Complete women's results (PDF)
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PORTLAND, Ore. – They were left out of the track and field meet in which they wanted to compete. So Maddi Hommes, RJ Straker, and Sarah Macdonald made the most of the meet in which they got to compete.
                          
Hommes set three personal bests, Straker had two, and Macdonald won the 1,500 meters on Saturday, leading the way for Seattle Pacific at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open at Griswold Stadium.
 
Falcons freshman Hommes (Lynden, Wash. / Lynden HS), established new college bests in the high jump (4-11 ½), 100-meter hurdles (17.21), and long jump (15-8 ¾), placing third, fifth, and seventh, respectively. Hommes, a third-place finisher in the pentathlon at last month's Great Northwest Athletic Conference indoor meet, beat her old marks of 4-9, 18.00, and 14-0½.
 
SPU junior Straker (Pasadena, Calif.) continued to whack off time in the 400-meter dash. Straker clocked 51.31 on Saturday, easily beating his previous PR of 52.07 set just two weeks ago at the Oregon State Invitational. Coming into the season, Straker's best was 53.34.
 
He also broke 23 seconds in the 200 for the first time, checking in eighth at 22.86, nearly a full second better than his old best of 23.70 set in 2012.
 
Macdonald took a significant drop in the 1,500. The freshman from Tucson, Ariz., won in 4:46.00, way better than the 4:53.20 she ran at Oregon State on March 8. On Saturday, she was nearly three seconds ahead of runner-up Hannah Greider from Linfield.
 
All three, along with several other Falcons, originally were entered in Saturday's Oregon Preview in Eugene. But total entries in that even were much more limited than in previous years. So when they ultimately were not on the final list for that meet, they made plans for Portland instead.
 
Junior David Ferguson (51.07 for fifth in the 400), sophomore Adam Avischious (4:03.41 for fourth in the 1,500), junior Turner Wiley (4:06.99 for eighth in the 1,500) also had PRs in the men's meet. Ferguson also was third in the 200 (22.40) for Seattle Pacific's highest placement of the day.
 
Sophomore Lindsay LeBrun (1:02.70 for 10th in the 400) and Hannah Calvert (5:04.34 for 12th in the 1,500) logged PR's on the women's side.
                                                                                                                                        
The Falcons are back in action next Saturday in the Club Northwest Spring Break Open at West Seattle Stadium. The first event is at 9:00 a.m.
 
 
NCAA MEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Griswold Stadium / Portland, Ore.
 
Team scores – 1, Concordia-Portland 172; 2, Linfield 81; 3, Western Oregon 79; 4, Clackamas CC 69; 5, Pacific (Oregon) 68; 6, Lewis & Clark 67.5; 7, Southwest Oregon CC 31; 8, Saint Martin's 29; 9, Seattle Pacific 21; 10, Evergreen State 19; 11, Warner Pacific 17.5; 12, George Fox 10; 13, Whitworth 8; 14, Trinity Lutheran 5; 15, Corban 4; 16, Northwest Christian 3; 17, Reed College 2; 18, Physiq Fitness / Zone Nutrition 1.
 
100 – 1, Michael Zane (Pacific) 10.91. No SPU competitors.
200 – 1, Chris Zeller (Concordia) 22.29. SPU placers – 3, David Ferguson 22.40; 8, RJ Straker 22.86.
400 – 1, William Taylor (Unattached) 49.25. SPU placers – 5, Ferguson 51.07; 7, Straker 51.31.
800 – 1, Josh Hanna (WOU) 1:54.75. No SPU competitors.
1500 – 1, Joseph Pia (George Fox) 3:59.15. SPU placers – 4, Adam Avischious 4:03.41; 8, Turner Wiley 4:06.99.
5000 – 1, Joe Berger (Saint Martin's) 15:21.74. No SPU competitors.
110 hurdles – 1, Dustin Camarillo (WOU) 15.70. No SPU competitors.
400 hurdles – 1, Jordan Beeher (Concordia) 53.06. No SPU competitors.
3000 steeplechase – 1, Zach Halloway (WOU) 9:35.20. No SPU competitors.
4x100 relay – 1, Concordia 42.11. No SPU team.
4x400 relay – 1, Pacific 3:26.01. No SPU team.
High jump – 1, Anthony Johnson (Evg. St.) 6-10 ¾ / 2.10m. No SPU competitors.
Pole vault – 1, Zack Supple (Clackamas) 15-5 ¾ / 4.72m. No SPU competitors.
Long jump – 1, Jeremy Parkinson (Pacific)  22-5 ¾ / 6.05m. SPU placer – 7, Ben Smith 20-3 ½ / 6.18m.
Triple jump – 1, Kennedy Johnson (Linfield) 44-7 / 13.59m. No SPU competitors.
Shot put – 1, Darien Moore (Concordia) 60-6 / 18.44m. No SPU competitors.
Discus – 1, Nate Moses (Concordia) 189-4 / 57.70m. No SPU competitors.
Hammer – 1, Darien Moore (Concordia) 213-2 / 64.97m. No SPU competitors.
Javelin – 1, Erich Roepke (L&C) 192-8 / 58.74m. No SPU competitors.
 
 
NCAA WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD
Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open
Saturday, March 22, 2014
Griswold Stadium / Portland, Ore.
 
Team scores – 1, Linfield 127; 2, Saint Martin's 108; 3, Concordia-Portland 100; 4, Pacific (Oregon) 66; 5, Lewis & Clark 61; 6, Western Oregon 53; 7, Seattle Pacific 42; 8, Warner Pacific 29; 9, Northwest Christian 22; 10, Southwest Oregon CC 21; 11, Clackamas CC 18; 12, George Fox 16; 13, Trinity Lutheran 15; 14, Corban 13; 15, Central Washington 8.
 
100 – 1, Renee Hudson (Saint Martin's) 12.69. SPU placer – 2, Kelsey Chase 12.90.
200 – 1, Ellie Schmidt (Linfield) 26.23. SPU placer – 3, Chase 26.82.
400 – 1, Kolby Childers (WOU) 59.63. SPU placer – 10, Lindsay LeBrun 1:02.70.
800 – 1, Bailey Beeson (WOU) 2:15.77. No SPU competitors.
1500 – 1, Sarah Macdonald (SPU) 4:46.00. Other SPU placers – 7, Claire Rachwitz 4:57.27; 12, Hannah Calvert 5:04.34.
5000 – 1, Kelly Toms (George Fox) 19:38.24. No SPU competitors.
100 hurdles – 1, Dallas Edge (Linfield) 14.74. SPU placer – 5, Maddi Hommes 17.21.
400 hurdles – 1, Irene More (Saint Martin's 1:05.19. No SPU competitors.
3000 steeplechase – 1, Michelle Fletcher (NW Christian) 11:53.66. No SPU competitors.
4x100 relay – 1, Linfield 49.73. No SPU team.
4x400 relay – 1, Linfield 4:05.59 No SPU team.
High jump – 1, Deborah O'Dell (Warner Pacific) 5-3 ¼ / 1.61m. SPU placer – 3, Hommes 4-11 ½ / 1.51m.
Pole vault – 1, Britta LaVoie (Pacific) 10-1 ¼ / 3.08m. No SPU competitors.
Long jump – 1, Irene Moore (Saint Martin's) 16-10 ¾ / 5.15m. SPU placer – 7, Hommes 15-8 ¾ / 4.79m.
Triple jump – 1, 1, Rachael Gernhart (Linfield) 36-5 / 11.10m. No SPU competitors.
Shot put – 1, Kirby Neale (Saint Martin's) 40-9 ½ / 12.43m. SPU placer – 5, Sammi Markham 37-2 ¼ / 11.33m.
Discus – 1, Janell Alyea (Trinity Lutheran) 157-6 / 48.00m. No SPU competitors.
Hammer – 1, Ali Wick (Saint Martin's) 158-2 / 48.21m. No SPU competitors.
Javelin – 1, Emma Buchholz (Concordia) 154-8 / 47.15m. No SPU competitors.