SEATTLE, Wash. – Another day and more school records and program top-10 marks were obtained by the Western Washington University Track & Field team at the UW Invitational at Dempsey Indoor.
 
Junior Mac Franks broke his own school record in the 800m placing fifth out of 28 runners in 1:51.47, moving up to No. 6 in GNAC history and likely inside the NCAA Division II top 10. Franks was also a member of the school-record breaking distance medley relay Friday night and earlier this season obtained the WWU indoor record in the 3,000m.
 
Junior Ethan Sterkel won the long jump while equaling his school-record and No. 4 mark in GNAC history with a leap of 7.25m/23.9.5.
 
The men's 4x400 relay team of Bryant Welch, Mark Daniels, Brian Le and Jaden Edwards placed 2nd in 3:21.94 behind the University of Washington, recording the No. 10 time in program history.
 
Junior Noah Johnson qualified for the finals in the 60m dash, placing 6th in 7.06 seconds to tie for 10th-best in WWU history.
 
Freshman Mia Crocker highlighted the women's performance setting a PR in the 800m in 2:18.89 to move up to No. 6 in WWU indoor history. Sophomore Lannie Lyamba had a solid mark setting a PR in the triple jump at 10.76m/35-3.75 to just miss entering the WWU top-10 list. Sophomore Katie Potts set an indoor PR in the shot put with a throw of 11.87m/38-11.5 to remain No. 6 in school history.
 
Here is a look at the standout performances by Viking student-athletes at the two-day UW Invitational that recorded a top-10 mark in program indoor history:
 
Saturday's WWU Top-10 Performances:

• Mac Franks – 800m, 1:51.47 (1st in WWU & 6th in GNAC history)
• Ethan Sterkel – Long Jump, 7.25m/23-9.5 (T1st in WWU & 4th in GNAC history)
• Drew Weber – 800m, 1:54.75 (6th in WWU history)
• Mia Crocker – 800m, 2:18.89 (6th in WWU history)
• Katie Potts – Shot Put, 11.87m/38-11.5 (6th in WWU history)
• Ryan Greenwalt – Long Jump, 6.95m/22-9.75 (7th in WWU history)
• Beau Sheeran – High Jump, 1.96m/6-5 (T9th in WWU history)
• Noah Johnson – 60m, 7.06 (T10th in WWU history)

 
Friday's WWU Top-10 Performances:

• Hunter Flick – 60m Hurdles, 8.07 (1st in WWU & GNAC history)
• Raine Westfall – Weight Throw, 15.25m/50-0 ¼ (1st in WWU history)
• Jalen Javurek – 5000m, 14:48.73 (7th in WWU history)
• Jaden Edwards – 60m Hurdles, 8.42 (8th in WWU history)
• Jessica Neal – High Jump, 1.63m/5-4 ¼ (8th in WWU history)
• Brook Wedin – 5000m, 18:03.98 (8th in WWU history)
• Naomi Bates – 60m Hurdles, 9.38 (10th in WWU history)

  The WWU Track & Field team returns to action next week at the WSU Open & Invitational held at The Podium in Spokane over a three-day span February 3-5. The full 2021-22 WWU Indoor Track & Field schedule (in addition to the tentative outdoor schedule) can be viewed online at wwuvikings.com/TF.