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Credit Union Northwest

Studer Vaults over NCAA Provisional Standard
March 30, 2002

EDMONDS, Wash. (Mar. 30) -- Ally Studer of Seattle Pacific University won the women's pole vault with a meet-record clearance and met the NCAA Division II provisional qualifying height in the process Saturday at the Spring Break Open track & field meet.

The Falcons' also got victories and meet-record marks from Sarah Kraybill in the 400-meter dash and both the women's and men's 4 x 800 relays.

Studer (So., Redmond, Wa./Redmond) vaulted 11 feet, 3 3/4 inches. She holds the SPU record at 12-2 and finished fifth nationally as a freshman.

Kraybill (Jr., Seattle, Wa./Ballard) out-sprinted teammate Rachel Ross (Sr., Kennewick, Wa.) to take the 400 in 57.69 seconds. Ross was runner-up in 58.26. Kraybill and Ross were joined by Candy Owens and Josie Lavin in the 4 x 800 relay, which prevailed in 9:33.73. Ross anchored in a split of 2:12.

The men's 4 x 800 of Paul Mach, Neal Fryett, Tim LeCount and Nathanael Castle won in 7:51.01. Castle ran the last two laps in 1:54.

Also winning for Seattle Pacific were the women's 4 x 400 relay (4:04.48), 4 x 100 relay (51.73) and Stephanie Huffman in the 100 hurdles, the latter in a personal-best of 14.82. Dionna Anderson placed second in the shot put (44-2).

Next week SPU goes to Bellingham for the Vernacchia Invitational.


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