Western Washington races to early team lead after day 1 of GNAC championships...
ELLENSBURG-- As expected, Western Washington's men's and women's track and field squads jumped out to an early lead after the first day of competition at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference championships at the Recreation Sports Complex on the campus of Central Washington University Monday under sunny skies that brought the temperature into the 80s. After eight of 21 events in the men's competition, Western has 97 points, with Northwest Nazarene second with 52 points, and Central Washington third at 46.75. Seattle Pacific is in sixth with 18 points, while Saint Martin's is ninth with 5 points.. Meanwhile in the women's team race, the Vikings have a 76.5-67 lead over the Wildcats. Seattle Pacific is sixth with 18 points, and Saint Martin's eighth with 10 points after seven events. WOMEN'S RECAP... Western earned two wins Monday from conference leader Jessica Polkinghorn (Nathan Herde/GNAC photo) in the javelin, as she threw a personal best 152-11 (4...
