Complete UW Invite Meet Results

SEATTLE - Western Oregon continued to break records and make splashes on the national landscape while finishing competition at the UW Invitational on Saturday at Dempsey Indoor.

"We had a very good weekend," head coach Mike Johnson said. "We continue to set new records and rewrite our Top 10 lists every meet."

Junior Nicole Maurmann broke the school record in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:13.24. Her time surpassed the previous record of Randi Taruscio (Lydum) set in 1989 of 10:16.00.

Western Oregon showed well in both the men's and women's 800-meter races. Senior Badane Sultessa posted the fastest time from a Division II runner with a fifth-place finish of 1:50.23. The time ranks second all-time on the WOU indoor record list and places Sultessa second in the country this year on the D-II level. Three other runners placed in the top-17 in the 800 with senior Josh Hanna finishing 11^th, senior Sam Naffziger placing 15^th and junior Josh Dempsey crossing in 17^th place.

In the women's 800, senior Bailey Beeson ran the sixth-best time in school history with a time of 2:18.17 while teammate sophomore Suzanne Van De Grift ran a 2:18.27 for the seventh best time in the record books.

For the distance runs, senior Stephanie Stuckey ran the third best time in school history for the mile with a time of 5:00.58. On the men's side in the 3,000-meter races, junior David Cornish finished 35^th posting a time of 8:33.50, the second best in WOU history. Senior Zach Holloway came in a second later with the 3^rd best all-time run at 8:34.57.

During the sprint events, sophomore Kaleb Dobson ran a time of 8.38 in qualifying, seventh best in WOU history, and posted 8.47 in the following round. Sophomore Cody Warner placed 10 in the 60-meter dash at 7.06.

Western Oregon takes a short trip next week when they head to Portland to compete at the Pilot Indoor on Thursday, Feb. 4.

FROM FRIDAY
Both teams in the men's distance medley showed well in their respective heats. The "A" Team comprised ofSam Naffziger,Aaron Whitaker,Badane SultessaandDavid Ribichposted the third best time of the night and third best time in Division II this year with a school record mark of 9:53.08 in the second heat. The quartet blasted past the NCAA provisional mark and fell just seven seconds short of the automatic qualifying standard. The "B" Team ofJosh Hanna,AJ Holmberg,Josh Dempsey andDavid Cornishwon the first segment with a time of 10:08.37, the sixth best time overall for the night.

In the women's 200-meter dash,Laura Patrick(26.62) andMaggie Boles(26.82) each finished third in their respective heats.


NCAA WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
UW Invitational
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Dempsey Indoor / Seattle, Wash.

Team scores- Not kept.

800- 1. Natalia Piliusina (Brooks Beast) 2:04.51. WOU placers - 35. Bailey Beeson 2:18.17 (WOU 6^th all-time); 36. Sazanne Van De Grift 2:18.27 (WOU 7^th all-time).
Mile- 1. Alexa Efraimson (Nike) 4:34.35. WOU placer - 36. Stephanie Stuckey 5:00.58 (WOU 3^rd all-time).
3000- 1. Mel Lawrence (Oiselle) 9:14.13. WOU placer - Nicole Maurmann 10:13.24 (WOU school record).
4x400 relay- 1. Washington 'A' 3:47.75. WOU placer - 11. Western Oregon (Laura Patrick, Suzanne Van De Grift, Megan Rose, Olivia Woods) 3:59.30 (WOU 7^th all-time).
Triple jump- 1. Andrea Guebelle (Unattached) 43-5 / 13.25m. WOU placer - 33. Kathryn Pitts 34-0 / 10.36 m


FRIDAY RESULTS
200 meter dash - 1. Ashley Henderson (San Diego St.) 24.19. WOU placers - 58. Laura Patrick 26.62; 68. Maggie Boles 26.82


NCAA MEN'S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
UW Invitational
Saturday, January 30, 2016
Dempsey Indoor / Seattle, Wash.

Team scores- Not kept.

60-meter dash- 1. Mobolade Ajomale (Academy of Art) 6.65. WOU placer - 10. Cody Warner 7.06 (WOU 10^th all-time)
400- 1. Ben Ayesu-Attah (Idaho) 47.22. WOU placer - 25. AJ Holmberg 50.43.
800- 1. Shaquille Walker (BYU) 1:46.97 (meet record).WOU placer - 5. Badane Sultessa 1:50.23 (WOU 2^nd all-time); 11. Josh Hanna 1:52.84 (WOU 8^th all-time; 15. Sam Naffziger 1:53.93; 17. Josh Hanna 1:54.33; 40. Aaron Whitaker 2:02.76.
3000- 1. David Elliott (Boise State) 7:53.18. WOU placer - 45. David Cornish 8:33.50 (WOU 2^nd all-time); 47. Zach Holloway 8:34.57 (WOU 3^rd all-time).
60 hurdles- 1. Chris Williams (UW) 7.91. WOU placer - 12. Kaleb Dobson 8.47 (WOU 9^th all-time), 8.38 in qualifying (WOU 6^th all-time).
Long jump- 1. Ted Hooper (Unattached) 25-8 / 7.83m. WOU placer - 23. Cody Warner 20-2 / 6.15m.


FRIDAY RESULTS
Distance medley relay- 1, Washington 'A' 9:37.72.WOU placer- 3. Western Oregon "A" (Sam Naffziger, Aaron Whitaker, Badane Sultessa, David Ribich) 9:53.08 (WOU school record); 6. Western Oregon "B" (Josh Hanna, AJ Holmberg, Josh Dempsey, David Cornish) 10:08.37 (WOU 7^th all-time)