Western Washington University distance runner Lauren Breihof, middle distance runner Rachael Johnson and javelin thrower Monika Gruszecki were all selected for the second year to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association NCAA Division II All-Academic Team. In all, four Vikings were honored as steeplechaser Courtney Olsen was also picked.

Western Washington University's Sarah Porter won the women's 10,000 meters at the NACAC Under-23 Track and Field Championships on Friday morning at the Ansin Sports Complex. Representing Team USA, Porter crossed the finish line in a meet record time of 36:15.51. Mexico's Dianna Cisneros was second in 36:59.66. Team USA runner Amanda Goetschius was third in 37:18.81 and Mexico's Beatriz S. Hernandes was fourth in 39:43.05.

A bid for a personal-best time along with near 90-degree heat and severe humidity proved too much for Western Washington University's Sarah Porter, who did not finish in the women's 10,000 meters at the USA Championships being held at Drake Stadium. Porter, who just completed her junior season at Western, bowed out around the 4,000-meter mark.

Student-athlete Anthony Zackery was one of seven Western Washington University graduates honored as Presidential Scholars by WWU President Bruce Shepard during Commencement on Saturday, June 12.

Pole vaulter Ryan Brown and Sarah Porter were named the men's and women's Most Valuable award winners, respectively, at the annual Western Washington University Track and Field Awards picnic. Porter shared the women's honor last year. The award winners were determined by a team vote.

Western Washington University, which won the league's outdoor track and field championship for men, dominated that division in Great Northwest Athletic Conference awards announced today. Three Vikings were recognized. Ryan Brown was named Male Athlete of the Year, Anthony Zackery received Male Newcomer of the Year honors and Pee Wee Halsell was voted Men's Coach of the Year.

Four Western Washington University men's track and field student-athletes have been named to the College Sports Information Directors of America/ESPN The Magazine College Division District 8 Academic all-star first team announced today.

Western Washington University's Ryan Brown lived up to his No.1 national ranking, winning the men's pole vault with a personal-best 17-8 1/2 in final-day action Saturday at the 2010 NCAA Division II National Outdoor Track and Field Championships held at the Irwin Belk Complex.Brown's performance was one of three All-America efforts by the Vikings, who tied for 18th place in both the men's and women's team standings. The top eight finishers in each event earn United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-America honors.

Just hours after a disappointing finish in the decathlon, Western Washington University's Alex Harrison placed fifth in the men's javelin to begin final-day action Saturday at the 2010 NCAA Division II National Outdoor Track and Field Championships being held at the Irwin Belk Complex.

In seventh place heading into the final event of the decathlon, Western Washington University's Alex Harrison finished 10th in second-day action Friday at the 2010 NCAA Division II National Outdoor Track and Field Championships being held at the Irwin Belk Complex. Physically spent from the competition, heat and humidity, Harrison scored just 40 points in the 1,500 meters with a time of 7:16.62 for a 6,142 total.

Passing two runners in the last 600 meters, Western Washington University's Sarah Porter placed second by less than three seconds in the women's 10,000 meters Thursday at the 2010 NCAA Division II National Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Porter was clocked in 34:49.60, trailing only Tanya Zeferjahn from Queens NC, who crossed the finish line in 34:46.59.

Western Washington University's Alex Harrison is 11th among 12 competitors following first-day action Thursday in the decathlon at the 2010 NCAA Division II National Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Harrison posted a five-event point total of 3,280. The leader with 3,865 points is Darius Walker from Central Missouri.

Western Washington University is sending seven athletes, three of whom will compete in two events, to the 2010 NCAA Division II National Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 27-29 at Charlotte, North Carolina. The field was announced today. Two Vikings are making return visits to nationals. Going for the third time is Sarah Porter, who will compete in the women's 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Making a second straight trip is Jordan Welling, who is participating in the men's 5,000 and 10,000.

Alex Harrison won the men's javelin with a school and meet record toss of 208-5 that met the NCAA Division II automatic national qualifying standard as Western Washington University took its first men's title in five years and just the second crown overall at the ninth annual Great Northwest Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships which ended Saturday at McArthur Field on the campus of host Western Oregon University.

Western Washington University leads in the men's standings and is tied for first place in the women's standings after Friday's opening day at the ninth annual Great Northwest Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships being held at McArthur Stadium on the campus of host Western Oregon University. Final-day action Saturday begins at 10:45 a.m.

The 2010 Great Northwest Athletic Conference track and field championship meet gets underway Friday afternoon in Monmouth, Ore. with finals in 11 events along with prelims in 12 others. Field events begin at 4 p.m. with the men's shot put and women's discus. The first running events at McArthur Stadium on the campus of Western Oregon University are the women and men's steeplechase at 4:45 and 5 p.m., respectively. Other finals slated for Friday are the men's discus, high jump, long jump and 10,000 meters and the women's javelin, pole vault, long jump and 10K.

Senior sprinter Matt O'Connell was recognized for the third time as Western Washington University had 14 student-athletes named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Track and Field Academic all-star team announced today. O'Connell is a business administration major maintaining a 3.59 (4.0 scale) grade point average.

Western Washington University pole vaulter Ryan Brown has been named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Track & Field Male Athlete of the Week for May 2-8. Brown, a junior from Bellingham, broke his own school and Great Northwest Athletic Conference records as he tied for first place by clearing 17-7 at the University of Washington Ken Shannon Track and Field Invitational on Saturday at Husky Stadium. Brown now ranks 14th among all collegians this season and is the leader in NCAA Division II.

Western Washington University's Ryan Brown broke his own school and Great Northwest Athletic Conference records as he tied for first place in the men's pole vault by clearing 17-7 (5.36 meters) at the University of Washington Ken Shannon Track and Field Invitational on Saturday at Husky Stadium. The mark puts Brown 14th among all collegians nationally in any division this season. He narrowly missed in three tries at 17-11, tying with the Huskies' Ryan Vu.

Western Washington University's Alex Harrison had a huge second day in winning the decathlon and Tim Clendaniel placed sixth for the Vikings at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Multi-Events Championships that ended Tuesday at the Northwest Nazarene University campus track.

Western Washington University's Tim Clendaniel is third and Alex Harrison is fifth in the decathlon after first-day action Monday at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Multi-Events Championships being held at the Northwest Nazarene University campus track.

Western Washington University's Sarah Porter has been named the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Track & Field Female Athlete of the Week for Apr. 25-May 1. Porter, a junior from Hockinson, qualified for the USA Track & Field Championships by placing 15th in the 10,000 meters with a school and GNAC record time of 33:36.83 at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational on Saturday at Stanford, Calif.

Western Washington University's Sarah Porter qualified for the USA Track & Field Championships as she placed 15th in the 10,000 meters with a personal-best time of 33:36.83 on Saturday night at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational on the campus of Stanford University. Porter's time was nearly nine seconds better than the "A" qualifying standard for the USA meet. That means she receives an all-expenses paid trip to the championships, which take place on June 23-27 at Des Moines, Iowa.