BELLINGHAM, Wash. (Apr. 1) ­ Seattle Pacific University freshman Mary Moriarty won her first collegiate 3000-meter race in an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying time at the Vernacchia Team Classic track and field meet Saturday.

Moriarty (Fr., Seattle, Wa./Ballard) circled the oval seven and a half times in 10 minutes. 14.2 seconds and won by a margin of 7.9 seconds.

The Falcons's Allie Hedges (Sr., Richland, Wa.) and Monica Anderson (So., Bremerton, Wa.) tied for first place in the pole vault, both clearing 10-8 and Phil Bayley (Sr., Seattle, Wa./King's) took the discus (119-5).

A shorthanded SPU women's squad was unable to win the team title for the seventh straight year, finishing fifth. Host Western Washington won both the men's and women's crowns.