SEATTLE, Wash. – The Western Washington University track & field program opened the two-day UW Invitational by recording five indoor season program top-10 marks at Dempsey Indoor on Friday as the Vikings competed in nine events held during the meet’s first day.
Friday’s competition featured Vikings competing in the 200m, 3,000m, 5,000m, distance medley relay and pole vault.
On the women’s side, sophomore Sophia Galvez (Los Alamos, NM) placed 35th in the 5,000m with a program top-10 time of 17:48.71, bettering her previous personal best of 18:26.87 set in 2017 to move from 9th to 6th on the top-10 list. Senior Alexandra Laiblin (Oak Harbor, WA) followed in 54th with a time of 18:32.62. Laiblin’s personal-best time of 18:24.47 ranks 9th on the top-10 list.
In the men’s 5,000m sophomores Eric Hamel (Enumclaw, WA) and Jadon Olson (Mill Creek WA, Henry M. Jackson) each recorded program top-10 times. Hamel finished 27th (14:56.19) and Olson followed closely in 28th (14:57.59) while freshman Ben Jacot (Tacoma, WA/Curtis) was 33rd (15:01.10) and junior Dylan Hayes (Seattle, WA/Garfield) was 38th (15:09.43). Hamel’s time ranks 7th on the WWU top-10 list while Olson’s is 8th.
Both distance medley relay teams posted the 10th-fastest time on their respective WWU top-10 lists during Friday’s races.
The WWU women’s distance medley team, composed of freshman Jane Barr (Seattle, WA/Roosevelt), senior Deja Svastisalee (Spokane, WA/North Central), freshman Shawnee Konrad (Mead, WA/Mount Spokane) and sophomore Aundrea Koger (Osage City, KS) finished 20th with a time of 12:32.06.
The WWU men’s distance medley “A” team of freshman Porter McMichael (Richland, WA/Hanford), freshman Myles Smith (Puyallup, WA), freshman Macauley Franks (Lake Forest Park, WA/Shorecrest) and freshman Ian Fay (Duvall, WA/Cedarcrest) finished 13th in a time of 10:32.99. WWU’s “B” team followed in 16th with a time of 10:52.95.
Sophomore Emily Sytsma (Lynden, WA/Concordia) led six Vikings in the women’s 200m with a time of 26.29 (53rd) while freshman Bryant Welch (Burien, WA/Mount Rainier) was the top placer among seven Vikings in the men’s 200m in a time of 22.67 (18th).
Junior Rachael Roberts (Woodinville, WA/Bellevue College) tied for 14th (as of Friday’s flight) with a height of 3.33m (10-11) in the women’s pole vault to lead six Vikings in the event, while junior J.T. Konrad (Mead, WA/Mount Spokane) was the top placer among three Vikings in Friday’s men’s pole vault flight, finishing 5th at a height of 4.48m (14-8 ¼). Junior Tracy Melville (Lamont, WA/Lind-Ritzville/Sprague) placed 15th in Friday’s heat of the 3,000m with a time of 10:38.48.
The Vikings continue competition at the UW Invitational on Saturday, with running events beginning at 9 am and field events set to get underway at 10 am. The meet features live results as well as a FloTrack live stream (subscription required for stream).
Meet Details:
Event: UW Invitational (Host: University of Washington)
Site: Seattle, WA (Dempsey Indoor)
Date: Friday and Saturday, January 26-27, 2018
UW Invitational Entries and Results:
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 , 15th
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), T14th; Jewels Oliquiano, 3.18m (10-5 ¼), T21st; Hannah Dodson, 3.18m (10-5 ¼), T21st; Amanda Andersen, 3.18m (10-5 ¼), T24th; Shawnee Konrad, 3.03m (9-11 ¼), T26th; Mariah Brelsford, 3.03m (9-11 ¼), T26th
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); 5th; Adam Thomas, 4.18m (13-8 ½), 6th; Matt Coelho, 4.03m (13-2 ½), 7th
Saturday Entries (Women):
60m Qualifying: Hannah Bradley, Kelsey McLean
60m Hurdles Qualifying: Claire Hansen
400m: Savannah Smith, Emily Sytsma
Mile: Jane Barr
4x400m: Isabella Foos, Molly House, Deja Svastisalee, Hannah Bradley
High Jump: Heather Faretta, Claire Hansen, Bridget Henry
Long Jump: Jasmine McMullin, Malea Munoz, Devon Olson
Triple Jump: Jasmine McMullin
Shot Put: Chanelle Eddy
Saturday Entries (Men):
60m Hurdles Qualifying: Cordell Cummings, Keetaan DeWitz
400m: Wyatt Longley, Reid Lovercamp, Ryan McArthur, Bryant Welch
800m: Kyler Sager
4x400m: Aaron Bosscher, Sonny Chhim, Cordell Cummings, Reid Lovercamp
High Jump: Garrett Davies, Nick Makrakis, Tupre Wickliff
Long Jump: Seren Dances, Angelo Fernandez, Cyrus McAllister, Kyler Nygren, Jacob Ringold
Triple Jump: Jacob Ringold
Shot Put: Ben Malquist
Dempsey Indoor Track:
The Dempsey indoor facility is a 307-meter Mondo track with a six lane straightaway, and a five-lane oval. For the field the Dempsey has two 160 ft. elevated wooden long jump runways (132 ft. TJ) with Mondo overlay; two 150 ft. elevated wooden pole vault runways with Mondo overlay; two 80 ft. right/left wooden high jump approach areas with Mondo overlay; two reinforced wooden throwing rings.
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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