Lindsay Currier (Beaverton, Ore.) continued to raise the bar in the discus throw, breaking her own school record with a throw of 43.02 meters (141' 2") to finish second in the event. She also set a personal record in the shot put, finishing third in that event with a top toss of 10.75 meters (35' 3.25").
Dylan Burnett (Lynnwood, Wash.) also improved on his own school record in the javelin throw, saving the best for last as his final throw of 55.76 meters (182' 11") moved him into fourth place in the final standings.
On the track, both 1500 meter runs saw two Seattle U competitors finish under the old school record. On the men's side, Kelton Sears (Maple Valley, Wash.) finished fourth overall with a time of 3:54.92, while Nick Cannata-Bowman (San Francisco, Calif.) also posted a time under the old record, finishing seventh in 3:55.91. Of the eight Redhawks who ran in the event, six of them set personal records, as Nicholas Alvarado (San Francisco, Calif.) finished 14th in 3:59.81, Chris Auld (Eugene, Ore.) finished 16th in 4:00.25, Adam Kollgaard (Kent, Wash.) finished 20th in 4:02.05, and Ryan Dennison (Pacifica, Calif.) finished 25th in 4:04.11.
Sarah Bolce (Sacramento, Calif.) set the new school record in the women's 1500 meter run, crossing the finish line in sixth place with a time of 4:39.50. Jennifer Stolle (Seattle, Wash.) finished ninth in 4:43.46, also a time that was faster than the previous school record, while Lauren Hammerle (Seattle, Wash.) also set a personal record with a time of 5:00.78.
In the women's 400 meter dash, Meeghan Bergmann (Portland, Ore.) posted a season-best time of 59.13 seconds to finish in seventh place, while Clare Obradovich (Tigard, Ore.) finished in ninth place, also earning a season best performance with a time of 59.52 seconds. Bergmann and Obradovich joined Rachel Purcell (Mission Viejo, Calif.) and Elizabeth Wolf (Albuquerque, N.M.) in the 4x100 meter relay, combining for a time of 49.59 seconds, just 18/100ths of a second off the school record.
In the men's 100 meter dash, Zach Stanfield (Adna, Wash.) finished second in his heat and third overall with a time of 11.08 seconds. Dan Auld (Eugene, Ore.) set a personal record with a 13th-place finish in the 800 meter run in 1:57.10, while Matthew McClement (Bellingham, Wash.) did the same in the 5000 meter run with a time of 15:13.56, good enough for a fifth place finish in that event.
"It was a great day for us. Overall the team's performances were really good, and they give us some good momentum heading into the conference meet. The team should feel confident in their abilities going into the next week. I believe we will surprise some people in South Dakota next week," head coach Trisha Steidl said.
The Seattle University track and field team heads to Yankton, S.D., for the Great West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, hosted by the University of South Dakota at Williams Field. The meet will begin Thursday, May 13, and continue Friday, May 14, and Saturday, May 15.