OREM, UT - Seattle U track and field completed their outdoor season at the WAC Outdoor Championships this Saturday, May 11. The meet took place from Thursday May 9 through Saturday, featuring many notable performances from the Redhawks.
Grad transfer Yonas Sauers continued his impressive season for the Redhawks, earning two All-WAC titles by finishing in second place out of seventeen total competitors in the men's 10k with a time of 29:42.66 on Thursday. Sauers also performed well in the men's 5k, finishing in eighth place out of forty-five total competitors with a time of 14:21.46. Yonas finished the year with four new school records in the 8k from cross country, indoor 3000 and 5000m and the 10k outdoors.
Sophomore Azalea Groleau capped off her soaring season with the Redhawks by earning an All-WAC honor in the women's 1500 with her seventh-place finish. The award is the fourth All-WAC honor that Groleau has received this season after receiving one during the 2023 cross country season, and two during the 2024 indoor track season. Groleau also earned a WAC title during indoor track for her performance in the women's distance medley relay with teammates Lilianne Hargreaves, Mckenna White and Taylor Marks. Groleau also set two new school records in her sophomore season in the women's 6k for cross country (20:47.9) and the women's outdoor 5k (16:46.75).
Junior Lilianne Hargreaves also continued her notable season for the Redhawks, finishing in fourth place and earning an All-WAC title in the women's 1500 with her time of 4:35.52. Hargreaves' time converts to a 4:30.22 with altitude adjustment.
Sophomore Livii Fetterley performed well in the women's heptathlon, earning an All-WAC award by finishing in sixth place in the women's heptathlon with 4374 points. Fetterley set new personal bests in the 200m (26.12), javelin throw (31.61m), and 800m (2:31.31) during her heptathlon performance. Fetterley showed significant improvement from her tenth place overall spot that she earned at the WAC Outdoor Championships one year ago.
Manthita Wague continued her incredible freshman season for the Redhawks, finishing in seventh place overall in the women's triple jump and earning an All-WAC title with her mark of 11.70m. Wague's mark earns her a new freshman record for Seattle U and an overall third place spot in the school record books.
The women's 400m relay team of Manthita Wague, Taylor Marks, Mikaela Rosario and Julie Smith also earned All-WAC title, finishing in eighth with a time of 48.24. Their performance earns them a fourth place spot in the school history books.
The men's 400m relay team of Amadeus Eckart, Tom Topinka, Rock Gignac, and Joseph Alleyne also earned an All-WAC title by finishing in eighth place with a time of 43.47.
"Overall, a really good weekend," says head coach Kelly Sullivan. Truly appreciated how competitive everyone was especially the thirteen athletes that earned All-WAC honors by placing and scoring in the top eight. Yonas' second place finish was definitely a highlight as he was just a second out from winning. Only three of the thirteen that earned All-WAC honors are graduating, so we are looking forward to the future" he continues. "Azalea's entire year including cross country plus indoor and outdoor track at the WAC championships is possibly one of the greatest in school history along with the school records that she set. I'm not sure if anyone has done so much in one year before, similar with the number of school records Yonas has been able to achieve in one year as well."
The Redhawks had an incredible 2024 outdoor season, setting five new school records and ninety-five personal bests overall on the season.
Grad transfer Yonas Sauers continued his impressive season for the Redhawks, earning two All-WAC titles by finishing in second place out of seventeen total competitors in the men's 10k with a time of 29:42.66 on Thursday. Sauers also performed well in the men's 5k, finishing in eighth place out of forty-five total competitors with a time of 14:21.46. Yonas finished the year with four new school records in the 8k from cross country, indoor 3000 and 5000m and the 10k outdoors.
Sophomore Azalea Groleau capped off her soaring season with the Redhawks by earning an All-WAC honor in the women's 1500 with her seventh-place finish. The award is the fourth All-WAC honor that Groleau has received this season after receiving one during the 2023 cross country season, and two during the 2024 indoor track season. Groleau also earned a WAC title during indoor track for her performance in the women's distance medley relay with teammates Lilianne Hargreaves, Mckenna White and Taylor Marks. Groleau also set two new school records in her sophomore season in the women's 6k for cross country (20:47.9) and the women's outdoor 5k (16:46.75).
Junior Lilianne Hargreaves also continued her notable season for the Redhawks, finishing in fourth place and earning an All-WAC title in the women's 1500 with her time of 4:35.52. Hargreaves' time converts to a 4:30.22 with altitude adjustment.
Sophomore Livii Fetterley performed well in the women's heptathlon, earning an All-WAC award by finishing in sixth place in the women's heptathlon with 4374 points. Fetterley set new personal bests in the 200m (26.12), javelin throw (31.61m), and 800m (2:31.31) during her heptathlon performance. Fetterley showed significant improvement from her tenth place overall spot that she earned at the WAC Outdoor Championships one year ago.
Manthita Wague continued her incredible freshman season for the Redhawks, finishing in seventh place overall in the women's triple jump and earning an All-WAC title with her mark of 11.70m. Wague's mark earns her a new freshman record for Seattle U and an overall third place spot in the school record books.
The women's 400m relay team of Manthita Wague, Taylor Marks, Mikaela Rosario and Julie Smith also earned All-WAC title, finishing in eighth with a time of 48.24. Their performance earns them a fourth place spot in the school history books.
The men's 400m relay team of Amadeus Eckart, Tom Topinka, Rock Gignac, and Joseph Alleyne also earned an All-WAC title by finishing in eighth place with a time of 43.47.
"Overall, a really good weekend," says head coach Kelly Sullivan. Truly appreciated how competitive everyone was especially the thirteen athletes that earned All-WAC honors by placing and scoring in the top eight. Yonas' second place finish was definitely a highlight as he was just a second out from winning. Only three of the thirteen that earned All-WAC honors are graduating, so we are looking forward to the future" he continues. "Azalea's entire year including cross country plus indoor and outdoor track at the WAC championships is possibly one of the greatest in school history along with the school records that she set. I'm not sure if anyone has done so much in one year before, similar with the number of school records Yonas has been able to achieve in one year as well."
The Redhawks had an incredible 2024 outdoor season, setting five new school records and ninety-five personal bests overall on the season.