Complete Meet Results

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (Apr. 3) ­ Jennifer Marsh won her debut in the 1500 meters and also anchored the 1600 relay's decisive finish as Seattle Pacific University won its fifth consecutive women's team crown at the Ralph Vernacchia Invitational Saturday at Civic Stadium.

Sara Johnson (Jr., Kennewick, Wa.) won her fourth javelin title and the Falcons also got first-place finishes from Abby Groth (So., Roseburg, Or.) in the 3000, Dianna Grossglass (So., La Conner, Wa.) in the high jump, Amy Harris (So., Philomath, Or.) in the pole vault and also their 400 relay to edge runner-up Central Washington, 103-97.

Seattle Pacific clinched the win by taking the long relay, the final event on the track. Marsh (Fr., Kirkland, Wa./Juanita) ran the relay's final leg. SPU was timed in a season-best and meet-record time of 3 minutes, 54.02 seconds­1.73 ahead of Simon Fraser. Marsh came from behind in the final 400 meters to win the 1500 in 4:41.42. She already has qualified for the national 800 this season.

The men's team, missing key performers Chris Randolph, Tim LeCount, Micah Kellcy and Paul Mach, took sixth place. Western Washington claimed its seventh straight title with 116 points. British Columbia was net with 74.5.

Harris and Karen Dickson (Fr., El Dorado Hills, Ca.) became the women's fourth and fifth NCAA provisional qualifiers. Harris cleared a career-best 11 feet, 5 3/4 inches and was first over teammate Allie Hedges (So., Richland, Wa.) by virtue of fewer misses. Dickson placed fourth in the 10,000 in 37:22.6, a personal record by 78 seconds.

Groth ran a 19-second PR to finish first in the 3000 in 10:30.2. Johnson's winning javelin mark was 141-9 while Grossglass cleared 5-2 1/4. The 400 relay won in a season-best 48.52. Kelsey Gleason (So., Salem, Or.), Kinyatta Leonhardt (Fr., Petaluma, Ca.0 and Jean Kolb (So., Eugene, Or.) ran on both relays.

The men got three third-place finishes: Eddie Strickler (Fr., Richland, Wa.) in the 1500 (4:06.46), Tyrone Hattingh (Fr., Redmond, Wa./King's) in the long jump (a PR of 20-1 3/4), and James Rosser (Fr.,Seattel, Wa./Highline) in the 10,000 (35:04.9.

Athletes of the meet were sprinter Tim Mason and distance runner Natasha Wodak, both of Simon Fraser. Mason won the 400 and ran in the winning 1600 relay. Wodak broke a 17-year-old meet record in the 5000 in 17:18.91.

Complete results are available via the Internet using the link at the top of this page.

Seattle Pacific moves on to the Shotwell Invitational next Saturday in Tacoma.