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UAA's speedy track and field team mowed down more records on Friday and made some serious noise as the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships got started in Ellensburg, Wash.

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And once again, David Registe of Palmer made the most noise.

Registe leaped 24 feet, 8 1/4 inches to break his own conference championship record and outdistance runnerup Zeb Udell of Western Oregon by well over two feet in the men's long jump.

Registe also ran the fastest time of the day in the 200 meter semifinals, 21.92 seconds.

But if the conference is wowed by Registe's recent exploits, his teammates aren't willing to just watch. Michael Madrid ran a sterling 100- meter dash in 10.76 seconds to top Registe's 10.90 time on Friday. The semifinal dash was big improvement on Madrid's 10.89 personal record set just a month ago.

Both Seawolves sprinters won their heats.

Meanwhile, UAA's Kim Brady won the women's long jump title for the second consecutive year and junior Elizabeth Chepkosgei claimed her first GNAC title by winning the women's 3,000-meter run.

In addition to the three conference titles, the Seawolves broke three more school records lifting their season tally to 41.

Brady successfully defended her women's long jump title with an 18-foot-3-inch leap, becoming the second UAA women to earn consecutive titles in the same event. Brady comfortably won by jumping 7½ inches farther than her nearest competitor.

Chepkosgei became the sixth runner in conference history to break the 10-minute barrier, running to a school-record 9:59.16. The Kenyan shaved seven seconds off her previous best performance.

Senior Davya Flaharty of Fairbanks wrapped up her UAA career by placing third in the women's 10,000 in 39:34.23, earning all-conference accolades for the second time. Flaharty won the title in the same event at the 2006 league championships.

Breaking UAA records during preliminary heats were junior James McLaughlin in the men's 400 (48.47) and freshman Shaun Ward in the men's 400 hurdles (54.72). McLaughlin, who broke his own mark by just .01 seconds, had the top time in the event. Ward edged his previous school-best effort by .15 seconds.

With a full day of competition ahead, the Seawolf women stand fourth overall with 30 points, while the men are fifth with 14.

Great Northwest Athletic Conference Track and Field Championships

Day One Friday in Ellensburg, Wash.

Men's Team Scores -- Central Washington 57, Western Oregon 53, Northwest Nazarene 30, Western Washington 28, Alaska Anchorage 14, Saint Martin's 6, Seattle Pacific 4, Seattle 2, Montana State Billings 1

Men's Finals

10,000 Meters -- 1) Kevin Lambert, NNU, 31:31.32; 2) Braxton Jackson, WOU, 32:25.99; 3) John Riak, SMU, 32:27.60; 4) Blake Medhaug, WWU, 32:29.70; 5) Nik Karr, WOU, 32:31.07; 7) Cornelious Sigei, UAA, 32:37.27; 8) Auston Ellis, UAA, 32:47.72.

Hammer -- 1) Tyler Fischer, CWU, 177-1; 2) Matt Valdez, CWU, 164-11; 3) Mychal Ostler, CWU, 161-8; 4) Zach Barclay, NNU, 160-5; 5) Michael Hoffman, WWU, 160-1; 8) Scott Karnitz, UAA, 137-0.

Long Jump -- 1) David Registe, UAA, 24-8 1/4 (meet record; old, 23-3 1/4, Registe, 2007); 2) Zeb Udell, WOU, 22-4 1/4; 3) Jamrian Malley, WOU, 21-11 1/2; 4) Shane Gruger, WWU, 21-6 3/4; 5) Justin Felt, SPU, 21-6.

Javelin -- 1) Josh Heidegger, NNU, 199-1; 2) Ian Wells, CWU, 194-1; 3) Andrew Stiger, CWU, 186-4; 4) Chad Acock, CWU, 183-4; 5) Eric Zwiefelhofer, NNU, 178-4.

Men's Preliminaries

100 Meters Heat 1 -- 1) David Registe, UAA, 10.90; 2) Ezekiel Hill, CWU, 10.99; 3) Travis Glover, SU, 11.09; 4) Demietrius Preston, UAA, 11.11; 5) Shane Gruger, WWU, 11.21. Heat 2 -- 1) Michael Madrid, UAA, 10.76; 2) Christopher Fussell, SU, 11.08; 3) Daniel Sullivan, SU, 11.15; 4) Eric Walsh, UAA, 11.17; 5) Phillip Villanueva, WWU, 11.54.

200 Meters - To be announced.

400 Meters Heat 1 -- 1) Matt Rogstad, CWU, 48.29; 2) Matt O'Connell, WWU, 49.59; 3) Brandon Grant, UAA; 50.12; 4) Blake Estep, WOU, 50.56; 5) Bryan Gerry, SMU, 50.89. Heat 2 -- 1) James McLaughlin, UAA, 48.47; 2) Ashtin Mott, WOU, 49.33; 3) Colby Brydson, CWU, 50.12; 4) Levi Sutton, UAA, 50.55; 5. Dan Hill, NNU, 50.69.

800 Meters Heat 1 -- 1) Jeff Long, WOU, 1:57.04; 2) Kyle Lampi, WWU, 1:57.05; 3) Nick Abraham, WWU, 1:57.40; 4) Matt Stark, NNU, 1:57.92; 5) Paul Rottich, UAA, 1:58.09. Heat 2 -- 1) Mick Boyle, UAA, 1:54.47; 2) David Kiplagat, UAA, 1:54.81; 3) Will Cameron, WWU, 1:54.97; 4) Aaron Dickson, UAA, 1:55.22; 5) Michael Gavareski, SPU, 1:55.37.

110 Hurdles Heat 1 -- 1) Andy Luscutoff, WOU, 15.26; 2) Kevin Myhre, WWU, 15.46; 3) Dallas Beaty, NNU, 15.80; 4) Ben Wargo, WWU, 15.95; 5) Josh Kirk, CWU, 16.00. Heat 2 -- 1) Lloyd Massey, WOU, 15.31; 2) Shaun Ward, UAA, 15.33; 3) Jordan Werner, WOU, 16.02; 4) Zeb Udell, WOU, 16.07; 5) Clint Hickey, WOU, 16.55.

400 Hurdles Heat 1 -- 1) Lloyd Massey, WOU, 53.97; 2) Shaun Ward, UAA, 54.72; 3) Ben Wargo, WWU, 55.05; 4) Dallas Beaty, NNU, 55.69; 5) Phillip Villanueva, WWU, 56.90. Heat 2 -- 1) Kevin Myhre, WWU, 54.18; 2) Daniel Sulivan, SU, 55.83; 3) Charles Velasquez, CWU, 56.66; 4) Clint Hickey, WOU, 57.45; 5) Mark Hanson, NNU, 57.78.

Decathlon -- 1) Zeb Udell, WOU, 6181; 2) Clint Hickey, WOU, 5537; 3) Kevin Iverson, WWU, 5532; 4) Nick Collins, CWU, 5400; 5) Josh Kirk, CWU, 5331.

Women's Team Scores -- Seattle Pacific 71, Western Oregon 63, Western Washington 49, UAA 30, Northwest Nazarene 28, Central Washington 14, Seattle 9, Saint Martin's 7, Montana State Billings 2.

Women's Finals

3,000 Meters -- 1) Elizabeth Chepkosgei, UAA, 9:59.16; 2) Ashley Puga, NNU, 10:02.12; 3) Katie Hansen, SU, 10:03.09; 4) Suzie Strickler, SPU, 10:07.72; 5) Laura Carr, UAA, 10:08.84; 10) Hallidie Wilt, UAA, 10:52.92; 15) Emma Bohman, UAA, 11:38.95.

Long Jump -- 1) Kim Brady, UAA, 18-3; 2) Sarajane Rosenberg, WOU, 17-7 1/2; 3) Jacque Postlewait, WOU, 17-6; 4) Mandy Keifer, WOU, 16-10 3/4; 5) Christy Miller, WWU, 16-10 1/2.

Javelin -- 1) Brittany Aanstad, SPU, 147-10; 2) Jeeni Schantin, SPU, 147-5; 3) Monika Gruszecki, WWU, 146-2; 4) Lauren Vermulm, SPU, 137-11; 5) Brittany Bekins, SPU, 136-10.

10,000 Meters -- 1) Sarah Porter, WWU, 36:31.85; 2) Katie Hart, SPU, 39:23.60; 3) Davya Flaherty, UAA, 39:34.23; 4) Jackie Dent, WOU, no time recorded; 5) Jessie Dunnam, SMU, 40:12.92.

Pole Vault -- 1) Melissa Peaslee, SPU, 11-9; 2) Christy Miller, WWU, 10-11; 3) Tracie Lundsten, SPU, 10-11; 4) Karina Elzinga, NNU, 10-11; 5) Camille Clarke, WWU, 10-11.

Hammer -- 1) Sabrina Freed, WOU, 168-9; 2) Amy Carroll, NNU, 161-6; 3) Sara Cole, WOU, 160-7; 4) Alison McWeeny, CWU, 139-9; 5) Courtney Little, NNU,139-7.

Women's Preliminaries

100 Meters Heat 1 -- 1) Latoya Tidwell, NNU, 12.60; 2) Megan Zukowski, WWU, 12.70; 3) Ardrienna Everett, UAA, 12.77; 4) Joana Houplin, WWU, 12.78; 5) Tish Wells, CWU, 12.88; 7) Lindsey Mock, UAA, 13.38. Heat 2 -- 1) Nicki Schutte, NNU, 12.55; 2) Heidi Dimmitt, WWU, 12.70; 3) Lauren Duckett, WOU, 12.74; 4) Kim Brady, UAA, 12.75; 5) Britany Hood, CWU, 13.04.

200 Meters Heat 1 -- 1) Latoya Tidwell, NNU, 25.51; 2) Megan Zukowski, WWU, 25.97; 3) Lindsay Brady, NNU, 26.47; 4) Amanda Thornton, WWU, 26.62; 5) Chelsea Evans, CWU, 26.66. Heat 2 -- 1) Nicki Schutte, NNU, 25.95; 2) Jessica Hinton, SPU, 26.13; 3) Joana Houplin, WWU, 26.50; 4) Britany Hood, CWU, 26.55; 5) Christa Brediger, NNU, 26.98.

400 Meters Heat 1 -- 1) Megan O'Connell, WWU, 58.54; 2) Chelsea Evans, CWU, 58.57; 3) Elisa Decker, NNU, 59.11; 4) Rachael Kaercher, CWU, 1:00.02; 5) Jessica Pendon, SMU, 1:01.21. Heat 2 -- 1) Lindsay Brady, NNU, 57.76; 2) Sarah Brownell, WWU, 58.66; 3) Jessica Hinton, SPU, 58.79; 4) Amanda Thornton, WWU, 59.01; 5) Rachel Purcell, SU, 59.57.

800 Meters Heat 1 -- 1) Ashley Puga, NNU, 2:16.05; 2) Annan Applebee, WOU, 2:17.33; 3) Cheryl Watson, WWU, 2:18.35; 4) Sarah Jackson, MSUB, 2:18.72; 5) Courtney Olsen, WWU, 2:19.58. Heat 2, 1. Rachael Johnson, SU, 2:15.42; 2. Ashley Berry, WOU, 2:15.76; 3. Jaclyn Puga, NNU, 2:15.87; 4. Jane Larson, SPU, 2:15.92; 5. Annie Laweryson, SMU, 2:18.63; 6. Kira Batcheller, WOU, 2:19.98; 7. Amy Layton, SMU, 2:21.26; 8. Kayti Krepel, SPU, 2:22.90.

100 Hurdles Heat 1 -- 1) Michelle Howe, WWU, 15.18; 2) Sarah Barker, WOU, 15.73; 3) Chelsi Claussen, SMU, 15.83; 4) ZeeZee Ridgway, UAA, 16.32; 5) Amanda Rose, CWU, 16.96; 6) Meagan Friess, UAA, 17.26. Heat 2 -- 1) Jacque Postlewait, WOU, 15.07; 2) Raquel Gonzalez, CWU, 15.60; 3) Mandy Keifer, WOU, 15.85; 4) Jennifer Pike, SPU, 16.04; 5) Nathalia Echavarria UAA, 16.25.

400 Hurdles Heat 1 -- 1) Heidi Dimmitt, WWU, 1:03.37; 2) Jacque Postlewait, WOU, 1:05.12; 3) Jennifer Pike, SPU, 1:05.20; 4) Kelsey Castrey, WOU, 1:06.09; 5) Kara Nygard, CWU, 1:08.04. Heat 2 -- 1) Sarah Barker, WOU, 1:03.95; 2) Ardrienna Everett, UAA, 1:04.73; 3) Zee Zee Ridgway, UAA, 1:05.28; 4) Chelsi Claussen, SMU, 1:05.45; 5) Michelle Howe, WWU, 1:07.12.

Heptathlon -- 1) Jacque Postlewait, WOU, 4615; 2) Mandy Keifer, WOU, 4223; 3) Brittany Aanstad, SPU, 4083; 4) Jennifer Pike, SPU, 3988; 5) Clara Cook, WWU, 3960.

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