Contact: Bob Guptill (503-305-8756/www.gnacsports.com)
May 20, 2015
Steen, Johnson Go For Trifecta as NCAA Nationals Begin at Allendale
THIS WEEK: Thursday-Saturday – NCAA Outdoors (at Allendale,
Mich.).
Western Washington javelin thrower Katie Reichert was
second in 2014 in the javelin with a mark of 165-2. She
comes in as the No. 3 seed.
LIVE VIDEO: Live video for this week’s NCAA National meet will be
available at: http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule.
Seventeen men from GNAC schools will also compete at
Allendale led by three who have Top 3 seeds.
RESULTS: Live results for this weekend’s meet will be available at:
http://primetimetiming.com/liveresults/2015/ncaad2outdoor/
Franz Burghagen of Alaska Anchorage has the second best
season mark in the javelin (224-10). UAA’s Dominik Notz is
the No. 2 seed in the 10,000 (29:26.29). Alex Donigian of
Western Washington, who placed fifth a year ago in the
100, is the No. 3 seed in the 100 (10.27).
PORTLAND, Ore. - Simon Fraser’s Lindsey Butterworth
will be going for a sweep of the indoor-outdoor 800 meter
national titles and Katelyn Steen and Jennifer Johnson will
be looking for “trifectas” this weekend at the 2015 NCAA
Division II national track and field meet at Allendale, Mich.
Notz is the lone male to double in two individual events.
He’s also the fourth seed in the 5,000 with a best of
14:07.05.
Both Western Washington’s Steen and SFU’s Johnson have
already earned All-American honors this school year in
cross country and indoor track.
Following is time schedule for GNAC athletes:
Butterworth won the indoor 800 title in February at
Birmingham, Ala., in a time of 2:08.44. She comes into the
outdoor meet with the nation’s best Division II time of
2:04.11.
WOMEN (All Times Eastern)
Thursday: 11 a.m. - Heptathlon (8. Karolin Anders, UAA, 5162). 2
p.m. - Pole Vault (12. McKenna Emmert, CWU, 3.83 – 12-6 ¾).
5:10 p.m. – 1500 Prelims (11. Haley O’Connor, WWU, 4:29.71; 14.
Beatrice Decker, UAA, 4:30.91). 6:10 p.m. – 100 Prelims (13. Jamie
Ashcroft, UAA, 11.73). 6:40 p.m. – Steeplechase Prelims (2.
Katelyn Steen, WWU, 10:13.01; 12. Dani Eggleston, CWU,
10:31.65; 20. Erin Chinchar, CWU, 10:42. 69). 7:40 p.m. - 400
Hurdles Prelims (4. Haleigh Lloyd, UAA, 59.20). 8:10 p.m. - 10,000
(5. Amy Johnston, UAA, 35:01.46; 8. Shannon Porter, SMU,
35:05.97; 15. Caroline Kurgat, UAA, 36:28.00).
Steen is the No. 2 seed in the steeplechase (10:13.01) and
the No. 8 seed in the 5,000 and thus has two chances to
earn All-American honors in her third sport this school
year.
In the fall, she finished fifth in the NCAA National Cross
Country meet at Louisville, Kent. She placed fourth in the
indoor 5K at Birmingham.
Friday: 10:30 a.m. – Heptathlon (Anders). 5:30 p.m. – 200 Prelims
(16. Jamie Ashcroft, UAA, 24.08). 6 p.m. – 800 Prelims (1. Lindsey
Butterworth, SFU, 2:04.11; 7. Lynelle Decker, SPU, 2:08.13; 21.
Jessica Pakhala, UAA, 2:10.59). 7:15 p.m. – Steeplechase (Steen,
Eggleston, Chinchar).
Earlier this year Johnson also earned All-American honors
in cross country, placing 30th and indoor track, finishing
third in the 3,000. She comes in as the fourth seed in the
5K with a time of 16:26.59.
The three are among 21 women who will compete at
Allendale.
Saturday: 11 a.m. - Javelin (3. Katie Reichert, WWU, 50.48 – 1657; 7. Kalli Walker, SMU, 47.36 – 155-4; 14. Amanda Short, WOU,
44.12 – 144-9; 15. Sheila Limas De La Cruz, WOU, 44.04 – 144-6).
2:05 p.m. - High Jump (17. Mikel Smith, SMU, 2.10 – 6-10 ¾ ).
2:25 p.m. – 1500 (O’Connor, Decker). 3:25 p.m. – 100 (Ashcroft).
3:45 p.m. – 800 (Butterworth, Decker, Pakhala). 4:10 p.m. – 400
Hurdles (Lloyd). 4:40 p.m. – 200 (Ashcroft). 5 p.m. - 5000 (4.
Jennifer Johnson, SFU, 16:26.59; 8. Katelyn Steen, WWU,
16:35.53; 9. Shannon Porter, SMU, 16:37.99; 11. Anna Patti, SPU,
16:41.56; 17. Amy Johnston, UAA, 16:52.50).
Four will compete in two events – Steen, sprinter Jamie
Ashcroft of Alaska Anchorage (100, 200) and distance
runners Shannon Porter of Saint Martin’s and Amy
Johnston of Alaska Anchorage, who will both run the 5K
and 10K.
Three of the women are returning outdoor All-Americans.
Steen finished fourth last year in the steeplechase in a
time of 10:22.66.
MEN (All Times Eastern)
Thursday: 3:30 p.m. - Hammer – 17. Kevin Stanley, CWU, 59.17 –
194-1. 5:25 p.m. - 1500 Prelims (10. Travis Vugteveen, SFU,
3:47.63; 16. Marc-Antoine Rouleau, SFU, 3:48.55). 6:25 p.m. – 100
Alaska Anchorage’s Karolin Anders placed second a year
ago in the heptathlon with 5,375 points.
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