Results

SEATTLE, Wash. - The Pacific Lutheran University men's and women's track & field programs showed little sign of rust on Saturday despite a 41-day layoff, competing at the Seattle Pacific University Final Qualifier Meet at the University of Washington's Dempsey Indoor.

Bailey Forsyth blazed to a fourth place finish in the preliminaries of the 60-meter dash, stopping the clock in 7.81 seconds, a time that currently ranks as the 26th best in all of NCAA Division III this season.

Kristine Nguyen was ninth in the 60-meter hurdles (9.83) while Sulin Degollado was seventh in the 800-meters, circling the track in 2:17.83. Forsyth, Degollado, Adrienne Gulley, and Jenna Cooley closed the meet by placing fourth in the 4x400-meter relay (4:15.18).

On the men's side, Joe Stilnovich finished third in the 200-meter dash in 23.61 while Christopher McGraw was fourth in the 60-meter hurdles, clocking a time of 8.73. Cheyn Tam-Switzer placed fifth in the 60-meter dash in 7.28 while Ryan Stracke was seventh in the 800-meters in 1:58.32. Hezekiah Goodwin experienced similar success in the mile, placing seventh overall in 4:28.50.

"The Lutes took full advantage of the last meet before the outdoor season. The returners went out and set the tone and it was incredible to see so many first years compete in their first indoor meet and show some grit and amazing effort," said assistant coach Marqui Makupson. "If this is a glimpse of what the outdoor season will look like then I'm excited to see what the future holds."

No team scores were kept at the meet that featured teams from all three NCAA divisions.

The Lutes are back in action next weekend, opening the outdoor season at the University of Puget Sound's Ed Boitano Invitational.