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HIGHLIGHTS:
* Recent Events: Bruins Open Season in Frank Haskins Invitational
* Coming Up: Linfield Icebreaker in McMinnville on Mar. 7
* Krebs, Dillow Get NWC Men’s Honors; Stam, Johnson HM for Women

* NWC QUALIFIERS: Bruins Post 33 Qualifying Marks in Haskins Meet

RECENT EVENTS: (click on links for releases and results):

Feb. 28 – Frank Haskins Invitational, Newberg, Ore. (Dual meet with Linfield)
--- Women 2nd of 2 / Men 2nd of 2
Press Release / Results (M&W)

COMING UP: Linfield Icebreaker in McMinnville on Mar. 7

Fri.-Sat., Mar. 6-7 - Linfield Icebreaker, McMinnville, Ore.

The 2009 track and field season “officially” gets under way for the Bruins in the Linfield Icebreaker this weekend.  Last Saturday’s Frank Haskins Invitational, a dual match with Linfield, counted for Northwest Conference qualifying but was ahead of the NCAA’s March 1 date for national qualifying, and those marks could not be used for NCAA purposes.

The Linfield Icebreaker will have a limited number of events Friday, with the men’s and women’s hammer at 2:00 p.m. and the 10,000 meter races at 7:00 p.m. (women) and 8:00 p.m. (men).  Saturday’s full slate begins at 9:00 a.m. with several field events, with the running events slated to begin at 11:00 a.m.

The next events for the Bruins will be the Northwest Conference Preview at Pacific University in Forest Grove, Ore., on Saturday, March 14.

COACH JOHN SMITH:

John Smith (George Fox '96), a former Bruin All-American in the decathlon, is now in his third year as the men's and women's cross country and track and field head coach at his alma mater. He was an assistant coach for the Bruins for eight years before replacing long-time coach Wes Cook, who retired after 19 season at George Fox. Click here for the complete bio on Coach Smith.

BRUIN BITS:

* Krebs, Dillow Get NWC Men’s Honors; Stam, Johnson HM for Women

Nate Dillow in men’s track and Joel Krebs in men’s field were named the Northwest Conference Men’s Student-Athletes of the Week for Feb. 23-Mar. 1, while Irene Johnson in women’s track and Beth Stam in women’s field received honorable mention for Northwest Conference Women’s Student-Athletes of the Week for their performances in the Frank Haskins Invitational, a dual meet with Linfield, in Newberg on Feb. 28.

Dillow captured both the 110 hurdles and 400 hurdles in NWC qualifying times.  He defeated five other runners in the 110 hurdles with a time of 15.68, and three others in the 40 hurdles in 58.12.  Krebs, the 2007 NCAA Division III national javelin champion, won the javelin against seven other throws with a distance of 193-10.5 (59.09m), a mark that would surpass the 2009 NCAA Division III provisional qualifying standard of 188-8, but meets before March 1 are ineligible for qualifying consideration by NCAA rules.

Stam also beat the NCAA provisional mark of 126-4 in the women’s javelin with a throw of 134-8.5 (41.03m), finishing second in a field of six.  Johnson won two individual races - the 100 in 13.17 against four others, and the 100 hurdles in 15.56 against two other competitors - then raced for the Bruins’ winning 4x100 meter relay team that posted a time of 50.45. 

* 2009 Men’s Honors:

Nate Dillow ---

Northwest Conference Track Student-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 23-Mar. 1)

Joel Krebs ---

Northwest Conference Field Student-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 23-Mar. 1)

* 2009 Women’s Honors:

Irene Johnson ---

Northwest Conference Track Student-Athlete of the Week (HM, Feb. 23-Mar. 1)

Beth Stam ---

Northwest Conference Field Student-Athlete of the Week (HM, Feb. 23-Mar. 1)

* NWC QUALIFIERS: Bruins Post 33 Qualifying Marks in Haskins Meet

In the Frank Haskins Invitational on Feb. 28 in Newberg, the Bruins posted 33 Northwest Conference qualifying marks (13 for the men, 20 for the women). Eight of the marks are early conference-leading numbers.  The complete list of Bruins who have met NWC marks thus far: