March 12, 2016
PITTSBURG, Kan. - Western Washington University junior triple jumper Jasmine McMullin placed 11th in the triple jump at the NCAA II Indoor Track & Field Championships in Pittsburg, Kan.
McMullin (Sequim, WA) recorded the second-longest jump of her career at 12.00m (39' 4.5") to earn 2nd-Team USTFCCCA All-America honors. She recorded the 12.00m jump on her third and final attempt, just missing out qualifying for the final round. Her mark fell just shy of the WWU school record she set at 12.22m (40' 1.25") at the GNAC Indoor Championships Feb. 20 in Nampa, Idaho.
Senior Salcia Slack of New Mexico Highlands won the women's triple jump with a jump of 12.88m (42' 3.25").
McMullin joins junior high jumper Miranda Osadchey (DuPont, WA/Steilacoom) to earn 2nd-team All-America honors. Osadchey finished in a tie for 11th in Friday's high jump clearing 1.66m (5' 5.25").
Senior Travis Milbrandt (Sr., Longview, WA/Mark Morris) placed 14th in the 60m hurdles Friday with a time of 8.22. He finished 7th in heat 2 of the prelims, falling short of his season-best 8.09 set at the GNAC Indoor Championships Feb. 20 in Nampa, Idaho.
FOUR VIKINGS COMPETE IN HAMMER THROW AT PLU OPEN
Bryan Lee records 10th-best mark in WWU history in the hammer throw
PARKLAND, Wash. - Four members of the Western Washington University Track & Field team competed in the hammer throw at the PLU Open Saturday afternoon.
In the men's hammer, redshirt freshman Bryan Lee (Sammamish, WA/Skyline) finished 2nd with a throw of 50.82m (166' 9") for the 10th-best mark in WWU history. Sophomore Brandon Pless (Sedro Wooley, WA) was 4th with a throw of 50.03m (164' 2").
In the women's hammer, junior Megan Mortensen (Tacoma, WA/Franklin Pierce) placed 3rd with a toss of 39.95m (131' 1"), breaking her previous career best of 34.26m (112' 5") set last season. Freshman Sophia Roberts (Ventura, CA) was 5th in the competition recording a mark of 37.09m (121' 8").
The outdoor season resumes next weekend with the Vikings competing in the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open in Portland. The throwers will compete Friday at Clackamas Community College and the track events will be held Saturday at Eldon Fix Track at Griswold Stadium.
Event 39 Men Hammer Throw================================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points================================================================================= 1 566 Tafoya, Armando JR Central Wash 56.22m 184-05 2 743 Lee, Bryan FR Western Wash 50.82m 166-09 3 590 Beard, Timothy SR Get Strong F 50.51m 165-08 4 744 Pless, Brandon SO Western Wash 50.03m 164-02 5 686 Hatton, Lucas JR Pacific Luth 44.45m 145-10 6 589 Beard, Chris SR Get Strong F 44.28m 145-03 7 607 Jones, Angus FR None 38.39m 125-11 8 680 Fairhurst, Alex FR Pacific Luth 37.13m 121-10 9 568 Venema, Nick FR Central Wash 33.29m 109-03 10 576 Koss, Brandon FR EVCC 29.84m 97-11 11 690 Jarvis, Nate FR Pacific Luth 26.10m 85-07 12 696 Trewet, Parker FR Pacific Luth 25.67m 84-03 13 581 Schweitzer, Joey FR Everett CC 24.38m 80-00 Event 40 Women Hammer Throw================================================================================= Name Year School Finals Points================================================================================= 1 659 Jackson, Dominique SR Pacific Luth 42.49m 139-05 2 540 Youngers, Amanda SR Central Wash 42.48m 139-04 3 741 Mortensen, Megan JR Western Wash 39.95m 131-01 4 529 Moore, Dorothy SR Central Wash 39.59m 129-11 5 742 Roberts, Sophia FR Western Wash 37.09m 121-08 6 668 Stovall, Charene SO Pacific Luth 35.03m 114-11 7 520 Kasel, Kristen SO Central Wash 33.96m 111-05 8 670 Waldrop, Annie SO Pacific Luth 32.98m 108-02 9 524 Lytle, Clare FR Central Wash 32.72m 107-04 10 623 Cichosz, Dani FR Olympic Coll 27.47m 90-01 11 622 Carter, Diamond Ca FR Olympic Coll 23.21m 76-02 12 630 Lamb, Chantelle FR Olympic Coll 17.80m 58-05
