4. He is the 17th athletic in GNAC history to throw the
javelin 200 feet. His mark ranks 11th on the GNAC all-time
list.
GNAC 2014-15 ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
MEN
Week
Indoor
Dec. 8-14
Jan. 12-18
Week of March 17-23: Track – Kent McKinney, Central
Washington (Jr., Seattle, WA) won the 100 meters in a
provisional national qualifying time of 10.61 – the fifth
quickest in GNAC history – at the Eastern Oregon Team
Challenge at Hermiston. His time currently ranks seventh
in NCAA Division II. He also ran a 21.99 in the 200, which
ranks second in the GNAC this spring, in sweeping the two
sprint events.
Field – Ryan Macdonald, Western
Washington (Sr., Bellingham, WA - Sehome) set a GNAC
record in the discus at the Rose City Preview in Portland
with a winning throw of 177-5 eclipsing the old mark of
175-5 set by Cameron Neel of Central Washington in 2006.
Track
David Durden, Saint Martin’s
Alex Donigian, Western Washington
Robert Peterson, MSU Billings
Jan. 19-25
Chase Cunningham, Northwest Nazarene
Jan. 26-F. 1 SFU Distance Medley Relay
Feb. 2-8
Josh Hanna, Western Oregon
Rimar Christie, Northwest Nazarene
Feb. 9-15
Travis Milbrandt, Western Washington
Feb. 23-M. 2 Badane Sultessa, Western Oregon
Outdoor
March 3-9
Cody Warner, Western Oregon
March 10-16 Dominik Notz, Alaska Anchorage
March 17-23 Kent McKin ney, Central Washington
March 24-30 Alex Donigian, Western Washington
Week
Indoor
Dec. 8-14
Week of March 24-30:: Track – Alex Donigian, Western
Washington (Jr., Mission Viejo, CA) ran the fastest 100
meter time in NCAA Division II this spring and the fastest in
GNAC and WWU school history in the invitational division
at the Texas Relays in Austin Saturday. Donigian placed
third in his heat and 11th overall in the 17-man field in a
time of 10.27. The field was made up almost entirely of
club professionals and national team runners. Field –
Justin Peterson, Central Washington (So., Marysville, WA –
Lakewood) and Vladislav Tsgankov, Simon Fraser (Fr.,
Moscow, Russia) … Peterson won the decathlon at the Mt.
Hood Multi-Events with a provisional national qualifying
score of 6,401 points. In the process he also established a
PNQ in the high jump with a leap of 6-8 ¼. Tsgankov
became just the fourth athlete in GNAC history to long
jump 24 feet in winning the event at the UBC Open with a
leap of 7.37 meters (24-2 ¼).
Field
Payton Lewis, Northwest Nazarene
Mikel Smith, Saint Martin’s
Jan. 12-18
Mikel Smith, Saint Martin’s
Jan. 19-25
Armando Tafoya, Central Washington
Jan. 26-F. 1 Cody Thomas, Alaska Anchorage
Feb. 2-8
Payton Lewis, Northwest Nazarene
Feb. 9-15
Payton Lewis, Northwest Nazarene
Feb. 23-M. 2 Gordon Kordas, Western Washington
Outdoor
March 3-9
Franz Burghagen, Alaska Anchorage
March 10-16 Brian Chalkey, Saint Martin’s
March 17-23 Ryan Macdonald, Western Washington
March 24-30 Justin Peterson, Central Washington
Vladislav Tsgankov, Simon Fraser
WOMEN
Week
Indoor
Dec. 8-14
Jan. 12-18
Jan. 19-25
Jan. 26-F. 1
Feb. 2-8
Feb. 9-15
Feb. 23-M. 2
Outdoor
March 3-9
March 10-16
March 17-23
March 24-30
Week
Dec. 8-14
Jan. 12-18
Jan. 19-25
Jan. 26-F. 1
Feb. 2-8
Feb. 9-15
Feb. 23-M. 2
Outdoor
March 3-9
March 10-16
Week-by-Week
Week of March 3-9: Track – Cody Warner, Western
Oregon (Fr., Springfield, OR – Thurston) had two of the
best sprint times in GNAC history in sweeping the 100 and
200 meters at the Willamette Opener. His time of 10.68 in
the 100 equaled the sixth best in GNAC history. He won
the 200 meters in the seventh best time in GNAC history,
running 21.51. He also won the long jump with a leap of
21-0 ¾. Field – Franz Burghagen, Alaska Anchorage (Sr.,
Berlin, Germany) grabbed the early NCAA Division II
national lead in the javelin with an automatic national
qualifying mark of 224-10. He was one of five GNAC
javelin throwers to post national qualifying marks Saturday
at various venues.
Week of March 10-16: Track – Dominik Notz, Alaska
Anchorage (Jr., Dettingen, Germany) finished second in the
5,000 meters in a provisional national qualifying time of
14:15.61 at the Occidental Distance Carnival Spring Classic
at Los Angeles. His time, which was the best by collegian
in the meet, is the fourth fastest in GNAC history. Field –
Brian Chalkey, Saint Martin’s (So., Eugene, OR) won the
javelin at the Pacific Lutheran Invitational in a PNQ of 2053
Track
Field
Becki Duhamel, Central Washington
Karolin Anders, Alaska Anchorage
Becki Duhamel, Central Washington
Emmi Collier, Western Oregon
Chelsey Knott, Northwest Nazarene
Tayler Fettig, Central Washington
Becki Duhamel, Central Washington
Chelsey Knott, Northwest Nazarene
Lindsey Butterworth, Simon Fraser
Shannon Porter, Saint Martin’s
Lindsey Butterworth, Simon Fraser
Taylor VanValey, Northwest Nazarene
Jennifer Johnson, Simon Fraser
Lynelle Decker, Seattle Pacific
Haley O’Connor, Western Washington
Shannon Porter, Saint Martin’s
Dani Eggleston, Central Washington
Janie Ashcroft, Alaska Anchorage
Shannon Porter, Saint Martin’s
Katie Reichert, Western Washington
Kali Walker, Saint Martin’s