Crusaders strong at GNAC Indoor Championships

2/19/2005 12:00:00 AM

By Mike Stetson of the Idaho Press-Tribune. NAMPA – It was the perfect finish to a very good day.

Northwest Nazarene freshman triple jumper Amanda Merrell won the very last event of the day with a mark of 36 feet, 9 inches, a meet and school record, at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference indoor track and field championship meet on Saturday.

And she made a bit of NNU history as the freshman from Spokane, Wash., becomes the first-ever indoor conference champ.

“It feels pretty darn good, it’s exciting to see your hard work pay off finally,” Merrell said of the win. “I’m finally jumping forward,” she added of an effort that saw her best 36 feet four times in the meet. “I jump way too high usually and that just kills my momentum.”

Momentum that Merrell, who finished 11^th in the long jump earlier in the day with a leap of 15-8 ¼, had to regain mid-meet.

“I was really pretty upset after long jump, it didn’t go nearly how I wanted to,” said Merrell. “…I had to be battling with myself that whole time and I finally just got myself pumped up and was ready to jump again.” But even with her best effort of the year – by nine inches – Merrell still had a few tense in the triple jump, too, as Katy Kociemba of Western Oregon took second with a huge final effort, a 36- 7 ¾ jump.

“It was kinda like trying to hold your breath longer than you can,” said NNU coach John Spatz of watching Merrell’s mark hold of Kociemba. But certainly a highlight on a day when Merrell was among a slew of Crusaders athletes who earned All-GNAC honors in eight events by placing in the top three.

“I’m proud of the kids that got seconds and thirds, we had a number of All-Conference kids,” said Spatz, adding. “Having Amanda win is a little bit of frosting on the cake, but it was a pretty good cake.”

Right behind Merrell’s title came Crusader senior Melanie Nisley who doubled with All-GNAC honors in the mile and 800, then added an All-Conference effort in the distance medley relay with teammates Kim Berberick, Morgan Ingersoll and Mandi Johnson as the Crusaders took third in 13 minutes, 2.31 seconds.

Early in the meet, though, Nisley battled Central Washington’s Brandy Anderson for second most of the mile, hanging back four seconds of eventually mile champ Karen Dickson of Seattle Pacific (5:08.23). But when it came time for that final 200 meters, Nisley blew past Anderson for second in 5:10.24.

“I probably should have gone about 400 or 300 and waited till about 200, just kinda (wimped) out a little bit,” said the NNU senior, who added she was excited about earning all-conference honors. Despite that, Nisley did feel pretty good about the race. “I just wanted to compete with the top two, for sure,” she said. “I would have liked to compete a little more with first place, but felt comfortable about how I ended.”

And impressive effort to start the day with the 800 and distance medley relay still looming. “It’s gonna be an intense day but hopefully my hour and a half will give me time to breath and get going again in the eight,” said Nisley, who finished third in the 800 in 2:20.02 to earn her second All-GNAC honor of the meet.

And again she did it with a strong final lap, passing Seattle Pacific’s Victoria Perkins and nearly catching second-place Lindy Mullen of Central Washington (2:19.05), while SPU’s Josie Lavin won the race in 2:16.09.

Not the only great effort for the Crusaders, though, as Emily Peterson took second in the high jump hitting an NCAA Division II national provisional qualifying mark of 5 feet, 6 inches. “It’s amazing, that’s the best way to describe it,” said Peterson, who also set a meet record along with SPU’s Danielle Ayers-Stamper, who also cleared 5-6 to win the title. The Falcon junior, Ayers-Stamper enjoyed plenty of success on the day adding wins in the long jump (18-9 3/4) and 60-meter hurdles (8.66). “It feels great,” she said, adding, “I wasn’t sure what to expect coming in because I haven’t come down to this meet before, but I was pretty pumped.” Already having automatically qualified for nationals in each event, Ayers-Stamper also set meet records with all her wins, as almost every event came up a meet record.

As for Peterson, she was pumped about her effort, a provisional qualifying mark for nations. “I don’t think it’s actually hit in yet,” she said, adding, “I’m really excited that I was able to do what I was able to do.” Peterson also earned All-GNAC honors in the 4x400 relay with teammates Nikki Schutte, Bekah Bowman and Ashley Rickels as they clocked a third-place time of 4:08.53.

A feet equaled by the NNU men’s 4x400 relay team of Eddie Wheeler, Greg Hamm, Brandon Hill and Casey Hartwig, which clocked a second-place time of 3:26.02. The Crusader men tried for a GNAC title, but fell behind on the third leg and couldn’t catch Central Washington, which won in 3:25.54.

The performance was the second All-GNAC honor for Hamm, as the freshman jumper finisher fourth in the long jump with a leap of 21-5 1/4, just out of the honors, but came back with a second-place leap of 45-9 ¾ in the triple jump. “It feels great,” Hamm said of his All-GNAC performance. “I tried to come out and do the best I can today, I didn’t win it like I was expecting to but there’s other reasons for that. And I still came out and had fun competing with the guys I competed with today.”

Including that relay team.

“The relay was so much fun,” Hamm said. “I love cheering with my guys, they’re the funnest guys on the earth to run the relay with, and to share that experience at the conference meet with them was great.”

Not that everything went perfect as Hannah Bowman had a chance to win the weight throw but saw her kind of explode when a weld broke on the handle of her weight during one of her throws, and didn’t make the finals.

“I felt bad for Hannah Bowman,” said Spatz. “She had a weight basically explode in her hands and that kinda shook her confidence.” And as a team, the Crusaders couldn’t catch the frontrunners of Seattle Pacific, which won the women’s title with 188 points, and Western Washington, which edged Western Oregon 141-134 for the men’s title.

The NNU women finished fourth with 65 points and the Crusader men were fifth with 54 points.

2005 GNAC Indoor Track & Field Results (html file to follow)

Men

Final Team Scores - Western Washington 141, Western Oregon 135, Central Washington 114, Seattle Pacific 87, Northwest Nazarene 54, Saint Martin's 40, Seattle 10. Outstanding Performer - Chris Randolph, Seattle Pacific. Top Newcomer - Cameron Neel, Central Washington. Coach-of-the-Year - PeeWee Halsell, Western Washington.

60 - 1. Eddie Kaeka, WWU, 7.16; 2. Fabien Coutard, CWU, 7.17; 3. Dustin Wilson, WWU, 7.18; 4. Ryan Jewell, SPU, 7.18; 5. Mike Khabibulin, WWU, 7.28; 6. Derek Gitts, WOU, 7.36; 7. Eddie Wheeler, NNU, 7.38; 8. Adam Neff, WWU, 11.73. (Prelims - 1. Fabien Coutard, CWU, 7.14; 2. Eddie Kaeka, WWU, 7.18; 3. Dustin Wilson, WWU, 7.20; 4. Adam Neff, WWU, 7.24; 5. Mike Khabibuilin, WWU, 7.26; 6. Ryan Jewell, SPU, 7.27; 7. Derek Gitts, WOU, 7.32; 8. Eddie Wheeler, NNU, 7.35; 9. Brandon Myers, WWU, and Kurt Engelson, SPU, 7.37; 11. Matt Jirges, WOU, 7.38; 12. Joe Twigg, WOU, 7.40; 13. Cameron Sloan, CWU, 7.48; 14. Mark DeBord, NNU, 7.51; 15. David Olson, NNU, 7.67).

200 - 1. Ryan Jewell, SPU, 22.46; 2. Mike Khabibulin, WWU, 22.89; 3. Faruk Punjani, SU, 22.90; 4. Mike Kelley, CWU, 23.09; 5. Eddie Wheeler, NNU, 23.18; 6. Kurt Engelson, SPU, 23.19; 7. Josh Freeman, SPU, 23.19; 8. Adam Neff, WWU, 23.30; 9. Derek Gitts, WOU, 23.44; 10. Matt Jirges, WOU, 23.50; 11. Mark DeBord, NNU, 23.56; 12. Eric Reynolds, CWU, 23.67; 13. Kevin Gallardo, WOU, 23.90; 14. Yi An Quach, SU, 24.17; 15. Cresap Watson, CWU, 25.14; Fabien Coutard, CWU, disqualified.

400 - 1. Chris Randolph, SPU, 49.99; 2. Adam Neff, WWU, 50.27; 3. Mike Kelley, CWU, 51.62; 4. Casey Hartwig, NNU, 51.66; 5. Eric Reynolds, CWU,52.45; 6. Brandon Hill, NNU, 52.48; 7. Todd Nishida, SU, 52.56; 8. Tyler Mohoric, SMC, 52.77; 9. Skyler Gregory, WOU, 52.84; 10. Lee Clarkson, WOU, 52.88; 11. Yi An Quach, SU, 53.13; 12. Andres Williams, WOU, 53.47; 13. Ehrin Ching, SMC, 54.01; 14. Tim Walsh, WWU, 54.06; Cresap Watson, CWU, did not finish. (Note: Cresap Watson, the top seed in both the 400 and 200, pulled up an did not finish the 400).

800 - 1. Andy Prentice, SMC, 1:53.39; 2. Eddie Strickler, SPU, 1:55.22; 3. Sam Brancheau, WWU, 1:55.23; 4. Mike Pankiewicz, CWU, 1:55.70; 5. Lincoln Hagood, NNU, 1:55.79; 6. Jerret Mantalas, WOU, 2:00.09; 7. Troy Banker, WOU, 2:01.62; 8. Ryan Meier, NNU, 2:01.86; 9. Dayne Kinder, CWU, 2:01.99; 10. Josh Vredenburg, WOU, 2:02.27; 11. Seth Woods, SMC, 2:03.60; 12. Noe Castellon, SMC, 2:03.74.

Mile - 1. Ethan Barrons, WOU, 4:15.27 (meet record, old, 4:18.54, Nathan Carlson, SMC, 2004); 2. Nathan Carlson, SMC, 4:15.41; 3. Sam Brancheau, WWU, 4:19.35; 4. Doug Gibson, SPU, 4:23.98; 5. Brian Cronrath, SPU, 4:25.52; 6. Fillipie Jasso, WOU, 4:25.97; 7. Geoff Anderson, CWU, 4:29.87; 8. Tyler Lane, NNU, 4:34.18; 9. Seth Woods, SMC, 4:40.24; 10. Robbie Wilbur, SMC, 4:42.67; 11. Steven Miller, SPU, 4:53.81.

5000 - 1. Sam Scotchmer, CWU, 15:03.96 (meet record; old 15:24.02, Steve DeKoker, WWU, 2004); 2. Tim LeCount, SPU, 15:27.78; 3. Spencer Walsh, WOU, 15:36.96; 4. Michael Stewart, WWU, 15:45.44; 5. Kevin Lambert, NNU, 15:46.99; 6. Logan Senrud, WWU, 15:47.77; 7. Ty Schepler, WWU, 15:49.67; 8. Brent Christensen, SMC, 15:56.72; 9. Brad Brolin, WOU, 16:01.62; 10. Jake Hotchkiss, NNU, 16:03.62; 11. Michael Hughes, SU, 16:05.29; 12. Lucas Franco, SU, 16:09.56; 13. Nathan Heitzinger, SU, 16:14.41; 14. Matt Schmitt, CWU, 16:27.40; 15. Andrew Lybarger, SU, 16:37.09; 16. Robbie Wilbur, SMC, 16:52.29.

60 Hurdles - 1. Alex Clark, CWU, 8.40 (meet record, old 8.47, Josh Freeman, WWU, 2004); 2. Sam Hobbs, WOU, 8.48; 3. Josh Freeman, WWU, 8.49; 4. Chris Randolph, SPU, 8.55; 5. Lee Clarkson, WOU, 8.79; 6. Brandon Myers, WWU, 9.11; 7. Dan Davenport, WOU, 9.22; 8. Gunner Argo, CWU, 9.26.

4x400 Relay - 1. Central Washington (Mike Kelley, Dayne Kinder, Fabien Coutard, Eric Reynolds) 3:25.54; 2. Northwest Nazarene (Greg Hamm, Casey Hartwig, Brandon Hill, Eddie Wheeler) 3:26.02; 3. Western Washington (Adam Neff, Josh Freeman, Paul Danforth, Mike Khabibulin) 3:27.41; 4. Western Oregon (Kevin Gallardo, Jeremy Parker, Andres Williams, Jerret Mantalas) 3:29.95; 5. Saint Martin's (Ehren Ching, Seth Woods, Noe Castellon, Brent Christensen) 3:42.52; 6. Seattle Pacific (Tim LeCount, Steven Miller, Ryan Jewell, Kurt Engelson) 3:43.92.

Distance Medley - 1 Saint Martin's (Andy Prentice, Tyler Mohoric, Caleb Timmer, Nathan Carlson) 10:19.74 (meet record, old 10:36.72, Western Oregon, 2004); 2. Western Oregon (Fillipie Jasso, Sam Hobbs, Troy Banker, Ethan Barrons) 10:24.48; 3. Seattle Pacific (Doug Gibson, Chris Randolph, Eddie Strickler, Brian Conrath) 10:25.55; 4. Western Washington (Ty Schepler, Brandon Myers, Logan Senrud, Sam Brancheau) 10:45.72; 5. Central Washington (Mike Pankiewicz, Gunner Argo, Sam Scotchmer, Geoff Anderson) 11:08.76; 6. Northwest Nazarene (Lincoln Hagood, Tyler Lane, Ryan Meier, David Olson) 11:13.39; 7. Seattle (Richard Franck, Faruk Punjani, Nathan Heitinger, Michael Hughes) 11:22.35.

Long Jump - 1. Chris Randolph, SPU, 6.87 - 22-6 1/2 (meet record, old, 6.65 - 21-10, Chris Randolph, SPU, 2004); 2. Blake Herrington, WOU, 6.66 - 21-10 1/4; 3. Kyle McGillen, WWU, 6.64 - 21-9 1/2; 4. Greg Hamm, NNU, 6.53 - 21-5 1/4; 5. Josh Timmer, SMC, 6.49 - 21-3 1/2; 6. Jason Buckmeir, WOU, 6.39 - 20-11 3/4; 7. Cresap Watson, CWU, 6.27 - 20-7; 8. Jeremy Parker, WOU, and Sam Hobbs, WOU, 6.19 - 20-3 3/4; 10. Paul Danforth, WWU, 6.12 - 21-1; 11. Phil Bayley, SPU, and Garrett Brown, SU, 6.08 - 19-11 1/2; 13. Caleb Timmer, SMC, 5.84 - 19-2.

Triple Jump - 1. Blake Herrington, WOU, 14.10 - 46-3 1/4; 2. Greg Hamm, NNU, 13.96 - 45-9 3/4; 3. Jeremy Parker, WOU, 13.44 - 44-1 1/4; 4. Kyle McGillen, WWU, 13.31 - 43-8; 5. Jason Buckmeir, WOU, 13.09 - 42-11 1/2; 6. Brandon Myers, WWU, 12.88 - 42-3 1/4; 7. Josh Timmer, SMC, 12.84 - 42-1 1/2; 8. Paul Danforth, WWU, 12.79 - 41-11 1/2; 9. Cameron Bailey, CWU, 12.66 - 41-6 1/2; 10. Caleb Timmer, SMC, 12.63 - 41-5 1/4.

Pole Vault - 1. Hunter Verner, WWU, 4.84 - 15-10 1/2 (meet record; old 4.56 - 14-11 1/2, Scott Romney, WWU, 2004); 2. Tyler Thornbrue, WWU, 4.71 - 15-5 1/2; 3. Scott Romney, WWU, 4.71 - 15-5 1/2; 4. Preston Lewis, NNU, 4.61 - 15-1 1/2; 5. Charlie Tribe, WWU, 4.41 - 14-5 1/2; 6. Joe Twigg, WOU, 4.41 - 14-5 1/2; 7. Josh Freeman, WWU, 4.31 - 14-1 3/4; 8. Brian Gould, NNU, 4.31 - 14-1 3/4; 9. Gunner Argo, CWU, 4.21 - 13-9 3/4; Robbie Lowry, WWU, no height.

High Jump - 1. Chris Randolph, SPU, 1.94 - 6-4 1/4; 2. Peter Geist, WWU, 1.94 - 6-4 1/4; 3. Jeremy Parker, WOU, 1.89 - 6-2 1/4; 4. Cresap Watson, CWU, 1.89 - 6-2 1/4; 5. Jeff Word, WWU, 1.89 - 6-2 1/4; 6. Cameron Bailey, CWU, 1.89 - 6-2 1/4; 7. Brandon Myers, WWU, 1.89 - 6-2 1/4; 8. Lars Teigen, CWU, 1.84 - 6-0 1/2; 9. Kyle McGillen, WWU, 1.84 - 6-0 1/2; 10. Dan Davenport, WOU, 1.79 - 5-10 1/2; 11. Gunner Argo, CWU, 1.79 - 5-10 1/2; 12. Tom Blain, NNU, 1.79 - 5-10 1/2.

Shot Put - 1. Cameron Neel, CWU, 16.95 - 55-7 1/2 (meet record, old 15.15 by Kevin Johnson, WOU, 2004); 2. Carlos Aguilar, WOU, 14.75 - 48-4 3/4; 3. Gunner Argo, CWU, 14.26 - 46-9 1/2; 4. Justin Kline, WOU, 14.07 - 46-2; 5. Brandon Jasmin, WOU, 13.36 - 43-10; 6. Matt Hermson, WOU, 13.26 - 43-6; 7. Jason Patterson, CWU, 12.73 - 41-9 1/4; 8. Matt Jirges, WOU, 12.65 - 41-6; 9. Nick Shekeryk, SU, 12.14 - 39-10; 10. Phil Bayley, SPU, 12.00 - 39-4 1/2; 11. Kevin Johnson, WOU, 11.55 - 37-10 3/4; Blake Walker, CWU, fouled.

Weight Throw - 1. Carlos Aguilar, WOU, 16.50 - 54-1 3/4 (meet record, old 15.02 - 49-3 1/2, Brandon Jasmin, WOU, 2004); 2. Blake Walker, CWU, 15.61 - 51-2 3/4; 3. Brandon Jasmin, WOU, 15.07 - 49-5 1/2; 4. Cameron Neel, CWU, 14.28 - 46-10 1/4; 5. David Uberti, CWU, 13.39 - 43-11 1/4; 6. Jonathan Hughes, CWU, 13.27 - 43-6 1/2; 7. Josh Holloway, WOU, 13.25 - 43-5 3/4; 8. Kevin Johnson, WOU, 13.16 - 43-2 1/4; 9. Justin Kline, WOU, 12.93 - 42-5 1/4; 10. Jason Patterson, CWU, 12.54 - 41-1 3/4; 11. Jarrod Roberts, WWU, 12.46 - 40-10 1/2; 12. Daniel Larkin, NNU, 10.73 - 35-2 1/2.

Women

Final Team Scores - Seattle Pacific 188, Central Washington 137 1/2, Western Oregon 118, Northwest Nazarene 65, Western Washington 39.5, Saint Martin's 20, Seattle 15. Outstanding Performer - Danielle Ayers-Stamper, Seattle Pacific. Outstanding Freshman - Karin Rohde, Seattle Pacific. Top Newcomer - Chelsi Claussen, Saint Martin's. Coach-of-the-Year - Jack Hoyt, Seattle Pacific.

60 - 1. Kinyatta Leonhard, SPU, 7.96; 2. Chelsi Claussen, SMC, 8.02; 3. Bonnie Galloway, WOU, 8.09; 4. Monica Smith, WOU, 8.19; 5. Anna Soule, SPU, 8.23; 6. Keyanna Jenkins, WOU, 8.25; 7. Jean Kolb, SPU, 8.32; 8. Katy Kociemba, WOU, 8.33. (Prelims - 1. Kinyatta Leonhardt, SPU, and Chelsi Claussen, SMC, 7.94 (meet record; old, 7.96 by Leonhardt, SPU, 2004); 3. Bonnie Galloway, WOU, and Monica Smith, WOU, 8.16; 5. Katy Kociemba, WOU, 8.17; 6. Keyanna Jenkins, WOU, 8.24; 7. Jean Kolb, SPU, 8.25; 8. Anna Soule, SPU, 8.26; 9. Nikki Schutte, NNU, and Bekah Bowman, NNU, 8.33; 11. Rachelle Saletto, WWU, 8.34; 11. Rachelle Saletto, WWU, 8.34; 12. Haley Amos, and Suan Quick, CWU, 8.41; 14. Kim Berberick, NNU, 8.50; 15. Tina Thorne, CWU, 8.54).

200 - 1. Terran Legard, CWU, 25.25 (meet record; old, 25.40, Kinyatta Leonhardt, SPU, 25.40, 2004); 2. Kinyatta Leonhardt, SPU, 25.62; 3. Monica Smith, WOU, 26.02; 4. Katy Kociemba, WOU, 26.32; 5. Chelsi Claussen, SMC, 26.35; 6. Bonnie Galloway, WOU, 26.39; 7. Anna Soule, SPU, 26.53; 8. Kristin Janney, SPU, 26.71; 9. Bridget Johnsn, WOU, 26.92; 10. Katie Hingston, CWU, 26.94; 11. Ashley Rountree, CWU, 27.26; 12. Jean Kolb, SPU, 27.31; 13. Nikki Schutte, NNU, 27.36; 14. Kim Berberick, NNU, 27.62; 15. Bekah Bowman, NNU, 27.77.

400 - 1. Terran Legard, CWU, 56.57 (meet record, old 57.69, Legard, CWU, 2004); 2. Jean Kolb, SPU, 1:00.22; 3. Katie Hingston, CWU, 1:01.21; 4. Chelsea Evans, CWU, 1:01.56; 5. Julie Duringer, SPU, 1:01.61; 6. Kara Fischer, WWU, 1:02.29; 7. Kristen Wiese, WOU, 1:02.39; 8. Katie Archambault, SU, 1:02.74; 9. Sarah Howell, WOU, 1:03.30; 10. Jenny Rummel, WOU, 1:03.40; 11. Amy Harder, WWU, 1:05.42.

800 - 1. Josie Lavin, SPU, 2:16.09; 2. Lindy Mullen, CWU, 2:19.05; 3. Melanie Nisley, NNU, 2:20.02; 4. Victoria Perkins, SPU, 2:21.66; 5. Morgan Ingersoll, NNU, 2:23.85; 6. Kari Konrad, WOU, 2:23.93; 7. Hanane Benanya, SPU, 2:24.90; 8. Lakita Burr, SMC, 2:25.07; 9. Jackie McCall, WWU, 2:27.69; 10. Charisse Arce, SU, 2:27.91; 11. Mandi Johnson, NNU, 2:28.52; 12. Jen Peterson, WOU, 2:28.74; 13. Kaleigh Bishop, SMC, 2:31.96; 14. Lydia Lauer, SU, 2:32.66; 15. Wendy Overton, WWU, 2:35.37; 16. Mo Driscoll, SMC, 2:40.99.

Mile - 1. Karen Dickson, SPU, 5:08.23 (meet record; old 5:09.21, Jamie Witt, SPU, 2004); 2. Melanie Nisley, NNU, 5:10.24; 3. Brandy Anderson, CWU, 5:11.76; 4. Sarah Benson, CWU, 5:22.31; 5. Mandi Johnson, NNU, 5:24.49; 6. Kari Konrad, WOU, 5:26.57; 7. Hanane Benanaya, SPU, 5:28.89; 8. Kaitlin Rohde, SPU, 5:31.99; 9. Leah Trutna, WOU, 5:35.16; 10. Nicole Beatty, SMC, 5:39.14; 11. Sara Thon, WWU, 5:40.20; 12. Jessie Dunnam, SMC, 5:50.42.

5000 - 1. Karin Rohde, SPU, 18:41.46 (meet record, old, 19:31.00, Karen Dickson, SPU, 2004); 2. Alana Garcia, SU, 18:46.65; 3. Rachel Bailey, CWU, 18:55.45; 4. Marcie Mullen, CWU, 19:26.46; 5. Brandi McCoy, SPU, 19:26.98; 6. Tracy Kuhn, SPU, 19:29.38; 7. Janelle Probst, SMC, 19:34.48; 8. Rebecca Mishler, NNU, 19:36.83; 9. Andrea Ring, CWU, 19:51.93; 10. Ann McCanick, SMC, 19:57.31; 11. Lindsey Graham, NNU, 20:06.26; 12. Holly Mishler, NNU, 20:07.97; 13. Amber Green, CWU, 20:09.48; 14. Rachel Suess, SU, 21:04.49; 15. Jen Smith, WOU, 21:12.53; 16. Sarah Brundidge, SU, 22:16.66; 17. Katelynn Blume, SMC, 22:31.79.

60 Hurdles - 1. Danielle Ayers-Stamper, SPU, 8.66 (meet record; old 9.22, Monica Smith, WOU, 2004); 2. Ashley Rountree, CWU, 9.12; 3. Kristin Janney, SPU, 9.18; 4. Monica Smith, WOU, 9.18; 5. Kelsey Cooley, SPU, 9.32; 6. Nini Callan, WOU, 9.36; 7. Linda Blake, SPU, 9.40; 8. Bridget Johnson, WOU, 9.51. (Prelims - 1. Danielle Ayers-Stamper, SPU, 8.69, 2. Ashley Rountree, CWU, 9.19, 3. Monica Smith, WOU, 9.21, 4. Bridget Johnson, WOU, 9.23, 5. Kristin Janney, SPU, 9.26, 6. Kelsey Cooley, SPU, 9.36, 7. Linda Blake, SPU, 9.47, 8. Nini Callan, WOU, 9.54; 9. Kirsten Holt, WWU, 9.57; 10. Ashley Rickels, NNU, 9.59; 11. Alex Merrick, WWU, 9.62; 12. LeAnne Evans, WWU, 9.70).

4x400 Relay - 1. Central Washington (Chelsea Evans, Ashley Rountree, Katie Hingston, Terran Legard) 4:00.32; 2. Western Oregon (Bridget Johnson, Katy Kociemba, Monica Smith, Kristen Wiese) 4:02.75; 3. Northwest Nazarene (Bekah Bowman, Emily Peterson, Ashley Rickels, Nikki Schutte) 4:08.53; 4. Western Washington (Jackie McCall, LeAnne Evans, Amy Harder, Kara Fischer) 4:10.67; 5. Seattle Pacific (Julie Duringer, Kelsey Cooley, Jean Kolb, Anna Soule) 4:12.61; 6. Saint Martin's (Lakita Burr, Chelsi Claussen, Kaleigh Bishop, Ann McCanick) 4:21.13; 7. Seattle (Holly Bueb, Patricia Ramos, Juliet Agne, Sarah Brundidge) 4:46.20.

Distance Medley - 1. Seattle Pacific 12:35.89 (Josie Lavin, Karin Rohde, Victoria Perkins, Karen Dickson)(meet record, old 12:47.76 by SPU, 2004); 2. Central Washington (Sarah Benson, Susan Quick, Marcie Mullen, Brandy Anderson) 12:44.10; 3. Northwest Nazarene (Kim Berberick, Morgan Ingersoll, Mandi Johnson, Melanie Nisley) 13:02.31; 4. Western Oregon (Sarah Howell, Bridget Johnson, Jen Peterson, Leah Trutna) 13:11.26; 5. Seattle (Lydia Lauer,Katie Archambault, Charisse Arce, Alana Garcia) 13:25.16; 6. Western Washington (Sara Thon, Jamie Wulfekuhle, Wendy Overton, Kristina MacCully) 13:39.39; 7. Saint Martin's (Nicole Beatty, Katelynn Blume, Mo Driscoll, Jessie Dunnam) 14:17.13.

High Jump - 1. Danielle Ayers-Stamper, SPU, 1.68 - 5-6 (meet record; old 1.61 - 5-3 1/4, Sharon Bjella, SPU, 2004); 2. Emily Peterson, NNU, 1.68 - 5-6; 3. Monica Smith, WOU, 1.63 - 5-4 1/4; 4. Linda Blake, SPU, 1.58 - 5-2 1/4; 5. Bridget Johnson, WOU, 1.58 - 5-2 1/4; 6. Sharon Bjella, SPU, 1.58 - 5-2 1/4; 7. Kelsey Cooley, SPU, 1.53 - 5-0 1/4; 8. Tiffany Quilter, CWU, 1.53 - 5-0 1/4; 9. Liz Ryen, CWU, 1.53 - 5-0 1/4; 10. Christne Witcher, WWU, 14.8 - 4-10 1/4; 11. Ashley Rickels, NNU, 1.48 - 4-10 1/4; 12. Lindsey Cox, WWU, 1.48 - 4-10 1/4; 13. Jackie McCall, WWU, 1.48 - 4-10 1/4.

Triple Jump - 1. Amanda Merrell, NNU, 11.20 - 36-9 (meet record, old 11.10, Lea Tiger, CWU,2004); 2. Katy Kociemba, WOU, 11.17 - 36-7 3/4); 3. Nini Callan, WOU, 10.96 - 35-11 1/2; 4. Lea Tiger, CWU, 10.73 - 35-2 1/2; 5. Jessica Wagner, CWU, 10.45 - 34-3 1/2; 6. Linda Blake, SPU, 10.42 - 34-2 1/4 7. Julie Graham, CWU, 10.36 - 34-0; 8. Kelsey McBride, SPU, 10.30 - 33-9 1/2; 9. Anjuli Spear, CWU, 9.93 - 32-7; Julie Kendall, WOU, foul.

Pole Vault - 1. Allison Hedges, SPU, 3.61 - 11-10 (meet record; old 3.51 - 11-6 1/4, Danielle Juarez, WWU, 2004); 2. Andrea Kreft, WWU, 3.51 - 11-6 1/4; 3. Amy Harris, SPU, 3.51 - 11-6 1/4; 4. Monica Anderson, SPU, 3.41 - 11-2 1/4; 5. Julie Stone, WWU, 3.26 - 10-8 1/4; 6. Jamie Wulfekuhle, WWU, 3.11 - 10-2 1/2; 7. Haley Amos, CWU, and Kelly Perez, WWU, 2.96 - 9-8 1/2; 9. Brianna Fredricksen, CWU, and Joan Campbell, WOU, 2.81 - 9-2 1/2; 11. Kirsten Holt, WWU, 2.81 - 9-2 1/2; Danielle Smith, WOU, no height.

Long Jump - 1. Danielle Ayers-Stamper, SPU, 5.73 - 18-9 3/4 (meet record, old, 5.42 -17-9 1/2, Katy Kociemba, WOU, 2004); 2. Katy Kociemba, WOU, 5.54 - 18-2 1/4; 3. Bridget Johnson, WOU, 5.41 - 17-9; 4. Kelsey Cooley, SPU, 5.13- 16-10; 5. Nini Callan, WOU, 5.07 - 16-7 3/4; 6. Kristin Janney, SPU, 5.04 - 16-6 1/2; 7. Julie Kendall, WOU, 5.04 - 16-6 1/2; 8. Anjuli Spear, CWU, 4.98 - 16-4 1/4; 9. Ashley Rickels, NNU, 4.95 - 16-3; 10. Alex Merrick, WWU, 4.91 - 16-1 1/2; 11. Amanda Merrell, NNU, 4.78 - 15-8 1/4; 12. Haley Amos, CWU, 4.77 - 15-7 3/4.

Shot Put - 1. Krissy Tandle, CWU, 12.48 - 40-11 1/2 (meet record; old 12.31 - 40-4 3/4, Chevonna Lynch, WOU, 2004); 2. Tammy Carlson, WWU, 12.45 - 40-10 1/4; 3. Tiffany Quilter, CWU, 11.89 - 39-0 1/4; 4. Bridget Johnson, WOU, 11.82 - 38-9 1/2; 5. Rebecca Lindquist, CWU, 11.55 - 37-10 3/4; 6. Danielle Ayers-Stamper, SPU, 11.39 - 37-4 1/2; 7. Rebekah McAdam, NNU, 11.27 - 36-11 3/4; 8. Amy Carroll, NNU, 11.26 - 36-11 1/2; 9. Nini Callan, WOU, 11.12 - 36-5 3/4; 10. Sabrina Freed, WOU, 10.95 - 35-11 1/4; 11. Heather Yergen, CWU, 10.56 - 34-7 3/4; 12. Jessica Telleria, WWU, 10.33 - 33-10 3/4; 13. Sarah Maddux, NNU, 10.15 - 33-3 3/4; 14. Teresa Mathias, SU, 9.67 - 31-8 3/4; 15. Danika Washington, SMC, 8.33 - 27-4.

Weight Throw - 1. Heather Yergen, CWU, 14.31 - 46-11 1/2; 2. Jaci Cederberg, WOU, 14.09 - 46-2 3/4; 3. Christin McDowell, CWU, 13.78 - 45-2 1/2; 4. Kristina Wherry, NNU, 13.20 - 43-3 3/4; 5. Rebekah McAdam, NNU, 12.99 - 42-7 1/2; 6. Jessica Telleria, WWU, 12.91 - 42-4 1/4; 7. Sabrina Freed, WOU, 12.86 - 42-2 1/4; 8. Tammy Carlson, WWU, 12.84 - 42-1 1/2; 9. Kristina MacCully, WWU, 12.71 - 41-8 1/2; 10. Jennifer Urrutia, SPU, 12.32 - 40-5; 11. Tiffany Quilter, CWU, 12.17 - 39-11 1/4; 12. Hannan Bowman, NNU, 12.08 - 39-7 3/4; 13. Krissy Tandle, CWU, 11.89 - 39-0 1/4.

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