Outdoor Track & Field Seattle Pacific University Mark Moschetti, Assistant SID ● (206) 281-2772 ● [email protected] ● Fax: (206) 281-2266 March 18, 2021
Doris Heritage Festival set for Saturday Annual Falcons home meet is back on track at West Seattle Stadium GENERAL INFORMATION Institution: Seattle Pacific University Address: 3307 Third Ave. W., Seattle, WA 98119 THE SCHEDULE Seattle Pacific at Doris Heritage Track Festival Enrollment: 4,061 Saturday, March 20, 2021 Nickname: Falcons Colors: Maroon & White West Seattle Stadium / Seattle, Wash. Affiliation: NCAA Division II SESSION 1: Throws, 10:00 a.m. Distance, 10:30 a.m. Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conference SESSION 2: Jumps, 2:00 p.m. Sprints / hurdles, 2:30 p.m. President: Dr. Daniel J. Martin (S. Nazarene) Live results: https://live.pntfo.com/meets/7103 Athletic Dir.: Jackson Stava (Azusa Pacific 2005) No live Webcast E-mail: [email protected] Athletic Department office: 206-281-2085 Fax: 206-281-2266 Athletic Dept. Web Site: www.spufalcons.com SEATTLE – During a year when all of their regular-season meets will be relatively close Sports Info. Director: Dan Lepse (206-281-2741; to home, this one will be right at home for the Seattle Pacific Falcons. [email protected]) For the fifth time in the past six springs, SPU will host the Doris Heritage Track Track SID: Mark Moschetti (206-947-9073, Festival. It is set for Saturday at West Seattle Stadium. [email protected]) The meet is resuming the 2020 edition was canceled because of the pandemic. COACHING STAFF In keeping with current health and safety Head Coach: Karl Lerum (PLU ’98) THE FESTIVAL TURNS 5 protocols, the meet will be divided into two Office: (206) 281-2897 distinct sessions in order to limit the number E-mail: [email protected] The Doris Heritage Track of competitors in the stadium at any one Asst. Coaches: Chris Reed Festival has had its current time. Kate Carlson association with the longtime Office: (206) 281-2880 Seattle Pacific and The morning session will feature throwing [email protected] world-class distance events, beginning at 10:00 a.m., and the [email protected] running legend since distance races, which start at 10:30. 2016, when it began Then in the afternoon, the jump events will as the Doris Heritage get started at 2:00 p.m. On the track will be 2021 SCHEDULE Distance Festival. It the sprints and hurdles, starting at 3:00. The March 6 PLU Open No team scores became a full-fledged last schedule event of the day is the March 20 Doris Heritage Festival (W. Seattle), 10 a.m. meet encompassing women’s 200-meter dash at 5:00 p.m. March 27 Ed Boitano Invite (UPS / Tacoma), TBA. most every event on the card in April 3 WWU Team Invite (Bellingham), TBA 2018, and changed its name to KEEPING TRACK OF THE ACTION April 10 Seattle U Dual (West Seattle), TBA Track Festival. April 17 CWU Meet (Ellensburg), TBA Along with those covid-related health and April 24 Peyton-Shotwell Invite (UPS), TBA The meet itself is one of the safety protocols, fans will not be allowed to May 1 Vernacchia Invite (Bellingham), TBA longest-running events in the attend. May 3-4 GNAC Multis (Ellensburg), TBA Seattle area. It started as the Club However, live results will be available May 8 Ken Shannon Invite (Husky Track), TBA Northwest Spring Break Open. throughout the day. The appropriate link can May 14 GNAC (Monmouth, Ore.), TBA One thing that hasn’t changed is its be found at the top of this page. The meet May 15 GNAC (Monmouth, Ore.), TBA May 27-29 NCAA (Allendale, Mich.), TBA traditional venue of West Seattle will not have a live Webcast. Stadium. Prior to the 2018 meet, that venue was upgraded with a Schedule subject to change due to health and safety LOTS OF CLOUDS, MAYBE SPRINKLES protocols. brand-new track surface. Competitors will be able to expect typically Heritage is regarded as The First cool March temperatures on Saturday, but Lady of American distance running. there’s no guarantee it will be dry all day. She is enshrined in seven different The forecast calls for cloudy skies, with highs Halls of Fame. At one time, she pushing toward 50. Occasional showers are owned every American and world possible throughout the day, but any record from 440 yards to the mile. precipitation is expected to be light. SCOUTING REPORT FALCON FODDER
SCOUTING THE DORIS HERITAGE TRACK FESTIVAL LIKE BREAKING THEY’D RECORDSNEVER BE -– ANDEN AWAY THEN SOME Almost all of the Falcons who got off to a strong start at the PLU Open on March 6 will have a chance to meet or beat their efforts Of the 40 events on the Doris Heritage Festival list – 20 each for this weekend. men and women – eight of those saw meet-record performances Scout Cai (pole vault) and Grace Bley (200) are among the in 2019. early-season NCAA Division II national leaders, and both are in Among those new marks, one of them belongs to Seattle Pacific. those events again. Bley also is racing in the 100. The women’s 4-by-100 relay team of Renick Meyer, Jenna In fact, SPU’s four leading sprinters – Bley, fellow senior Julia Bouyer, Grace Bley, and Julia Stepper won in 47.52 Stepper, and juniors Jenna Bouyer and Peace Igbonagwam seconds. That erased the old standard of 49.22 set in 2006 by a – are all in the 100 and 200. In addition, they will team up for the foursome from the University of British Columbia. 4-by-100 relay, and that foursome has quite a history together. The other new records were in the women’s 200 (25.22 by Assa They have set school records in each of the past two seasons Kaba of Washington), women’s 400 hurdles (59.46 by Darhian (the current standard is 46.23). Mills of UW), women’s triple mump (38 feet, 7 inches by Brooke Senior Dania Holmberg, who won both the 800 and 1500 at Williams of Central Washington), the men’s 3000 steeplechase PLU, will go in the 5000 this time, and that will be her only race (9:16.88 by Andy Slenning, running unattached), the men’s of the day. Senior Elizabeth Thompson and freshman Ellie 4-by-100 relay (40.96 by Washington, the men’s 4-by-400 relay Rising, having teamed with Holmberg for a 1-2-3 finish in the (3:17.62 by Western Washington), and the men’s high jump 1500 two weeks ago, will be in that race again. Both are also in (7-0 ½ by Tyler Cronk of Saint Martin’s). the 800. Kelsey Washenberger is set for the 5000. Jeff Gordon burst onto the scene in speedy fashion at Pacific LIKE THEY’D NEVER BEEN AWAY Lutheran, winning the 200-meter dash in 22.12 seconds. It has Top-caliber marks don’t usually emerged from the first meet of the been almost eight years since a Falcon ran that fast in that race. year. It’s usually a day just to get back into a competitive mindset. He’ll take another shot at it, along with the 100. Freshman Except the PLU Open in the Tacoma suburb of Parkland on Michael Gabelein will be in those same two races. March 6 was no ordinary opener. For the four teams at the Pacific Junior Brayden Schultz had a highly successful opener, winning Lutheran Track, it was their first outdoor meet in exactly 52 weeks. the 800 and placing second in the 1500, both in PR time. He’s Not since the Ed Boitano Invitational last March 7 at the University in those races again. A handful of other Falcons – senior Elius of Puget Sound had SPU athletes donned their uniforms. Graff, junior Colin Boutin, and freshman Austin Weese The Falcons were clearly eager to get going. Scout Cai popped – will be in the 5000, which has a total of 46 entries and will be a national-leading mark of 12 feet, 11½ inches in the pole vault, a divided into multiple heats. Graff’s last race at that distance was height good enough to put her onto the provisional qualifying list the 2019 GNAC Championships, and he came up with a PR for the NCAA Division II nationals. Grace Bley broke 25 sec- performance of 15 minutes, 9.83 seconds to nab eighth place onds in the 200-meter dash right away, coming through the wire in and a team point. 24.81. Dania Holmberg won a pair of distance races, taking the Competing for the first time as a Falcon will be freshman Darius 800 and 1500. SPU swept the hurdles with Renick Meyer in the Holmes. He had success across several events at Klamath 100s and Peace Igbonagwam in the 400s. Union High School in Oregon. He will do the 100-meter dash, pole vault, and long jump on Saturday. A distance veteran and a pair of newcomers grabbed the spotlight on the men’s side. Brayden Schultz broke the two-minute mark for the first time in the 800 meters, winning in 1:58.47. He also posted a PR of 4:03.36 in the 1500. Jeff Gordon won the 200 WHERE TO SEE THEM in 22.12, the fast time by a Falcon man in that race since 2013. SPU’s entries for the Doris Heritage Festival (subject to scratches): Carter McGinnis took the pole vault by getting over at 14-1¼. WOMEN Elizabeth Thompson: 800, 4 CATEGORIES, 4 ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Grace Bley: 100, 200, 4x100 1500 Kelsey Washenberger: 5000 Jenna Bouyer: 100, 200, 4x100 Those performances certainly caught people’s attention. Belle Brandenfels: 5000 Scout Cai: PV In fact, they caught enough attention that SPU swept the four Lizzy Daugherty: PV MEN Great Northwest Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week awards Annika Esvelt: 1500 Colin Boutin: 5000 that were announced on March 8. Aniya Green: 100, 200 Brad Bowman: PV Scout Cai was named the Women’s Field Athlete of the Week, Dania Holmberg: 5000 Evan Carpenter: 200, 400 and Grace Blay was the Women’s Track Athlete of the Week. 100, Peace Igbonagwam: Michael Gabelein: 100, 200 Carter McGinnis took the Men’s Field Athlete of the Week 200, LJ, 4x100 Jeff Gordon:100, 200 honor, and Jeff Gordon was honored as the Men’s Track Athlete Abby Kauffman: 100, LJ Elius Graff:5000 of the Week. Kellie May: LJ J.R. Hentges: 800, 1500 100, 200, LJ Renick Meyer: Darius Holmes: 100, PV, LJ UP NEXT LIbby Michael: 800, 1500 Kainoa Lee: PV Emily Northey: PV Jon Owen: 800, 1500 The Falcons will return to action next Saturday, March 27, in the Ellie Rising: 800, 1500 Brayden Schultz: 800, 1500 Ed Boitano Invitational. Competition is at Baker Stadium on Charisma Smith: 200, 400 Julius Shepherd: 200, 400 the University of Puget Sound campus. A final schedule for the Julia Stepper: 100, 200, 4x100 Austin Weese: 800, 1500 meet has not yet been released. SCOUTING THE 2021 FALCONS
The Seattle Pacific women are setting their sights on a Great Madison Licari gives the Falcons a solid 1-2 Northwest Athletic Conference championship four-peat this spring punch in the pole vault, along with Cai. Licari capped – and with good reason. her freshman season in 2019 with a personal-best In 2019, the Falcons edged Central Washington for its third straight clearance of 11 feet, 10½ inches at GNAC to place team crown, 166-162. Of the 17 athletes who racked up all those second behind Cai In the winter of 2020, she was points, 11 are back, and they accounted for 128½ of the 166. third at the GNAC indoor meet. Heading the list are defending individual A talented crop of freshmen will give SPU a boost in depth across champions Grace Bley (left) and several events. In a winter cross country meet just two weeks be- Scout Cai (right). Bley won the fore the start of outdoor track, Belle Brandenfels ran second 200-meter dash for the second straight behind Holmberg, beating several veterans to the finish line. time, giving her three titles in that event Annika Esvelt was part of West Valley-Spokane’s state overall (two outdoors, one indoors). championship cross country team in 2018, and Ellie Rising Bley also ran the third leg on the won a pair of district titles in the 1600 and one in the 800. Abby 4-by-100 relay that won its second straight GNAC championship, Kauffman was a conference and district champion in the setting a conference meet record on that day and a school record 100-meter dash as a junior at Inglemoor High School. earlier that spring. The Seattle Pacific men have a solid group of distance runners Cai captured the pole vault title with a personal-best clearance of once again. 12 feet, 10 inches. The week prior, she was second in the GNAC Leading the pack are veterans Elius Graff (top) heptathlon and went on to finish seventh in both events at nationals. and Jared Putney (bottom). Graff scored in the Bley has plenty of speedy company 5000 meters at the 2019 GNAC meet, and then that on the sprint side. Joining her on autumn in the Montana snow ran to an eighth-place that record-setting relay are Peace finish at GNAC cross country. Putney ran in the Igbonagwam (top left), Jenna 3000 steeplechase, coming from his 10th-seeded Bouyer (top right) Julia , and position to a point-scoring eighth place. At the CWU Stepper (lower right). Igbonagwam Winter Invite cross country meet on Feb. 20, Putney also scored individual points in the 100, led a 1-2-3 Falcons effort, with freshman Austin the 200, and the long jump. She is a two-time GNAC Weese second and Graff third. In 2019, Weese indoor long jump champion, as well. Bouyer and was the No. 5 scorer to help Camas High win the Stepper scored in the 100; Bouyer also added points Washington state large school cross country title. in the 200 at GNAC in 2019. Colin Boutin (left) and Brayden Leading the distance crew is the national caliber Schultz (right) provide solid distance combination of Kate Lilly (left) and depth. Boutin has scored twice in the Dania Holmberg (right). Lilly is coming off an All-American fifth place 10,000 at GNAC (eighth as a freshman in the 5000 meters at the 2019 NCAA and fifth as a sophomore). Schultz can meet. It was one of her two national be found in the shorter distances and events that spring, as she was 15th in also has done the steeple. the 1500. Holmberg made nationals in David Njeri (left) and Brad those same races, and was 18th in both. Bowman (right)also are back. Njeri’s Also in the distance mix are veterans focus is on hurdles, long jump, and Elizabeth Thompson (left) and triple jump. Bowman is a pole vaulter. Kelsey Washenberger (right). A talented crop of freshmen with a Thompson scored her first conference diverse set of talents is coming aboard point in 2019, coming through with an for the 2021 campaign. eighth-place finish in the 1500. Wash- Darius Holmes enberger took up the steeplechase for Among them is of Klamath Falls, Oregon. At the first time two springs ago and wound up scoring sixth-place Oregon’s Class 4A (medium-large school) state meet in 2019, he points at conference. She also fits into the 5000. was third in the long jump, fourth in the 100-meter dash, 11th in the discus, and led off the third-place 4-by-100 relay. He was a Multi-talented Renick Meyer can do many things, three-sport athlete, with six all-conference awards for football and from individual events all the way to the heptathlon. three for basketball. She was fifth in the 2019 GNAC hep, then came through in three more events a couple weekends Michael Gabelein was part of the Washington Class 1A (small later, taking third in the long jump and 100-meter school) state champion 4-by-400 relay for King’s in 2019. Carter hurdles, and fifth in the 100-meter dash. She also McGinnis was a conference champion in the pole vault at can be a speedy part of the relays. Wenatchee High School.
2021 Seattle Pacific Women's Track and Field Roster
Athlete Events Cl Hometown (High school/previous college) Mesaged Abakar Hurdles, relays, HJ Fr Fargo, ND (Fargo South) Charlotte Bentz Distance Fr Stanwood, WA (Stanwood) Grace Bley Sprints Sr Puyallup, WA (Puyallup / Univ. of Portland) Jenna Bouyer Sprints So University Place, WA (Curtis) Belle Brandenfels Distance Fr Kirkland, WA (Lake Washington) Scout Cai Multis, PV, jumps Sr Colfax, WA (Colfax) Lizzy Daugherty Hurdles, PV Fr Lake Stevens, WA (Lake Stevens) Annika Esvelt Distance Fr Spokane WA (West Valley-Spokane) Aniya Green Sprints, relays Fr Dupont, WA (Curtis) Dania Holmberg Distance Jr Eagle, ID (Eagle) Peace Igbonagwam Sprints, LJ, TJ So Fairview, OR (Reynolds) Abby Kauffman Sprints, relays, LJ Fr Brier, WA (Inglemoor) Madison Licari Pole vault So Milton, WA (Fife) Kate Lilly Distance Sr Renton, WA (Hazen) Kellie May Multis, LJ, TJ Jr Irvine, CA (Northwood) Renick Meyer Sprints, hurdles, multis Jr Gresham, OR (Barlow) Libby Michael Distance Fr Nine Mile Falls, WA (Deer Park) Emily Northey Pole vault So Ridgefield, WA (Skyline) Ellie Rising Distance Fr Goldendale, WA (Goldendale) Kyra Skipworth Sprints, hurdles Fr Olympia, WA (Capital) Charisma Smith Sprints, relays Fr Fife, WA (Puyallup) Julia Stepper Sprints Jr Ariel, WA (Woodland) Elizabeth Thompson Distance Sr Portland, OR (Sunset) Kelsey Washenberger Distance So Bend, OR (Summit)
Head coach: Karl Lerum Associate head coach: Chris Reed Assistant coach: Kate Carlson
Pronunciation guide Mesaged Abakar MESS-uh-ged AB-A-car Grace Bley BLY Jenna Bouyer BAU-yer Belle Brandenfels BRAN-den-fells Scout Cai KYE Annika Esvelt AH-nick-uh ES-velt Aniya Green uh-NYE-uh Peace Igbonagwam ig-BAWNA-gwam Madison Licari lih-CAR-ee Renick Meyer REH-nick Charisma Smith kuh-RIZ-muh Kelsey Washenberger Exactly the way it looks
Karl Lerum LEER-um 2021 Seattle Pacific Men’s Track and Field Roster
Athlete Events Cl Hometown (high school/previous college) Colin Boutin Distance Jr Valrico, FL (Bloomingdale) Bradley Bowman Pole vault Fr Federal Way, WA (Bellarmine Prep) Evan Carpenter Sprints Fr Bellevue, WA (Newport) Michael Gabelein Sprints, relays Fr Shoreline, WA (King’s) Jeff Gordon Sprints, LJ, TJ So Stafford, VA (Brooke Point) Elius Graff Distance Sr Portland, OR (Wilson) J.R. Hentges Distance Fr Kirkland, WA (Lake Washington) Darius Holmes Sprints, jumps, Fr Klamath Falls, OR (Klamath Union) throws, multis Kainoa Lee Pole vault Fr San Leandro, CA (Moreau Catholic) Carter McGinnis Pole vault Fr Wenatchee, WA (Wenatchee) David Njeri Hurdles, jumps So Tacoma, WA (Wilson / Wingate University) Jon Owen Distance Fr Valrico, FL (Bloomingdale) Jared Putney Distance So Issaquah, WA (Issaquah) Brayden Schultz Distance So Kenmore, WA (Inglemoor) Julius Shepherd Sprints Fr Fairfield, CA (Vanden) Austin Weese Distance Fr Camas, WA (Camas)
Head coach: Karl Lerum Associate head coach: Chris Reed Assistant coach: Kate Carlson
Pronunciation guide Bradley Bowman BOE-man Coln Boutin BAU-tin Michael Gabelein GAB-uh-leen Elius Graff ee-LYE-us J.R. Hentges HENT-juhz Darius Holmes DARE-ee-us Kainoa Lee KYE-noah David Njeri Jerry (the ‘n’ is silent) Jared Putney PUTT-nee
Karl Lerum LEER-um THE COACHES Head coach / Program director KARL LERUM
Having successfully continued a long-standing tradition of success with Seattle Pacific’s track and field teams, Karl Lerum is now in his seventh year as director of the school’s entire running program, having taken on that role in the fall of 2013. Lerum is heading into his 16th year in charge of the SPU track program. In 2019, for the eighth time in school history, and all under his leadership, the Falcon women pulled an indoor- outdoor GNAC team title sweep. Both of the ‘19 wins came by four-point mar- gins against Central Washington, 154- 150 indoors and 166-162 outdoors. A few weeks after the season ended, Lerum was named the 2019 GNAC women’s outdoor Coach of the Year. He also won the indoor coaching honor for 2019, the sixth time he has taken both in the same season. He now has 18 GNAC coaching awards altogether: nine for indoors and nine for outdoors. Lerum has earned six West Region women’s indoor Coach of the Year awards and four outdoor awards, thereby giving him 28 conference and region honorsbetween the winter and spring. Of Seattle Pacific’s 13 conference indoor team championships, Lerum has been the man in charge for 11 of those. During the 2019 indoor season, the Falcon women posted 12 NCAA provisional qualifying marks, and sent three athletes (Scout Cai in the pentathlon and pole vault, Peace Igbonagwam in the long jump, and Kate Lilly in the mile) to the nationals, Outdoors, SPU racked up another dozen provisional marks, and four athletes (Cai in the heptathlon and pole vault, Lilly and Dania Holmberg in the 1500 and 5000, and Kaylee Mitchell in the steeplechase) were at nationals. Igbonagwam made first-team All-American in the indoor long, Lilly was first team in the outdoor 5000 and second team in the indoor mile, and Cai was first team outdoorsd in the hep and pole vault. Lerum stepped up to the Falcons’ coaching helm in October 2005, taking over from Jack Hoyt. He worked as an assistant to Hoyt in 2000, and again in 2003. In between, he spent two years as an assistant coach at Trinity College, an NCAA Division III school in Hartford, Conn. While Lerum has coached numerous athletes with impressive accomplishments at SPU, he has quite an impressive athletic background of his own. As an athlete at Pacific Lutheran University in nearby Tacoma, Lerum made his mark in two sports. On the football field, he set – and still owns – the school career records for receptions and receiving yards. On the track, Lerum has the Lutes record in the 400 meters and is among the school’s top 10 in the decathlon, 110 hurdles, long jump, 100 meters, and javelin. He was an All-American in the decathlon, finishing third at the NAIA nationals in 1996 and second in ‘97 and ‘98. He didn’t stop there. After college, Lerum was on the San Francisco 49ers’ roster for the 1998 and 1999 preseason, and played with the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe. In 2003 and again in 2004, he served as the head coach of the Oslo Vikings football program in Norway. Lerum is a graduate of Franklin Pierce High School in Parkland, south of Tacoma. He has a bachelor’s degree in history from PLU and a master’s in history from Trinity.
He and son Lukas live in Seattle. ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH CHRIS REED Chris Reed is beginning his 10th year as a collegiate coach and his seve at Seattle Pacific, joining the staff in December 2013. The native of Klamath Falls in southern Oregon is a 2011 graduate of Western Oregon University, majoring in economics. The 2018-19 year was a big one for Reed’s distance runners. During the fall, the women’s cross country team placed 15th among 32 teams at the NCAA nationals, after a 3rd-place finish at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference meet and 4th at the NCAA West Regionals.. During the 2019 indoor season, Kate Lilly was a second-team All-American with a 12th-place finish in the mile at nationals. The distance runners accounted for 42 of SPU’s 154 points, beating Central Washington by four to help win the GNAC title for the 13th time in school history. Outdoors in the spring of ’19, Lilly was an All-American in the NCAA 5000 meters, placing 5th. She also ran in the 1500 and was joined by sophomore Dania Holmberg in both races. Seattle Pacific edged Central Washington by four points for the title, 166-162, and the distance crew contributed 51 of those points. On the men’s side, Jesse Phan capped his career with a stunning victory in the 800 meters, that coming on the heels of an All-GNAC 3rd-place finish in the indoor 800. In the fall of 2019, the Falcon women placed 12th at NCAAs, the team’s best finish in 10 years. Holmberg earned All-GNAC, All-Re- gion and All-American; Lilly was All-GNAC and All-Region. Reed helped guide Lynelle Decker to three individual All-American honors during the 2015-16 school year: the indoor and outdoor 800, and the outdoor 1,500. In addition, the SPU distance medley relay team has posted three straight All-American finishes at the NCAA indoor meet. In 2016, the foursome of Decker, Jahzelle Ambus, Chynna Phan, and Anna Patti ran to fifth place. The 2017 team of Sarah Macdonald, Lani Taylor, Phan, and Mary Charleson came from behind to take eighth. And in 2018, it was Lilly, Taylor, Phan, and Charleson crossing the line in fifth. Reed became an assistant coach at Western Oregon in 2011 prior to joining the Falcons. He was named the West Region Women’s Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year in 2015 by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. In December 2019, he was elected vice president of the USTFCCCA Division II Cross Country Committee. On the cross country course, Reed was a two-time All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference selection, finishing seventh as a junior in 2009 and third as a senior in 2010. He also was a two-time NCAA qualifier, earning All-American recognition in 2009. Reed raced to a pair of All-GNAC track honors, taking third in the 5,000 meters as a freshman in 2008, then third in the 1,500 as a senior in 2011. He also was fourth in the 5K as a junior and senior. Indoors, he won the 2011 GNAC mile title and anchored the Wolves’ distance medley relay to All-American status later that season. Reed finished his career with five school records: the mile, 5000, and DMR indoors, along with the 5000 and 10,000 outdoors. He ran in five NCAA championship meets (twice in cross country and outdoor track, and once in indoor track). He and his wife, Annie, live in Seattle.
ASSISTANT COACH KATE CARLSON the time she graduated, she was No. 2 on Kate Carlson, who was an assistant coach in 2007 that school’s all-time pole vault list. and 2008, has returned to head coach Karl Lerum’s staff Carlson has coached previously at Southern and will focus on sprints and jumps. She also is a certified California and the University of Washington. strength coach, so will lead workouts in the weight room. Most recently, she coached high school track at Seattle “I love training and lifting, and I love to run,” Academy. Carlson said. “I run moderately long distances During her own competition days, Carlson was a multi- with friends when they want to train. And talented athlete. She swam in high school, rowed her first as a family (with husband Jonathan and year in college, then learned to pole vault at Dartmouth. By daughters Jordyn and Emma), we ski a lot.” 2021 WOMEN’S OUTDOOR T&F INDIVIDUAL PROGRESSION
+ NCAA auto / # NCAA provisional / No GNAC qualifying standards Bold italic = Won event
GRACE BLEY KELSEY WASHENBERGER Date 200 Date 800 1500 3/6 24.81 3/6 2:23.12 4:56.34
JENNA BOUYER Date 200 BLEY, BOUYER, 3/6 25.31 STEPPER, IGBONAGWAM Date 4x400 BELLE BRANDENFELS 3/6 4:06.15 Date 800 1500 3/6 2:35.52 5:05.51 SMITH, CAI, MAY, KAUFFMAN Date 4x400 SCOUT CAI 3/6 4:28.51 Date PV 3/6 12-11½#
LIZZY DAUGHERTY SCHEDULE Date PV 3/6 PLU Open 3/6 NH
DANIA HOLMBERG Date 800 1500 3/6 2:18.99 4:41.15
PEACE IGBONAGWAM Date 400H 3/6 1:05.21
ABBY KAUFFMAN Date 200 Jav 3/6 27.61 95-9
KELLIE MAY Date 200 100H Jav 3/6 28.80 16.77 87-9½
RENICK MEYER Date 100H Jav 3/6 14.80 101-0
LIBBY MICHAEL Date 800 1500 3/6 2:28.18 4:59.37
EMILY NORTHEY Date PV 3/6 NH
ELLIE RISING Date 800 1500 3/6 2:20.04 4:55.28
CHARISMA SMITH Date 200 3/6 27.19
JULIA STEPPER Date 200 3/6 25.46
ELIZABETH THOMPSON Date 800 1500 3/6 2:23.66 4:51.88 2021 MEN’S OUTDOOR T&F INDIVIDUAL PROGRESSION
+ NCAA auto / # NCAA provisional / No GNAC qualifying standards Bold italic = Won event
COLIN BOUTIN Date 800 1500 3/6 2:07.89 4:15.45
BRAD BOWMAN Date PV 3/6 12-1½
EVAN CARPENTER Date 800 3/6 2:11.95
MICHAEL GABELEIN Date 200 3/6 23.71
JEFF GORDON Date 200 3/6 22.12
ELIUS GRAFF Date 800 1500 3/6 2:02.91 4:09.10
J.R. HENTGES Date 800 1500 3/6 2:05.97 4:18.45
KAINOA LEE Date PV 3/6 13-1½
CARTER McGINNIS Date PV 3/6 14-1¼
JON OWEN Date 800 1500 3/6 2:04.36 4:15.42
JARED PUTNEY Date 800 1500 3/6 2:01.52 4:06.31
BRAYDEN SCHULTZ Date 800 1500 3/6 1:58.47 4:03.36
AUSTIN WEESE Date 800 1500 3/6 2:07.01 4:12.84
CARPENTER, LEE, GABELEIN, GORDON Date 4x400 3/6 3:40.04
SCHEDULE 3/6 PLU Open 2021 WOMEN’S OUTDOOR T&F PERFORMANCE LIST
Qualifying marks in order: + NCAA auto / # NCAA provisional / ! GNAC auto / * GNAC Top 20 (replaces provisional qualifying mark)
100 METERS (11.52 / 11.90 / 12.31 / Top 20) 3000 METERS (Not an NCAA or GNAC event) SCHOOL RECORD: Shavonne Colebrooke 11.79 (1996) SCHOOL RECORD: Gitte Karlshoj 9:02.26 (1988) Season best PR Season best PR Renick Meyer DNC 11.89 (5/11/18) No returners Jenna Bouyer DNC 11.92 (5/10/19) Julia Stepper DNC 11.96 (5/4/19) 5000 METERS (16:10.04 / 17:10.15 / 16:50.38 / Top 20) Grace Bley DNC 12.05 (5/10/19) SCHOOL RECORD: Jessica Pixler 15:44.07 (2010) Peace Igbonagwam DNC 12.17 (5/10/19) Season best PR Scout Cai DNC 12.80 (3/30/18) Kate Lilly DNC 16:51.60 (4/18/19) Dania Holmberg DNC 16:55.05 (4/18/19) 200 METERS (23.55 / 24.40 / 25.27 / Top 20) Kelsey Washenberger DNC 17:50.65 (3/29/19) SCHOOL RECORD: Anita Sartin 24.31 (1987) Season best PR 10,000 METERS (34:27.88 / 36:35.68 / 37:08.97 / Top 20) Grace Bley 24.81 (3/6) 24.48 (4/19/19) SCHOOL RECORD: Bente Moe 33:05.80 (1987) Jenna Bouyer 25.31 (3/6) 24.79 (4/19/19) Season best PR Julia Stepper 25.46 (3/6) 25.03 (4/14/18) No returners Charisma Smith 27.19 (3/6) Same Abby Kauffman 27.61 (3/6) Same 4x100 RELAY (45.52 / 46.73 / Mark required for GNAC) Kellie May 28.80 (3/6) 27.26 (4/18/18) SCHOOL RECORD: Igbonagwam, Bouyer, Bley, Stepper 46.23 (3/22/2019) Renick Meyer DNC 24.88 (4/18/18) Season best PR Peace Igbonagwam DNC 24.93 (5/10/19) Igbonagwan, Bouyer, DNC 46.23 (3/22/19) Scout Cai DNC 25.68 (4/18/18) Bley, Stepper
400 METERS (53.52 / 55.87 / 57.54 / Top 20) Meyer, Bouyer, DNC 47.19 (4/20/19) SCHOOL RECORD: Jahzelle Ambus 54.68 (4/30/2016) Bley, Igbonagwam Season best PR Grace Bley DNC 57.90 (3/7/20) Meyer, Bouyer, Bley, Stepper DNC 47.52 (3/16/19) Scout Cai DNC 58.43 (3/30/18) Jenna Bouyer DNC 59.36 (3/7/20 4x400 RELAY (3:39.55 / 3:48.64 / Mark required for GNAC) Renick Meyer DNC 59.79 (3/30/18) SCHOOL RECORD: Carter, Yeager, Smith, Anderson 3:41.57 (1978) Julia Stepper DNC 1:00.82 (3/3/18) Season best PR Kate Lilly DNC 1:01.93 (3/30/18) Bley, Bouyer, 4:06.15 (3/6) Same Stepper, Igbonagwam 800 METERS (2:06.90 / 2:12.07 / 2:13.08 / Top 20) SCHOOL RECORD: Jessica Pixler 2:04.89 (2010) Smith, Cai, May, Kauffman 4:28.51 (3/6) Same Season best PR Dania Holmberg 2:18.99 (3/6) Same Stepper, Bouyer, Meyer, Bley DNC 4:03.72 (3/7/20) Ellie Rising 2:20.04 (3/6) Same Kelsey Washenberger 2:22.12 (3/6) Same 100 HURDLES (13.47 / 14.19 / 14.62 / Top 20) Elizabeth Thompson 2:23.66 (3/6) 2:18.28 (5/4/19) SCHOOL REORD: Karen Lauve 13.65 (1992) Libby Michael 2:28.19 (3/6) Same Season best PR Belle Brandenfels 2:35.52 (3/6) Same Renick Meyer 14.80 (3/6) 14.13 (5/12/18) Kate Lilly DNC 2:14.30 (3/30/18) Kellie May 16.77 (3/6) 15.40 (4/30/18) Scout Cai DNC 2:17.70 (4/19/18) Scout Cai DNC 15.28 (4/14/18) Renick Meyer DNC 2:24.66 (3/22/19) Kellie May DNC 2:30.86 (4/19/18) 400 HURDLES (58.71 / 1:01.82 / 1:03.43 / Top 20) Julia Stepper DNC 2:33.16 (3/7/20) SCHOOL RECORD: Jalen Tims 1:00.06 (4/16/2016) Season best PR 1500 METERS (4:21.49 / 4:32.89 / 4:30.39 / Top 20) Peace Igbonagwam 1:05.21 (3/6) Same SCHOOL RECORD: Jessica Pixler 4:11.06 (2010) Season best PR 3000 STEEPLECHASE (10:13.78 / 10:59.70 / 11:11.32 / Top 20) Dania Holmberg 4:41.15 (3/6) 4:31.45 (4/19/19) SCHOOL RECORD: Kaylee Mitchell 10:37.53 (3/28/2019) Elizabeth Thompson 4:51.88 (3/6) 4:39.49 (4/27/19) Season best PR Ellie Rising 4:55.28 (3/6) Same Kelsey Washenberger DNC 11:22.25 (5/10/19) Kelsey Washenberger 4:56.34 (3/6) 4:47.27 (3/16/19) Libby Michael 4:59.37 (3/6) Same Belle Brandenfels 5:05.51 (3/6) Same Kate Lilly DNC 4:27.13 (5/11/19)
MILE (Not an NCAA or GNAC event) SCHOOL RECORD: Anita Scandurra 4:42.0 (1976) Season best PR Kate Lilly DNC 4:54.46 (3/30/19) Kelsey Washenberger DNC 5:14.03 (3/30/19) Dania Holmberg DNC 5:14.45 (3/30/19) 2021 WOMEN’S OUTDOOR T&F PERFORMANCE LIST
Qualifying marks in order: + NCAA auto / # NCAA provisional / ! GNAC auto / No GNAC provisional (top 20 overall qualify each event)
HIGH JUMP (5-9¾ (1.77) / 5-6 (1.68) / 5-3¾ (1.62) / Top 20) DISCUS (175-10 (53.61) / 149-3 (45.51) / 134-6 (41.00) / Top 20) SCHOOL RECORD: Pam Spencer 6-0½ (1.84) (1978) SCHOOL RECORD: Lorna Griffin 180-3 (54.94) (1978) Season best PR Season best PR Scout Cai DNC 5-6 / 1.68 (5/1/17) No returners Kellie May DNC 5-1¾ / 1.57 (4/18/18) Madison Licari DNC 4-11¾ / 1.52 (5/11/19) HAMMER (198-9 (60.58) / 170-10 / 52.09) / 162-0 / 49.38) / Top 20) Renick Meyer DNC 4-11½ / 1.51 (3/21/19) SCHOOL RECORD: Penny Hansen 149-7 (45.60) (1997) Season best PR POLE VAULT (13-5¼ (4.10) / 12-0½ (3.67) / 10-10¾ / 3.32 / Top 20) No returners SCHOOL RECORD: Scout Cai 12-10 / 3.91 (5/10/2019) Season best PR JAVELIN (162-10 (49.63) / 137-3 (41.84) / 146-8 / 44.71) / Top 20) Scout Cai 12-11½ / 3.95# (3/6) Same SCHOOL RECORD: Brittany Aanstad 168-1 (51.24) (5/26/2012) Lizzy Daugherty NH (3/6) Same Season best PR Emily Northey NH (3/6) Same Renick Meyer 101-0 / 30.78 (3/6) 122-9 / 37.42 (5/1/18) Madison Licari DNC 11-10½ / 3.62 (5/10/19) Abby Kauffman 95-9½ / 29.21 (3/6) Same Emily Northey DNC 9-0¼ / 2.75 (3/7/20) Kellie May 87-9½ / 26.77 (3/6) Same Scout Cai DNC 130-0 / 39.63 (3/4/17) LONG JUMP (20-5¼ (6.23) / 19-0¼ (5.80) / 18-2½ (5.55) / Top 20) SCHOOL RECORD: Sherron Walker 21-8¾ (6.62) (1976) HEPTATHLON (5,207 / 4,529 / 4,593 / Top 20) Season best PR SCHOOL RECORD: Anita Sartin 5,991 (1987) Renick Meyer DNC 20-5 / 6.22 (5/1/18) Season best PR Peace Igbonagwam DNC 19-0 / 5.79 (3/22/19) Scout Cai DNC 5,054 (5/23-24/19) Kellie May DNC 18-4½ / 5.60 (4/19/18) Renick Meyer DNC 5,114 (4/30-5/1/18) Scout Cai DNC 18-4¼ / 5.59 (5/1/18) Kellie May DNC 4,482 (4/18-19/18) Julia Stepper DNC 16-8¼ / 5.09 (4/14/18)
TRIPLE JUMP (41-10¾ (12.77 / 39-0½ (11.89) / 37-11¼ (11.56 / Top 20) SCHEDULE SCHOOL RECORD: Karin Grelsson 43-8 (13.31) (1992) 3/6 PLU Open Season best PR Kellie May DNC 38-2¼ / 11.64 (5/12/18) Peace Igbonagwam DNC 37-9¼ / 11.51 (3/23/19)
SHOT PUT (51-8½ (15.76) / 45-5¼ (13.85) / 42-0¾ (12.82) / Top 20) SCHOOL RECORD: Marcia Mecklenburg 52-1 (15.87) (1978) Season best PR Scout Cai 30-4¾ / 9.26 (3/7) 36-10¼ / 11.23 (4/29/19) Renick Meyer DNC 34-4¾ / 10.48 (4/29/19) Kellie May DNC 34-3 / 10.44 (4/29/19) 2021 MEN’S OUTDOOR T&F PERFORMANCE LIST
Qualifying marks in order: + NCAA auto / # NCAA provisional / ! GNAC auto / * GNAC Top 20 (replaces provisional qualifying mark)
100 METERS (10.28 / 10.57 / 10.88 / Top 20) 3000 STEEPLECHASE (8:51.96 / 9:13.76 / 9:13.88 /Top 20) SCHOOL RECORD: Roy Duncan 10.4 (1958) SCHOOL RECORD: Terry Hodge 8:55.15 (1994) Season best PR Season best PR No returners Jared Putney DNC 9:37.96 (5/10/19) Brayden Schultz DNC 10:06.13 (4/27/19) 200 METERS (20.74 / 21.32 / 22.06 / Top 20) SCHOOL RECORD: Roy Duncan 20.9 (1956) 4x100 RELAY (40.26 / 41.06 / Mark required for GNAC) Season best PR SCHOOL RECORD: Miller, Hansen, Hilliard, Glancy 41.6 (1968) Jeff Gordon 22.12 (3/6) Same Season best PR Michael Gabelein 23.71 (3/6) Same No returning teams
400 METERS (46.36 / 47.71 / 48.62 / Top 20) 4x400 RELAY (3:08.52 / 3:13.73 / Mark required for GNAC) SCHOOL RECORD: Chris Randolph 48.27 (2006) SCHOOL RECORD: Engelson, Randolph, Mach, Strickler 3:18.05 (2005) Season best PR Season best PR No returners Carpenter, Lee, 3:40.04 (3/6) Same Gabelein, Gordon 800 METERS (1:48.79 / 1:51.87 / 1:54.03 / Top 20) SCHOOL RECORD: Ted Hamlin 1:48.89 (1991) HIGH JUMP 7-0¼ (2.14) / 6-8¾ (2.05) / 6-5 (1.96) / Top 20) Season best PR SCHOOL RECORD: Jack Hoyt 6-11 (2.11) (1987) Brayden Schultz 1:58.47 (3/6) Same Season best PR Jared Putney 2:01.52 (3/6) Same No returners Elius Graff 2:02.91 (3/6) 2:01.72 (3/30/18) Jon Owen 2:04.36 (3/6) Same POLE VAULT (17-2¼ (5.24) / 15-9¼ (4.81) / 14-9½ (4.51) / Top 20) J.R. Hentges 2:05.97 (3/6) Same SCHOOL RECORD: Bill Spaet 15-11 (4.85) (1973) Austin Weese 2:07.01 (3/6) Same Season best PR Colin Boutin 2:07.89 (3/6) Same Carter McGinnis 14-1¼ / 4.30 (3/6) Same Evan Carpenter 2:11.95 (3/6) Same Kainoa Lee 13-1½ / 4.00 (3/6) Same Brad Bowman 12-1½ / 3.70 (3/6) Same 1500 METERS (3:44.38 / 3:50.68 / 3:54.86 / Top 20) SCHOOL RECORD: Jon Swanson 3:48.05 (1995) LONG JUMP (25-2½ (7.68) / 23-10 (7.26) / 22-7¼ (6.89) / Top 20) Season best PR SCHOOL RECORD: Steve Gough 24-4¾ (7.43) (1970) Brayden Schultz 4:03.36 (3/6) Same Season best PR Jared Putney 4:06.31 (3/6) Same No returners Elius Graff 4:09.10 (3/6) 4:03.74 (3/10/18) Austin Weese 4:12.84 (3/6) Same TRIPLE JUMP (51-5 / (15.67) / 48-2½ (14.69) / 45-4¼ (13.82) / Top 20) Jon Owen 4:15.42 (3/6) Same SCHOOL RECORD: Steve Gough 50-0½ (15.25) (1970) Colin Boutin 4:15.45 (3/6) Same Season best PR J.R. Hentges 4:18.45 (3/6) Same No returners
3000 METERS (Not an NCAA or GNAC event) SHOT PUT (60-5¼ (18.42) / 53-7½ (16.34) / 50-9¼ (15.47) / Top 20) SCHOOL RECORD: NA SCHOOL RECORD: Mike Olson 59-2¼ (18.04m) (1992) Season best PR Season best PR Colin Boutin 9:03.82 (3/7) 8:59.55 (4/13/19) No returners Jared Putney 9:05.38 (3/7) 9:05.38 (3/7/20) DISCUS (184-11 (56.37) / 163-11 (49.97) / 159-4 / 48.57) / Top 20) 5000 METERS (13:55.74 / 14:32.33 / 15:01.60 / Top 20) SCHOOL RECORD: Mike Olson 162-7 (49.56) (1992) SCHOOL RECORD: Walt Notter 14:39.6, 1969) Season best PR Season best PR No returners Elius Graff DNC 15:09.83 (5/11/19) Colin Boutin DNC 15:28.44 (3/9/19) HAMMER (216-2 (65.89) / 182-4 (55.59) / 178-7 / 54.43) / Top 20) Jared Putney DNC 15:39.22 (5/11/19) SCHOOL RECORD: John Pietz 158-1 (48.18) (1992) Season best PR 10,000 METERS (29:16.79 / 30:47.12 / 31:56.66 / Top 20) No returners SCHOOL RECORD: Turner Wiley 30:53.09 (April 1, 2016) Season best PR JAVELIN (228-3 (69.57) / 192-9 (58.75) / 193-11/ (59.10) / Top 20) Colin Boutin DNC 32;28.66 (5/10/19) SCHOOL RECORD: Bill Spaet 246-3 (75.06) (1973) Season best PR 110 HURDLES (13.90 / 14.51 / 15.24 / Top 20) No returners SCHOOL RECORD: Mark Stream 14.5 (1975) Season best PR DECATHLON (7,252 / 6,325 / 6,452 / Top 20) No returners SCHOOL RECORD: Chris Randolph 7,872 (2006) Season best PR 400 HURDLES (51.34 / 53.34 / 54.84 / Top 20) No returners SCHOOL RECORD: Mark Stream 52.4 (1974) Season best PR David Njeri 57.97 (3/7) 57.97 (3/7/20) SCHEDULE Julius Shepherd 59.53 (3/7) 59.53 (3/7/20) 3/6 PLU Open Seattle Pacific University 2021 Women’s Preview Outdoor Track & Field GNAC top-8 placers returning: 11 GNAC top-8 placers lost: 6 2021 Preseason Prospectus Other returners: 4 Other letterwinners lost: 1
Returning GNAC top-8 placers (11) General Information Athlete Yr 2019 GNAC placings, other accomplishments Institution: Seattle Pacific University Grace Bley Sr 1st 200 1st 4x100, 2nd 100, 5th 4x400 Address: 3307 Third Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119 Jenna Bouyer So 1st 4x100, 4th 100, 4th 200, 5th 4x400 Founded: 1891 Enrollment: 4,061 Scout Cai Sr 1st PV, 2nd hep, 10th LJ Nickname: Falcons Colors: Maroon & White Dania Holmberg Jr 3rd 5000, 18th NCAA 1500, 18th NCAA 5000 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Peace Igbonagwam So 1st 4x100, 3rd 100, 4th LJ, 5th 200, Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conference 5th 4x400, 9th TJ President: Dr. Daniel J. Martin (Southern Nazarene) Madison Licari So 2nd PV, 18th HJ Athletic Dir.: Jackson Stava (Azusa Pacific ‘05) E-mail: [email protected] Kate Lilly Sr 2nd 1500, 4th 5000, 5th NCAA 5000, Athletic Department office: 206-281-2085 Fax: 206-281-2266 15th NCAA 1500 Athletic Department Web Site: www.spufalcons.com Renick Meyer Jr 3rd LJ, 3rd 100H, 5th 100,5th hep Sports Info Director: Dan Lepse (206-281-2741, [email protected]) Julia Stepper Jr 1st 4x100, 7th 100, 14th 200 Track & Field SID: Mark Moschetti (206-947-9073, [email protected]) Elizabeth Thompson Sr 8th 1500 Kelsey Washenberger So 6th steeple, 9th 5000
Track & Field Information Other returners (3) Head Coach: Karl Lerum (16th year; Pacific Lutheran ‘98) Jr. Kellie May (hurdles, javelin,multis), So. Emily Northey (pole vault), Coach’s office: 206-281-2897 E-mail: [email protected] Assistant Coaches: Chris Reed, Kate Carlson Still eligible as freshmen due to 2020 covid shutdown (1) Athletic Trainer: Jason Durocher Libby Michael (distance). Trainer’s office: 206-281-2768 E-mail: [email protected] GNAC top-8 placers lost (6) History Geneva Lehnert (tie 3rd HJ), Sedona McNerney (3rd 10,000, 17th First year of outdoor track: Men 1949. Women 1975* 5000), Katherine Walter (2nd 10,000, 10th 5000), all graduated; *Women competed with Falcon Track Club from 1955-74. Jr. Krystal Oien (8th 800), So. Rebecca Troescher (5th 400, 5th Women’s best NCAA finish:3rd (62 points), 1989. 4x400), both not returning; So. Kaylee Mitchell (2nd steeple, 6th 5000, Men’s best NCAA finish: 11th (18 points), 1970. 7th 1500), transferred to Oregon State. Women’s conference championships: 11 (Pacific West 2000, 01; GNAC 2002, 06, 07, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 19). Other letterwinners lost (1) Men’s conference championships: 0. Emma Lambert, graduated.
Newcomers (10) 2019 Review (2020 season canceled - coronavirus) Fr. Mesaged Abakar (hurdles, relays, HJ), Fr. Charlotte Bentz (distance), WOMEN: GNAC: 1st, 166 points. NCAA: 32nd, 7 points. Fr. Belle Brandenfels (distance), Fr. Lizzy Daugherty (hurdles, PV), GNAC champions: Grace Bley (200, 4x100), Jenna Bouyer (4x100), Fr. Annika Esvelt (distance), Fr. Aniya Green (sprints,relays), Scout Cai (pole vault), Peace Igbonagwam (4x100), Julia Stepper Fr. Abby Kauffman (sprints, relays, LJ), Fr. Ellie Rising (distance), (4x100). NCAA champions: None. Fr. Kyra Skipworth (sprints, hurdles, relays), Fr. Charisma Smith (sprints, relays) MEN: GNAC: 10th, 28 points. NCAA: No qualifiers. GNAC champions: Jesse Phan (800). 2021 Men’s Preview GNAC top-8 placers returning: 3 GNAC top-8 placers lost: 3 2021 Schedule Other returners: 2 Other letterwinners lost: 2 Date Opponent Time Returning GNAC top-8 placers (3) March 6 PLU Open (Tacoma) 11:00 a.m. Athlete Yr 2019 GNAC placings, other accomplishments March 20 Doris Heritage Track Fest. (W. Seattle) 10:00 a.m. Colin Boutin Jr 8th 10,000 Elius Graff Sr 8th 5000 March 27 Ed Boitano Invitational (UPS - Tacoma) TBA Jared Putney So 8th steeple April 3 WWU Team Invitational (Bellingham) TBA April 17 Central Washington Meet (Ellensburg) TBA Other returners (2) April 24 Peyton-Shotwell Invite (UPS-Tacoma) TBA So. David Njeri (hurdles, jumps), So. Brayden Schultz (distance). May 1 Ralph Vernacchia Invite (Bellingham) TBA Still eligible as freshmen due to 2020 covid shutdown (4) May 3-4 GNAC Multi-Event (Ellensburg) TBA Brad Bowman (PV), J.R Hentges (distance), Jon Owen (distance), Julius May 8 Ken Shannon Invite (Husky Track) TBA Shepherd (sprints). May 14 GNAC (Monmouth, Ore.) TBA May 15 GNAC (Monmouth, Ore.) TBA GNAC top-8 placers lost (3) May 27-29 NCAA Championships (Allendale, Mich.) TBA Jesse Phan (1st 800), graduated; So. Colby Otero (3rd 5000,4th steeple), transferred to Florida State; So. Sean Barbour (8th PV), May 23-25 NCAA Championships (Kingsville, Texas) TBA not returning.
Other letterwinners lost (2) Fr. Felix Coffin, Jr. Ben Hansen, both not returning.
Newcomers (7) Fr. Evan Carpenter (sprints), Fr. Michael Gabelein (sprints, relays), Fr. Jeff Gordon (sprints, LJ, TJ), Fr. Darius Holmes (sprints, jumps, throws, multis), Fr. Kainoa Lee (PV), Fr. Carter McGinnis (PV), Fr. Austin Weese (distance)