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May 16, 1998

SEATTLE -- Junior Keisha Griffis broke the Washington school record in the women's 400-meter race Saturday at the Seattle Pacific Invitational in Husky Stadium.

Griffis' winning time of 54.44 eclipsed the previous standard of 54.45 established in 1996 by current Husky assistant coach Patrice Turner. Griffis also won the 200-meter race in 24.50.

Two other Washington women were double-event winners; junior Michele Reid won the long jump (18-4 3/4) and triple jump (40-2 1/4) while sophomore Sesilia Thomas won the shot put (44-3 1/4) and discus (137-2).

Seattle Pacific University's Joleen Schwarzmiller won the 100 meters in an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying time. Schwarzmiller won her eighth sprint race in 11 outings this season and was clocked in 12.14 seconds, the No. 3 time in school history.

The Falcons, behind Schwarzmillers strong anchor leg, also won the womens 4 x 400 relay, improving their provisional qualifying time at 3:46.79.

Saturday's meet was the final tune-up for the Washington track teams before they compete at the Pacific-10 Conference championships May 23-24 at Stanford.

Seattle Pacific University Invitational
May 16, 1998
Husky Stadium; Seattle, Wash.

Women's Results (all distances in meters)
100 -- 1, Joleen Schwarzmiller, SPU, 12.14. 2, Chelsie Pentz, UW, 12.18. 200 -- 1, Keisha Griffis, UW, 24.50. 2, Chelsie Pentz, UW, 24.77. 400 -- 1, Keisha Griffis, UW, 54.44. 2, Marzette Penton, UW, 55.47. 800 -- 1, Staci Eskesen, UW, 2:14.77. 2, Kristin Versaw, UW, 2:15.85. 1,500 -- 1, Amy Rose, UW, 4:37.33. 2, Cami Matson, UW, 4:37.41. 3,000 -- 1, Heather Wallace, SPU, 10:27.69. 2, Liza English, UW, 10:50.81. 5,000 -- 1, Jennifer Hilliard, CNW, 17:03.73. 2, Julie Markley, CNW, 18:04.30. 100 Hurdles -- 1, Patrice Davis, UW, 14.15. 2, Jackie Blackett, Idaho, 14.39. 400 Hurdles -- 1, Kim Couvson, UW, 1:03.02. 2, Sunny Porter, UW, 1:10.71. 4 x 100 Relay -- 1, Washington, 46.52. 4 x 400 Relay -- 1, Seattle Pacific, 3:46.79. 2, Washington, 3:49.42.. High Jump -- 1, Francine Richardson, UW, 5-5. 2, Abby Harris, SPU, 5-5. Pole Vault -- 1, MerryJane Bendico, UW, 9-8. 2, Margaret Haines, UW, 9-9. Long Jump -- 1, Michele Reid, UW, 18-4 3/4. 2, Kari Weil, UW, 17-8 1/4. Triple Jump -- 1, Michele Reid, UW, 40-2 1/4. 2, MerryJane Bendico, UW, 34-2. Shot Put -- 1, Sesilia Thomas, UW, 44-3 1/4. 2, Linnea Jarvits, SPU, 34-2. Discus -- 1, Sesilia Thomas, UW, 137-2. 2, Shana Ray, SPU, 122-1. Javelin -- 1, Sarah Gerlitz, SPU, 137-10. 2, Linnea Jarvits, SPU, 127-7. Heptathlon -- 1, Stephanie Huffman, SPU, 4304. 2, Nashira Knight, unattached, 3746. 3, Amy Cowden, SPU, 3732.

Men's Results (all distances in meters)
100 -- 1, Steve Lewis, Club Ballard, 10.91. 2, Willem Ryan, UW, 10.91. 200 -- 1, Steve Lewis, Club Ballard, 22.20. 2, Jed Sires, UW, 22.60. 400 -- 1, Scott Anabel, UW, 47.95. 2, Austin Clark, Highline CC, 48.26. 800 -- 1, B.J. Dawson, UW, 1:51.35. 2, Matt Pearson, unattached, 1:53.02. 1,500 -- 1, Brian Smith, Highline CC, 3:56.82. 2, Steve Glass, UW, 3:58.05. Steeplechase -- 1, James Day, UW, 9:26.22. 2, Paul Harkins, UW, 9:27.98. 5,000 -- 1, Ragen Bendixen, HCC, 16:06.57. 2, Andrew Willems, SPU, 19:50.05. 110 Hurdles -- 1, Greg Barber, UW, 14.54. 2, Demonne Taylor, Highline CC, 14.76. 400 Hurdles -- 1, Paul Thompson, Moscow/USA TC, 51.05. 2, Dominque Demouchet, Highline CC, 53.33. 4 x 100 Relay -- 1, Highline CC, 41.84. 2, Washington, 44.07. 4 x 400 Relay -- 1, Highline CC, 3:20.18. 2, Washington, 3:24.68. High Jump -- 1, Sean Steele, Highline CC, 6-8 3/4. 2, Andrew Dambreville, UW, 6-6 3/4. Pole Vault -- 1, Craig Connors, UW, 15-9. 2, Regis Costello, Highline CC, 14-5 1/4. Long Jump -- 1, Percy Knox, unattached, 24-4 1/4. 2, Josh Renz, UW, 20-3. Triple Jump -- 1, Marcus Kelly, UW, 47-5 3/4. 2, Russ Kirkegaard, Highline CC, 43-7 3/4.. Shot Put -- 1, Dane Perlman, Idaho, 49-1 1/2. 2, Kyle Gough, SPU, 47-5 3/4. Discus -- 1, Ben Lindsey, UW, 197-6. 2, Matt Elven, Idaho, 138-6. Hammer -- 1, Kyle Daley, Moscow/USA TC, 204-6. 2, Jeff High, Idaho, 192-0. Javelin -- 1, Tyler Wingard, CNW, 195-11. 2, Ryan Bottjer, UW, 188-3.