Senior Nicholas Alvarado (San Francisco, Calif.) started the final meet of his collegiate career with a fifth-place finish in the men's 10,000 meter run, finishing in a time of 32:01.43 to pick up four points for the men's track and field team. Junior Hans Heitzinger (Scottsdale, Ariz.) finished in 11th place with a time of 33:47.02.
Rachel Yorkston (Bellingham, Wash.) earned three points for the Seattle U women's track and field team with a sixth place finish in the women's 10,000 meter run, posting a time of 38:38.01. The senior posted her season-best time in the event by almost one full minute.
On the first day of the heptathlon, Kaytie Bateman (Chehalis, Wash.) posted a personal-best point total after the first day, currently sitting in seventh place with 2,112 points. She finished sixth in the 100 meter hurdles in 17.41 seconds, seventh in the high jump after clearing a height of 1.41 meters (4' 7.5"), sixth in the shot put with a throw of 8.38 meters (27' 6"), and seventh in the 200 meter dash with a time of 28.22 seconds.
With just two events completed on each side, the Seattle U men sit in fifth place with four points, while the Redhawk women are also in fifth place with three points. Houston Baptist leads the men's standings with 26 points, and the women's standings are topped by South Dakota and Utah Valley with 30 points apiece.
The Great West Conference Championships continue Friday, with Bateman concluding the heptathlon beginning at 12 p.m. CDT, field events involving Seattle U starting at 2 p.m. with Lindsay Currier (Beaverton, Ore.) in the shot put, and running events featuring Redhawks beginning at 5:50 p.m. with the 400 meter dash trials.