Western Washington University's Ryan Brown cleared 16-11 (5.16 meters) to win the men's pole vault at the NCAA Division II National Indoor Track and Field Championships which concluded Saturday at Albuquerque, NM. Brown, who entered the competition as the national leader with a mark of 17-1 1/2 (5.22 meters), won on number of misses over Dan Novak of Minnesota State Mankato.

What he did: Won four events while setting three meet records (11.08 seconds in the 100; 22.38 in the 200; and anchored the 4x100 relay team to a time of 42.0) to lead Western Washington University to the team title in last weekend's University of Puget Sound Invitational.

The Western Washington University women's distance medley relay placed seventh to earn All-America honors with a time of 12:02.32 during opening-day action Friday at the NCAA Division II National Indoor Track and Field Championships.The quartet of Courtney Olsen, Megan O'Connell and Rachael Johnson and Sarah Porter gained All-America status with its top eight finish.

When Western Washington University junior Sarah Porter made her first trip to the NCAA Division II National Indoor Track and Field Championships as a freshman, she went with one teammate and a small case of the jitters. Two years later not only is she heading back to nationals confident she can repeat as an All-American in the 5,000 meters, but the Vikings are sending so many athletes along with her they might as well be chartering a plane to Albuquerque, N.M.

Sprinter Alex Tilley won four events and set three meet records as Western Washington University captured the men's division by 126 points in its outdoor season opener Saturday at the University of Puget Sound Invitational Track and Field Meet at Baker Stadium. The Vikings also won the women's division, finishing 24 points ahead of runner-up Seattle Pacific, as Ellie Siler set meet records in winning both the 200 (25.03) and 400 meters. Her time of 56.46 in the 400 met the NCAA Division II national provisional qualifying standard.

Three Western Washington University athletes - men's pole vaulter Ryan Brown, men's miler Anthony Tomsich and women's long and triple jumper Emily Warman - have been named United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association West Region Indoor Athletes of the Year. It is the second straight year that Brown has been named West Region Male Field Athlete of the Year. He has cleared a national-best 17-1 1/2 (5.22 meters) in the men's pole vault, setting school and Great Northwest Athletic Conference records, and is a three-time conference champion in his specialty.

Western Washington University is sending 11 athletes to the NCAA Division II National Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 12-13 at Albuquerque, NM. The number matches the largest contingent the Vikings have ever sent to a national indoor meet since joining the NCAA 11 years ago, and their eight women and three men qualifiers are the most from any Great Northwest Athletic Conference school this season.

Western Washington University hurdler Michelle Howe has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Track and Field Female co-Athlete of the Week for Feb. 21-27.

Emily Warman had a NCAA Division II national automatic qualifying mark of 39-11 1/2 in winning the women's triple jump to highlight Western Washington University performances at the Seattle Pacific University Last Chance Indoor Track and Field meet Saturday at Dempsey Indoor on the University of Washington campus. Warman's effort was over eight inches better than her own school record which she set last year as a freshman in winning the national title.

Western Washington University's Ellie Siler had a hand in three event victories and Sarah Porter won the women's 5,000 meters in NCAA Division II national automatic qualifying time as the Vikings placed second in both the men's and women's divisions for the third straight year at the seventh annual Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at the Jackson's Indoor Track in the Idaho Center Sports Complex.

The men's and women's team titles each could go down to the final event and Western Washington University should be in the thick of both in the seventh annual Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Nampa, Idaho. The meet gets underway at 9 a.m. at the Jackson's Indoor Track at the Idaho Center Sports Complex with the women's shot put and high jump. The first running event will be the prelims of the women's and men's 60 hurdles at 11 a.m.

Western Washington University's Anthony Tomsich and Emily Warman were accorded Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Men's and Women's Athlete of the Week honors, respectively, for Feb. 8-14.

Western Washington University had two more NCAA Division II national provisional qualifiers, Courtney Olsen in the women's mile and Emily Warman in the women's long jump, at the University of Washington Indoor Track and Field Open on Sunday at the Dempsey Indoor on the UW campus. Olsen won the mile in 4:56.45, just .08 seconds off the school record, and Warman took the long jump with a leap of 18-9 3/4 (5.73 meters).

Western Washington University's Anthony Tomsich broke the school record in the men's mile by over six seconds, his time of 4:07.06 qualifying him automatically for the NCAA Division II National Championships, in final-day action Saturday at the University of Washington Indoor Track and Field Husky Classic held at the Dempsey Indoor on the UW campus. Tomsich placed eighth in his section and eighth overall. The Vikings' Emily Warman hit the national provisional standard in the women's triple jump with a mark of 38-7 (11.75 meters), placing 13th.

Western Washington University's Jordan Welling broke his own school record and met the NCAA Division II national provisional qualifying standard in the men's 5,000 meters in opening-day action Friday night at the University of Washington Indoor Track and Field Husky Classic held at the Dempsey Indoor on the UW campus.

Western Washington University's Ben Elder broke his own school record in the men's 35-lb. weight throw with a mark of 50-2 (15.29) Saturday at the University of Idaho Indoor Track and Field Invitational in Moscow, Idaho. Elder placed eighth with a toss of over 15 inches better than his previous best. He was also 14th in the shot put at 47-3 (14.40).

Western Washington University's Ben Elder broke his own school record in the men's 35-lb. weight throw with a mark of 50-2 (15.29) Saturday at the University of Idaho Indoor Track and Field Invitational held at the Kibbie Dome. Elder placed eighth with a toss of over 15 inches better than his previous best. He was also 14th in the shot put at 47-3 (14.40). The Vikings' Andrew Gray placed seventh in the men's

Western Washington University men's basketball forward Derrick Webb has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Player of the Week for Jan. 24-30. A 6-foot-3 senior from Port Orchard, Webb scored 73 points, including 40 in a 112-78 home win over Western Oregon and 33 in a 100-75 road victory against Montana State Billings. His total was the third highest for two games in school and GNAC history. The 40 points versus Western Oregon were the most ever by a Viking player on the school's home floor.

Western Washington University pole vaulter Ryan Brown has been named Great Northwest Athletic Conference Male co-Athlete of the Week for Jan. 24-30. A junior from Bellingham (graduate of Squalicum High School), Brown obliterated school and conference records as he cleared a section-winning 17-1 1/2 (5.22 meters) at the University of Washington Indoor Invitational last Saturday.

Western Washington University had four NCAA Division II national provisional qualifying performances and four school records were broken or were tied in final-day action Saturday at the University of Washington Indoor Track and Field Invitational held at the Dempsey Indoor on the UW campus in Seattle. Reaching provisional standards for the Vikings were Tim Clendaniel in the men's heptathlon, Sarah Porter in the women's mile, Ellie Siler in the women's 400 meters and the women's 4x400 relay of Siler, Michelle Howe, Sarah Brownell and Megan O'Connell.

Western Washington University men's pole vaulter Ryan Brown cleared a school-record 17-1 1/2 in the men's pole vault as he won that event in first-day action Friday evening at the University of Washington Indoor Track and Field Invitational in the Dempsey Indoor. One of the biggest indoor track meets in the country, the majority of the UW meet takes place Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m.

Western Washington University had four NCAA Division II national provisional qualifying performances and four school records were broken or were tied in final-day action Saturday at the University of Washington Indoor Track and Field Invitational held at the Dempsey Indoor on the UW campus. Reaching provisional standards for the Vikings were Tim Clendaniel in the men's heptathlon, Sarah Porter in the women's mile, Ellie Siler in the women's 400 meters and the women's 4x400 relay of Siler, Michelle Howe, Sarah Brownell and Megan O'Connell.

Western Washington University men's pole vaulter Ryan Brown cleared a school-record 17-1 1/2 in the men's pole vault as he won that event in first-day action Friday evening at the University of Washington Indoor Track and Field Invitational in the Dempsey Indoor.