Photo of Olivia Baker from the 2016 NCAA Indoor Championships by Spencer Allen/SportsImageWire.com
SEATTLE – The Stanford track and field team claimed six victories at the season-opening UW Indoor Preview on Saturday, but runner-up finishes by Olivia Baker and Harrison Williams may have been the most impressive.
Baker set a school record in the seldom-run 600 meters, clocking 1:28.22 to finish behind Oregon's Raevyn Rogers in a repeat of last year's NCAA outdoor 800 final. Rogers ran 1:26.97 while Baker bettered her 2016 Stanford mark of 1:29.08.
Williams, a two-time NCAA top-five placer in the decathlon, pole vaulted 17-8 ½ -- a personal best by five inches – to finish second on misses. Williams moved up to No. 3 on Stanford's all-time indoor performers' list. Williams, a junior, tied Cole Walsh of Oregon in height, but made 17-8 ½ on his third try and took 14 jumps overall. Walsh, in contrast, took only seven jumps and made 17-8 ½ on his first try.
Williams also was fifth in the long jump (22-3) and sixth in the 60 high hurdles (8.36).
Stanford concluded the meet with a strong victory in the men's 4x400 relay. Freshman Julian Body, making his collegiate debut, led off and Frank Kurtz took the Cardinal into second. Isaac Westlund, a sophomore from the Seattle area, fought to the lead and the final handoff was even with Washington. Jackson Shumway, Stanford's fifth-year anchor, made a final pass along the final turn and extended his lead to the finish line. Stanford won in 3:15.26.
Stanford women's winners were Gaby Gayles in the 400 (55.96), Rachel Reichenbach in the high jump (5-7), and Valarie Allman in the 20-pound weight throw (59-8 ½).
Stanford men's winners were Jackson Shumway won the 400 (47.93) and Jaak Uudmae in the triple jump (50-3 ¼).
In the men's 35-pound weight throw, Tristen Newman's 60-0 ½ was a three-foot personal best and moved him into the Stanford all-time top-10 list at No. 9.
In the men's 1,000, freshman Isaac Cortes made his collegiate debut and placed second only to two-time NCAA indoor champion Eric Jenkins (2:23.95) of the Nike Oregon Project. Cortes ran 2:24.05.
Other bigtime performances came from Rebecca Mehra, who was second in the women's 1,000 in 2:43.69 and Vanessa Fraser, who was fourth in the women's mile in a personal best 4:42.47.
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UW Indoor Preview
At Dempsey Indoor, Seattle
Winners and Stanford competitors
Men
400 – 1, Jackson Shumway (Stanford) 47.93; 5, Frank Kurtz (Stanford) 48.92; 12, Colin Dolese (Stanford) 49.60; 13, Isaac Westlund (Stanford) 49.69; 16, Lucas Ege (Stanford) 49.97 (PB); 17, Julian Body (Stanford) 49.99; 22, Daniel Brady (Stanford) 50.29.
600 – 1, Nathan George (Trinity Western) 1:19.11; 4, Brian Smith (Stanford) 1:19.74 (No. 2 AT); 9, Daniel Book (Stanford) 1:21.91 (No. 4 AT).
800 – 1, Edward Kemboi (unattached) 1:50.94; 7, Christian White (Stanford) 1:55.38.
1,000 – 1, Eric Jenkins (Nike Oregon Project) 2:23.95; 2, Isaac Cortes (Stanford) 2:24.05 (No. 5 AT); 5, Tai Dinger (Stanford) 2:25.97 (PB, No. 8 AT); 6, Scott Buttinger (Stanford) 2:26.04.
3,000 -- 1, Matthew Centrowitz (Nike Oregon Project) 7:49.89 (meet record); 15, Blair Hurlock (Stanford) 8:21.34; 16, Patrick Gibson (Stanford) 8:21.39.
60 hurdles – Final: 1, Siddhanth Thingalaya (Evo Track Club) 7.70 (meet record); 6, Harrison Williams (Stanford) 8.36. Prelims: Harrison Williams (Stanford) 8.30.
4x400 -- 1, Stanford 'A' (Julian Body, Frank Kurtz, Isaac Westlund, Jackson Shumway) 3:15.26; 4, Stanford 'B' (Colin Dolese, Brian Smith, Daniel Book, Christian White) 3:20.67; 6, Stanford 'C' (Daniel Brady, Tai Dinger, Isaac Cortes, Lucas Ege) 3:22.30.
High jump – 1, Django Lovett (Valley Royals) 7-0 ½ (2.15m); 10, Trevor Rex (Stanford) 6-4 ¾ (1.95m).
Pole vault – 1, Cole Walsh (Oregon) 17-8 ½ (5.40); 2, Harrison Williams (Stanford) 17-8 ½ (5.40) (PB, No. 3 AT).
Long jump – 1, Robbie Gallaugher (unattached) 23-4 (7.11m); 5, Harrison Williams (Stanford) 22-3 (6.78m).
Triple jump – 1, Jaak Uudmae (Stanford) 50-3 ¼ (15.32m).
Shot put -- 1, David Pless (Iron Wood TC) 64-1 3/4 (19.55m); 3, Tristen Newman (Stanford) 56-11 1/2 (17.36m).
Weight throw – 1, Zeb Hoffman (unattached) 65-5 ½ (19.95m); 2, Tristen Newman (Stanford) 60-0 ½ (18.30) (PB, No. 9 AT).
Women
60 – 9, Michaela Crunkleton Wilson (Stanford) 7.74.
200 – 1, Alaysha Johnson (Oregon) 24.09; 16, Hannah Labrie-Smith (Stanford) 25.47; 39, Amber Lewis (Stanford) 26.51.
400 – 1, Gaby Gayles (Stanford) 55.96.
600 – 1, Raevyn Rogers (Oregon) 1:26.97; 2, Olivia Baker (Stanford) 1:28.22 (PB, school record).
1,000 – 1, Lauren Wallace (NorCal Distance) 2:43.31; 2, Rebecca Mehra (Stanford) 2:43.69 (PB, No. 3 AT); 5, Malika Waschmann (Stanford) 2:45.79 (No. 5 AT); 11, Maddy Berkson (Stanford) 2:49.41; 19, Catherine Pagano (Stanford) 2:57.36 (No. 10 AT).
Mile – 1, Sasha Gollish (Oiselle) 4:36.43; 4, Vanessa Fraser (Stanford) 4:42.27 (PB).
4x400 -- 1, Washington (3:46.11); 3, Stanford 'A' (Michaela Crunkleton Wilson, Hannah Labrie-Smith, Amber Lewis, Olivia Baker) 3:46.88; 7, Stanford 'C' (Malika Waschmann, Rebecca Mehra, Maddy Berkson, Catherine Pagano) 3:58.24.
High jump – 1, Rachel Reichenbach (Stanford) 5-7 (1.70m).
Pole vault – 1, Kristina Owsinski (unattached) 13-6 ½ (4.13m); 9, Taylore Jaques (Stanford) 11-7 (3.53m).
Triple jump – 1, Chaquinn Cook (Oregon) 41-8 ½ (12.71m); 4, Marisa Kwiatkowski (Stanford) 40-0 ¾ (12.21m).
Weight throw – 1, Valarie Allman (Stanford) 59-8 ½ (18.20m).
Shot put – 1, McKenzie Warren (Concordia) 54-8 (16.66); 2, Lena Giger (Stanford) 50-8 ¼ (15.45m).
AT = All-time Stanford performers' list.
PB = personal best
