By: Jeff Evans, Assistant AD for Athletic Communications
BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Western Washington University junior
Bec Bennett has been selected as the GNAC Women's Track Athlete of the Week for competition held March 17-23.
Bennett, a junior from Australia, broke her own outdoor school record in the 400m Saturday at the Willie Williams Classic in Tucson, Arizona. Racing against primarily Division I competition, Bennett placed 6th with a time of 54.25 to break her previous WWU best time of 54.54 set at the PLU Open earlier this month.
This marks Bennett's third GNAC Athlete of the Week award this season and second during the early part of the outdoor season. Just over a week ago she earned All-America honors placing 7th at indoor nationals with an indoor PR time of 54.03 for the No. 2 time in GNAC indoor history.
Bennett's 54.25 mark in the 400m is 4th-fastest in GNAC history in the outdoor record book and currently the No. 2 mark in NCAA Division II in 2025 behind 54.20 by Tetiana Kharashchuk of Harding.
UP NEXT FOR THE VIKS
The Vikings are back in action this weekend with the throwers headed to Texas to compete in the Bobcat Invitational in San Marcos and the Texas Relays in Austin. The rest of the team is set to compete March 29-30 to complete spring break at the UBC Open in Vancouver. The complete 2025 WWU Track & Field schedule can be viewed online at
wwuvikings.com/TF.
