STANFORD, Calif., HAYWARD, Calif. & VANCOUVER, BC – The Western Washington University track & field program opened competition at the Stanford Invitational, San Francisco State Distance Carnival and University of British Columbia Open on Friday with strong performances, including NCAA Division II provisional-qualifying mark improvements for senior pole vaulter Anna Paradee and junior javelin thrower Alex Barry along with a provisional-qualifying effort from freshman javelin thrower Hannah Nienaber.
Paradee (Tacoma, WA/Decatur) and Barry (Sequim, WA) were two of seven Vikings competing at the Stanford Invitational, hosted at Cobb Track & Angell Field. Paradee finished in a tie for 6th among 11 placers against a competitive field of NCAA Division I opponents at the meet. She finished with a season-best height of 3.95m (12-11 ½) that came on her third attempt and improved upon her previous season-best/provisional-qualifying mark of 3.82m (12-6 ¼), which had entered the day as the No. 2 mark in Division II during the season and was recorded last week at the Seattle Pacific University Doris Heritage Track Festival.
Barry, competing against a field of NCAA Division I throwers in the invitational section of the javelin, placed 8th of 12 with a season-best throw of 61.90m (203-1) on his second attempt. The mark improved upon his previous season-best throw/provisional-qualifying mark of 60.05m (197-0), which ranked 14th nationally as of Friday and was set at the Pacific Lutheran University Open.
Nienaber (Battle Ground, WA/Prairie) became the third Viking to record a provisional-qualifying throw in the women’s javelin during the season, joining sophomore Raquel Pellecer (Sandy, OR/Portland State) and freshman Natalie Vetto (Kirkland, WA/Lake Washington). She won the javelin at the UBC Open with a personal-best mark of 42.31m (138-9), which ranks among the top 15 nationally as of Friday night.
At the Stanford Invitational, senior Brandon Pless (Sedro-Woolley, WA) made his season debut and placed 14th in the collegiate section of the discus (42.05m/137-11) as well as 24th in the collegiate section of the hammer (45.75m/150-01).
Sophomore Cordell Cummings (Arlington, WA) finished 20th in the prelims of the 110m hurdles with a personal-best time of 15.32 at Stanford and freshman Bryant Welch (Burien, WA/Mount Rainier) ran a personal-best time of 49.75 in the 400m to finish 20th. Junior Savannah Smith (Renton, WA) placed 29th with a time of 57.87 in the 400m at Stanford as well.
At the SF State Distance Carnival, held at Chabot College, junior Isaac Derline (Kent, WA/Kentridge) placed 45th in the 5,000m with a personal-best time of 14:47.99 – the No. 10 time on the WWU top-10 list to replace his previous personal-best of 14:48.86 set last year, which had also ranked 10th on the list. The time leads the GNAC during the season.
Also at SF State, sophomore Liam Cossette (Spokane, WA/Ferris) was 30th in the 1,500m with a time of 3:57.45, followed by junior Kyler Sager (Snohomish, WA/Everett CC) in a personal-best time of 3:58.41. Senior Alexandra Laiblin (Oak Harbor, WA) placed 44th in the 10,000m (38:57.27) while freshman Ian Fay (Duvall, WA/Cedarcrest) was 57th (9:53.30) in the 3,000m steeplechase and freshman Jackson McIlroy (Twain Harte, CA/Sonora) placed 59th (9:54.35).
Senior Somit Chhim (Kelso, WA) was 4th in the triple jump with a personal-best effort (14.18m/46-6 ¼) and 11th in the long jump (6.62m/21-8 ¾).
The majority of Vikings competed in Canada at the UBC Open on Friday, with 1st-place finishes forNienaber as well as freshman Ben Jacot (Tacoma, WA/Curtis) in the 10,000m (32:33.97), sophomoreJewels Oliquiano (Kaneohe, HI/Castle) in the pole vault (3.40m/11-1 ¾) and sophomore Chanelle Eddy(Bellingham, WA/Sehome/Whitworth) in the discus (40.16m/131-9).
Freshman Seren Dances (Port Townsend, WA) is 1st after the opening day of the decathlon with 3,408 points and followed in 2nd by sophomore Nick Makrakis (Concord, CA/Northgate) with 3,145 points. Junior Rudy Mataya (Burlington, WA/Burlington-Edison) is 4th with 2,967 points. The trio continue competing at UBC on Saturday, during a meet schedule featuring exclusively multi-events with all other events having already taken place on Friday.
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Competition resumes at each of the three meets on Saturday morning. WWU will also have student-athletes competing at a fourth location, the University of Puget Sound Shotwell Invitational in Tacoma, on Saturday as well. Visit WWUVikings.com for meet links, including live results links for the meets held in California and at UPS.
WWU Friday Results
SF State Distance Carnival:
Running Events:
10,000m (W): Alexandra Laiblin, 38:57.27, 44th
1,500m (M): Liam Cossette, 3:57.45, 30th; Kyler Sager, 3:58.41, 39th (PR)
3,000m Steeplechase (M): Ian Fay, 9:53.30, 57th; Jackson Mcllroy, 9:54.35, 59th
5,000m (M): Isaac Derline, 14:47.99, 45th – No. 10 WWU top-10 list
Field Events:
Pole Vault: J.T. Konrad, NH
Long Jump (M): Somit Chhim, 6.62m (21-8 ¾), 11th
Triple Jump (M): Somit Chhim, 14.18m (46-6 ¼), 4th
Stanford Invitational:
Field Events:
Hammer Throw – Collegiate (M): Brandon Pless, 45.75m (150-01), 24th
Discus – Collegiate (M): Brandon Pless, 42.05m (137-11), 14th
Pole Vault – Collegiate (W): Rachael Roberts, NH
Javelin – Invitational (M): Alex Barry, 61.90m (203-1), 8th (season PR, improving provisional mark)
Pole Vault – Invitational (W): Anna Paradee, 3.95m (12-11 ½) T6th (season PR, improving provisional mark)
Running Events:
110m Hurdles – Prelims (M): Cordell Cummings, 15.32, 20th
400m (W): Savannah Smith, 57.87, 29th
400m (M): Bryant Welch, 49.75, 20th (PR)
UBC Open:
Field Events:
Long Jump (M): Kyler Nygren, 6.46m (21-2 ½), 5th; Cyrus McAllister, 6.24m (20-5 ¾), 7th
Shot Put (M): Bryce Bryant-Leat, 14.32m (46-11 ¾), 2nd; Ben Malquist, 14.28m (46-10 ¼), 3rd
Discus (M): Ben Malquist, 39.49m (129-6), 2nd; Bryce Bryant-Leat, 38.11m (125-0), 4th; Avery Lux, 37.25m (122-2), 5th
Javelin (M): Cooper McNatt, 56.41m (185-1), 2nd; Mason Salley, 54.74m (179-7), 4th
High Jump (W): Maddie Taylor, 1.60m, 5th; Claire Hansen, 1.50m, 7th; Heather Faretta, 1.50m, T8th
Pole Vault (W): Jewels Oliquiano, 3.40m (11-1 ¾), 1st; Hannah Dodson, 3.30m (10-10), 2nd; Mariah Brelsford, 3.20m (10-6), 3rd; Amanda Andersen, NH
Long Jump (W): Devon Olson, 4.86m (15-11 ½), 8th
Shot Put (W): Chanelle Eddy, 10.68m (35-0 ½), 3rd
Discus (W): Chanelle Eddy, 40.16m (131-9), 1st; Kiana Schwendeman, 37.29m (122-4), 3rd
Hammer W): Kiana Schwendeman, 37.68m (123-7), 3rd; Chanelle Eddy, 36.82m (120-9), 4th
Javelin (W): Hannah Nienaber, 42.31m (138-9), 1st – NCAA Division II provisional-qualifying mark
Running Events:
100m (M): Daniel Jones, 11.12, 4th; Angelo Fernandez, 11.32, 7th
200m (M): Angelo Fernandez, 23.18, 5th
800m (M): Macauley Franks, 1:59.10, 7th; James Jasperson, 1:59.31 (8th); Bentley Wilson, 2:01.17, 12th; Logan Giese, 2:03.04, 16th, Jon Oglesby, 2:03.33, 17th
1,500m (M): James Jasperson, 3:59.91, 10th; Bentley Wilson, 4:05.77, 15th; Logan Giese, 4:08.82, 18th; Edward Kiolbasa, 4:12.16, 22nd; Jesse Wiley, 4:34.93, 33rd
10,000m (M): Ben Jacot, 32:33.97, 1st; Kevin Mullin, 33:38.50, 2nd
110m Hurdles (M): Aaron Bosscher, 15.83, 6th
400m Hurdles (M): Aaron Bosscher, 58.95, 3rd
100m (W): Hannah Bradley, 12.62, 5th; Emily Greene, 12.86, 10th; Alana Austin, 13.34, 15th; Devon Olson, 13.36, 16th
200m (W): Isabella Foos, 27.16, 13th; Shakila Omar, 27.51, 14th;
400m (W): Emily Sytsma, 59.39, 6th; Isabella Foos, 1:01.36, 10th; Shakila Omar, 1:01.85, 12th
1,500m (W): Nicole Vijgen, 5:14.33, 11th;
100m Hurdles (W): Claire Hansen, 15.05, 2nd; Molly House, 17.27, 5th; Hannah Bradley, 17.43, 6th
400m Hurdles (W): Molly House, 1:08.78, 6th
4x100m Relay (W): WWU “A”, 49.43, 3rd
Decathlon – After Day 1 (M): Seren Dances, 3408, 1st; Nick Makrakis, 3145, 2nd; Rudy Mataya, 2967, 4th
100m (M): Dances, 11.17, 2nd; Mataya, 11.19, 3rd; Makrakis, 11.72, 4th
Long Jump (M): Dances, 6.74m (22-1 ½), 1st; Makrakis, 6.44m (21-1 ½), 2nd; Rudy Mataya, 6.03m (19-9, ½), 4th
Shot Put (M): Makrakis, 10.77m (35-4), 2nd; Dances, 10.64m (34-11), 4th; Mataya, 9.46m (31-0 ½), 5th
High Jump (M): Makrakis, 1.88m (6-2), 1st; Dances, 1.85m (6-0 ¾), 2nd; Mataya, 1.64m (5-4 ½), 5th
400m (M): Dances, 54.03, 2nd, Mataya, 54.83, 3rd; Makrakis, 56.86, 5th
Meet Details:
Event: Stanford Invitational
Site: Stanford, CA (Cobb Track and Angell Field)
Date: Friday and Saturday, March 30-31, 2018
Event: San Francisco State Distance Carnival
Site: Hayward, CA (Chabot College)
Date: Friday and Saturday, March 30-31, 2018
Event: University of British Columbia Open
Site: Vancouver, BC (Rashpal Dhillon Oval)
Date: Friday and Saturday, March 30-31, 2018
Event: University of Puget Sound Shotwell Invitational
Site: Tacoma, WA (Baker Stadium)
Date: Saturday, March 31, 2018
