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Falcons' Sims, Cronrath Earn GNAC Runners of Week
March 26, 2007

SEATTLE (Mar. 26) -Seattle Pacific University's NyEma Sims and Brian Cronrath were selected as the track and field athletes of the week in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference after impressive performances at the Trojan Invitational.

Sims (Fr., Portland, Or./Jefferson) set a pair of GNAC records and posted two NCAA provisional national qualifying times. She placed eighth in the 100 meters with a mark 12.00 seconds, chopping .13 seconds off the previous conference record. The time also ranks No. 3 all-time for the Falcons. Sims also finished 12th in the 200 in a time of 24.71, eclipsing the previous record of 25.07 and moving into fourth place on the all-time SPU chart.

Cronrath, Seattle Pacific (Jr., Battle Ground, Wa.) placed fourth in the 1500, running a PR of 3:56.07. His time ranks No. 6 all-time for SPU and No. 2 in the conference this season.

The Falcons are now idle until the Vernacchia Team Classic Apr. 7 in Bellingham.


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