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NAMPA, IDAHO – Seattle U track and field heads to the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships this week, capping off an impressive indoor season that included three new school records, one facility record, 46 new personal records and two WAC Track Athletes of the Week in senior Michelle Newblom and junior Nathan Pixler.
This year's WAC Championships will take place from Feb. 28-29 at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho, with events starting at 8:00 a.m. PT each day. Live stats and streaming links are available on the WAC's Indoor Championship Central.
For the first time in Head Coach Kelly Sullivan's tenure, a Redhawk will be entering the men's heptathlon, which combines scores from seven total events to rank each competitor. Sophomore Lucas Milne will be taking on the 60m dash, long jump, shot put and high jump on Friday, then finishing off with the 60m hurdles, pole vault and 1k run on Saturday.
Three program record-setters will be competing in their respective events at the championships. Newblom enters the 60m hurdles field, having broken her own indoor record twice this season. Pixler will race in the 800m run, a week after breaking his own indoor record in the event. Sophomore Tallia Sova is set to compete in the shot put after breaking the school's three-year-old record in the event. Sophomore Regie Grady set a school record in the 200m dash three weeks prior, but will race in the 400m dash after posting the WAC's sixth-best mark of the season.
"The teams and staff are all very excited for the next two days," said Sullivan. "We expect a lot of great things to happen."
A complete list of Seattle U's entries in the WAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, as well as a roundup of the Redhawks' accomplishments this season, is below.
MEN
Friday, Feb. 28
All times are Pacific Standard Time.
Heptathlon (events 1-4 Friday 8:15 a.m.; events 5-7 Saturday 8:00 a.m.)
-sophomore Lucas Milne
Mile Run (prelims 2:00 p.m.; finals Saturday 1:00 p.m.)
-sophomores Ansel Pendley-Griffin (Heat 1) and Lance Slichko (Heat 1)
-freshman Gus Harquail (Heat 1)
60m Hurdles (prelims 2:35 p.m.; finals Saturday 1:25 p.m.)
-sophomore Lucas Milne (Heat 2)
60m Dash (prelims 3:00 p.m.; finals Saturday 1:45 p.m.)
-sophomore Brant Yamamoto (Heat 2)
-freshmen Noah Payne (Heat 1) and Tom Topinka (Heat 2)
400m Dash (prelims 3:25 p.m.; finals Saturday 2:10 p.m.)
-senior Steve Brown (Heat 2)
-sophomore Zach Gonzalez (Heat 3)
Triple Jump (3:30 p.m.)
-senior Kailan Claiborne (Flight 2)
-freshman Xavier Kelley (Flight 1)
800m Run (prelims 3:50 p.m.; finals Saturday 2:30 p.m.)
-junior Nathan Pixler (Heat 2)
-sophomore Stewart Keene (Heat 2)
-freshmen Lance Mason (Heat 2) and Ryan O'Connor (Heat 1)
200m Dash (prelims 4:10 p.m.; finals Saturday 2:50 p.m.)
-sophomores Isaiah Payne (Heat 2) and Brant Yamamoto (Heat 4)
-freshman Tom Topinka (Heat 6)
5k Run (4:30 p.m.)
-junior Kyle Kennedy
-sophomore Stephen Crocker
Distance Medley Relay (5:10 p.m.)
-sophomore Lance Slichko, sophomore Zach Gonzalez, junior Nathan Pixler, sophomore Ansel Pendley-Griffin
Saturday, Feb. 29
All times are Pacific Standard Time.
High Jump (9:00 a.m.)
-freshman Xavier Kelley
Long Jump (11:30 a.m.)
-freshman Xavier Kelley (Flight 1)
3k Run (3:10 p.m.)
-junior Kyle Kennedy (Section 2)
-sophomores Stephen Crocker (Section 2), Ansel Pendley-Griffin (Section 2) and Lance Slichko (Section 2)
-freshmen Gus Harquail (Section 2) and Lance Mason (Section 2)
4x400m Relay (4:10 p.m.)
-sophomore Zach Gonzalez, sophomore Lucas Milne, sophomore Stewart Keene, junior Nathan Pixler (Section 1)
WOMEN
Friday, Feb. 28
All times are Pacific Standard Time.
Triple Jump (1:30 p.m.)
-sophomore Nicole Golba
-freshman Ashley Hagar
Mile Run (prelims 2:15 p.m.; finals Saturday 1:10 p.m.)
-senior Shannan Higgins (Heat 2)
-freshmen Emily Harris (Heat 1) and Grace Much (Heat 2)
60m Hurdles (prelims 2:45 p.m.; finals Saturday 1:35 p.m.)
-senior Michelle Newblom (Heat 3)
-sophomore Nicole Golba (Heat 3)
60m Dash (prelims 3:10 p.m.; finals Saturday 1:55 p.m.)
-junior Michaela Moore (Heat 4)
-sophomore Tayla Weaver (Heat 2)
Weight Throw (3:30 p.m.)
-sophomore Jami Tresselt (Flight 1)
400m Dash (prelims 3:40 p.m.; finals 2:20 p.m.)
-sophomores Chloe Deleissegues (Heat 6) and Regie Grady (Heat 6)
800m Run (prelims 4:00 p.m.; finals Saturday 2:40 p.m.)
-senior Siobhan Rubio (Heat 1)
-freshman Maya McCabe (Heat 1)
5k Run (4:50 p.m.)
-juniors Megan Delorey and Elle Stein
-sophomore Courtney Gelmini
Distance Medley Relay (5:25 p.m.)
-freshman Delaney Griffin, freshman Maya McCabe, senior Siobhan Rubio, sophomore Marie-Therese Chahrouri
Saturday, Feb. 29
All times are Pacific Standard Time.
Shot Put (9:00 a.m.)
-sophomore Tallia Sova (Flight 1)
Long Jump (9:00 a.m.)
-sophomore Tayla Weaver (Flight 1)
-freshman Ashley Hagar (Flight 1)
High Jump (11:30 a.m.)
-senior Laurel Mack-Wilson
-sophomore Rachel Van Liew
3k Run (3:40 p.m.)
-senior Shannan Higgins (Section 2)
-juniors Megan Delorey (Section 2) and Elle Stein (Section 2)
-sophomores Marie-Therese Chahrouri (Section 1) and Courtney Gelmini (Section 1)
-freshmen Delaney Griffin (Section 1), Emily Harris (Section 2) and Grace Much (Section 2)
4x400m Relay (4:15 p.m.)
-senior Michelle Newblom, senior Siobhan Rubio, freshman Maya McCabe, sophomore Regie Grady (Section 1)
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY 2019-20 INDOOR SEASON
WAC Top Five Marks
-Men's 800m: Nathan Pixler (no. 1 – 1:52.39)
-Women's 800m: Maya McCabe (no. 4 – 2:14.54); Siobhan Rubio (no. 5 – 2:14.75)
-Women's 60h: Michelle Newblom (no. 4 – 8.86)
School Records Set
-Women's 200m: Regie Grady – 25.59 (Idaho Team Challenge – Feb. 7)
-Women's 60h: Michelle Newblom – 8.86 (Last Chance College Elite Meet – Feb. 21)
-Women's Shot Put: Tallia Sova – 11.98m (Last Chance College Elite Meet)
-Men's 800m: Nathan Pixler – 1:52.39 (Last Chance College Elite Meet)
Top Three Finishes
-Isaiah Payne: first place, 200m dash (Portland Indoor One – Jan. 26)
-Zach Gonzalez: first place, 400m dash (Portland Indoor One)
-Nicole Golba, Maya McCabe, Michelle Newblom, Regie Grady: first place, 4x400m relay (Portland Indoor One)
-Maya McCabe: second place, 400m dash (Portland Indoor One)
-Regie Grady: third place, 200m dash (Portland Indoor One)
-Delaney Griffin: third place, mile run (Portland Indoor One)
-Michelle Newblom: first place, 60m hurdles (Idaho Team Challenge – Feb. 7)
-Regie Grady: second place, 200m dash (Idaho Team Challenge)
-Siobhan Rubio: first place, 800m run (Portland Indoor Two – Feb. 9)
-Isaiah Payne: second place, 200m dash (Husky Classic – Feb. 15)
-Nathan Pixler: third place, 800m run (Last Chance College Elite Meet – Feb. 21)
Personal Records Set
-Steve Brown: 600m
-Stephen Crocker: 3k, Mile
-Zach Gonzalez: 400m, 200m
-Dominic Jacobs: 60m
-Stewart Keene: 400m
-Xavier Kelley: LJ
-Kyle Kennedy: 3k, Mile
-Lance Mason: 800m
-Lucas Milne: 60h, LJ, 200m
-Ryan O'Connor: 800m
-Isaiah Payne: 60m
-Noah Payne: 60m
-Ansel Pendley-Griffin: 1k, Mile
-William Sun: 60h
-Tom Topinka: 60m, 200m
-Brant Yamamoto: 60m, 200m
-Marie-Therese Chahrouri: 3k
-Courtney Gelmini: 3k
-Nicole Golba: 60h
-Regie Grady: 200m, 400m
-Delaney Griffin: Mile, 3k
-Emily Harris: 3k
-Laurel Mack-Wilson: HJ
-Maya McCabe: 600m, 800m
-Grace Much: 3k
-Michelle Newblom: 60h, 200m, 60m
-Fiona O'Leary: Mile
-Siobhan Rubio: 400m
-Tallia Sova: SP
-Jami Tresselt: WT
-Rachel Van Liew: HJ
-Tayla Weaver: 60m, LJ
NAMPA, IDAHO – Seattle U track and field heads to the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships this week, capping off an impressive indoor season that included three new school records, one facility record, 46 new personal records and two WAC Track Athletes of the Week in senior Michelle Newblom and junior Nathan Pixler.
This year's WAC Championships will take place from Feb. 28-29 at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho, with events starting at 8:00 a.m. PT each day. Live stats and streaming links are available on the WAC's Indoor Championship Central.
For the first time in Head Coach Kelly Sullivan's tenure, a Redhawk will be entering the men's heptathlon, which combines scores from seven total events to rank each competitor. Sophomore Lucas Milne will be taking on the 60m dash, long jump, shot put and high jump on Friday, then finishing off with the 60m hurdles, pole vault and 1k run on Saturday.
Three program record-setters will be competing in their respective events at the championships. Newblom enters the 60m hurdles field, having broken her own indoor record twice this season. Pixler will race in the 800m run, a week after breaking his own indoor record in the event. Sophomore Tallia Sova is set to compete in the shot put after breaking the school's three-year-old record in the event. Sophomore Regie Grady set a school record in the 200m dash three weeks prior, but will race in the 400m dash after posting the WAC's sixth-best mark of the season.
"The teams and staff are all very excited for the next two days," said Sullivan. "We expect a lot of great things to happen."
A complete list of Seattle U's entries in the WAC Indoor Track and Field Championships, as well as a roundup of the Redhawks' accomplishments this season, is below.
MEN
Friday, Feb. 28
All times are Pacific Standard Time.
Heptathlon (events 1-4 Friday 8:15 a.m.; events 5-7 Saturday 8:00 a.m.)
-sophomore Lucas Milne
Mile Run (prelims 2:00 p.m.; finals Saturday 1:00 p.m.)
-sophomores Ansel Pendley-Griffin (Heat 1) and Lance Slichko (Heat 1)
-freshman Gus Harquail (Heat 1)
60m Hurdles (prelims 2:35 p.m.; finals Saturday 1:25 p.m.)
-sophomore Lucas Milne (Heat 2)
60m Dash (prelims 3:00 p.m.; finals Saturday 1:45 p.m.)
-sophomore Brant Yamamoto (Heat 2)
-freshmen Noah Payne (Heat 1) and Tom Topinka (Heat 2)
400m Dash (prelims 3:25 p.m.; finals Saturday 2:10 p.m.)
-senior Steve Brown (Heat 2)
-sophomore Zach Gonzalez (Heat 3)
Triple Jump (3:30 p.m.)
-senior Kailan Claiborne (Flight 2)
-freshman Xavier Kelley (Flight 1)
800m Run (prelims 3:50 p.m.; finals Saturday 2:30 p.m.)
-junior Nathan Pixler (Heat 2)
-sophomore Stewart Keene (Heat 2)
-freshmen Lance Mason (Heat 2) and Ryan O'Connor (Heat 1)
200m Dash (prelims 4:10 p.m.; finals Saturday 2:50 p.m.)
-sophomores Isaiah Payne (Heat 2) and Brant Yamamoto (Heat 4)
-freshman Tom Topinka (Heat 6)
5k Run (4:30 p.m.)
-junior Kyle Kennedy
-sophomore Stephen Crocker
Distance Medley Relay (5:10 p.m.)
-sophomore Lance Slichko, sophomore Zach Gonzalez, junior Nathan Pixler, sophomore Ansel Pendley-Griffin
Saturday, Feb. 29
All times are Pacific Standard Time.
High Jump (9:00 a.m.)
-freshman Xavier Kelley
Long Jump (11:30 a.m.)
-freshman Xavier Kelley (Flight 1)
3k Run (3:10 p.m.)
-junior Kyle Kennedy (Section 2)
-sophomores Stephen Crocker (Section 2), Ansel Pendley-Griffin (Section 2) and Lance Slichko (Section 2)
-freshmen Gus Harquail (Section 2) and Lance Mason (Section 2)
4x400m Relay (4:10 p.m.)
-sophomore Zach Gonzalez, sophomore Lucas Milne, sophomore Stewart Keene, junior Nathan Pixler (Section 1)
WOMEN
Friday, Feb. 28
All times are Pacific Standard Time.
Triple Jump (1:30 p.m.)
-sophomore Nicole Golba
-freshman Ashley Hagar
Mile Run (prelims 2:15 p.m.; finals Saturday 1:10 p.m.)
-senior Shannan Higgins (Heat 2)
-freshmen Emily Harris (Heat 1) and Grace Much (Heat 2)
60m Hurdles (prelims 2:45 p.m.; finals Saturday 1:35 p.m.)
-senior Michelle Newblom (Heat 3)
-sophomore Nicole Golba (Heat 3)
60m Dash (prelims 3:10 p.m.; finals Saturday 1:55 p.m.)
-junior Michaela Moore (Heat 4)
-sophomore Tayla Weaver (Heat 2)
Weight Throw (3:30 p.m.)
-sophomore Jami Tresselt (Flight 1)
400m Dash (prelims 3:40 p.m.; finals 2:20 p.m.)
-sophomores Chloe Deleissegues (Heat 6) and Regie Grady (Heat 6)
800m Run (prelims 4:00 p.m.; finals Saturday 2:40 p.m.)
-senior Siobhan Rubio (Heat 1)
-freshman Maya McCabe (Heat 1)
5k Run (4:50 p.m.)
-juniors Megan Delorey and Elle Stein
-sophomore Courtney Gelmini
Distance Medley Relay (5:25 p.m.)
-freshman Delaney Griffin, freshman Maya McCabe, senior Siobhan Rubio, sophomore Marie-Therese Chahrouri
Saturday, Feb. 29
All times are Pacific Standard Time.
Shot Put (9:00 a.m.)
-sophomore Tallia Sova (Flight 1)
Long Jump (9:00 a.m.)
-sophomore Tayla Weaver (Flight 1)
-freshman Ashley Hagar (Flight 1)
High Jump (11:30 a.m.)
-senior Laurel Mack-Wilson
-sophomore Rachel Van Liew
3k Run (3:40 p.m.)
-senior Shannan Higgins (Section 2)
-juniors Megan Delorey (Section 2) and Elle Stein (Section 2)
-sophomores Marie-Therese Chahrouri (Section 1) and Courtney Gelmini (Section 1)
-freshmen Delaney Griffin (Section 1), Emily Harris (Section 2) and Grace Much (Section 2)
4x400m Relay (4:15 p.m.)
-senior Michelle Newblom, senior Siobhan Rubio, freshman Maya McCabe, sophomore Regie Grady (Section 1)
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY 2019-20 INDOOR SEASON
WAC Top Five Marks
-Men's 800m: Nathan Pixler (no. 1 – 1:52.39)
-Women's 800m: Maya McCabe (no. 4 – 2:14.54); Siobhan Rubio (no. 5 – 2:14.75)
-Women's 60h: Michelle Newblom (no. 4 – 8.86)
School Records Set
-Women's 200m: Regie Grady – 25.59 (Idaho Team Challenge – Feb. 7)
-Women's 60h: Michelle Newblom – 8.86 (Last Chance College Elite Meet – Feb. 21)
-Women's Shot Put: Tallia Sova – 11.98m (Last Chance College Elite Meet)
-Men's 800m: Nathan Pixler – 1:52.39 (Last Chance College Elite Meet)
Top Three Finishes
-Isaiah Payne: first place, 200m dash (Portland Indoor One – Jan. 26)
-Zach Gonzalez: first place, 400m dash (Portland Indoor One)
-Nicole Golba, Maya McCabe, Michelle Newblom, Regie Grady: first place, 4x400m relay (Portland Indoor One)
-Maya McCabe: second place, 400m dash (Portland Indoor One)
-Regie Grady: third place, 200m dash (Portland Indoor One)
-Delaney Griffin: third place, mile run (Portland Indoor One)
-Michelle Newblom: first place, 60m hurdles (Idaho Team Challenge – Feb. 7)
-Regie Grady: second place, 200m dash (Idaho Team Challenge)
-Siobhan Rubio: first place, 800m run (Portland Indoor Two – Feb. 9)
-Isaiah Payne: second place, 200m dash (Husky Classic – Feb. 15)
-Nathan Pixler: third place, 800m run (Last Chance College Elite Meet – Feb. 21)
Personal Records Set
-Steve Brown: 600m
-Stephen Crocker: 3k, Mile
-Zach Gonzalez: 400m, 200m
-Dominic Jacobs: 60m
-Stewart Keene: 400m
-Xavier Kelley: LJ
-Kyle Kennedy: 3k, Mile
-Lance Mason: 800m
-Lucas Milne: 60h, LJ, 200m
-Ryan O'Connor: 800m
-Isaiah Payne: 60m
-Noah Payne: 60m
-Ansel Pendley-Griffin: 1k, Mile
-William Sun: 60h
-Tom Topinka: 60m, 200m
-Brant Yamamoto: 60m, 200m
-Marie-Therese Chahrouri: 3k
-Courtney Gelmini: 3k
-Nicole Golba: 60h
-Regie Grady: 200m, 400m
-Delaney Griffin: Mile, 3k
-Emily Harris: 3k
-Laurel Mack-Wilson: HJ
-Maya McCabe: 600m, 800m
-Grace Much: 3k
-Michelle Newblom: 60h, 200m, 60m
-Fiona O'Leary: Mile
-Siobhan Rubio: 400m
-Tallia Sova: SP
-Jami Tresselt: WT
-Rachel Van Liew: HJ
-Tayla Weaver: 60m, LJ