Falcons Will Send Three to NCAA Indoor Track
March 2, 2004

SEATTLE (Mar. 2) – Three members of the Seattle Pacific University track & field teams have earned invitations to the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships next week in Boston.

Paul Mach (Sr., Seattle, Wa./King’s) is the No. 5 seed among the entries in the men’s 800 meters. Mach, the Great Northwest Athletic Conference champion, ran a school record time of 1 minute, 51.49 seconds in his last outing.

Representing the SPU women are Ally Studer (Sr., Redmond, Wa./Redmond) in the pole vault and Jennifer Marsh (Fr., Kirkland, Wa./Juanita) in the 800. Studer, who was fourth at indoor nationals a year ago, has the No. 6 mark in her field at an SPU record 12 feet, 4 inches. Marsh, who won the GNAC title last month, is No. 9 in the 800 field with a best time of 2:13.55.

The NCAA meet will be held Mar. 12-13 at the Reggie Lewis Center.