BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University Track & Field program looks to open the 2025 portion of the indoor schedule like they left off 2024 competing this weekend at the UW Preview and Mile City in Seattle.
 
WWU had an outstanding indoor season opener on December 14 at the Spokane Invitational, setting five school records and making 23 entries in the program top 10 record book. The Vikings season-opening performances also resulted five NCAA II provisional qualifying marks.
 
A larger-than-expected group of student-athletes made the trek to Spokane for the unofficial season opener, with a full squad expected to compete over the next two days at Dempsey Indoor on the University of Washington campus.
 
The UW Preview opens with the men's weight throw and women's 60m hurdles at noon and is scheduled to wrap up at 7 pm. The Mile City event begins Saturday with the women's mile at 10:30 am and continues with the men's heats at 1 pm.
  The UW Preview (Friday) and Mile City (Saturday) features two ways to follow the action live online, with live results provided by PNTFO.com and a pay-per-view webcast produced by RunnerSpace.com.
 

• Live Results
• Webcast via RunnerSpace
• Meet Schedule
• Heat Sheets – UW Preview
• Heat Sheets – Mile City

  In the December 14 season opener at the Spokane Invitational, WWU set five program indoor records:
 

• 400m (women) – Bec Bennett (54.73)
• Shot Put (women) – Jessica Polkinghorn (13.98m/45-10.5)
• High Jump (women) – Kora Cook (1.76m/5-9.25)
• 4x400 Relay (women) – Caitlyn Cheney, Kennedy Cook, Hannah Polkinghorn, Bec Bennett (3:48.62)
• 4x400 Relay (men) – Isaac Ford, Evin Ford, Sam Foust, Brian Le (3:16.37)

  A total of five NCAA Division II provisional qualifying marks were achieved at the season-opening Spokane Invitational. Here is where the Vikings rank nationally among NCAA II competitors:
 

• Bec Bennett – 400m (54.73) – No. 2
• Kennedy Cook – 400m (56.02) – No. 11
• Kora Cook – High Jump (1.76m/5-9.25) – No. 2
• Jessica Polkinghorn – Shot Put (13.98m/45-10.5) – No. 15
• Women's 4x400 Relay – 3:48.62 – No. 9

  The Vikings are the defending conference champions from last year's indoor championships, marking the first indoor title sweep in program history. Dating back to the 2022 calendar year, the WWU men have won eight of nine possible titles in cross country, indoor and outdoor, while the women have combined for six of nine titles. The Western track & field and cross country program has a current string of 10 consecutive team titles across men's and women's dating back to the 2023 outdoor championships.
  The Vikings return to action next week with a group of student-athletes traveling to Moscow, Idaho for the Lauren McCluskey Memorial Open inside the Kibbie Dome on the University of Idaho campus. The complete indoor schedule is available online at WWUVikings.com.