Falcons' Johnson Throws 6th at NCAA Championships
May 29, 2004

WALNUT, Calif. (May 29) ­ Sara Johnson of Seattle Pacific University took sixth place in the women's javelin to wrap-up the Falcons' activity at the NCAA Division II Track & field Championships Saturday at Hilmer Lodge Stadium.

Sara Johnson of Seattle Pacific University took sixth place in the women's javelin and earned All-American honors on the final day of the NCAA Track and Field Championships.

Johnson (Jr., Kennewick, Wa.) launched her best throw -- 145 feet, 3 inches -- on her first attempt, and was fifth entering the final stage. Slippery Rock's Karyn McCready outdistanced the field with an opening throw of 164-0. None of the other competitors in the closely bunched field got closer than 15 feet. Places two through eight were all between 141 and 149-0.

Johnson came into the meet with seven wins this season and, by scoring three points, earned All-America status.

SPU, which got five points from Danielle Ayers-Stamper in the heptathlon, finished with a total of eight. All five of their women's qualifiers return next season.