SACRAMENTO (Mar. 27) ­ Seattle Pacific University freshman Jennifer Marsh improved her own national qualifying time in winning the 800 meters and the Falcons' Sara Johnson won her third javelin title at the Hornet Invitational Saturday at Hornet Stadium.

Marsh (Fr., Kirkland, Wa./Juanita) picked up her second win of the outdoor campaign in 2 minutes 13.41 seconds. It was 0.41 seconds better than her sixth-place time at Stanford Friday. Chico State's Vanessa Hanen was runner-up in 2:16.66.

Johnson (Jr., Kennewick, Wa.) flung the javelin 140 feet, 5 inches. Missy Vanek was second at 138-8. Karen Dickson (Fr., El Dorado Hills, Ca.) ran third in the 5000 in 18:26.01.

The best other finishes came from Molly Hornbuckle (Fr., Burien, Wa./Highline), who was sixth in the javelin (126-0), Janna Schaafsma (So., Soldotna, Ak.) in the women's 400 hurdles (1:05.32) and Micah Kellcy (Sr., Lakewood, Wa./Clover Park), sixth in the men's 400 hurdles (56.28).

Next Saturday the Falcons compete at the Vernacchia Invitational in Bellingham.