Complete combined results
Results by heat
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SEATTLE -- For Chad Meis, it was a speedy return to the indoor track.
The Seattle Pacific senior, who did not compete indoors last winter in order to focus on outdoor training, broke the school record for the mile on Saturday afternoon, clocking an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying time of 4:11.39 in the season-opening UW Indoor Preview
The time for Meis (Renton, Wash/Seattle Christian HS) at the Dempsey Indoor facility on the University of Washington campus eclipsed the previous record of 4:14.07, set by Brian Cronrath in 2007. It also was the third-fastest time in Great Northwest Athletic Conference history. Meis placed 12th in his heat, which featured the runners with the fastest entry times.
Falcon junior Jacob Wahlenmaier (Everett, Wash./Cascade HS) won his heat of the mile in 4:22.47. That gave him 23rd place overall.
Justin Felt (Eugene, Ore.), an NCAA Division II provisional qualifier in the long jump last season, made his senior year debut with a leap of 22 feet, 3¾ inches (6.80 meters) to place fourth overall. Felt will have several more opportunities to meet the NCAA qualifying standards. The provisional mark is 23-2¾ (7.08 meters), which he hit right on last year. The automatic distance is 23-11½ (7.30 meters).
SPU had four other finishers -- all freshmen -- in the top 20. Nate Johnson (Boise, Idaho) was 14th in the 60 hurdles in 8.99 seconds, and Ryan Endressen (Snoqualmie, Wash/Mount Si HS) took 16th in that same event in 9.09.
Nathan Seely (Lynden, Wash./Lynden HS) was 13th in the 800 meters in 1:56.60. In the weight throw, Billy Martin (Edmonds, Wash./King’s HS) took 19th at 34 feet, 9½ inches.
The next meet for the Falcons is the UW Invitational on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 29-30, at Dempsey Indoor.
NCAA Men's Track
UW Indoor Preview
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Dempsey Indoor/Seattle, Wash.
Team scores -- None.
60 meters -- 1, Tyrone McGraw(Stanford) 6.87. No SPU competitors.
200 -- 1, AK Ikwuakor (Evo Track Club) 21.95. SPU placers -- 44, Micah Grounds 24.11; 53, Jace Derwin 24.55.
400 -- 1, Nathan Vadeboncoeur (Winnipeg Opt) 48.06. SPU placers -- 27, Grounds 52.65; 37, Derwin 53.88.
600 -- 1, Elijah Greer (Oregon) 1:18.01. No SPU competitors.
800 -- 1, Tim Bayley (Brighton) 1:51.77. SPU placers -- 13, Nathan Seely 1:56.60.
Mile -- 1, Alistair Cragg (Adidas) 3:59.42. SPU placers -- 12, Chad Meis 4:11.39; 23, Jacob Wahlenmaier 4:22.47*; 36, AJ Baker 4:28.76.
3000 -- 1, Cragg (Adidas) 7:54.88. No SPU competitors.
60 hurdles -- 1, Eric Hersey (Oregon) 8.08. SPU placers -- 14, Nate Johnson 8.99; 16, Ryan Endresen 9.09.
4x400 relay -- 1, Oregon 'A' 3:12.71. No SPU entry.
Distance medley relay -- 1, Oregon 'A' 9:47.19. No SPU entry.
High jump -- 1, Mike Mason (Valley Royals) 6-11 (2.11m). SPU placer -- 23, Nate Wagner 5-7¼ (1.71m).
Pole vault -- 1, Scott Roth (Washington) 18-6¾ (5.66m). No SPU competitors.
Long jump -- 1, Warren Woods (Washington) 22-9 ¾ (6.95m). SPU placer -- 4, Justin Felt 22-3¾ (6.80m).
Triple jump -- 1, Brian Schaudt (Oregon) 48-6 (14.78m). No SPU competitors.
Shot put -- 1, Shaun Straka (Unattached) 50-0¾ (15.26m). SPU placer -- 32, Billy Martin 34-7¾ (10.55m).
Weight throw -- 1, Jordan Stray (Oregon) 62-1 (18.92m). SPU placer -- 19, Billy Martin 34-9½ (10.60m).
* won individual heat