Jul 10 -- SPU 2nd Among Track Teams in Academics; 8 Individuals Honored
Seattle Pacific University finished second among NCAA Division II women's teams in the 2007 U.S. Track & Field Coaches Association academic team of the year competition. The Falcons, with a team cumulative grade point average of 3.550, were runners-up to national champion Lincoln (Mo.). Seven members of the SPU women's squad and one male earned individual all-academic honors from the USTFCCCA.
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Jun 27 -- And Falcons May Only Get Better in ‘08 (Final Track Release)
They are good, they’re young and it’s likely that the Seattle Pacific University women’s track and field team will only become stronger in 2008.
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Jun 23 -- Falcons' Pixler, Randolph Make U.S. Track Teams
Finishing second in the 1500 meters, Seattle Pacific University's Jessica Pixler qualified for her first international meet Saturday at the USA Junior Track & Field Championships. Pixler earned an automatic berth on the U.S. team for the Pan American Junior Games, July 6-8 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Meanwhile, former Falcon decathlete Chris Randolph made the American team for a multi-event dual meet with Germany in August.
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Jun 22 -- Pixler to Run 1500 Final Saturday at USA Track Championships
Seattle Pacific University runner Jessica Pixler received a free pass to Saturday's 1500-meter final at the USA Junior Track & Field Championships. Former Falcon Chris Randolph stands ninth following the first five events of the men's decathlon.
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Jun 19 -- Past, Present, Future Falcons at Indy Track Championships This Weekend
Seattle Pacific University will be well-represented when the USA Track & Field Championships get underway Wednesday in Indianapolis. Two-time NCAA Division champion Jessica Pixler will be joined by former decathlon champion Chris Randolph and Jeeni Schantin, a recent transfer recruit.
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Jun 7 -- Three Seattle Pacific Track Athletes Are Academic All-District
Teona Perkins (European Studies, 3.70 GPA), Karin Rohde (Nursing, 3.82 GPA) and Eddie Strickler of Seattle Pacific University track and field program have been voted to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VIII teams.
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May 26 -- Seattle Pacific's Perkins, Pixler Win NCAA Track Titles
Fourteen years after a Seattle Pacific University woman last won a national outdoor track & field championship, Jessica Pixler and Teona Perkins claimed a pair of crowns within 60 minutes Saturday night. Pixler fought off a late challenge to take first in the 1500 meters, and Perkins followed shortly thereafter with a dramatic victory in the high jump at the NCAA Division II Championships. With 32 points, Seattle Pacific finished seventh -- its best standing since 1993.
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May 21 -- Frosh to Figure Prominently at NCAAs (Weekly Track Release)
All the repetitions, all the mileage and all the focus of the past eight months has been directed at this particular week of activity. Now it’s time to make good on that goal-setting for the eight athletes representing Seattle Pacific University at the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships. The meet begins Thursday in Charlotte, N.C.
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May 15 -- Eight Falcons Qualify for NCAA Track and Field Championships
Eight Seattle Pacific University have qualified for the NCAA Division II track and field championships next week in Charlotte, N.C. Those seeded third or higher include: Jessica Pixler, who holds the top entry mark in the 1500 meters and is No. 2 in the 800; Brittany Bekins, No. 2 among javelin qualifiers and No. 3 in the heptathlon; and Molly Barnes, third in the javelin.
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May 14 -- SPU Runner Is GNAC Men's Track Athlete of Week
Eddie Strickler of Seattle Pacific University was chosen the Great Northwest Athletic Conference men's track and field athlete of the week following his near-record performance at the Ken Foreman Invitational.
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May 12 -- Pixler, Strickler Star in Foreman Invitational Track and Field Meet
Eddie Strickler of Seattle Pacific University virtually clinched a place at the NCAA Championships and the Falcons' Jessica Pixler won for the fourth time in two weeks Saturday at the Ken Foreman Invitational track and field meet at West Seattle Stadium.
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May 9 -- SPU Women Pace GNAC With 13 Academic Track Honorees
Seattle Pacific University led all Great Northwest Athletic Conference women's track and field teams with 13 individuals named to the academic all-GNAC team. The Falcons, who won both the women's GNAC indoor and outdoor championships, featured five three-time selections: Kristin Janney, Jennifer Marsh, Victoria Perkins, James Rosser and Eddie Strickler.
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May 8 -- Foreman Invitational: It’s Last Chance Time (Weekly Track Release)
The best local weather in two months of track and field meets awaits Seattle Pacific University and a host of other teams Saturday as the regular season concludes with the 21st annual Ken Foreman Invitational.
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May 5 -- Pixler, Sims Spur SPU Women to GNAC Track Title
Getting a combined five victories from its 1-2 punch of Jessica Pixler and NyEma Sims, Seattle Pacific University pulled away to win a second straight women's crown at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference track and field championships Saturday at Civic Stadium. The SPU men were seventh.
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May 4 -- Seattle Pacific Women Finish Strong on GNAC Meet's First Day
Tracie Lundsten's victory in the women's pole vault highlighted a Seattle Pacific University surge to finish the first day of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference track and field championships Friday night at Civic Stadium.
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