Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Fricker Earns CoSIDA Academic All-American Honors

After racing to two more All-American honors on the track this spring, Seattle Pacific University's McKayla Fricker now has one in the classroom, as well.

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Fricker Selected GNAC Female Track & Field Athlete of Year

The Seattle Pacific senior won the NCAA Division II national championship in the 800 meters with a time of 2:06.18 to earn her sixth career All-American award.

Thursday, May 29, 2014

Thomas, Halsell Earn Top GNAC Men's Track & Field Awards

UAA's Cody Thomas, who finished seventh at the national meet in the decathlon, was voted the Outdoor Track and Field Male Athlete of the Year. WWU's Pee Wee Halsell was voted the Coach of the Year.

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Women's Track & Field: Drake, Fricker Win National Titles

WWU's Bethany Drake edged teammate Katie Reichert - by 1 inch - for the women's javelin title. Later, SPU's McKayla Fricker won the 800 in the fastest ever time by a GNAC female athlete in the national meet.

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Notes from Allendale: Fricker Saves Best Race For Last

She saw a challenge lurking behind her in the shadows. But in front of Seattle Pacific's McKayla Fricker, it was nothing but broad daylight… all the way to the finish line.

Saturday, May 24, 2014

Men's Track & Field: UAA's Burghagen Second in Javelin

The UAA field athlete was one of three GNAC javelin throwers to earn All-American honors. Meanwhile, WWU's Frank Catelli became the first shot putter in GNAC history to crack the 60-foot barrier.

Friday, May 23, 2014

Notes From Allendale: Fricker To Get Another Shot at Carnett

McKayla Fricker had the best time in the 800 meter prelim Friday. Her time of 2:07.52 has her .14 seconds ahead of Shawnee Carnett, who beat Fricker for the NCAA 800 indoor title by half a second in March.

Friday, May 23, 2014

UAA's Anders, Thomas; WWU's Stein T&F All-Americans

Karolin Anders finished second in the heptathlon with 5,375 points, Katelyn Stein placed fourth in the women's steeplechase in a time of 10:20.66 and Cody Thomas finished seventh in the decathlon.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Notebook: Vikings' Steen Following in Father's Footsteps

Maybe Katelyn Steen was born to be a steeplechaser. She certainly has looked like it recently, winning the GNAC title and, on Thursday, earning the top seed in the finals of that grueling, 3,000-meter race at the NCAAs.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

UAA's Anders, Thomas In 3rd in NCAA Multi-Events

Karolin Anders high jumped a school-record 5-8 in netting a career-best Day 1 point total of 3,236. Cody Thomas scored 3,929 points and is on pace to crack the 7,000 point mark in the decathlon.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

NCAA Championships Open Thursday With Multi Events

Eight past All-Americans are among 38 GNAC athletes who will compete in the NCAA Division II National Track and Field meet beginning Thursday at Allendale, Mich.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Track & Field: 132 Earn Academic All-Conference Honors

CWU's Kelly Shreve and MSUB's Jinise Osborne led the women with 4.00 GPAs. SMU's Joe Berger led the USA men with a 3.99 GPA. SFU's Lorenzo Smith posted a 4.22 GPA in the Canadian system.

Friday, May 16, 2014

WWU's Drake, Burnett Earn USTFCCCA Region Awards

Bethany Drake was selected Female Field Athlete of the Year, while David Burnett was selected the Men's Assistant Coach of the Year. In addition, 51 athletes won a total of 69 all-region awards.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

38 GNAC Athletes to Compete in NCAA National Meet

Among the participants is WWU's Bethany Drake who is one of 11 GNAC athletes who have seed marks that rank in the Top 8. The top eight finishers in each event earn All-American honors.

Saturday, May 10, 2014

UAA Wins Women's Team Title, WWU's Steen Top Performer

Alaska Anchorage outpointed Northwest Nazarene and Western Washington for the team title and WWU's Katelyn Steen was selected the Outstanding Female Performer in Saturday's championship meet.

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Western Washington Wins 3rd Straight Men's Track Title

The Vikings claimed their fifth title matching Western Oregon for the most team victories. UAA's Cody Thomas was the top individual scorer tallying 21 individual points to earn Outstanding Performer honors.

Friday, May 9, 2014

NNU Women, WWU Men Lead at GNAC Track

Frank Catelli won the men's shot put with a GNAC record put of 59-7 Friday in one of the opening events at the 13th annual GNAC Track and Field Champions at McArthur Stadium.

Friday, May 9, 2014

UAA's Micah Chelimo Near GNAC Meet Record For Points

Chelimo, who has five career victories, currently ranks third on the men’s all-time career point list with 69 points and needs 14 more points this weekend to surpass UAA’s David Registe (2007-08, 11).

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Last Qualifying Chance For GNAC Championship Meet

With two championship events already in the books, GNAC athletes have one final weekend - at eight different venues - to qualify for the GNAC Track and Field Championships which are set for next weekend at WOU.

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

UAA's Cody Thomas, Karolin Anders Win GNAC Multi-Events

Thomas held off a second-day charge by NNU's Greyson Kilgore to win the decathlon with 6,617 points. In the heptathlon, Anders scored 4,997 points to outdistance Tayler Fettig of Central Washington.

Monday, April 28, 2014

UAA's Thomas, Anders GNAC Multi-Event Leaders

Thomas won four of five events in scoring 3,742 points in the decathlon, while Anders tallied 3,031 points to take a 79-point lead over CWU's Tayler Fettig in the heptathlon.

Thursday, April 24, 2014

GNAC Conference Meet Begins Monday With Multi Events

The men's decathlon and women's heptathlon get underway Monday at 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., respectively, in Tomlinson Stadium on the campus of Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash.

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Track & Field: GNAC Athletes Head To California for 4 Meets

After establishing 17 provisional national qualifying marks last week, many of the GNAC's top athletes will be competing this weekend in California at Cal State LA, Mt. Sac, Azusa Pacific and Long Beach State.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Track & Field: 20 GNAC Athletes Ranked In Top 10

Led by Alaska Anchorage’s Micah Chelimo and Western Washington’s Bethany Drake, 20 GNAC track-and-field athletes are ranked in the Top 10 in 24 events in the latest TFRRS performance lists.

Monday, April 7, 2014

WWU's Drake Selected National Track Athlete of Week

Bethany Drake shattered school and conference records with a winning javelin throw of 169-6 at the UPS Shotwell Invitational Saturday. Her mark ranks fourth all-time in NCAA Division II history.

Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Back on Track: GNAC Athletes Spring Into Action

GNAC athletes head to the Bay Area in California, Bozeman, Mont., Tacoma and Bellingham this weekend as the April portion of the outdoor track-and-field season gets underway.

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Track and Field: 4 GNAC Athletes Have Best Marks In NCAA

Katie Reichert (javelin) and Frank Catelli of Western Washington (shot put), McKayla Fricker of Seattle Pacific (800) and Isaac Kangogo of Alaska Anchorage (1500) all rank first in their respective events.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

UAA's Chelimo, Anders Selected Indoor Athletes of Year

Chelimo won the 3,000-meter title in a time of 8:15.52 and finished second in the 5,000 meters in a time of 14:06.27 at last weekend's NCAA national meet, while Anders finished fourth in the pentathlon at the NCAAs.

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Another Photo Finish, This One Goes To UAA's Chelimo

Micah Chelimo nipped Kevin Batt of Adams State by .01 seconds to win the men's 3,000-meter NCAA Indoor title Saturday. Meanwhile, SPU's McKayla Fricker earned her third straight All-American award in the 800 meters.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Six All-Americans for UAA in NCAA Indoor Meet

Six All-Americans and a few near misses. That is how you might best describe what happened Friday for GNAC athletes in the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Catelli, Kipchumba Earn Top Region Indoor Awards

Four coaches including UAA's Michael Friess, Seawolf assistants Ryan McWilliams and Anthony Tomsich, and WWU's PeeWee Halsell also were honored by the USTFCCCA.

Friday, March 7, 2014

GNAC Qualifies 18 Athletes For NCAA Indoor Nationals

Seven athletes from Alaska Anchorage and five from Western Washington will compete in the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships next weekend at Winston-Salem, N.C.

Thursday, February 27, 2014

T&F: Last Chance For Indoor, First Chance For Outdoor

With the indoor season nearing a close, the outdoor track-and-field season will get underway this weekend as a few GNAC teams compete at the UPS Triangular, Linfield Icebreaker and Willamette Opener.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

UAA's Anders Selected USTFCCCA National Athlete of Week

The Seawolf athlete scored 34 points in the GNAC Indoor Track and Field Championships last weekend and was selected the meet's Female Outstanding Performer.

Monday, February 24, 2014

UAA Women, WWU Men Track Named co-Team of the Week

Winning the team titles at the 2013-14 GNAC Indoor Track Championships, the Alaska Anchorage women and the Western Washington men were named GNAC co-Team of the Week for their performances in Nampa, Idaho.

Saturday, February 22, 2014

WWU Men, UAA Women Repeat as GNAC Indoor Champions

Alex Donigian of Western Washington and Karolin Anders of Alaska Anchorage won Male and Female Outstanding Performer honors in leading their respective teams to conference indoor titles Saturday.

Friday, February 21, 2014

First Day at GNAC Indoor Track & Field Meet Complete

Western Washington and Northwest Nazarene are the Day 1 team leaders after Friday's action in the GNAC Indoor Track & Field Championships at Jacksons Indoor Track at the Ford Idaho Center.

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Viking Men, Seawolf Women Teams To Beat in GNAC Indoor

The Western Washington men have the top seed in eight of the 17 events and return five defending champions, while the Alaska Anchorage women have seven No. 1 seeds.

Monday, February 17, 2014

Tickets Available Online For GNAC Indoor Championships

The 2014 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships are slated for Feb. 21-22 in Nampa, Idaho, and fans may now purchase tickets online.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Track and Field: GNAC Athletes Post 6 Qualifying Marks

Perhaps the most impressive PNQ was by MSUB's distance medley relay team. They won the DMR at Gillette in 10:17.34. That converts to a time of 10:00.96, which ranks fifth in GNAC history.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

25 National Qualifying Marks Set, SPU's Fricker Ranks No. 1

Led by Alaska Anchorage with seven, GNAC athletes posted a total of 25 national qualifying marks last week in indoor track-and-field meets at Seattle, Nampa, Pocatello and Pullman.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Track & Field: Computer Ranks WWU Men 25th

Led by Alex Donigian and Frank Catellli in the 60 meters and shot put, respectively, Western Washington has earned a No. 25 ranking in this week's USTFCCA Team National Computer Rankings.

Monday, January 20, 2014

Track and Field: Chelimo, Sawatzky Among National Leaders

Micah Chelimo of Alaska Anchorage ranks No. 1 in the men's 3,000 meters with a best of 8:10.99 and Sarah Sawatzky of Simon Fraser ranks No. 1 in the women's 800 with a time of 2:09.42.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Chris Reed Joins Seattle Pacific Track & Field Coaching Staff

As Chris Reed recalls, it took him two days, maybe three, to become enamored with coaching. Now, he gets to bring that passion for his craft to the Seattle Pacific University track and field program.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Jim Brewer New Track, Cross Country Coach For Saints

A 20-year veteran of the coaching ranks at both the high school and collegiate levels, Brewer joins SMU having served as the head cross country and track & field coach at Concordia-Irvine the past two years.

Friday, July 26, 2013

Vander Muelen To Compete in World Deaf Championships

After sweeping gold in the 100-meter and 400-meter hurdles at the 2012 World Deaf Athletic Championships, former Western Oregon track & field hurdler Janna Vander Meulen has her sights set on gold at the 2013 event.

Monday, July 1, 2013

SPU's Katy Gross Earns Academic All-American Honors

Joining Gross on the All-American squad were SPU's Ali Worthen along with Alfred Kangogo and Ruth Keino of Alaska Anchorage. Gross was the lone first team selection while Gross and Worthen were repeat selections.