Viking women and Maurice Woodring earn top three finishes on final day of NCAA D2s...
EMPORIA, Kansas-- Western Washington's run at the NCAA Division II Track and Field Championships at Francis G. Welch Stadium on the campus of Emporia State University ended with the Viking men tied for 24th in the team standings with nine points, recording the best finish since placing 23rd in 2015. Western's women tallied 11 points to tie for 27th place in the team standings, matching the best performance since 2017. The WWU women (photo courtesy WWU Athletics) took home the national bronze medal, breaking their own GNAC record for the second day in-a-row. Casie Kleine, Jayda Darroch, Kennedy Cook and Bec Bennett teamed up to run 3:35.65 minutes, which bested Friday’s GNAC-record preliminary time of 3:35.92 minutes. It was the highest-ever finish by a GNAC women’s relay team at the outdoor championships, including both the 4x400-meters and 4x100-meters competitions. It was the first-ever podium finish for Western Washington in the event, and the first by a GNAC team since Si...
