SEATTLE, Wash. – Despite having only 13 student-athletes in action Saturday at the SPU Final Qualifier, the Western Washington University Track & Field team recorded one school record and seven total program top-10 marks at Dempsey Indoor.
 
Junior Mac Franks and sophomore Drew Weber finished 1-2 in the 800m, just like they did earlier in the week at the GNAC Championships with both running sub 1:51. Franks set a PR to better his own WWU record by one second running 1:50.07, with Weber close behind in 1:50.61, the top two times in WWU indoor history.
 
The time by Franks moved him up to No. 4 in Great Northwest Athletic Conference history and likely will be rewarded with a trip to the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships. Franks is also a contender for a spot at nationals in the mile with a top time of 4:02.28 ranking No. 11 in the nation entering the weekend.
 
Four women's distance runners etched their name in the top-10 record book, with three in the mile and one in the 3,000m. Mia Crocker won the mile in 5:03.57 for the No. 5 time in WWU history, followed by Sophie Wright (No. 7, 5:05.41) and Brooke Wedin (No. 9, 5:06.90) both running top-10 times in WWU indoor history. Ila Davis set a PR in the 3000m in 10:12.11 for the 8th-fastest in program history.
 
Additionally, sophomore Alec Ritter placed 6th in the mile with a PR of 4:15.70 for the No. 8 time in WWU history.
 
Ethan Sterkel won the long jump with a top mark of 7.22m/23-8.25 and both Aliyah Dawkins (1.68m/5-6) and Beau Sheeran (2.01m/6-7) finished 2nd in the high jump competitions.
  The SPU Final Qualifier served as the final regular-season meet of the year for the Vikings. The field for the NCAA Division II Championships will be announced on Monday afternoon and the 2022 NCAA II Indoor Championships will be held March 11-12 at the Robert W. Plaster Center in Pittsburg, Kansas.
  While the indoor season is coming to a close, the 2022 outdoor season is right around the corner. The Vikings are set to make their outdoor season debut March 5 at the Ed Boitano Invitational on the University of Puget Sound campus in Tacoma.