SPU 800 Runners Earn GNAC Athletes of Week
May 16, 2005

SEATTLE (May 16) ­ Seattle Pacific University 800-meter runners Paul Mach and Bridgette Sexton were selected as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference track and field athletes of the week for their performances at the Ken Foreman Invitational.

Mach (Sr., Seattle, Wa./King's) finished second in a time of 1:50.99, a mark which ranks second in GNAC history, topped only by his 1:49.31 record time in last week's GNAC championship meet. Mach, who was ranked second nationally in the 800 prior to this past weekend, has finished first or second in eight of nine 800 races this spring.

Sexton (Fr., LaCenter, Wa.) ran the top GNAC 800 of the season (2:12.52) during the Foreman heptathlon, a time which is among the top 16 in the nation. It was also the best-time ever for a GNAC athlete in a heptathlon and the fourth-best mark in conference history in any meet. Sexton shared her honor with Monica Smith of Western Oregon.