Falcons' Blake Is Heptathlon First-Day Leader
May 12, 2005

Complete Results

SHORELINE, Wash. (May 12) ­ Linda Blake of Seattle Pacific University parlayed a personal record in the high jump into the first-day lead of the heptathlon at the Ken Foreman Invitational, held Thursday at Woolsey Stadium.

Blake (Jr., Richland, Wa.) scored 2845 points over four events, slightly ahead of her pace at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships last month. Liz Fuller of Washington and Chloe Hewitt of British Columbia are tied for second with 2701. Bridgette Sexton (Fr., LaCenter, Wa.) of SPU is sixth with 2477.

Blake won the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 6 inches. She was also second in the 100-meter hurdles (15.19).

In the men's decathlon, Josh Freeman of Western Washington holds the lead after five events at 3432. The Falcons' Josh Childress (Fr., Arlington, Wa.) was next at 3160. Both are behind their scores after the first day of the GNAC meet when both made the NCAA Division II provisional qualifying list.

The heptathlon concludes with the long jump, javelin and 800 run Friday. The decathlon's final events are the 110 hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin and 1500.

Saturday's main portion of the Foreman Invitational begins at 9 a.m. at Husky Stadium.

Heptathlon Scores (thru four events)
1.             Linda Blake, Seattle Pacific       2845
2.             Adelle Johns, Kajaks               2705
3.             Chloe Hewitt, British Columbia     2701
4.             Liz Fuller, Washington             2701
5.             Brooke Barker, Pacific             2554
6.             Bridgette Sexton, Seattle Pacific  2477
7.             Kaisa Keranen, Washington          2330
8.             Brittany Lawson, Southern Oregon   2327
9.             Melissa Marek-Ferris, George Fox   2324
10.            Kelsey Cooley, Seattle Pacific-x   1636

Decathlon Scores (thru five events)
1.             Josh Freeman, Western Washington   3432
2.             Jason Childress, Seattle Pacific   3160
3.             Erik Kensen, Pacific Lutheran      3151
4.             TJ Emmerich, Washington            3118
5.             Chris Randolph, Seattle Pacific-x  1839