May 26, 2016 BRADENTON, Fla. â€" The Western Washington University Track & Field program opened competition at the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
Senior Alex Donigian (Mission Viejo, CA/Trabuco Hills/Saddleback JC/Northern Colorado) placed 10th in the 100m prelims in 10.49, just missing qualification for the finals in the event. Donigian earns second-team All-America honors. Donigian finished 3rd (2015) and 5th (2014) in his previous trips to the outdoor nationals.
Senior Matt Lutz (Bremerton, WA/Olympic) placed 18th in the men's 3,000m steeplechase in 9:32.10.
Junior Brittany Grant (Port Townsend, WA) was 20th in the women's 3,000m steeplechase finishing in 10:54.90.
The three-day event continues tomorrow with the following WWU athletes scheduled to participate:
Friday, 5/27:
Discus (Women) â€" Megan Mortensen (5 pm ET/2 pm PT)
200m Prelims (Men) â€" Alex Donigian (Heat 1, Lane 6, 5:35 pm ET/2:35 pm PT)
110m Hurdles Prelims (Men) â€" Travis Milbrandt (Heat 1, Lane 7, 6:40 pm ET/3:40 pm PT)
Saturday, 5/28:
Javelin (Men) â€" John Haskin and Alex Barry (11:30 am ET/8:30 am PT)
Javelin (Women) â€" Bethany Drake, Katie Reichert, Anosi Laupola, Mariah Horton (2:25 pm ET/11:25 am PT)
110m Hurdles Finals (Men) â€" 5:55 pm ET/2:55 pm PT (top 2 from 3 prelim heats plus next 2 best times)
High Jump (Women) â€" Miranda Osadchey (6 pm ET/3 pm PT)
200m Finals (Men) â€" 7:45 pm ET/4:45 pm PT (top 2 from 3 prelim heats plus next 2 best times)
5,000m (Women) â€" Brittany Grant (8:30 pm ET/5:30 pm PT)
Here are some links to follow the NCAA II Championships:
