April 19, 2013

Complete Results

AZUSA, Calif. - Five Western Washington University athletes reached NCAA Division II provisional national qualifying standards, two others improved their PNQs and two school records and one conference mark were broken Friday, Apr. 19, at the fifth annual Azusa Pacific University Bryan Clay Track and Field Invitational held at Cougar Stadium on the APU campus.

The Viking quintet reaching provisional standards for the first time this season were Brett Watson (So., Ferndale), who tied for first in the men's high jump by clearing a Great Northwest Athletic Conference record 6-9 3/4; Kevin Yates (Fr., Snohomish), who placed third in the men's long jump with a leap of 23-6 3/4; Alex Donigian (So., Mission Viejo, CA/Trabucohils), who finished fifth in the men's 100 meters with a school record time of 10.57; Emily Warman (Sr., Sedro-Woolley), who was fourth in the women's triple jump with a mark of 39-3 3/4; and Haley O'Connor (So., Sammamish/Eastlake), who was eighth in the women's 3000 steeplechase with a 11:13.35 clocking.

Improving their PNQs were Tanya Bjornsson (Jr., Ferndale), who placed third in the women's long jump with a school-record 19-2 3/4; and Bethany Drake (Fr., Sandy, OR), who finished third in the women's javelin with a mark of 145-4.

Bjornsson also was fifth in the 100 hurdles (14.31) and sixth in the 4x400 relay (4:01.63), and Donigian helped the men's 4x100 relay to victory in 41.36.

WWU's 4x400 men's relay placed second (3:15.60).