Results

PARKLAND, Wash. – Four Western Washington University throwers represented the Track & Field program at Saturday’s Pacific Lutheran University Open.

Men’s throwers Bryan Lee (Sr., Sammamish, WA/Skyline) and Brandon Pless (Jr., Sedro-Woolley, WA) competed in the hammer throw and discus, while women’s throwers Megan Mortensen (Sr., Tacoma, WA/Franklin Pierce) and Sophia Roberts (So., Ventura, CA) also competed in hammer and discus.

Pless won the discus competition with a personal-best throw of 46.60m/152-11, breaking his previous PR of 46.38m/152-2 set last season at the Emilie Mondor Invitational (4/9/16 at Simon Fraser). He also took second in the hammer throw with a mark of 53.29m/174-10, just short of his PR of 54.43m/178-7 set last season.

Lee finished 3rd in the discus (44.65m/146-06) and was 4th in the hammer throw (49.35m/161-11).

Mortensen, the back-to-back GNAC outdoor discus champion, won the discus competition with a throw of 41.57m/136-05. She also took 5th place in the hammer throw competition.

Roberts was 4th in the hammer (40.89m/134-02) and 10th in the discus (31.06m/101-11).

The Vikings return to competition next weekend with the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open in Portland, Ore., with the throwers competing Friday at Clackamas Community College and the remainder of the team on Saturday at Eldon Fix Track at Griswold Stadium on the Lewis & Clark campus.

PLU Open Results - WWU Results Only (3/11/17)

Men Discus Throw
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          Name                   School                  Seed     Finals            Points
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  1       Pless, Brandon         Western Washington    46.48m     46.60m     152-11  10   
          45.84m  45.91m  46.60m  44.22m  PASS  PASS                                          
  3       Lee, Bryan             Western Washington    47.46m     44.65m     146-06   6   
          43.55m  44.21m  42.42m  41.78m  44.03m  44.65m                                      
Men Hammer Throw
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          Name                   School                  Seed     Finals            Points
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  2       Pless, Brandon         Western Washington    54.43m     53.29m     174-10   8   
          52.59m  FOUL  52.24m  53.29m  52.97m  FOUL                                          
  4       Lee, Bryan             Western Washington    51.40m     49.35m     161-11   5   
          46.04m  47.88m  49.35m  FOUL  48.28m  47.74m                                        
Women Discus Throw
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          Name                   School                  Seed     Finals            Points
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  1       Mortensen, Megan       Western Washington    47.36m     41.57m     136-05  10   
          FOUL  41.57m  40.39m  FOUL  FOUL  FOUL                                              
 10       Roberts, Sophia        Western Washington    33.98m     31.06m     101-11       
          31.06m  FOUL  FOUL                                                                  
Women Hammer Throw
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          Name                   School                  Seed     Finals            Points
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  4       Roberts, Sophia        Western Washington    42.47m     40.89m     134-02   5   
          40.84m  38.12m  FOUL  40.89m  FOUL  39.31m                                          
  5       Mortensen, Megan       Western Washington    43.28m     40.31m     132-03   4   
          38.78m  39.77m  FOUL  40.31m  39.36m  38.90m