Track & Field | 1/30/2010 9:18:00 PM

[Meet results]

SEATTLE - Four Wolves earned NCAA provisional qualifying standards and Annan Applebee grabbed Western Oregon University track & field team's first automatic qualifying mark of the 2010 indoor season, Saturday (Jan. 30), at the UW Invite.

Annan Applebee continues to lead Division II in the 800m, as she posted a time of 2:11.43 to earn an NCAA automatic qualifying standard. That time also solidified her atop the WOU record books and gave her the fourth-best mark in Great Northwest Athletic Conference history. The 2:11.43 topped her previous season-best mark of 2:12.08.

The men's 4x400m relay team of Matt Kaino, Ashtin Mott, Josh Moore and Anthony Yakovick recorded a time of 3:17.41 to register the fastest time in GNAC history in the event. The team, which is comprised of three freshmen and a junior (Mott), now holds an NCAA provisional time, the Western Oregon record and the GNAC record in just their second race as a unit.

Jeff Long also shot to the top of the Wolves' all-time list with a time of 4:11.49 in the mile. That mark earned him a strong NCAA provisional standard, as he came in more than two seconds below the qualifying mark (4:13.70). He also moved to second on the 2010 GNAC performance list.

Ashley Potter jumped into second place in GNAC history and to the top of the Wolves' all-time list with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 37-11.5 (11.57m) in the triple jump.

Janelle Everetts ran a time of 2:15.90 in the 800m to earn her own NCAA provisional standard and move to third place on the 2010 GNAC performance list.

"This is more qualifying marks in a single meet than we have ever had at the DII level," noted Western Oregon head coach Mike Johnson. "Everyone was focused in competition and we need to have that group focus."

The women's team also received strong performances in the 60m, 200m and 400m. In the 60m, Stefani Dittmar ran a time of 8.11 to earn the third-best mark in the GNAC this season and a tie for seventh place on the Wolves' all-time top 10 list. Lacey Meusec registered an 8.13 in the event to jump into fifth on the 2010 GNAC performance list. In the 200m, Sarah Kathrein grabbed the top spot in the GNAC with a personal-best time of 26.09. That mark also placed her third on the Wolves' all-time list. Meusec also improved upon her season-best time, as she record a time of 26.38 to climb to third on the GNAC list. Kathrein carried her success into the 400m, where she posted a time of 1:00.70 to earn the eighth-best mark in school history.

The Western Oregon men now have their name on the top four spots of the GNAC performance list in the 400m. Kaino registered a time of 49.30 to earn the second-best mark in GNAC history. He trails only Western Oregon alum and current assistant track & field coach Isaac Frederick (48.59, 2004) in the GNAC record books. Yakovich ran a time of 50.05 and Moore posted a 50.18 to move to third and fourth, respectively, on the conference's 2010 performance list. Western Oregon junior Ashtin Mott still holds the second-best mark this season in the 400m with a 49.73. Jake Hyde placed his name seventh on the GNAC performance list with a leap of 43-1.75 (13.15m) in the triple jump. Connor Kasler improved upon his season-best mark in the mile with a time of 4:17.50 to maintain his No. 6 ranking on the Wolves' all-time top 10 list.

In other action, Jason Slowey notched a 44-7.5 (13.60m) in the weight throw and Andy Loscutoff ran a time of 8.61 in the 60m hurdles. However, neither of these marks top their season-highs. Matson Hardie posted a 21-0.5 (6.41m) in the long jump and a 45-9 (13.94m) in the triple jump, but neither eclipsed his previous season-bests which were set at the UW Indoor Preview. In the men's sprints, Bobby Alexander posted a 7.21 in the 60m, while Yakovich registered a time of 22.83 in the 200m. Shane O'Connell also had a time of 51.30 in the men's 400m, as he stands in seventh on GNAC's 2010 performance list.

"The results speak for themselves," said coach Johnson, "there is nothing i can say that will top the performances of these student-athletes today."