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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Senior Bethany Drake improved her NCAA II provisional-qualifying mark in winning the javelin while junior Brandon Pless produced a personal-best in winning the shot put at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival to highlight a busy Saturday for the Western Washington University track & field program with student-athletes competing at three locations.

The Vikings also competed at the Stanford Invitational in Stanford, Calif., on Saturday while a majority of the team was in action at the University of Puget Sound Shotwell Invitational in Tacoma, Wash. With team scoring at UPS, the WWU men finished 2nd while the women were 3rd.

Drake (Throws, Sandy, OR) won the javelin with a throw of 47.62m (156-3) in San Francisco to improve upon her mark of 46.30m (151-11) from her season debut on Friday at Stanford. She placed 1st of 23 with a GNAC-leading distance that is among the top marks nationally during the 2017 season.

Pless (Throws, Sedro-Woolley, WA) won the shot put with a mark of 16.15m (53-0) to finish 1st of 20. His effort ranks No. 3 in WWU history as well as No. 7 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference history. The performance on Saturday bettered his previous personal-best of 15.99m (52-5 ½) set earlier this season and is a top 20 national mark.

Senior Mark Seely (Jumps, Spokane, WA/Central Valley) had a 7th-place finish with a season-best leap of 14.18m (46-6 ¼) in the triple jump as four WWU student-athletes competed at Stanford on Saturday.

The WWU men totaled 101 points at the Shotwell Invitational, placing 2nd of 14 behind Spokane CC (109 points). The Viking women finished with 86.50 points to place 3rd of 14 behind Central Washington (127) and Spokane CC (89.50). The Vikings recorded 18 top-3 event finishes on Saturday at UPS, with 10 for the men and eight for the women.

Senior Ryan McArthur (Middle Distance, Lynwood, WA) won the 400m, placing 1st of 18 in a time of 49.40 while freshman Cordell Cummings (Hurdles, Arlington, WA) also claimed an event victory in the 400m hurdles (55.49). Sophomore Dylan Hayes (Middle Distance, Seattle, WA/Garfield) added a 1st-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase for WWU with a time of 9:27.86.

Freshman Alex Taylor (Sprints, Federal Way, WA) tied for 2nd of 30 in the 100m with a time of 11.16 while freshman Nicholas Makrakis (Jumps, Concord, CA/Northgate) was 2nd in the triple jump with a leap of 12.58m (41-3 ¼). Senior Sean Eustis (Distance, Washougal, WA) took 2nd in the 5,000m with a time of 15:24.76 and sophomore Peter Butler (Distance, Port Angeles, WA) followed in 3rd place (15:28.26).

Senior Lillianna Stelling (Distance, Langley, WA/South Whidbey) led a 1-2-3 finish for the Vikings in the 5,000m with a time of 17:31.90. She was followed by freshman Peyton Shinnick (Distance, Maple Valley, WA/Tahoma) in 2nd (17:57.37) and junior Alexandra Laiblin (Distance, Oak Harbor, WA) in 3rd (18:18.66).

Freshman Macie Allen (Sprints, Gresham, OR/Barlow) was 3rd of 30 in the 100m with a time of 12.57 and freshman Kelsey McLean (Sprints, Kirkland, WA/Juanita) took 4th in 12.64. Sophomore Emily Sytsma (Sprints, Lynden, WA/Lynden Christian) added a 2nd-place finish in the 400m with a time of 58.86 while senior Shawna Troupe (Middle Distance, Kelso, WA) finished 2nd in the 1,500m with a time of 4:52.65.

Next up for the Vikings is the Emilie Mondor Invitational at Simon Fraser on Saturday, April 8.

San Francisco State Distance Carnival Saturday Results (4/1/17)

Men's Results:
1,500m: Cody McCranie, 50th, 3:59.61
Shot Put: Brandon Pless, 1st, 16.15m (53-0) -- NCAA provisional mark

Women's Results:
Javelin Throw: Bethany Drake, 1st, 47.62m (156-3) -- NCAA provisional mark

Stanford Invitational Saturday Results (4/1/17)

Men's Results:
Pole Vault: Gordie Kordas, 17th, 4.60m (15-1); Jacob Hino, NH
Triple Jump: Mark Seely, 7th, 14.18m (46-6 ¼)

Women's Results:
Discus Throw: Megan Mortensen, 10th, 37.16m (121-11)

UPS Shotwell Invitational Results (4/1/17)

Men's Results:
100m: Alex Taylor, T-2nd, 11.16; Stedman Knox, T-10th; 11.42; Daniel Jones, 14th, 11.56
200m: Alex Taylor, 7th, 22.99; Stedman Knox, 8th, 23.00
400m: Ryan McArthur, 1st, 49.40; Reid Lovercamp, 8th, 51.89
800m: Keaton Spiller, 3rd, 1:56.77; Justin Irvine, 10th, 2:04.29
1,500m: Jadon Olson, 3rd, 4:03.29; Eric Hamel, 5th, 4:04.73; Enrique Gomez, 12th, 4:09.10; Colton Hoggarth, 22nd, 4:15.95; Colton Pulver, 29th, 4:21.46
5,000m: Sean Eustis, 2nd, 15:24.76; Peter Butler, 3rd, 15:28.26
110m Hurdles: Cordell Cummings, 3rd, 15.33; Aaron Bosscher, 7th, 16.10
400m Hurdles: Cordell Cummings, 1st, 55.49; Aaron Bosscher, 7th, 59.95
3,000m Steeplechase: Dylan Hayes, 1st, 9:27.86
4x400m Relay: Enrique Gomez, Eric Hamel, Justin Irvine, Dylan Hayes, 7th, 3:37.44
Pole Vault: Matt Coelho, 5th, 4.07m (12-8)
Long Jump: Nicholas Makrakis, 11th, 6.04m (19-9 ¾)
Triple Jump: Nicholas Makrakis, 2nd, 12.58m (41-3 1/4 ); Jacob Ringold, 4th, 12.24m (40-2)
Javelin Throw: Costel David, 10th, 52.23m (171-4)

Women's Results:
100m: Macie Allen, 3rd, 12.57; Kelsey McLean, 4th, 12.64; Hannah Bradley, T-10th, 12.92
200m: Emily Sytsma, 10th, 26.67; Hannah Bradley, 12th, 26.75
400m: Emily Sytsma, 2nd, 58.86
800m: Julian Johnson, 4th, 2:23.08
1,500m: Shawna Troupe, 2nd, 4:52.65; Waverly Shreffler, 4th, 4:57.13; Katie Tyburczy, 15th, 5:30.78
5,000m: Lillianna Stelling, 1st, 17:31.90; Peyton Shinnick, 2nd, 17:57.37; Alexandra Laiblin, 3rd, 18:18.66; Sara Taferre, 7th, 18:36.05; Shawna Troupe, 10th, 18:43.57; Aundrea Koger, 14th, 19:00.62; Sofia Marikis, 16th, 19:05.50; Abigail Milner, 22nd, 20:02.67; Hallie Whitley, 23rd, 20:15.10
400m Hurdles: Deja Svastisalee, 6th, 1:05.97
High Jump: Bridget Henry, T-3rd, 1.49m (4-10 ½)
Pole Vault: Jewels Oliquiano, 3rd, 3.25m (10-8)
Long Jump: Malea Munoz, 4th, 5.00m (16-5); Bridget Henry, 11th, 4.35m (14-3 ¼)
Discus Throw: Sophia Roberts, 5th, 33.75m (110-9)

Team Scores

  Women - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored===============================================================================    1) Central Washington         127        2) Spokane CC                 89.50    3) Western Washington          86.50     4) Seattle Pacific            76    5) Saint Martin's              70.50     6) Whitworth                  68    7) Puget Sound                 53        8) Pacific Lutheran           43.50    9) Olympic College             14       10) Club NW                    10   11) Green River CC               7       12) Everett CC                  4   13) Alaska Fairbanks             1       13) Bellingham Distance Proje   1

Men - Team Rankings - 18 Events Scored =============================================================================== 1) Spokane CC 109 2) Western Washington 101 3) Central Washington 98 4) Whitworth 66 5) Olympic College 59 6) Saint Martin's 57 7) Puget Sound 42 8) Pacific Lutheran 22 8) Seattle Pacific 22 10) Green River CC 14 11) Tacoma City Running Club 10 11) Club Northwest 10 13) Get Strong First Track Clu 6 14) Alaska Fairbanks 3

San Francisco State Distance Carnival Friday Results (3/31/17)

Men's Results:
Pole Vault: Adam Thomas, 3rd, 4.47m (14-8); Gordie Kordas, NH
1,500m: Cody McCranie, 50th, 3:59.61
3,000m Steeplechase: Andrew Wise, 24th, 9:18.79
Triple Jump: Mark Seely, 1st, 14.01m (45-11 ¾); Somit Chhim, 2nd, 13.60m (44-7 ½)
Long Jump: Somit Chhim, ND

Women's Results:
3,000m Steeplechase: Brittany Grant, 5th, 10:32.60 -- NCAA provisional-qualifying time
High Jump: Miranda Osadchey, 6th, 1.59m (5-2 ½)
Long Jump: Jasmine McMullin, 1st, 5.70m (18-8 ½); Miranda Osadchey, 8th, 5.26m (17-3 ¼)
Triple Jump: Jasmine McMullin, 2nd, 11.62m (38-1 ½)

Stanford Invitational Friday Results (3/31/17)

Men's Results:
Hammer Throw: Brandon Pless, 5th, 53.30m (174-10)
Long Jump: Kevin Yates, 11th, 6.76m (22-2 ¼)

Women's Results:
Pole Vault: Anna Paradee, T-5th, 3.80m (12-5 ½) -- NCAA provisional-qualifying height
Javelin Throw: Bethany Drake, 5th, 46.30m (151-11) -- NCAA provisional-qualifying mark