SEATTLE – Provisional marks in the men's and women's 800 meters highlighted day two action at the University of Washington Husky Open at Dempsey Indoor on Saturday.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – Men
Five WOU runners competed in the 800 meters on Saturday, including four in the second heat. Juniors David Ribich and Josh Dempsey finished 1-2 in the heat with NCAA provisional qualifying times. Ribich crossed the line with a time of 1:50.49, the ninth fastest in the nation at the Division II level, just ahead of Dempsey's 1:50.70 (12^th best in Division II). In the same heat, Michael Chin posted a 1:55.86 and AJ Holmberg came in at 1:57.12. Dustin Nading ran in the third heat with a time of 1:54.19, putting him just outside the top 50 in the country this year.
 
Aaron Whitaker ran the 400 on Saturday after competing in the 200 meters yesterday. WHitake finished 16^th overall with a time of 49.43.
 
Alani Troutman finished sixth overall, second among Division II competition, in the long jump with a personal best of 6.95m (22-9 ¾).
 
HOW IT HAPPENED – Women
Like the WOU men, two provisional marks and personal bests were hit in the women's 800-meter race on Saturday. Suzanne Van De Grift posted the best Western Oregon time with a NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 2:12.87, 17^th best in the nation, to win her heat. In the heat previous, Olivia Woods finished second with her indoor personal best at 2:14.21 to rank 34^th in the country.
 
In the mile, Nicole Maurmann cracked the nation's top 50 with a time of 5:01.28 (43^rd in Division II). The time was seven seconds better than the same distance two weeks ago at the UW Invitational.
 
UP NEXT
A group of WOU athletes will compete in the UW Open meet Sunday at Dempsey Indoor.