SEATTLE, Wash. – The Western Washington University track & field program concluded the two-day UW Invitational on Saturday with eight program top-10 marks to complete the second indoor meet of the season, held Friday and Saturday by the University of Washington at Dempsey Indoor.

Junior Tupre Wickliff (Vancouver, WA/Evergreen/Clark College) led three Vikings in the high jump on Saturday, tying for 14th with a leap of 2.00m (6-6 ¾). He bettered his season-opening mark of 1.95m (6-4 ¾) to move from 10th to 4th on the WWU top-10 list.

A trio of WWU throwers recorded personal-bests ranking among the WWU top-10 list in the weight throw. Freshman Bryce Bryant-Leat (Spokane, WA/Lewis and Clark) led the way with a toss of 14.42m (47-3 ¾) to place 20th on Saturday. He was followed by freshman Avery Lux (Fort Collings, CO/Fossil Ridge) in 22nd (14.02m/46-0) and freshman Ben Malquist (Bellingham, WA/Sehome) in 23rd (13.96m, 45-9 ¾). Bryant-Leat’s effort ranks 7th in WWU history while Lux’s is 9th and Malquist’s is 10th.

Bryant-Leat also added a top-10 mark in the shot put with a mark of 14.77m (48-5 ½) to place 20th. His previous personal best in the season opener at the UW Preview was 14.66m (48-1 ¼), and he remains ranked 10th on the WWU top-10 list after his mark recorded at the UW Preview also held the same rank.

On the track, freshman Bryant Welch (Burien, WA/Mount Rainier) led four Vikings in the 400m dash, clocking a time of 50.06 to tie for the 7th-best time in WWU top-10 history.

A pair of WWU women also recorded personal-best WWU top-10 list times in the 400m, with junior Savannah Smith (Renton, WA) finishing 35th (58.44) and sophomore Emily Sytsma (Lynden, WA/Lynden Christian/Concordia) crossing the line in 46th (59.19). Smith moved from 10th to 6th on the top-10 list, bettering her previous personal-best of 59.47 set in 2016, while Sytsma’s time ranks 9th on the list.

Senior Jasmine McMullin (Sequim, WA), who opened the season at the UW Preview with a NCAA II provisional-qualifying mark of  12.00m (39-4 ½) in the triple jump, placed 11th in the event on Saturday with a jump of 11.67m (38-3 ½) to rank above the provisional-qualifying standard but not best her season-opening mark.

Friday’s competition had included Vikings in the 200m, 3,000m, 5,000m, distance medley relay and pole vault with five program top-10 marks recorded.

WWU travels across the state to the Cougar Indoor next Friday and Saturday, hosted by Washington State University at the WSU Indoor Practice Facility. The Vikings return to Dempsey Indoor later in February for the UW FloTrack Classic (Feb. 9-10), UW Open (Feb. 11) and SPU Final Qualifier (Feb. 24)

UW Invitational Results:

Saturday Results (Women):

60m Qualifying: Kelsey McLean, 8.12, 44th; Hannah Bradley, 8.18, 57th

60m Hurdles Qualifying: Claire Hansen, 9.42, 30th

400m: Savannah Smith, 58.44, 35th – 6th on WWU top-10 list; Emily Sytsma, 59.19, 46th – 9th on WWU top-10 list

4x400m: Molly House, Deja Svastisalee, Isabella Foos and Shakila Omar, 4:03.50, 17th

High Jump: Heather Faretta, 1.55m (5-1), 23rd; Claire Hansen, 1.50m (4-11), 30th; Bridget Henry, 1.40m (4-11), 33rd

Long Jump: Malea Munoz, 4.84m (15-10 ½), 37th; Devon Olson, 4.69m (15-4 ¾), 43rd

Triple Jump: Jasmine McMullin, 11.67m (38-3 ½), 11th – NCAA II provisional-qualifying mark but shy of season PR

Shot Put: Chanelle Eddy, 10.23m (33-6 ¾), 43rd

Saturday Results (Men):

60m Hurdles Qualifying: Cordell Cummings, 8.68, 15th; Keetaan DeWitz 8.86, 18th

400m: Bryant Welch, 50.06, 17th – T7th on WWU top-10 list; Ryan McArthur, 50.55, 27th; Wyatt Longley, 51.22, 31st; Reid Lovercamp, 51.51, 32nd

800m: Kyler Sager, 1:56.02, 35th

4x400m: Cordell Cummings, Myles Smith, Aaron Bosscher and Daniel Jones, 3:29.66, 8th

High Jump: Tupre Wickliff, 2.00m (6-6 ¾), 14th – 4th on WWU top-10 list; Nick Makrakis, 1.90m (6-2 ¾), 20th; Garrett Davies, 1.85m (6-0 ¾); 21st

Long Jump: Jacob Ringold, 6.43m (21-1 ¼), T19th, Kyler Nygren, 6.02m (19-9); 23rd; Cyrus McAllister, 5.95m (19-6 ¼), 25th; Angelo Fernandez, 5.50m (18-0 ½), 27th

Triple Jump: Jacob Ringold, 12.73m (41-9 ¼); 17th

Shot Put: Bryce Bryant-Leat, 14.77m (48-5 ½), 20th – 10th on WWU top-10 list; Ben Malquist, 14.33m (47-0 ¼), 23rd

Weight Throw: Bryce Bryant-Leat, 14.42m (47-3 ¾), 20th – 7th on WWU top-10 list; Avery Lux, 14.02m (46-0) – 9th on WWU top-10 list, 22nd; Ben Malquist (13.96m, 45-9 ¾), 23rd – 10th on WWU top-10 list

Friday Results (Women):

200m: Emily Sytsma, 26.29, 53rd; Hannah Bradley, 26.35, 60th; Savannah Smith, 26.35, 61st; Kelsey McLean, 26.89; 83rd; Isabella Foos, 27.62; 93rd, Shakila Omar, 27.89, 97th

3000m: Tracy Melville, 10:38.48, 69th

5000m: Sophia Galvez, 17:48.71, 35th – 6th on WWU top-10 list; Alexandrea Laiblin, 18:32.62, 54th

Distance Medley: Jane Barr, Deja Svastisalee, Shawnee Konrad and Aundrea Koger, 12:32.06; 20th – 10th on WWU top-10 list

Pole Vault: Rachael Roberts, 3.33m (10-11), 32nd; Hannah Dodson, 3.18m (10-5 ¼), T39th; Jewels Oliquiano, 3.18m (10-5 ¼), T39th; Amanda Andersen, 3.18m (10-5 ¼), 42nd; Mariah Brelsford, 3.03m (9-11 ¼), T44th; Shawnee Konrad, 3.03m (9-11 ¼), T44th

Friday Results (Men):

200m: Bryant Welch, 22.67; 18th; Daniel Jones, 23.06, 28th; Reid Lovercamp, 23.34; 37th; Jordan Wallace, 23.65, 40th;

Aaron Bosscher, 23.83, 42nd; Sonny Chhim, 23.93, 43rd; Angelo Fernandez, 23.96, 44th

5000m: Eric Hamel, 14:56.19, 27th – 7th on WWU top-10 list; Jadon Olson, 14:57.59, 28th –8th on WWU top-10 list; Ben Jacot, 15:01.88, 33rd; Dylan Hayes, 15:09.43, 38th

Distance Medley: Porter McMichael, Myles Smith, Macauley Franks and Ian Fay (Team A), 10:32.99, 13th – 10th on WWU top-10 list; Jesse Wiley, Keaton Spiller, Wilson Turk (Team B), 10:52.95, 16th

Pole Vault: J.T. Konrad, 4.48m (14-8 ¼); 14th; Adam Thomas, 4.18m (13-8 ½), 15th; Matt Coelho, 4.03m (13-2 ½), 16th

2018 Indoor Schedule:

Meet	Date	Location
UW Preview	Jan.13	University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
UW Invitational	Jan. 26-27	University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
Cougar Indoor	Feb. 2-3	Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
UW FloTrack Classic	Feb. 9-10	University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
UW Open	Feb. 11	University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
GNAC Championships	Feb. 16-17	Jacksons Indoor Complex (Nampa, ID)
SPU Final Qualifier	Feb. 24	Dempsey Indoor (Seattle, WA)
NCAA Championships	March 9-10	Robert W. Plaster Center (Pittsburg, KS)

 

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