SACRAMENTO (Mar. 29) -- Ally Studer of Seattle Pacific University tied her own school record in the pole vault and went to the top of the NCAA Division II track & field qualifying list Saturday at the Hornet Invitational.

Studer (Jr., Redmond, Wa./Redmond), a three-time All-America who finished fourth in the NCAA indoor meet earlier this month, tied for first with Utah's Brooke LoBue with a final clearance of 12 feet, 2 inches. Studer originally set her SPU record as a freshman in 2001.

The Falcons' Sarah Kraybill (Sr., Seattle, Wa./Ballard) and Paul Mach (Jr., Seattle, Wa./King's) each took second place in their respective races with provisional qualifying marks. Kraybill ran the No. 2 800-meter time in the nation, 2 minutes, 10.50 seconds, but was beaten at the wire by Genevieve Mendoza's 2:10.09.

In the men's 400 hurdles, Mach ran a personal-best time of 53.19, which rates fourth among Div. II qualifiers and No. 2 all-time at Seattle Pacific.

Nick Santana of Sacramento State won in 52.90.

Other notable SPU marks included Jose Lavin's (So., Bremerton, Wa.) PR of 2:15.07 in the 800 while Scott Van Hess (Sr., Salem, Or.) shattered his PR in 1:55.97.

The Falcons compete at the Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham Saturday.