SEATTLE, Wash. – There is little question that the 2025 Western Washington University Track & Field program is ready to rewrite the record books.
 
Through two meets to open the indoor season the Vikings have already set eight school records and made 36 entries into the program all-time top 10 record book. Friday's action at the UW Indoor Preview at Dempsey Indoor resulted in six school records and 19 program top 10 marks.
 
Friday's competition was highlighted by senior sprinter Caitlyn Cheney setting indoor school records in the 60m dash twice, first clocking 7.64 seconds in the prelims and then finishing 6th in the finals in 7.57. Her time is 5th-best in GNAC history. Cheney then broke the school record in the 200m in 24.90 seconds, besting the previous mark of 25.03 set by teammate Bec Bennett in December and Ellie Siler in 2010. Cheney was the top finisher amongst 38 competitors in the 200m bettering the 24.97 by Madison Easter of Cal Poly.
 
Bennett broke her own school record in the 400m with a winning time of 54.44, bettering her mark of 54.73 set at the Spokane Invitational in December. The Australian was the top finisher in the 22-runner field littered with Division I runners, with sophomore Kennedy Cook placing 3rd in a speedy time of 56.52.
 
Cheney, Cook, Bennett and Hannah Polkinghorn led the Vikings to a 2nd-place finish behind Simon Fraser in the 4x400 relay finishing in a school record of 3:47.31 to inch ahead of their mark of 3:48.62 set in December.
 
Freshman Jessica Polkinghorn, the younger sister of Hannah, re-set her own record in the shot put becoming the first Viking to pass the 14-meter mark with a throw of 14.03m/46-0.5 to place 2nd in a stacked field.
 
The men's team featured eight program top 10 marks, led by a school-record performance in the 400m by freshman Isaac Ford, placing 6th out of 21 runners in a time of 48.51. Senior Brian Le, the previous record holder, set a PR running 48.66 to finish 7th and Isaac's twin brother Evin Ford placed 8th in 49.00 to tie for 5th-best in WWU indoor history.
  Here is a rundown of all the top performances by Vikings on Friday at the UW Indoor Preview:
 

• Caitlyn Cheney – No. 1 in 60m placing 6th in 7.57 (ran PR of 7.64 in prelims) – 5th in GNAC history … set school record in 200m in winning time of 24.90 as first Viking to break 25 seconds in the event indoors … also part of school-record 4x400 relay team.
• Bec Bennett  - Won 400m race in school-record time of 54.44 to rank 2nd-best in GNAC history … also ran 7.91 in 60m to tie for 10th in WWU history.
• Jessica Polkinghorn – Placed 2nd in shot put breaking own school record in second meet as a Viking with throw of 14.03m/46-0.5.
• Isaac Ford – Broke school record in 400m with time of 48.51, placing 6th at the UW Preview.
• Mia Crocker – Placed 11th in 800m in PR time of 2:11.11 for 2nd-best time in WWU indoor history.
• Emmy Kroontje – Placed 13th in 800m in PR time of 2:11.63 for No. 3 mark in program history.
• Sophie Wright – Finished 14th in 800m in PR time of 2:12.34 to rank 5th in WWU history.
• Hannah Polkinghorn – Set PR with time of 25.39 in 200m finishing 6th and No. 5 in WWU history.
• Ella Edens – Finished 53rd in the 3000m in time of 10:08.63 for No. 8 mark in WWU history.
• Corbin Herron – Qualified for finals in 60m hurdles with time of 8.32, No. 7 in WWU history.
• Derek Fischer – Ran PR time of 6.94 in 60m dash in prelims to tie for 5th in WWU history.
• Calvin Gutierrez – Entered WWU record books at No. 8 in weight throw with mark of 15.33m/50-3.5.
• Brian Le – Previous WWU record holder in 400m set PR with time of 48.66 ranking No. 2 in WWU history.
• Evin Ford – Clocked 49.00 in 400m placing 8th to tie for 5th-fastest in WWU indoor history.
• Jonah Bloom – Ran indoor PR of 1:53.18 to move up to No. 4 in WWU history.
• Nolan Mickenham – Placed 2nd in 200m (21.86) and 13th in 60m (6.94).
• Noah Turner – Won shot put with throw of 15.73m/51-7.25 to top 15-competitor field.
• Kora Cook – Placed 2nd in high jump clearing 1.75m/5-8.75.
• Kevin McDermott – Top D2 finisher placing 18th in 3000m with time of 8:02.90.

  The Vikings are back in action Saturday with the distance crew taking center stage competing in the Mile City event at Dempsey Indoor. The complete indoor schedule is available online at WWUVikings.com.