ALLENDALE, Mich. – After competing at six meets in just three days, No. 1/3 Grand Valley State men's and women's track and field have closed out their weekend on the road. Through the busy weekend, 15 marks in GVSU's all-time top-10 record book were updated and one school record was shattered.

ULV Leopard Invitational – Final Results
Oakland University Elaine Leigh Invitational – Final Results
ISU Gibson Invitational – Final Results
Mt. SAC Relays – Final Results
Virginia Challenge – Final Results
Bryan Clay Invitational – Final Results
 
GVSU kicked off their California trip on Thursday, April 16 as four Lakers began competition. Alexis Weber, Alaina Diaz, Joshua Page and Luke Jelderks competed at the ULV Leopard Invitational hosted by the University of La Verne (La Verne, Calif.). All four athletes won their events.
 
Weber had the most impressive performance, shattering the ULV facility and meet record in women's high jump. The junior was perfect through four bars, clearing a personal-best 1.73m (5-8) on her first attempt at the height. She ties for No. 3 in program history with the mark and currently ranks eighth across NCAA Division II, effectively punching her ticket to the national championships in just over one month.  
 
The remaining three Lakers at La Verne placed first in their respective events. Diaz won the 100m preliminary with a finish at 11.93 before ranking first in long jump with a 6.19m (20-3.75) leap. Her long jump mark, a season-best, ranks her No. 6 in NCAA DII Page finished first in the 100m prelims with a 10.56 finish and Jelderks ranked first in men's long jump with a national championship-qualifying, season-best mark of 7.42m (24-4.25).
 
The next squad to compete was Grand Valley pole vault. Five Laker women preceded five men in the event at Oakland University's Elaine Leigh Invitational (Rochester, Mich.). Brooke Bowers led the women, placing first with a season-best 4.23m (13-10.5) bar. With her new season-best, Bowers leads NCAA DII. Freshman Sam Paeth ranked first in men's pole vault, clearing 5.02m (16-5.5) on his first attempt at the height.
 
Two meets down, four to go.
 
Over the next three days, 14 top-10 program marks were notched, including one program record. Several athletes also exceeded Division II provisional marks in their respective events, effectively qualifying for national championship competition.
 
At UVA's Virginia Challenge (Charlottesville, Va.), Shelby Ulven and Emily Stinson recorded season-best marks in hammer throw, both of which exceeded the distance necessary to be considered for national competition. Ulven placed third with a season-best 60.23m (197-7) throw that came on her last attempt. The mark ranks her fourth across DII. Stinson followed suit, placing 14th overall with a 54.24m (177-11) mark that ranks her 23rd in DII.
 
Though none of the men competing landed a season-best mark, all six threw qualifying marks in Charlottesville. Andrew Berryhill and Gerald Capaccio threw for 17.63m (57-10.25) and 16.70m (54-9.5) in shot put, Isaac Tavo placed fifth in discus with a 55.14m (180-11) throw and Brandon Schirck (61.87m / 203-0), Lucas Lesher (61.09m / 200-5), Sebastian Tesch (66.12m / 216-11) and Michael Griffey (66.11m / 216-11) all exceeded the 60m threshold in hammer to place in the top seven individually.
 
Just one Laker exceeded a national qualifying mark at Indiana State's Gibson Invitational (Terre Haute, Ind.). Parker Campbell finished third overall in the men's 110m hurdles, flying through the race in 14.14. His mark ranks him fifth in program history and 20th in NCAA DII.
 
The final two meets where GVSU saw action were the Mt. SAC Relays (Walnut, Calif.) and the Bryan Clay Invitational (Azusa, Calif.).
 
Just five athletes competed for GVSU at Mt. SAC. Page raced in the 200m and 400m invitational elite sections. He ranked 16th overall in the 200m with a finish at 21.12. In the 400m, he crossed the finish line at a season-best 46.13. The 400m time ranks him No. 2 all-time at GVSU and fourth across NCAA DII. Marcus Gelpi also had a season-best at Mt. SAC. Opening at 2.10m in high jump, the redshirt-senior soared over the first bar with ease, moving on to 2.15m (7-0.5) in just one attempt. He cleared the height on his first attempt to place fourth in the event. He ranks third in NCAA DII with the mark and etches his name in the outdoor record books, ranking sixth of all men who have jumped for GVSU.
 
Some of the weekend's most remarkable results occurred at the Bryan Clay Invitational. The action began on Thursday as Lakers competed in the 10000m and 3000m steeplechase. Annika Sandman began the day, running a 35:55.75 10000m, exceeding the provisional standard by nearly five seconds to rank 41st in NCAA DII. Landyn Howell and Ava Crews raced next and met national qualifying marks in the steeplechase. Howell finished 42nd of 118 in the event, crossing the finish line at 10:34.63 to rank No. 16 in NCAA DII. Crews, a true freshman, crossed the finish line 96th overall at 10:58.81 to rank 48th in Division II.
 
The men impressed in steeplechase: all three Lakers placed in the top 30 with NCAA championship-qualifying finishes. Flynn Pumpa narrowly missed a program record finish in the event, finishing second of 93 athletes at 8:43.63 to rank second in program history and third in NCAA DII. Noah Selvaraj added his name to the record book in the event, finishing 28th overall at 8:57.87 to rank sixth at GVSU and fill the current No. 10 spot on the qualifying list. Owen Westerkamp ran a 25th – place time of 8:48.59 in the invite section of the event.
 
Day two of Bryan Clay saw Lakers race in the 800m and 5000m events. All three Laker ladies competing in the 800m ran season-bests and qualified for national competition. Megan Postma led the crew, crossing the finish line at 2:06.80 (No. 7 NCAA DII). Daisy Speet trailed by just 0.01 seconds, finishing at 2:06.81 (No. 8 NCAA DII). Addison Washler rounded out the trio with a finish at 2:07.72 to rank 15th in NCAA DII.
 
Colin MacGregor impressed in the 800m, as well, finishing at 1:48.77 to rank No. 16 in the nation and move to No. 2 all-time at GVSU.
 
Abigail VanderKooi and Ana Tucker were the first to race the 5000m for the Lakers. The duo crossed the finish line 15th and 16th in the invite; VanderKooi finished at a season-best 16:30.36 (No. 14 NCAA DII) and Tucker recorded a season-best 16:35.31 finish (No. 16 NCAA DII).
 
Koby Fraaza and Báhozhóni Church followed the women in the 5k. Fraaza placed 16th overall in the invite at a personal-best 13:40.61 and Church finished 24th in the open section at a personal-best 14:04.66. Fraaza now ranks third across NCAA DII and fourth in program history while Church ranks 20th in DII and ninth at GVSU.
 
The final day of competition had GVSU athletes race in the 400m and 1500m. Washler raced in the 400m and met yet another qualifying mark. With a seventh-place finish at 54.09, the sophomore ranks third in program history and 14th amongst her Division II opponents.
 
GVSU closed out their weekend on the road with the 1500m. Postma and Cara Newman posted qualifying times for the ladies in the event. Postma finished sixth overall with a finish at 4:25.33, ranking 17th in NCAA DII and 10th in program history. Newman ranked 46th overall, finishing at 4:28.88.
 
The men followed the women and did so in explosive fashion. Pumpa, Westerkamp and Selvaraj all posted season-best times that largely exceeded the qualifying provisional mark. Pumpa was the first of the trio to finish, shattering the Grand Valley State program record by more than two seconds. His 3:40.26 time ranks him second among NCAA DII athletes. Westerkamp and Selvaraj finished at 3:45.72 (No. 31 NCAA DII) and 3:46.56 (No. 40 NCAA DII), respectively. Selvaraj added his name to the record book again to rank ninth in program history.
 
The Lakers are back in action next weekend as they host the GVSU Extra Weekend Meet and compete at the Drake Relays (Des Moines, Iowa). More information regarding who is competing, when and where will be available on gvsulakers.com this week.