BELLINGHAM (Apr. 7) -- Stephanie Huffman won the javelin and long jump and placed third in two others events to lead Seattle Pacific University to a repeat win in the Vernacchia Invitational track & field meet Saturday at Civic Stadium.

The Falcons, who also got a meet record pole vault from Ally Studer (Fr., Redmond, Wa./Redmond), won seven of eight field events and finished with 133 points. Western Washington placed second with 78 1/3, followed by Central Washington (7), Pacific Lutheran (61 2/3), Simon Fraser (47), Seattle University (7) and Saint Martin's (5).

Huffman (Jr., Brush Prairie, Wa./Prairie), who has the top javelin throw in NCAA Division II, threw the spear 137 feet, 6 inches and leaped a season-best long jump of 17-11½. She took third in the high jump (5-1¾) and 100-meter hurdles (15.79 seconds).

Studer earned her first collegiate win by clearing 11-5 ¾. Other field victories came from Natalie Dorow (Sr., Billings, Mt.) in the triple jump (36-0¼), Abby Harris (Sr., Auburn, Wa./Auburn) in the high jump (5-3), Lauren Kooy (Fr., George, Wa./Quincy) in the discus (115-0) and Dionna Anderson (Jr., Lynnwood, Wa./Edmonds-Woodway) with a personal-best shot put of 42-2¼. Dorow has taken first in four of her five meets this season.

Seattle Pacific swept the first five places in the long jump.

Cyrena Bell (Sr., Kent, Wa./Christian Faith) figured in all three racing wins for the Falcons. Bell won the 400 in 57.71 seconds and also took the baton for legs of the victorious 4 x100 (48.4) and 4 x 400 (3:56.53) relays.

Karen Summers (Sr., Bremerton, Wa./Seattle Christian), who also ran on those relays, was runner-up in the 100 (12.81), 200 (26.72) and 400 hurdles (1:03.61).

Sarah Kraybill (So., Seattle, Wa./Ballard) placed second in the 800 in 2:16.42 and Ruth Hawkinson (Jr., Roy, Wa./Yelm) ran a PR of 18:31.01 in the 5000 for second place. Rachel Ross (Jr., Kennewick, Wa.) was held out of the meet by SPU Coach Jack Hoyt to rest for next week's Meet of Champions in Southern California. Ross has won six straight middle-distance races and owns the fastest 1500 time in Div. II.

The men's top scorer was Kelsey Backen (Jr., Yakima, Wa./East Valley), who ran 1500 PR of 3:58.3 to edge teammate Nathanael Castle (Jr., Gooding, Id.) who was runner-up in 3:58.4. Neal Fryett (Jr., Pullman, Wa./Logos) took second in the 800 in a PR of 1:55.09. The men, with 42 points, took fourth behind Western (137), Central Washington (107), Pacific Lutheran (64) and ahead of three other schools.

Western Washington sprinter Mike Lynch won the 100 and 200 and anchored he winning sprint relay to earn outstanding male athlete of the meet. Simon Fraser's Jennifer Padrino took women's honors with a meet-record hammer throw of 167-10--nearly 37 feet beyond the next competitor.

Hoyt will take a group of 8-12 athletes to the Meet of Champions while the balance of the squads will compete in Edmonds at the Northwest Relays Saturday.