TACOMA, Wash. – Led by a school-record performance in the 10,000m by Andrew Oslin, the Western Washington University Track & Field program officially kicked off its 100th outdoor season Friday at the Ed Boitano Invitational.
 
Oslin made his WWU outdoor debut breaking the 13-year-old 10,000-meter record running a time of 29:41.91 for the sixth-fastest mark in Great Northwest Athletic Conference history. After leading the Vikings cross country contingent with a 65th-place finish at nationals and an All-GNAC performance in the 5000m at the GNAC Indoor Championships, Oslin made his WWU outdoor debut in style with the record-breaking performance. The Saint Martin's transfer broke the previous WWU record of 29:45.92 set by Jordan Welling in 2010.
 
Ryan Clough narrowly missed a top-10 GNAC time placing 2nd in the race behind Oslin in a time of 29:55.94, the 5th-fastest mark in WWU history. Oslin and Clough were both well below the NCAA II provisional qualifying mark of 30:28.78.
 
Meaera Shannon placed 2nd in the women's 10,000m in a time of 37:23.82 to move into the No. 7 spot in WWU history. Emma Smith placed 4th in 38:22.52 and Alanna Parker was 5th in 38:22.97.
 
A pair of men's throwers recorded top-10 marks in program history in the hammer throw held at Pacific Lutheran University. Freshman Angelo Ramos won the event with a throw of 53.99m/177-1 for the No. 7 mark in WWU history and sophomore Miller Campbell finished 2nd with the No. 10 throw in program history (51.99m/170-7).
 
The Ed Boitano Invitational hosted by the University of Puget Sound wraps up competition Saturday at Baker Stadium in Tacoma. Live results are available to follow all the action at wwuvikings.com/TF_Live.