Track & Field: Prentice sweeps 800 and mile, earns Outstanding Male Performer

February 18, 2006

Nampa, ID --- The Saint Martin’s men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams competed at the third annual Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Jackson's Track in the Idaho Sports Center.

On the men’s side, Western Washington finished on top with 151 points for its second straight indoor team title, followed by Central Washington with 134 points and Western Oregon, the 2004 champions, with 103 points.

Andy Prentice (Sr., Nine Mile Falls, WA) won two events and was selected the Outstanding Male Performer of the meet. Prentice swept the men's 800 and mile in times of 1:54.70 and 4:17.25, winning the 800 for the second year in a row.

John Riak (Fr., Lacey, WA) was second in the 5,000 (15:15.81), Caleb Timmer (So., Tacoma, WA) finished fourth in the 800 (1:57.78) and Josh Timmer (So., Tacoma, WA) was ninth in the triple jump (41-3) and tenth in the long jump (20-4). Adam Paczkowski (Jr., Oak Harbor, WA) finished tenth in the shot put (31-8).

On the women’s side, Seattle Pacific won its third consecutive crown edging Central Washington, 154-134. Western Oregon finished third with 110 points.

Chelsi Claussen (So., Shelton, WA) finished second in the 200 with a time of 26.15 and fourth in the 60 (8.10). Claussen still holds the meet record in the 60 with a mark of 7.94 from last year’s championships.

Ann McCanick (Jr., Lakewood, WA) and Janelle Probst (So., Spokane, WA) finished fourth and sixth in the 5,000 with times of 18:42.27 and 18:55.05, respectively. In the 800, Jessica Pendon (Fr., Spanaway, WA) was seventh with a mark of 2:22.18 and Lakita Burr (Jr., Lakewood, WA) finished ninth in the 400 (1:01.89).

The Outstanding Female Performer of the meet was Krissy Tandle of Central Washington, who successfully defended her shot put title with a meet record and national provisional put of 44-8 3/4 and also won the 20 pound weight throw with a toss of 50-0 3/4.

Named the GNAC Coaches of the Year were Western Washington's PeeWee Halsell in the men's division and Central Washington's Kevin Adkisson in the women's division.

REPEAT CHAMPIONS: Men, Long Jump - Chris Randolph, SPU. 800 - Andy Prentice, SMU. Pole Vault - Scott Romney, WWU (from 2004). Women, 400 - Terran Legard, CWU (3rd title). Shot Put - Krissy Tandle, CWU. Triple Jump - Amanda Merrell, NNU. FIRST TIME PNQs: Women, 800 - Lindy Mullen, CWU. High Jump - Emily Peterson, NNU; Teona Perkins, SPU. Triple Jump - Amanda Merrell, NNU. Shot Put - Krissy Tandle, CWU. Men - Andy Behl, WWU. MEET NOTES: Heidi Dimmitt of WWU, the top seed in the women's 200, false started.

Women's Results

Team Scores - Seattle Pacific 154, Central Washington 134, Western Oregon 110, Northwest Nazarene 77, Western Washington 66, Saint Martin's 27, Seattle 8. Outstanding Performer - Krissy Tandle, Central Washington. Coach-of-the-Year - Kevin Adkisson, Central Washington.

60 - 1. Whitney Knox, WWU, 8.02;, 2. Heidi Dimmitt, WWU, 8.02; 3. Keyanna Jenkins, WOU, 8.07; 4. Chelsi Claussen, SMU, 8.10; 5. Anna Soule, SPU, 8.12; 6. Sarjane Rosenberg, WOU, 8.14; 7. Bekah Bowman, NNU, 8.30; 8. Nikki Schutte, NNU,8.34.

200 - 1. Anna Soule, SPU, 26.04; 2. Chelsi Claussen, SMU, 26.15; 3. Terran Legard, CWU, 26.20; 4. Whitney Knox, WWU,26.47; 5. Teresa Schlafer, CWU,26.55; 6. Amanda Gius, CWU, 26.57; 7. Kara Nygard, CWU, 26.61; 8. Bekah Bowman, NNU, 26.93.

400 - 1. Terran Legard, CWU, 57.75; 2. Teona Perkins, SPU, 58.03; 3. Rachael Kaercher, CWU, 58.41; 4. Heidi Dimmitt, WWU, 58.96; 5. Amanda Gius, CWU, 1:00.02; 6. Jennie Rummell, WOU, 1:00.71; 7. Kara Nygard, CWU, 1:01.12; 8. Chelsea Evans, CWU, 1:01.13.

800 - 1. Ashley Puga, NNU, 2:16.55; 2. Lindy Mullen, 2:17.18; 3. Victoria Perkins, SPU, 2:19.87; 4. Suzie Strickler, SPU, 2:21.39; 5. Kim Beamon, SPU, 2:21.78; 6. Sarah Howell, WOU, 2:21.85; 7. Jessica Pendon, SMU, 2:22.18; 8. Sarah Benson, CWU, 2:22.35.

Mile - 1. Katie Hummel, CWU, 5:08.11 (meet record; old, 5:08.23, Karen Dickson, SPU, 2005); 2. Karin Rohde, SPU, 5:10.52; 3. Brandi McCoy, SPU, 5:16.44; 4. Mandi Johnson, NNU, 5:16.71; 5. Stephanie Upshaw, WOU, 5:17.12; 6. Mary Moriarty, SPU, 5:21.82; 7. Katie Hansen, SU, 5:23.27; 8. Jessica Harper, WOU, 5:24.15.

5000 - 1. Brandy Anderson, CWU, 18:27.98 (meet record, old 18:41.46, Karen Rohde, SPU, 2005); 2. Marcie Mullen, CWU, 18:32.42; 3. Karin Rohde, SPU, 18:37.16; 4. Ann McCanick, SMU, 18:42.27; 5. Mary Moriarty, SPU, 18:52.37; 6. Janelle Probst, SMU, 18:55.05; 7. Nikki Jensen, SPU, 19:31.10; 8. Erin Deasy, WWU, 19:32.68.

60 Hurdles- 1. Linda Blake, SPU, 9.10; 2. Bridget Johnson, WOU, 9.15; 3. Ashley Wornell, NNU, 9.27; 4. Nini Callan, WOU, 9.30; 5. Kelsey Cooley, SPU, 9.34; 6. Ashley Rountree, CWU, 9.35; 7. Amanda Merrell, NNU, 9.46; 8. Jacqueline Postlewait, WOU, 9.71.

4x400 Relay - 1. Central Washington (Kaercher, Evans, Gius, Legard) 3:59.48; 2. Seattle Pacific (V. Perkins, Blake, Lavin, Strickler)4:02.99; 3. Western Washington (Dimmitt, Thornton, McCall, Knox) 4:04.41; 4. Western Oregon (Postlewaite, Nash, Jenkins, Rummell) 4:06.82; 5. Saint Martin's (Burr, Beatty, Claussen, Pendon) 4:06.83; 6. Northwest Nazarene (Wornell, Bowman, Thompson, Berberick) 4:09.26.

Distance Medley Relay - 1. Central Washington (Benson, Schlafer, L. Mullen, Hummel) 12:24.60 (meet record, old SPU, 12:35.89, 2005); 2. Seattle Pacific (Soule, Beaman, Perkins, McCoy) 12:30.00 3. Northwest Nazarene (Ma. Johnson, Peterson, Me. Johnson, Puga) 12:31.95; 4. Western Washington (Deasey, Cook, Boogaard, Schwerdtfeger) 12:41.74; 5. Western Oregon (Upshaw, Howell, Harper, Peterson) 12:52.19; 6. Seattle University (Lauer, Archambault, Cadeilinia, Hansen) 13:33.45.

High Jump - 1. Teona Perkins, SPU, 1.69 - 5-6 1/2 (meet record; old, 5-6, Danielle Ayers-Stamper, SPU, 2005); 2. Emily Peterson, NNU, 1.69 - 5-6 1/2 (meet record); 3. Sharon Bjella, SPU, 1.60 - 5-3; 4. Bridget Johnson, WOU, 1.60 - 5-3; 5. Clara Cook, WWU, 1.60 - 5-3; 6. Kelsey Cooley, SPU, 1.60 - 5-3; 7. Ashley Wornell, NNU, 1.55 - 5-1; 8. Linda Blake, SPU, 1.55 - 5-1.

Long Jump - 1. Jacqueline Postlewaite, WOU, 5.38 - 17-8; 2. Kelsey Cooley, SPU, 5.30 - 17-4 3/4; 3. Linda Blake, SPU, 5.28 - 17-4; 4. Kim Bascom, WWU, 5.18 - 17-0; 5. Nini Callan, WOU, 5.16 - 16-11 1/4; 6. Ashley Wornell, NNU, 5.13 - 16-10; 7. Bridget Johnson, WOU, 5.12 - 16-9 3/4; 8. Sarajane Rosenberg, WOU, 5.09 - 16-8 1/2.

Pole Vault - 1. Amy Harris, SPU, 3.55 - 11-7 3/4; 2. Monica Anderson, SPU, 3.41 - 11-2 1/4; 3. Allison Hedges, SPU, 3.41 - 11-2 1/4; 4. Haley Amos, CWU, 3.26 - 10-8 1/4; 5. Kristi Metzger, NNU, 3.26 - 10-8 1/4; 6. Kirsten Holt, WWU, 3.11 - 10-2 1/2; 7. Cara Dockins, WWU, 3.11 - 10-2 1/2; 8. Danielle Smith,WOU, 2.96 - 9-8 1/2.

Triple Jump - 1. Amanda Merrell, NNU, 11.28 - 37-0 1/4 (meet record, old, 36-9, Amanda Merrell, NNU, 2005); 2. Kim Bascom, WWU, 11.05 - 36-3; 3. Sarajane Rosenberg, WOU, 11.03 - 36-2 1/4; 4. Nini Callan, WOU, 10.91 - 35-9 1/2; 5. Christy Miller, WWU, 10.85 - 35-7 1/4; 6. Lydia Morrison, WWU, 10.36 - 34-0; 7. Jessica Wagner, CWU, 10.18 - 33-4 3/4; 8. Sharelle Wells, WOU, 10.17 - 33-4 1/2.

Shot Put - 1. Krissy Tandle, CWU, 13.63 - 44-8 3/4 (meet record; old, 40-11 1/2 by Tandle, 2005); 2. Chevonna Lynch, WOU, 12.57 - 41-3; 3. Bridget Johnson, WOU, 12.55 - 41-2 1/4; 4. Alicia Vandervelden, WOU, 12.20 - 40-0 1/2; 5. Rebecca Lindquist, CWU, 11.99 - 39-4; 6. Nini Callan, WOU, 11.75 - 38-6 3/4; 7. ShaTayna Fernandez, SU, 11.54 - 37-10 1/2; 8. SabrinaFreed, WOU, 11.44 - 37-6 1/2.

Weight Throw - 1. Krissy Tandle, CWU, 15.26 - 50-0 3/4; 2. Sabrina Freed, WOU, 14.20 - 46-7 1/4; 3. Hannah Bowman, NNU, 13.54 - 44-5 1/4; 4. Bree Renzetti, CWU, 12.98 - 42-7; 5. Kristina Wherry, NNU, 12.82 - 42-0 3/4; 6. Amy Carroll, NNU, 12.76 - 41-10 1/2; 7. Katie Taylor, WWU, 11.89 - 39-0 1/4; 8. Erika Remple, NNU, 11.17 - 36-7 3/4.

Men's Results

Team Scores - Western Washington 151, Central Washington 134, Western Oregon 103, Seattle Pacific 63, Northwest Nazarene 59, Saint Martin's 41, Seattle University 30. Outstanding Performer - Andy Prentice, Saint Martin's. Coach-of-the-Year - PeeWee Halsell, Western Washington.

60 - 1. Dustin Wilson, WWU, 7.15; 2. Matt Rogstad, CWU, 7.16; 3. Cameron Sloan, CWU, 7.21; 4. Greg Coleman, WOU, 7.24; 5. Mike Khabibulin, WWU, 7.26; 6. Tyler Wilson, WOU, 7.29; 7. Matt Jirges, WOU, 7.37; 8. Adam Neff, WWU, 7.99.

200 - 1. Mike Khabibulin, WWU, 22.80; 2. Matt Rogstad, CWU, 22.91; 3. Eddie Wheeler, NNU, 22.96; 4. Dmitry Zaichenko, WOU, 22.97; 5. Dustin Wilson, WWU, 22.98; 6. Cresap Watson, CWU, 23.04; 7. Dallas Beaty, WOU, 23.14; 8. Jason Roberts, CWU, 23.16.

400 - 1. Cresap Watson, CWU, 49.90; 2. Adam Neff, WWU, 49.92; 3. Casey Hartwig, NNU, 50.78; 4. Eddie Wheeler, NNU, 50.85; 5. Dallas Beaty, WOU, 50.86; 6. Mike Kelley, CWU, 51.04; 7. Cole Samuel, WOU, 51.68; 8. Jonathan Lee, WWU, 52.29.

60 Hurdles - 1. Robert Edwards, CWU, 8.36 (meet record; old, 8.40, Alex Clark, CWU, 2005; conference record, old 8.37, Damien Davis, WOU, 2003, and Alex Clark, CWU, 2005); 2. Chris Randolph, SPU, 8.38; 3. Dustin Wilson, WWU, 8.44; 4. Lee Clarkson, WOU, 8.51; 5. Dustin Redding, WWU, 8.85; 6. Brandon Myers, WWU, 8.97; 7. Kevin Myhre, WWU, 8.98; 8. Paul Bentz, WOU, 9.41.

800 - 1. Andy Prentice, SMU, 1:54.70; 2. Eddie Strickler, SPU, 1:55.33; 3. Nicholas Dol, SU, 1:56.33; 4. Caleb Timmer, SMU, 1:57.78; 5. Mike Gavaeski, SPU, 1:58.86; 6. Sean Doyle, CWU, 1:59.10; 7. Kyle Lampi, WWU, 1:59.35; 8. Troy Banker, WOU, 1:59.90.

Mile - 1. Andy Prentice, SMU, 4:17.25; 2. Robert Renninger, SU, 4:19.14; 3. Nick Crawford, WOU, 4:19.65; 4. Brian Cronrath, SPU, 4:24.09; 5. Doug Gibson, SPU, 4:25.93; 6. Sam Bedell, WWU, 4:27.86; 7. Tyler Layne, NNU, 4:27.97; 8. Anthony Tomsich, WWU, 4:29.64.

5000 - 1. Sam Scotchmer, CWU, 15:03.96 (ties own meet record from 2005); 2. John Riak, SMU, 15:15.81; 3. Logan Senrud, WWU, 15:31.26; 4. Keith Lemay, WWU, 15:37.37; 5. Chad Portwood, WWU, 15:38.32; 6. Andy Peters, NNU, 15:38.70; 7. Keever Henry, WWU, 15:48.20; 8. Jonathon Rank, CWU, 15:49.42..

4x400 Relay - 1. Northwest Nazarene (Wheeler, Hill, Hamm, Hartwig) 3:24.60; 2. Central Washington (Kelley, Roberts, Rogstad, Watson) 3:24.61; 3. Western Oregon (Samuel, Gitts, Clarkson, Beaty) 3:25.42; 4. Western Washington (Wilson, Lee, Khabibulin, Neff) 3:26.07; 5. Seattle Pacific (Gavareski, Zetterberg, Phillips, Lucey) 3:38.64; 6. Saint Martin's (J. Timmer, Thomas, Daltoso, LaLonde) 3:53.57.

Distance Medley Relay - 1. Seattle Pacific (Cronrath, Strickler, Gibson, Randolph) 10:28.71; 2. Seattle (Renninger, Dol, P. Heitzinger, N. Heitzinger) 10:37.74; 3. Western Washington (Bedell, Redding, Lampi, Tomsich) 10:41.07; 4. Saint Martins (Prentice, C. Timmer, Gerry, Riak) 10:48.55; 5. Western Oregon (Crawford, Vredenburg, Banker, Karr) 10:52.50; 6. Central Washington (Doyle, Kelley, Cronkhite, Anderson) 10:55.17; 7. Northwest Nazarene (Peters, Gray, Perry, Layne) 11:00.29.

Weight Throw - 1. Anthony Marin, WOU, 16.48 - 54-1; 2. Cameron Neel, CWU, 15.88 -52-1 1/4; 3. Carlos Aguilar,WOU, 15.26 - 50-0 3/4; 4. Evan Ruud, CWU, 14.66 - 48-1 1/4; 5. Brandon Jasmin, WOU, 14.34 - 47-0 3/4; 6. Matt Valdez, CWU, 14.19 - 46-6 3/4; 7. Josh Holloway, WOU, 14.06 - 46-1 1/2; 8. Robert Poe, NNU, 9.97 - 32-8 1/2.

Shot Put - 1. Cameron Neel, CWU, 16.25 - 53-3 3/4; 2. Carlos Aguilar, WOU, 15.62 - 51-3; 3. Matt Valdez, CWU, 14.50 - 47-7; 4. Anthony Marin, WOU, 12.83 - 42-1 1/4; 5. Evan Ruud, CWU, 12.52 - 41-1; 6. Robert Barrett, WOU, 12.38 - 40-7 1/2; 7. Nick Shekeryk, SU, 12.11 - 39-8 3/4; 8. Robert Poe, NNU, 10.77 - 35-4.

Long Jump - 1. Chris Randolph, SPU, 6.90 - 22-7 3/4 (meet record; old, 22-6 1/2, Randolph, SPU, 2005); 2. Greg Hamm, NNU, 6.60 - 21-8; 3. Jeremy Parker, WOU, 6.51 - 21-4 1/4; 4. Nick Collins, CWU, 6.43 - 21-1 1/4; 5. Paul Danforth, WWU, 6.43 - 21-1 1/4; 6. Brock Jahner, SU, 6.41 - 21-0 1/2; 7. Matt Rogstad, CWU, 6.41 - 21-0 1/2; 8. Brandon Myers, WWU, 6.36 - 20-10 1/2.

High Jump - 1. Jeff Word, WWU, 1.98 - 6-6; 2. Cameron Bailey, CWU, 1.98 - 6-6; 3. Chris Randolph, SPU, 1.98 - 6-6; 4. Brandon Myers, WWU, 1.93 -6-4; 5. Cresap Watson, CWU, 1.93 - 6-4; 6. Jeremy Parker, WOU, 1.93 - 6-4; 7. Taylor Choyce, SU, 1.93 - 6-4; 8. Peter Geist, WWU, 1.88 - 6-2.

Triple Jump - 1. Greg Hamm, NNU, 14.52 - 47-7 3/4; 2. Jeremy Parker, WOU, 13.57 - 44-6 1/4; 3. Mark Mellein, WWU, 13.56 - 44-6; 4. James Turner, WWU, 13.42 - 44-0 1/2; 5. Cameron Bailey, CWU, 13.27 - 43-6 1/2; 6. Nick Gaddy, WWU, 13.17 - 43-2 1/2; 7. Paul Danforth, WWU, 12.97 - 42-6 3/4; 8. Brock Jahner, SU, 12.84 - 42-1 1/2.

Pole Vault - 1. Scott Romney, WWU, 4.89 - 16-0 1/2 (meet record; old, Hunter Verner, WWU, 15-10 1/2); 2. Tyler Thornbrue, WWU, 4.71 - 15-5 1/2; 3. Andy Behl, WWU, 4.71 - 15-5 1/2; 4. Brian Gould, NNU, 4.61 - 15-1 1/2; 5. Chris Randolph, SPU, 4.51 - 14-9 1/2; 6. Kit Schumann, WWU, 4.51 - 14-9 1/2; 7. Brandon Zueger, WWU, 4.51 - 14-9 1/2; 8. Scott McCoy, CWU, 4.21 - 13-9 3/4.