Falcons keep reaching for history books, devouring personal records.
The Seattle Pacific University track and field team traveled to the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational in Claremont, California, on Saturday, April 12.
Eight Falcons put up personal bests, making this meet a success for the team as a whole.
Track:
Freshman Robert Joshua ran the fastest time ever for a Falcon in the men’s 100-meter dash using the Fully Automatic Timing system, running it in 10.85 seconds, finishing 11th overall and breaking Jefferey Gordon’s FAT record of 10.89 seconds from May 14, 2021.
Joshua was nine seconds away from the all-time school record. Roy Duncan holds the SPU record in the men’s 100-yard dash at 9.6 seconds. Duncan’s record was recorded in 1956 using hand-held clocks and equates to a 10.74 second 100-meter dash in present-day.
Junior Hannah Chang ran a personal best in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.17 seconds, earning a top spot on the NCAA qualifying list. Her previous best was 14.30 on April 20, 2024, at the CWU Wildcat Invitational. Chang also finished with a personal best in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing in 1:06.65, beating her previous record of 1:07.18 on April 4th.
Freshman Justin Brooks broke the SPU outdoor 400-meter dash record with a time of 47.86 seconds — the first Falcon ever to break 48 seconds. The previous record was 48.24, set by Isaiah Archer in 2023.
Brooks now owns both the outdoor and indoor records. He rewrote the indoor mark of 48.58 on Dec. 14, 2024, at the Spokane invitational, his college debut.
Freshman Jada Sarrys recorded a personal best in the 200- and 400-meter events, finishing with 25.14 seconds and 57.54 seconds. Her previous best in the 200 was 25.66, recorded on April 4, and her previous best 400 was 58.52, recorded on May 8.
Senior Johanna Brown ran a personal best in 200, clocking in at 25.63 seconds and beating her previous best of 25.92 on March 16, 2024. She also ran a season-best 400-meter in 57.97 seconds, finishing 13th overall.
Freshman Andrew Bell ran a personal best 400-meter hurdles time of 58.07, beating his previous best of 58.69 on April 4.
Freshman Sophie Hanay ran a personal best 400 time, finishing in 59.54 seconds and beating her previous best of 1:01.11 on March 30.
Field:
Sophomore Mason Hrcek finished 12th overall in pole vault, clearing 4.3 meters.
Upcoming events:
The Falcons will travel to Ellensburg, Washington, on Saturday, April 19, to compete in the Wildcat Open. Field events start at noon, and track events start at 8:30 a.m. at the Central Washington Recreation Sports Complex.
