SEATTLE, Wash. - After a strong first weekend, Seattle U track and field now has 30 marks that rank in the Top 95 in the nation and 38 in the west region.
The Redhawks are lead by freshman Maya McCabe and Alex Franklin who both rank in the Top 35 in the 800m. McCabe, who ranks seventh in the west region and eighth in the nation, was one of Seattle U's best performers over the weekend, finishing with a time of 2:11.77 and taking home first place. Franklin also put together a strong showing in the men's 800m as he finished in second place with a time of 1:57.31, ranking him at 29th in the west region and 31st in the nation.
Other notable athletes with rankings on the track are junior Tricht Jocelyn, sophomore Ansel Pendley-Griffin and senior Michelle Newblom as they all have a ranking at 35th or 36th nationally. Jocelyn started the day by taking home first place in the 100m dash with a time of 12.24, which ranks 15th in the west region and 35th in the nation. She later went on to win the 200m dash with a time of 25.45, which ranks 20th in the west region and 65th in the nation. Pendley-Griffin finished with a time of 3:58.742 in the 1500m, ranking him at 30th in the west region and 35th in the nation while Newblom sits at 20th in the west region and 36th in the nation with a time of 14.91 in the 100m hurdles.
Sophomore Nicole Whittern and freshman Xavier Kelley were the highest ranking Redhawks in the field events with scores good enough to be in the Top 50. Whittern finished with her best throw at 40.37m, which ranks 21st in the west region and 33rd in the nation, while Kelley's best jump of 13.11m in the triple jump was good enough for 30th in the west region and 46th in the nation.
The rest of the Seattle U's rankings are also followed:
100m dash
The Redhawks are lead by freshman Maya McCabe and Alex Franklin who both rank in the Top 35 in the 800m. McCabe, who ranks seventh in the west region and eighth in the nation, was one of Seattle U's best performers over the weekend, finishing with a time of 2:11.77 and taking home first place. Franklin also put together a strong showing in the men's 800m as he finished in second place with a time of 1:57.31, ranking him at 29th in the west region and 31st in the nation.
Other notable athletes with rankings on the track are junior Tricht Jocelyn, sophomore Ansel Pendley-Griffin and senior Michelle Newblom as they all have a ranking at 35th or 36th nationally. Jocelyn started the day by taking home first place in the 100m dash with a time of 12.24, which ranks 15th in the west region and 35th in the nation. She later went on to win the 200m dash with a time of 25.45, which ranks 20th in the west region and 65th in the nation. Pendley-Griffin finished with a time of 3:58.742 in the 1500m, ranking him at 30th in the west region and 35th in the nation while Newblom sits at 20th in the west region and 36th in the nation with a time of 14.91 in the 100m hurdles.
Sophomore Nicole Whittern and freshman Xavier Kelley were the highest ranking Redhawks in the field events with scores good enough to be in the Top 50. Whittern finished with her best throw at 40.37m, which ranks 21st in the west region and 33rd in the nation, while Kelley's best jump of 13.11m in the triple jump was good enough for 30th in the west region and 46th in the nation.
The rest of the Seattle U's rankings are also followed:
100m dash
- Freshman Tom Topinka: 52nd in the west.
- Sophomore William Sun: 32nd in the west and 58th in the nation.
- Sophomore Lucas Milne: 35th in the west and 62nd in the nation.
- Senior Kailan Claiborne: 80th in the west.
- Sophomore Regie Grady: 27th in west and 37th in nation.
- Sophomore Ellie Postma: 52nd in the west and 67th in the nation.
- Freshman Ryan O'Connor: 53rd in the west and 67th in the nation.
- Sophomore Marie-Therese Chahrouri: 66th in the west and 74th in the nation.
- Freshman Emily Harris: 68th in the west and 77th in the nation.
- Junior Lance Slichko: 37th in the west and 45th in the nation.
- Freshman Lance Mason: 52nd in the west and 61st in the nation.
- Freshman Jack Crowell: 68th in the west and 82nd in the nation.
- Sophomore Stephen Crocker: 74th in the west and 90th in the nation.
- Freshman Jay Grant: 76th in the west and 92nd in the nation.
- Freshman Tom Topinka, sophomore Nate Shani, freshman Noah Payne and sophomore Noah Payne: 12th in the west and 25th in the nation.
- Senior Michelle Newblom, sophomore Regie Grady and juniors Michaela Moore and Tricht Jocelyn: 20th in the west and 31st in the nation.
- Sophomore Regie Grady, freshman Maya McCabe, sophomore Ellie Postma and freshman Kaila Ronquilio: 26th in the west and 38th in the nation.
- Freshman Lance Mason, Ryan O'Connor, and Sebbie Law and senior Kailan Claiborne: 31st in the west and 63rd in the nation.
- Freshman Morgan Young: 38th in the west and 68th in the nation.
- Freshman Tyianna Barnett: 51st in the west.
- Freshman Bryana Rogers: 49th in the west and 76th in the nation.
- Freshman Morgan Young: 58th in the west and 90th in the nation.
- Sophomore Chloe Deleissegues: 84th in the west.
- Freshman Xavier Kelley: 55th in the west.
- Sophomore Lucas Milne: 58th in the west.
- Sophomore Nate Shani: 66th in the west.
- Freshman Bryana Rogers: 36th in the west and 53rd in the nation.
- Freshman Morgan Young: 39th in the west and 57th in the nation.
- Freshman Ashley Hagar: 55th in the west and 87 in the nation.
- Freshman Jami Tresselt: 85th in the west.