SEATTLE (Nov. 27) -- Janna Schaafsma, a three-time Alaska state hurdles champion from Soldotna High School, has signed a national letter of intent to compete in track & field for Seattle Pacific University.

Schaafsma won both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles in near-record times last May. She also won the 100 hurdles as a sophomore and ran on three relays which placed among the top six in the state during her career. Now a senior, Schaafsma is the class valedictorian with a grade point average of 4.00 and a national merit semifinalist.

Seattle Pacific finished ninth in the 2001 NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships and is two-time defending conference champion.