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NAMPA, Ida. (Feb. 19) ­ Danielle Ayers-Stamper and Chris Randolph of Seattle Pacific University each won three events and the Falcon women claimed nine altogether in taking their second straight Great Northwest Athletic Conference indoor track & field championship at the Jackson Track Saturday.

Danielle Ayers-Stamper and Chris Randolph were named the outstanding athletes of the 2005 GNAC Track and Field Championships for the women and men, respectively, with each setting an SPU and GNAC record in the process.

Ayers-Stamper (Jr., La Crosse, Wa.) and Randolph (Jr., Lone Tree, Co./Denver Christian) were named the outstanding athletes of the meet for the women and men, respectively, with each setting an SPU and GNAC record in the process.

Seattle Pacific scored a total of 188 points to easily out-distance runner-up Central Washington (137.5) in the women's team standings. Western Washington edged Western Oregon 141-135 for the men's title, with SPU improving one place to fourth over a year ago with 87 points.

In winning the 60-meter hurdles (8.66 seconds), high jump (5 feet, 6 inches) and long jump (18-9 3/4), and taking sixth in the shot put (37-4 1/2), Ayers-Stamper accounted for 33 points. Her hurdles time improved her own school and conference marks by 0.18 seconds and represent sthe No. 3 time in the nation this season. She already ranks No. 1 in the high jump.

The Falcons' Kinyatta Leonhardt (So., Petaluma, Ca./st, Vincent) successfully defended her 60 dash crown in a season-best 7.96. She was also second in the 200.

Other winner's on the track were Josie Lavin (Jr., Bremerton, Wa.) in the 800 (2:16.09), Karen Dickson (So., El Dorado Hills, Ca./Oak Ridge) in the mile (5:08.23), Karin Rohde (Fr., Bellingham, Wa./Mount Baker) in the 5000 (18:41.46) and the distance medley relay (12:35.89). That team included Lavin, Rohde, Dickson and Victoria Perkins. Rohde was named the meet's top freshman.

Allie Hedges (Jr., Richland, Wa.) got a victory in the pole vault (11-10) as the Falcons occupied three of the top four spots.

Besides Ayers-Stamper, Central Washington sprinter Terran Legard was the only other multiple winner, placing first in the 200 and 400.

In the men's Randolph was ever-present throughout the meet, appearing and contributing to scoring in five events. His long jump of 22-6 1/2 stretched his own GNAC record by three-quarters of an inch. Randolph established a school record in the 400 (49.99) and cleared 6-4 1/2 to win the high jump. He also took fourth in the 60 hurdles (8.55) and ran a leg of the third-place distance medley relay.

Ryan Jewell (Fr., Olympia, Wa./Olympia) gave Randolph strong support in the sprints. He won the 200 in a school-record 22.46 and also ran fourth in the 60 (7.18).

The men got second-place efforts from Eddie Strickler (So., Richland, Wa.) in the 800 (1:55.22) and Tim LeCount (Sr., Battle Ground, Wa.) in the 5000 (an SPU record of 15:27.78).

For the women, Jean Kolb (Jr., Eugene, Or.) ran second in the 400 (1:00.22), Amy Harris (Jr., Jr., Philomath, Or.) was third in the pole vault (11-6 1/4) and Kristin Janney (So., White Salmon, Wa.) was third in the hurdles (9.18).

Seattle Pacific's Jack Hoyt was voted women's coach of the year. All athletes placing in the top three of an event were accorded all-conference honors.

The next action for selected athletes will be a last-chance national qualifying meet Saturday at the Dempsey Indoor. The NCAA Championships are Mar. 11-12 in Boston.