SEATTLE, Wash. – Western Washington University senior sprinter Daniel Jones moved into the program top 10 with a career-best time in the 100m and sophomore Bryant Welch equaled his 8^th-best time in program history in the 200m to highlight the Vikings performances at the Ken Shannon Invitational on Saturday at Husky Outdoor Track.
 
The event concluded the Vikings 2019 regular season, with the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Championships to be held next weekend in Monmouth, Oregon.
 
Jones, a senior out of Ferndale High School, finished 6^th out of 11 runners in the 100m with a personal-best time of 10.84 to tie for 9^th-best in WWU history. Racing in the first of two heats, Jones ran with a +3.2 tailwind, which is under the 4.0 allowed by the NCAA for qualification standards. SeniorAngelo Fernandez (Kent, WA/Kentwood) placed 8^th also setting a personal-best in 11.22 (+1.8 wind).
 
Welch (Burien, WA/Mount Rainier) finished 4^th out of 13 competitors in the 200m equaling his personal-best time of 21.80 set at last year's Ken Shannon Invitational. The mark last year was obtained with a +4.2 wind reading, so this will enter the WWU record book as 8^th-fastest in program history.
 
Jones concluded a solid two weeks where he has set personal-best marks in the 400m  Ralph Vernacchia Track & Field Meet), 200m and 100m (both on Saturday). Jones ran his first sub-11-second 100m and sub 22-second 200m of his career, placing 4^th in the 200m on Saturday in 21.94, just outside of the program top-10. Sophomore Myles Smith (Puyallup, WA) finished 6^th in 22.40 and Fernandez was 8^th in the 200m clocking a personal-best time of 22.66 (previous best was 23.11).
 
Former Viking All-American and school record holder Alex Donigian placed 2^nd in the 100m in 10.46.
 
Freshman Ryan Witters (Bothell, WA) won the 400m in 51.20 and junior Cordell Cummings (Lake Stevens, WA/Arlington) won the 400m Hurdles in 52.62.
 
On the women's side, the Vikings had five javelin throwers finish in the top 10 in the 12-competitor field. Junior Raquel Pellecer (Sandy, OR) finished 3^rd with a top mark of 43.60m/143-0 and sophomore Natalie Vetto (Kirkland, WA/Lake Washington) was 7^th with a top throw of 42.05m/137-11. Former Viking All-American and national champion Bethany Drake, competing for Oiselle, won the women's javelin with a top throw of 48.15m/158-0.
  Here are results from the Vikings in men's events on Saturday:
 
100m
6-Daniel Jones (10.84); 8-Angelo Fernandez (11.22)
 
200m
3-Bryant Welch (21.80); 4-Daniel Jones (21.94); 6-Myles Smith (22.40); 8-Angelo Fernandez (22.66)
 
400m
1-Ryan Witters (51.20)
 
400m Hurdles
1-Cordell Cummings (52.62); 4-Reid Lovercamp (58.47)
 
800m
4-James Jasperson (1:54.79)
 
1500m
12-Colton Hoggarth (4:03.34)
 
Discus
5-Avery Lux (41.50m/136-2)
 
Javelin
4-Mason Salley (53.00m/173-11)
 
Long Jump
4-Rudy Mataya (6.53m/21-5.25); 7-Cyrus McAllister (6.13m/20-1.5)
 
Pole Vault
4-Ian Rinefort (4.31m/14-1.75); 5-Cooper Cummings (4.01m/13-1.75); Christian Williams (NH)
 
Shot Put
3-Ben Malquist (15.28m/50-1.75); 8-Avery Lux (11.93m/39-1.75)
  Here is a look at the results from WWU's women's competitors on Saturday at the Ken Shannon Invitational:
 
100m
10-Kelsey McLean (12.88)
 
100m Hurdles
6-Jaleesa Taylor (15.10)

400m
6-Mirannda Shulman (1:00.47)

Discus
5-Chanelle Eddy (43.23m/141-10)

High Jump
7-Bridget Henry (1.40m/4-7)

Javelin
3-Raquel Pellecer (43.60m/143-0); 7-Natalie Vetto (42.05m/137-11); 8-Amanda Short (41.24m/135-4); 9-Hannah Nienaber (39.41m/129-3); 10-Maya McFadden (35.49m.116-5)

Long Jump
5-Malea Munoz (4.92m/16-1.75)

Pole Vault
11-Lexi Perry (3.40m/11-1.75); 13-Jewels Oliquiano (3.40m/11-1.75); 15-Sarah Ellis (3.40m/11-1.75); Hannah Dodson (NH)

Shot Put
4- Chanelle Eddy (11.53m/37-10); 5-Maya McFadden (11.26m/36-11.5)
  The 2019 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships will be held next weekend (May 10-11) at McArthur Field on the Western Oregon University campus in Monmouth, Oregon. NCAA Championships selections will be announced on May 14, with the national meet held May 23-25 in Kingsville, Texas.