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February 19, 2008 Nampa, ID – Saint Martin’s University track and field took seventh place on both the men’s and women’s side at the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Northwest Nazarene University. John Riak led the charge on the men’s side winning the mile, his first championship mile event, in 4:21.50. It was Riak’s third consecutive indoor championship, the other two coming in the 5000m. "It was a bizarre race that saw two people fall but John stayed out of trouble to race to a well earned victory," said head coach Julie Sullivan. Sam Washington set two new school records at the meet smashing both the weight throw and the shot. He nearly pulled off an upset in the shot holding on to the lead going into the final round but senior Zach Barclay of NNU posted a solid last throw to overtake the lead. Washington threw 48’4.75” breaking his previous record by more than two feet and finishing third overall. In the weight throw Washington placed seventh with a throw of 44’01.50”, five feet better than his previous best. On the women’s side Krinda Carlson set a new school record in the women’s mile finishing with a time of 5:12.35. Chelsi Claussen took part in both 60m hurdles and the 60m dash placing third and seventh respectively. She posted a time of 9.49 in the hurdles and 8.37 in the dash. With her best ever finish at conference championships, Jessica Pendon took eighth in the 400m dash with a time of 1:01.25. The Saints get right back into it with their outdoor season beginning on March 8th at the UPS Invite.
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