Track & Field | 1/17/2015 11:21:00 PM

FULL RESULTS

SEATTLE, Wash. – In the opening meet of Western Oregon University's indoor season, records fell for both squads that included an individual and a relay mark at the University of Washington Indoor Preview Saturday inside the Dempsey Indoor Facility.

Junior Stephanie Stuckey set a new school record in the 1,000 meter run with a time of 3:02.96 that was good enough for a 16th place finish overall, while the men's 4x800 meter relay team that consisted of junior Josh Hanna, senior Brady Beagley, junior Sam Naffziger, and sophomore Josh Dempsey concluded the meet with a school-record time of 7:54.22 that resulted in a fifth place finish overall.

Freshman Kaleb Dobson began the day by winning his heat in the 60 meter hurdles in a time of 8.61 seconds before finishing fifth in the preliminary qualifying round in a time of 9.20 seconds.

Fellow freshman Cody Warner posted the second fastest time in school history in the 60 meter dash with a time of 6.96 seconds before finishing 15th overall in the preliminary qualifying round in a time of 7.00 seconds.

In the women's 600 meter run, Suzanne Van De Grift moved into the Top 10 all-time in program history with a time of 1:41.14 to finish 22nd overall and was the fourth fastest non-Division I or club runner to cross the finish line.

Sophomore Alex Green set a personal best in the shot put with a throw of 12.45 meters (40-feet, 10.25-inches) that moved her into the Top 10 all-time in program history en route to finishing 15th overall, while junior Emmi Collier placed 11th overall with a mark of 12.86 meters (42-feet, 2.25-inches).

In the men's weight throw, freshman Kenny Klippel finished 14th overall with a toss of 13.06 meters (42-feet, 10.25-inches) despite registering a foul on his third and final attempt even though the throw went much further.

Head Coach Mike Johnson was particularly pleased saying, "We always enjoy competing in Seattle. UW is such a good host. We had so many positives today. Great attitudes and many personal improvements are very encouraging. Three of our throwers – Collier, Green and Klippel – had a very good day. Pappel and Dobson looked great in the hurdles, while Naffziger and Stuckey joined their relay teams to help get the mid-distance runners off to a good start. There is so much to say, but more importantly there is so much to do."

Western Oregon returns to action after a one-week hiatus on Friday, January 30, at the two-day Husky Invite hosted by the University of Washington in Seattle.