NCAA provisional time in the 1,500, stopping the watch in 4:35.81. The mark to beat is 4:35.34.
    Patti (Renton, Wash. / Lindbergh HS) finished the women's 5,000 in 17:29.09, more than a full minute faster than the 18:38.64 from March 2013 that had been her best time.
 
Both Wiley and Patti became automatic qualifiers for the GNAC Championships, as did freshman Sarah Macdonald. In her first collegiate 5K, Macdonald (Tucson, Ariz.) ran 17:33.17.
 
JD SHOTWELL INVITATIONAL
For the second time in three weekends, freshman Maddi Hommes set three personal-best marks on one day.
  First, Hommes (Lynden, Wash. / Lynden HS) threw the javelin 118 feet, 6 inches, bettering her 108-0 from last week's Club Northwest Spring Break Open. Then, she went 17.14 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles, beating her 17.21 from the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open on March 22. Finally, Hommes long jumped 16-0 ¼. That was her first time in the 16s, and topped the 15-8 ¾  she posted at L&C.
  Freshman Sammi Markham (Gig Harbor, Wash. / Gig Harbor HS) had a pair of PRs: 38-9 ¾ in the shot put (previous 38-1 ¼), and 124-2 in the javelin – exactly 14 feet farther than her 110-2 from last Saturday at the Club Northwest meet in West Seattle.
 
Junior David Ferguson (Inverness, Ill.) posted a season-best 22.32 in the men's 200-meter dash. He already was a GNAC provisional qualifier, and now is just one-tenth away from the 22.22 automatic time.
 
 
NCAA WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Stanford Invitational
Friday-Saturday, April 4-5, 2014
Cobb Track and Angell Field / Stanford, Calif.
                                             
SPU EVENTS ONLY
100 – 1, Ashley Marshall (UC Davis) 11.58. SPU placers – 36, Kyra Brannan 12.756; 37, Tasia Baldwin 12.757.
400 – 1, Kristyn Williams (Stanford) 52.70. SPU placers – 19, Kishia Mitchell 56.77!; 31, BryAnne Wochnick 57.70*; 37, Jasmine Johnson 58.57*.
800 – 1, Maggie Vessey  (Unattached) 2:03.58. SPU placers – 19, McKayla Fricker 2:08.80+!; 29, Lynelle Decker 2:10.58#!
1500 – 1, Laura Thweatt (Boulder Track) 4:15.89. SPU placer – 73, Lynelle Decker 4:35.81*.
4x100 relay – 1, Texas A&M 43.69. SPU placer – 7, Seattle Pacific (BryAnne Wochnick, Kishia Mitchell, Kyra Brannan, Tasia Baldwin 47.09#.
4x400 relay – 1, Texas A&M 3:35.11. SPU placer – 10, Seattle Pacific (Mitchell, Baldwin, Johnson, Fricker) 3:45.63#.

+ NCAA automatic qualifying
# NCAA provisional
! GNAC automatic
* GNAC provisional
 

JD Shotwell Invitational
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Baker Stadium / Tacoma, Wash.
 
Team scores – 1, Western Washington 151; 2, Central Washington 110; 3, Pacific Lutheran 105; 4, Puget Sound 75.5; 5, Mount Hood CC 63; 6, Saint Martin's 48; 7, Simon Fraser 47; 8, Seattle Pacific 29; 9, Christ Life 20; 10, Everett CC 19.5; 11, Seattle University 10; 12, Oiselle 6; 13, Trinity Lutheran 5; 14, Green River CC 2.
 
100 – 1, Princess Griffey (Christ Life) 11.89. SPU placer – 6, Kelsey Chase 13.01.
200 – 1, Princess Griffey (Christ Life) 24.28. SPU placer – 7, Kelsey Chase 26.94.
400 – 1, Shawna Troupe (WWU) 59.46. No SPU competitors.
800 – 1, Alicia Burns (UPS) 2:19.64. SPU placers – 6, Ellen Ruby 2:25.95; 11, Kiley Zeitler 2:35.73.
1500 – 1, Austen Reiter (WWU) 4:45.62. SPU placer – 9, Kiley Zeitler 5:12.98.
5000 – 1, Katelyn Steen (WWU) 16:59.03. No SPU competitors.
4x100 relay – 1, Mount Hood CC 50.1. SPU no team.
4x400 relay – 1, Pacific Lutheran 4:06.95. No SPU team.
100 hurdles – 1, Lisa Petersen (Unattached) 15.00. SPU placers – 6, Cheryl Hong 16.09; 12, Ali Sowers 16.85; 13, Maddi Hommes 17.14.
400 hurdles – 1, Irene Moore (Saint Martin's) 1:04.37. No SPU competitors.
3000 steeplechase – 1, Hannah Mittelstaedt (Seattle U) 11:07.13. SPU placer – 4, Hannah Calvert 12:25.39.
High jump – 1, Tayler Fettig (CWU) 5-5 ¼ / 1.66m. No SPU competitors.
Pole vault – 1, Cheyanna Pinley (WWU) 11-1 / 3.38m. SPU competitors – Madi Webster no height, Michaella Kahns no height.
Long jump – 1, Tanya Bjornsson (WWU) 17-8 / 5.38m. SPU placers – 6, Maddi Hommes 16-0 ¼ / 4.88m; 12, Cheryl Hong 15-4 ¼ / 4.68m; 23, Ali Sowers 14-1 ¼ / 4.30m.
Triple jump – 1, Kye Fedor (Simon Fraser) 36-2 / 11.02m. No SPU competitors.
Shot put – 1, Samantha Potter (PLU) 39-11 ½ / 12.18m. SPU placer – 3, Sammi Markham 38-9 ¾ / 11.83m*.
Discus –.1, Samantha Potter (PLU) 130-11 / 39.90m. No SPU competitors.
Hammer – 1, Jorgina Moore (PLU) 155-1 / 47.26m. No SPU competitors.
Javelin – 1, Bethany Drake (WWU) 159-6 / 51.66m. SPU placers – 6, Michaela Farner 126-0 / 38.42m; 8, Sammi Markham 124-2 / 37.86m; 10, Maddi Hommes 118-6 / 36.11m; 16, Emily Corona 103-1 / 31.43m; 23, Cheryl Hong 70-7 / 21.52m; 25, Ali Sowers 61-3 / 18.66m.

* GNAC provisional


San Francisco State Distance Carnival
Friday, April 4, 2014
Cox Stadium / San Francisco, Calif.
                          
SPU EVENTS ONLY
5000 – 1, Emkly Myers (Nevada) 16:43.50. SPU placers – 30, Anna Patti 17:29.09!; 34, Sarah Macdonald 17:33.17!.
10,000 – 1, Karis Frankian (The Masters) 35:37.19. SPU placer – 20, Claire Rachwitz 38:20.06!

! GNAC automatic

 
NCAA MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
JD Shotwell Invitational
Saturday, April 5, 2014
Baker Stadium / Tacoma, Wash.
 
Team scores – 1, Western Washington 201.5; 2, Central Washington 108; 3, Pacific Lutheran 87; 4, Puget Sound 71.5; 5, Everett CC 57.5; 6, Saint Martin's 39; 7, Simon Fraser 30; 8, Seattle Pacific 23; 9, Tacoma City Running Club 16; 10, (tie) Trinity Lutheran and Mount Hood CC 13; 12, TCRC 8; 13, Olympic College 5; 14, Green River CC 3.
 
100 – 1, Kent McKinney (CWU) 10.91. SPU placer – 5, David Ferguson 11.18.
200 – 1, Alex Donigan (WWU) 21.86. SPU placer – 2, David Ferguson 22.32*.
400 – 1, Alex Donigan (WWU) 49.87. SPU placer – 13, Justin Ramsey 53.58.
800 – 1, Cody McCranie (WWU) 1:54.09. SPU placer – 6, Alex Horton 1:59.42.
1500 – 1, Ryan Brockerville (Unattached) 3:54.53. SPU placers – 6, Adam Avischous 4:06.04; 25, Ryan Alcantara 4:28.75; 30, Colin Wilkins 4:38.59.
5000 – 1, Francis Reynolds (Tacoma City) 15:02.37. No SPU competitors.
4x100 relay – 1, Pacific Lutheran 42.98. SPU no team.
4x400 relay – 1, Puget Sound 3:31.35. No SPU team.
110 hurdles – 1, Travis Milbrandt (WWU) 15.28. No SPU competitors.
400 hurdles – 1, Jamall James (Everett CC) 57.30. No SPU competitors.
3000 steeplechase – 1, Joshua Seekatz (UPS) 9:34.18. No SPU competitors.
High jump – 1, Brett Watson (WWU) 6-4 ¼ / 1.94m. No SPU competitors.
Pole vault – 1, Kodiak Landis (Everett CC) 14-6 ¼ / 4.43m. No SPU competitors.
Long jump – 1, Luke Plummer (CWU) 22-3 / 6.78m. SPU placer – 10, Ben Smith 19-11 ¾ / 6.09m.
Triple jump – 1, Luke Plummer (CWU) 44-8 / 13.61m. SPU placer – 4, Ben Smith 40-2 ¾ / 12.26m.
Shot put – 1, Frank Catelli (WWU) 55-3 / 16.84m. No SPU competitors.
Discus – 1, Frank Catelli (WWU) 162-6 / 49.52m. No SPU competitors.
Hammer – 1, Kyle Peart (PLU) 181-2 / 55.22m. No SPU competitors.
Javelin – 1, Slater Hirst (WWU) 196-0 / 59.75m.

* GNAC provisional

 
San Francisco State Distance Carnival
Friday, April 4, 2014
Cox Stadium / San Francisco, Calif.
                                    
SPU EVENTS ONLY
10,000 – 1, Julian Florez (Adams State) 29:41.39. SPU placer – 38, Turner Wiley 31:39.47*

* GNAC provisional


Stanford Invitational
Friday-Saturday, April 4-5, 2014         
Cobb Track and Angell Field / Stanford, Calif.
 
No entries.