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Feb. 18, 2012

Complete Results

NAMPA, Id. - Western Washington University's Eleanor Siler (Sr., Spokane/Lewis & Clark) became a three-time league champion in the women's 400 meters as she won that event Saturday at the eight-team Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships held at Jackson's Track.

The Vikings placed second in the women's division with 97-1/2 points, and they were third in the men's division with 110 points.

Seattle Pacific took the women's title for the ninth straight year with 182 points, and Western Oregon was the men's champion for the fifth consecutive season with 142-1/2 points, Central Washington placing second with 122.

Siler was clocked in 56.70, bettering her NCAA Division II provisional national qualifying time by .60 seconds. The GNAC 400 champion in both 2009 and 2010, she sat out last season.

The Vikings' Emily Warman (Sr., Sedro-Woolley) improved her PNQ mark by five inches while placing second in the women's triple jump with a mark of 38-7. It took a GNAC record to beat her, Western Oregon's Ashley Potter going 39-7.

On Friday, Warman finished second in the women's long jump with a leap of 18-7 3/4.

WWU's Alex Tilley (Sr., Edmonds/Kamiak) placed second in the men's 60 with a 7.04 clocking and teammate Mark Pangilinan (So., Marysville/Marysville-Pilchuck) was third in 7.05. Tilley entered the event as the defending champion.

Two other runner-up finishes by the Vikings were Michael Hoffman (Sr., Bellingham/Sehome) in the men's weight throw (52-9 1/4) and Cal Rosenberg (Jr., Portland, OR/Grant) in the men's pole vault (14-11).

Also placing third for WWU were Katelyn Steen (Fr., Sammamish/Eastlake) in the women's mile (5:16.52) and both the men's and women's 4x400 relay teams.

The men's quartet had a school record time of 3:20.71. It was made up of Tilley, Otto Schmidt (So., Friday Harbor), Jason Nokes (Jr., Spokane/Mount Spokane) and Jon Poolman (R-Fr., Langley/South Whidbey).

Running for the women, who were clocked in 3:58.17, were Siler, Alex McDonald (Jr., Marysville/Marysville-Pilchuck), Sydney Coffey (So., Boulder, CO/Niwot), and Valle Ledtke (Jr., Skamokawa, WA/Wahkiakum).

On Friday, WWU's Karis Anderson tied a school record as she was second in the women's pole vault, clearing 12-5 1/2. Logan Myers (Fr., Olympia/Capital) and Brett Watson (Fr., Ferndale) placed one-two in the men's high jump, both clearing 6-8.

Also finishing second were both of WWU's distance medley relays, the men in 10:06.80 and the women in 12:26.09.

GNAC Indoor: Worthen Breaks 100-Point BarrierAli Worthen of Seattle Pacific won the 60 hurdles Saturday in Day 2 of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field championship meet in Nampa.

Worthen's win in a time of 8.75 was her second on the meet and the sixth of her career tying the GNAC all-time record for individual wins currently shared by Krissy Tandle of Central Wshington (2005-07, 2009) and Jessica Pixler of Seattle Pacific (2007-10).

She also finished second in the high jump (5-7 1/4), third in the 200 meters (25.51) and fifth in the triple jump (37-7 1/4) to earn 38 total points increasing her career total to 110.

She is the first athlete - female or male - to produce 100 or more career points in the GNAC indoor championships.

Joy Warrington and Maurus Hope, both of Northwest Nazarene, joined Worthen as a two-event winners.

Warrington won the shot put and weight throw and Hope swept the men's 200 and 400 in times of 21.91 and 48.85. Hope's 400 time was one of four meet records set Saturday.

Also setting meet records were Barak Watson in the men's 5,000, Nate Johnson of Seattle Pacific in the men's heptathlon, Ashley Potter of Western Oregon in the women's triple jump and Katie Pelchar of WOU in the high jump.

Eleanor Siler of Western Washington and Nate Seely of Seattle Pacific each became three-time winners in their events. Siler added a 400 meter title to the ones she won in 2009 and 2010, while Seely won his third straight men's 800 title.

Five athletes won their second titles in the same event - Bryan Mack of Central Washington in the 60 (2009), Hope in the 400 (2009), Johnson in the heptathlon (2011), Potter in the triple jump (2010) and Warrington in the shot put (2010).

Men - Western Oregon 142 1/2, Central Washington 122, Western Washington 110, Northwest Nazarene 99, Saint Martin's 44 1/2, Seattle Pacific 44, MSU Billings 31, Simon Fraser 30.

Repeat Champions: Women: 400 - Eleanor Siler, WWU (2009, 2010). Long Jump - *Ali Worthen, SPU (2009, 2011). Triple Jump - Ashley Potter, WOU (2010). Shot Put - Joy Warrington (2010). Weight Throw - *Joy Warrington, NNU (2010). Pentathlon - *Katy Gross, SPU (2011). Men: 60 - Bryan Mack, CWU (2009). 400 - Maurus Hope, NNU (2009). 800 - Nate Seely, SPU (2010-11). High Jump - *Brennan Boyes, CWU (2010). Heptathlon - Nate Johnson, SPU (2011). *Performances on Friday

Meet Records: Men: 400 - Maurus Hope, NNU. 5000 - Barak Watson, NNU. High Jump - *Brennan Boyes, CWU. Heptathlon - Nate Johnson, SPU. Distance Medley Relay - *Simon Fraser. Women: Triple Jump - Ashley Potter, WOU (2010). High jump - Katie Pelchar, WOU. Pentathlon - *Katy Gross, SPU. *Performances on Friday

Two-Event Winners: Men - Maurus Hope, NNU (200, 400). Women - Ali Worthen, SPU (60 Hurdles, Long Jump); Joy Warrington, NNU (Weight Throw, Shot Put).

60 - 1. Bryan Mack, CWU, 6.90; 2. Alex Tilley, WWU, 7.04; 3. Mark Pangilinan, WWU, 7.05; 4. Bobby Alexander, WOU, 7.08; 5. Dennis Nicolas, SFU, 7.15; 6. Rimar Christie, NNU, 7.15; 7. Edd Brown, SMU, 7.16; 8. Michael Davis, SMU, 7.17

60 Hurdles - 1. Brett Campbell, WOU, 8.37; 2. Maurus Hope, NNU, 8.52; 3. Darnell Harris, CWU, 8.61; 4. Kody Rhodes, WOU, 8.64; 5. Karsten Schick, WWU, 8.65; 6. Logan Myers, WWU, 8.73; 7. Christie Rimar, NNU, 8.79; 8. Brandon Roddewig, CWU, 8.88.

200 - 1. Maurus Hope, NNU, 21.91; 2. Anthony Yakovich, WOU, 22.24; 3. Andrew Curtis, NNU, 22.25; 4. Alex Tilley, WWU, 22.26, 5. Kendale Hamlett, WOU, 22.35; 6. Shane Gruger, SSU, 22.44; 7. Ty Phillips, WOU, 22.56; 8. Jason Nokes, WWU, 22.58; 9. Tyler Thomas, WOU, 22.66; 10. Scott Morrison, CWU, 22.69.

400 - 1. Maurus Hope, NNU, 48.45 9 (meet record, old, 49.17, Matt Kaino, WOU, 2010); 2. Tyler Thomas, WOU, 49.36; 3. Anthony Yakovich, WOU, 49.70; 4. Jonathon Poolman, WWU, 49.75; 5. Stuart Ellenwood, SFU, 49.99; 6. Landon Burningham, WOU, 50.14; 7. Jason Nokes, WWU, 50.17; 8. Kody Rhodes, WOU, 50.48.

800 - 1. Nathan Seely, SPU, 1:54.10; 2. Ryan Hansen, WOU, 1:55.61; 3. Chris Olsen, WOU, 1:56.54; 4. Jacob Hollander, NNU, 1:57.02; 5. Kyle Larson, WOU, 1:57.04; 6. Alex Horton, SPU, 1:57.24; 7. Justin Webb, NNU, 1:57.38; 8. Devon DeMoss, SMU, 1:57.91.

Mile - 1 Seth Pierson, SPU, 4:13.27; 2. Ryan Brockerville, SFU, 4:13.45; 3. Dan Sprinkle, WOU, 4:14.80; 4. Barak Watson, NNU, 4:16.08; 5. Chip Jackson, WWU, 4:16.72; 6. Drew Larson, WOU, 4:20.12; 7. Braden Timpe, WWU, 4:20.92; 8. Lukas Fenley, WOU, 4:23.38.

5000 - 1. Barak Watson, NNU, 14:51.07 (meet record, old, 14:51.53, Jordan Welling, WWU, 2010); 2. Kyle Van Santen, SMU, 14:56.06; 3. Spencer Hunt, SMU, 14:57. 51; 4. Connor Kasler, WOU, 14:58.35; 5. Dak Riek, WWU, 14:59.30; 6. Jesse Baggenstos, NNU, 15:08.78; 7. Tanner Boyd, WWU, 15:12.04; 8. Will Harrison, SPU, 15:12.81.

4X400 Relay - 1. Western Oregon 3:18.60 (meet record, 3:19.36, Western Oregon, 2010); 2. Northwest Nazarene 3:20.16; 3. Western Washington 3:20.71; 4. MSU Billings 3:23.38; 5. Seattle Pacific 3:24.40; 6. Central Washington 3:27.84; 7. Saint Martin's 3:28.41.

Pole Vault - 1. Scott Hunter, CWU, 4.55 - 14-11; 2. Cal Rosenberg, WWU, 4.55 - 14-11; 3. Tim Lundy, WOU, 4.45 - 14-7 1/4; 4. Ray Zoellick, SPU, 4.45 - 14-7 1/4; 5. Tyler Will, WWU, 4.30 - 14-1 1/4; 6. Taylor Shields, NNU, 4.30 - 14-1 1/4; 7. Thomas Guidon, WWU, 4.00 - 13-1 1/2; 7. Matt Hankins, SMU, 4.00 - 13-1 1/2; 9. Jonoah Lentz, SMU, 4.00 - 13-1 1/2; 10. Brett Mattson, WWU, 3.85 - 12-7 ½ .

Triple Jump - 1. Matson Hardie, WOU, 14.42 - 47-3 3/4; 2. Bryan Mack, CWU, 14.21 - 46-7 1/2; 3. Stephen Larlee, NNU, 14.04 - 46-0 3/4; 4. Manny Melo, CWU, 13.86 - 45-5 3/4; 5. Kyle Lane, WOU, 13.58 - 44-6 3/4; 6. Taylor Firestone, MSUB, 13.42 - 44-0 1/2; 7. Zach Franklin, WOU, 13.41 - 44-0; 8. Erik Lee, CWU, 13.35 - 43-9 3/4.

Weight Throw - 1. Sam Washington, SMU, 17.06 - 55-11 3/4; 2. Michael Hoffman, WWU, 16.08 - 52-9 1/4; 3. Mike Jensen, CWU, 15.71 - 51-6 1/2; 4. Quinton Agosta, CWU, 15.53 - 50-11 1/2; 5. Tommy Sheriff, CWU, 14.98 - 49-1 3/4; 6. Eric Holmstrom, CWU, 14.70 - 48-2 3/4; 7. Reid White, NNU, 14.46 - 47-5 1/4; 8. Greg Cruise, NNU, 14.06 - 46-1 1/2.

Heptathlon - 1. Nate Johnson, SPU, 4860 (meet record, old, 4576, Johnson, 2011); 2. Scott Hunter, CWU, 4757; 3. Jason Caryl, CWU, 4582; 4. Brandon Roddewig, CWU, 4573; 5. Greyson Kilgore, NNU, 4538; 6. Jake Hyde, WOU, 4213; 7. Michael Stralser, WWU, 4051; 8. Michael Holland, SMU, 3929; 9. Colin Alexander, CWU, 3907; 10. Tim Greene, NNU, 3747; 11. Mark Wade, NNU, 2968; Brock Steingruber, MSUB, did not finish.

60 Hurdles - Roddewig 8.81, Johnson 8.82, Stralser 9.04, Holland, 9.30, Hunter 9.31, Caryl 9.42, Kilgore 9.57, Hyde 9.91, Greene 9.93, Alexander 10.00, Wade 12.20.

Pole Vault - Hunter 4.65 - 15-3, Roddewig 4.45 - 14-7 1/4, Johnson 4.35 - 14-3 1/4, Caryl 4.15 - 13-7 1/4, Kilgore 4.15 - 13-7 1/4, Stralser 4.05 - 13-3 1/2, Holland 3.55 - 11-7 3/4, Alexander 3,55 - 11-7 3/4, Hyde 3.05 - 10-0, Greene 2.75 - 9-0 1/4, Wade 2.65 - 8-8 1/4.

1000 - Alexander 2:43.00, Johnson 2:46.71, Kilgore 2:49.43, Hunter 2:53.50, Caryl 2:54.81, Greene 2:56.64, Holland 2:56.88, Wade 3:03.95, Hyde 3:09.17, Strasler 3:12.29, Roddewig 3:14.23.

Women - Seattle Pacific 182, Western Washington 97 1/2, Western Oregon 92, Northwest Nazarene 73, Simon Fraser 64, Central Washington 54, MSU Billings 49 1/2, Saint Martin's 9.

60 - 1. Kishia Mitchell, SPU, 7.80; 2. Madison McClung, WOU, 7.81; 3. Tasia Baldwin, SPU, 7.92; 4. Christabel Leonce, NNU, 8.14; 5. Taylor Swanson, CWU, 8.15; 6. Sydney Coffey, WWU, 8.18; 7. Melissa Grammer, NNU, 8.22; 8. Shanai Campbell, WOU, 8.29.

60 Hurdles - 1. Ali Worthen, SPU, 8.75; 2. Andrea Abrams, SFU, 9.11; 3. Janna Vander Meulen, WOU, 9.22; 4. Marie Smith, NNU, 9.23; 5. Aisha Klippenstein, SFU, 9.34; 6. Maliea Luquin, SPU, 9.36; 7. Terra Schumacher, SPU, 9.40; Ashley Potter, WOU, false start.

200 - 1. Madison McClung, WOU, 25.16; 2. Kishia Mitchell, SPU, 25.28; 3. Ali Worthen, SPU, 25.51; 4. Tasia Balwin, SPU, 25.82; 5. BryAnne Wochnick, SPU, 25. 84; 6. Eleanor Siler, WWU, 26.07; 7. Sydney Coffey, WWU, 26.20; 8. Audrey Hellesto, WOU, 26.30.

400 - 1. Eleanor Siler, WWU, 56.70; 2. Myisha Valentine, SPU, 57.79; 3. Emily Quatier, SPU, 58.00; 4. Syndey Coffey, WWU, 58.16; 5. Jasmine Johnson, SPU, 58.21; 6. Valle Ledtke, WWU, 59.52; 7. Lexi Pol, WOU, 59.76; 8. Seanna Pitassi, CWU, 59.82.

800 - 1. McKayla Fricker, SPU, 2:15.53; 2. Janelle Everetts, WOU, 2:15.95; 3. Michaela Kane, SFU, 2:16.11; 4. Lindsay Butterworth, SFU, 2:17.51; 5. Joscelyn Minton, SMU, 2:18.42; 6. Sarah Sawatzky, SFU, 2:18.83; 7. Abbey Vogt, SFU, 2:20.47; 8. Megan Everetts, WOU, 2:23.62.

Mile - 1. Lindsey Butterworth, SFU, 5:07.32; 2. Heidi Laabs-Johnson, SPU, 5:08.82; 3. Katelyn Steen, WWU, 5:16.52; 4. Natalie Evans, NNU, 5:20.55; 5. Nicole Anderson, WOU, 5:21.67; 6. Leah Regan, SFU, 5:21.80; 7. Whitney Mickelsen, MSUB, 5:21.99; 8. Mikhaila Thornton, WWU, 5:25.74.

5000 - 1. Heidi Laabs-Johnson, SPU, 17:42.79; 2. Natty Plunkett, SPU, 17:50.86; 3. Kelsey Kreft, CWU, 18:35.50; 4. Robin Zeidler, SPU, 18:40.22l 5. Erin Philbeck, WWU, 18:44.49; 6. Mary Rogers, WWU, 19:08.29; 7. Whitney Mickelson, MSUB, 19:15.94; 8. Kim Doerksen, SFU, 19:33.14; 9. Kaitlynn Pecha, SMU, 19:38.58; 10. Rachel Shelley, WOU, 20:10.18; 11. KayAnna Cecchi, WOU, 20:33.36.

4X400 Relay - 1. Seattle Pacific 3:53.59; 2. Western Oregon 3:57.97; 3. Western Washington 3:58.17; 4. Simon Fraser 4:00.88; 5. Northwest Nazarene 4:01.94; 6. Central Washington 4:09.97; 7. Montana State Billings 4:22.62.

Triple Jump - 1. Ashley Potter, WOU, 12.06 - 39-7 (meet reord, old, 11.85 - 38-10 1/2, Potter, 2010); 2. Emily Warman, WWU, 11.76 - 38-7; 3. Katharine Lotze, CWU, 11.61 - 38-1 1/4; 4. Jasmyn Jewett, NNU, 11.48 - 37-8; 5. Ali Worthen, SPU, 11.46 - 37-7 1/4; 6. Emily Walters, WWU, 11.23 - 36-10 1/4; 7. Aisha Klippenstein, SFU, 11.19 - 36-8 1/2; 8. Trinna Miranda, SPU, 11.16 - 36-7 1/2.

High Jump - 1. Katie Pelchar, WOU, 1.71 - 5-7 1/4 (meet record, old, 5-6 1/2, Teona Perkins, SPU, 2006; Emily Peterson, NNU, 2006); 2. Ali Worthen, SPU, 1.71 - 5-7 1/4; 3. Taylor Fettig,CWU, 1.66 - 5-5 1/4; 4. Brittany Aanstad, SPU, 1.61 - 5-3 1/4; 5. Brittany Grandy, WWU, 1.61 - 5-3 1/4; 6. Amanda Overdick, WWU, and Stacey Pitt, MSUB, 1.56 - 5-1 1/4; 8. Laura Tesch, SMU, 1.56 - 5-1 1/4.

Shot Put - 1. Joy Warrington, NNU, 13.77 - 45-2 1/4; 2. Leeza Henry, MSUB, 13.62 - 44-8 1/4; 3. Anica Knispel, MSUB, 13.23 - 43-5; 4. Kaylee Baumstark, CWU, 12.42 - 40-9; 5. Morgan Kujala, MSUB, 11.91 - 39-1; 6. Curtis Caitlin, NNU, 11.79 - 38-8 1/4; 7. Carly Dranginis, NNU, 11.54 - 37-10 1/2; 8. Charlene Harber, WOU, 11.30 - 37-1.