Santa Barbara, Calif.- Fielding a team of only 12 athletes did not stop the ACU Track & Field Women from giving their best effort at the GSAC Championships on Friday and Saturday.

Event Details

• Competing teams (no team scores):  William Jessup (212), Westmont (205.5), Vanguard (157), The Master's (95), Arizona Christian (70.5), OUAZ (41), Hope International (12)
• Location: Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA

Top Eight Finishes/ NAIA Cuts/ Records

• 200m- Kourtney Bruner- 27.32 (8th)
• 400m- Sarae Morales- 1:03.80 (8th)
• 800m- Renee Payne- 2:24.50 (5th)
• 800m- Grace Carpenter- 2:32.78 (8th)
• 1500m- Carpenter- 5:03.54 (8th)
• 5000m- Jennifer Maldonado- 19:14.54 (6th)
• 10000m- Sophia Henze- 45:10.12 (8th)
• 3000m Steeplechase- Emily Greenberg- 13:05.69 (4th)
• 4x400 Relay- Bruner, Morales, Carpenter, Payne- 4:11.62 (3rd)
• Pole Vault- Natalie Hendrix- 10-06 feet (3rd)
• Pole Vault- Sarah Cooper- 9-06.25 feet (6th)
• Long Jump- Hendrix - 15-05.50 feet (7th)
• Shot Put- Nanati Alailefaleula- 40-07.75 feet (2nd)
• Shot Put- Des Gonzalez- 30-08.25 feet (5th)
• Discus- Alailefaleula- 117-08 feet (3rd)
• Discus- Des Gonzalez- 92-07 feet (6th)
• Discus- CJ Spaanstra- 90-05 feet (7th)
• Hammer- Alailefaleula- 123-06 feet (3rd)
• Hammer- Spaanstra- 69-08 feet (5th)
• Hammer- Gonzalez- 68-02 feet (6th)
• Javelin- Spaanstra- 73-05 (8th)

Coach Campbell's Perspective

"For a small squad of 12, the Firestorm women really overachieved.  In such a difficult year, they were patient, hard-working and in the end, it paid off."

Next On The Schedule

ACU ladies with NAIA qualifying times or marks will compete at the Women's NAIA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships in Gulf Shores, AL, on May 26-28.