SEATTLE, Wash. – The Western Washington University Track & Field program wrapped up meet schedule for the 2019 Indoor Season, with two top-10 program performances highlighting the SPU Final Qualifier held Saturday at Dempsey Indoor on the University of Washington campus.

 

The men's distance medley relay recorded the second-fastest time in program history at 9:57.56, falling just short of the record of 9:55.00 set in 2007. The relay consisted of senior Liam Cossette, freshman Mark Daniels, senior Kyler Sager and senior James Jasperson. 

 

Redshirt freshman Seren Dances was busy entering several events, including winning the long jump (6.86m/22-6.25) and the 60m Hurdles (8.48). His time in the 60m hurdles entered the WWU record book as the 10^th-fastest time in program history.

 

Senior Tupre Wickliff won the high jump competition clearing 2.02m/6-7.5, just below his PR of 2.03m/6-7.75.

 

Senior pole vaulter Anna Paradee cleared a season-best 3.87m/12-8.25 to increase her national standing. Paradee entered the meet ranked No. 13 in NCAA Division II with a previous season best of 3.84m/12.7.25. The 2017 First Team All-American after placing 7^th at the 2017 NCAA II Indoor Championships is a virtual lock to compete in the 2019 Indoor Championships in Pittsburg, Kansas.

 

Junior Maddie Taylor won the high jump clearing 1.72m/5-7.75 just missing her season-best of 1.73m/5-8 which entered the weekend 6^th-best in the nation.

 

Freshman Noah Johnson also clocked a 7.09 in the 60m preliminaries, just 1/100^th outside of the all-time program top 10.

 

Here is a look at all the results from WWU competitors in the SPU Final Qualifier:

 

 

WWU has recorded 54 new entries into the program's indoor top 10 record book this season, including 27 during the GNAC Indoor Championships last week and two during the SPU Final Qualifier.

 

»      WWU Indoor Record Book

»      GNAC Indoor Top 10 Marks – Men

»      GNAC Indoor Top 10 Marks – Women

 

The list of NCAA automatic and provisional qualifying marks can be found online on the NCAA II Indoor Track & Field website. Athletes that obtain the automatic marks qualify for the NCAA Division II Championships that will be held March 8-9 in Pittsburg, Kansas, hosted by Pittsburg State University at the Robert W. Plaster Center. WWU has obtained five NCAA II Provisional marks so far during the 2019 season, listed below with their national ranking entering the weekend:

 

»      Maddie Taylor – High Jump (1.73m/5-8) – 6^th

»      Anna Paradee – Pole Vault (3.87m/12-8.25) – 13^th

»      J.T. Konrad – Pole Vault (4.90m/16-0.75) – 23^rd

»      Ian Rinefort – Heptathlon (4829 Points) – 35^th  

»      Seren Dances – Heptathlon (4795 Points) – 42^nd  

 

The Dempsey indoor facility is a 307-meter Mondo track with a six lane straightaway, and a five-lane oval. For the field the Dempsey has two 160 ft. elevated wooden long jump runways (132 ft. TJ) with Mondo overlay; two 150 ft. elevated wooden pole vault runways with Mondo overlay; two 80 ft. right/left wooden high jump approach areas with Mondo overlay; two reinforced wooden throwing rings.

 

The NCAA will announce selections and qualifiers for the 2019 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships on Tuesday, February 26 on NCAA.com. The 2019 Indoor Championships will be held March 8-9 at the Robert W. Plaster Center on the campus of Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas.

 

 

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