CHENEY, Wash. (Apr. 12) -- Seattle Pacific University's Dionna Anderson heaved the shot the third-longest distance in school history and in the long jump teammate Stephanie Huffman earned her third provisional qualifying mark at the 31st annual Pelluer Invitational track & field meet Friday night at Woodward Field.

Anderson (Sr., Lynnwood, Wa./Edmonds-Woodway) joined 800-meter runner Rachel Ross (Sr., Kennewick, Wa.) and 1500 racer Nathanael Castle (Sr., Gooding, Id.) as winners for the Falcons.

A career-best throw by more than 2 feet, Anderson sent the shot 46 feet, 6 1/4 inches to win the competition convincingly. It was her second victory in as many weeks and it was the No. 5 mark in NCAA Division II this season. No Falcon thrower had broken 46 feet since 1978.

Huffman (Sr., Brush Prairie, Wa./Prairie), already an NCAA qualifier in the javelin and heptathlon, leaped 18-11 1/4 to finish second in the long jump. It was a PR by 6 inches and the No. 8 qualifying mark in Div. II. Montana's Renee Dunn set a meet and stadium record, taking first at 20-3.

Ross ran to her fourth 800 triumph in as many races this spring, winning comfortably in 2 minutes, 13.12 seconds. Sarah Kraybill (Jr., Seattle, Wa./Ballard) of SPU was second, just missing the provisional standard with a time of 2:14.36. Ross and Kraybill also ran in Seattle Pacific's first-place 4 x 400 relay (3:54.43).

Castle coasted to his second straight win in the 1500, finishing in 3:56.10--more than 5 seconds ahead of the runner-up. He also figured in the 4 x 400 relay which took third place yet had its best time in two years--3:21.49.

Jawea Harder (Sr., Port Townsend, Wa.) placed a close second in the women's 400 hurdles (1:02.76; Amber Larsen won in 1:02.72) while Jennifer Pyeatt (So., Graham, Wa./Bethel) let loose with a PR shot put of 41-5 1/4 to finish fourth.