Complete Meet Results

SEATTLE (May 14) ­Chris Randolph and Danielle Ayers-Stamper of Seattle Pacific University each assured themselves of a trip to the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships in the decathlon and heptathlon, respectively, Saturday under gray and often breezy skies at the Ken Foreman Invitational at Southwest Athletic Complex.

Chris Randolph and Danielle Ayers-Stamper of Seattle Pacific University each assured themselves of a trip to the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships in the decathlon and heptathlon, respectively, after their performances during the Ken Foreman Invitational.

Randolph (So., Lone Tree, Co./Denver Christian) won the decathlon with a personal-best score of 6881, the fifth-best in school history, andAyers-Stamper (So. LaCrosse, Wa.), who shed her redshirt status, scored 4855 points over the seven events to take second place. Both scores would rank No. 4 in the nation.

In addition to the multi-event performances, the Falcons improved three other NCAA qualifying marks, getting wins in the process. Sara Johnson (Jr., Kennewick, Wa.) threw the javelin a career-best 149 feet for her seventh victory. Allie Hedges (So., Richland, Wa.) cleared the bar at 12-2 3/4 in the pole vault and Karen Dickson (Fr., El Dorado Hills, Ca./Oak ridge) finished first in the 10,000 meters in 36 minutes, 9.66 seconds.

A final determination of NCAA participants will be made Tuesday. Johnson ranks No. 5, Hedges tied for No. 11 and Dickson 13th among qualifiers.

In the ceremonial Heritage Mile, over 200 runners joined Doris Heritage in what was billed as her final race. Heritage was unofficially timed in 7:12. More than $5000 was raised for the Heritage Scholarship endowment.

Randolph, who had missed six weeks with an ankle sprain, secured his first national berth and raised his top score by 593 points. Five of his 10 marks were PRs, including second-day performances of 13-9 1/4 in the pole vault and a javelin throw of 179-0. His others were 15.98 in the 110 hurdles, 123-4 in the discus and 4:40.63 in the 1500.

Ayers-Stamper finished second in the NCAA and U.S. junior national heptathlon as a freshman. She originally had opted to rest an ailing back this spring. Her second-day marks included a long jump of 17-7 1/2, a javelin throw of 117-9 and an 800 time of 2:30.22. Her score was 294 points off her best from last season. Portland¹s Julie Elliott won with a meet-record total of 5170.

Dickson¹s time in the 10k was 36 seconds faster than her previous best this season and she won by over 3 minutes. Hedges increased her PR by more than an inch and Johnson¹s throw was 17 inches farther than earlier this season.

Other top-three finishes for SPU included the 400 relay (2nd/48.65), Jennifer Marsh (Fr., Kirkland, Wa./Juanita) in the 800 (3rd/2:13.74), Sharon Bjella (Fr., Everett, Wa./Everett) in the high jump (3rd/5-4 1/4) and James Rosser (Fr., Seattle, Wa./Highline) in the 10,000 (3rd/34:22.25).

The only double winner was Highline Community College¹s Melvin Jenkins, who claimed both the 200 (21.96) and 400 (47.41). Just one other meet record fell; the women¹s steeplechase. Margaret Butler of British Columbia¹s Kajaks was timed in 10:28.37.

The NCAA Championships are May 27-29 in Walnut, Ca.