PUEBLO, Colo. ? When Brittany Aanstad's next-to-last javelin throw hit the ground, the Seattle Pacific senior's first thought was that she would at least get one more try to win the national title.
She got that last try ? but didn't actually need it.
Aanstad's fling of 168 feet, 1 inch on Saturday put her on top of the podium at the NCAA Division II Track & Field Championships.
"I'm as excited as heck ? it was a long time coming," Aanstad said.
It was redemption and then some for the Falcons star, who entered last season's nationals as the top seed but finished second.
Aanstad's performance eclipsed the 25-year-old Seattle Pacific school record of 167-2, set by Anita Sartin in 1987. It beat the Great Northwest Athletic Conference mark of 163-6 set by Western Washington's Monika Grusezki at last year's NCAAs. It also bettered the 'B' standard for next month's U.S. Olympic trials.
The NCAA title was Seattle Pacific's first since Jessica Pixler won the third of her three 1,500-meter titles in 2010. The last javelin champion for the Falcons was Michelle DeVries in 1990.
Among other results, Western Washington freshman Katie Reichert earned All-America honors with a seventh-place finish in the women's javelin (season-best 152-5).
More Huskies headed to nationals
AUSTIN, Texas ? Washington padded its NCAA finals roster on the last day of NCAA West Prelims, with seven more Huskies making the cut.
Washington got outright victories from Megan Goethals (women's 5,000, 15 minutes, 46.82 seconds) and J.J. Juilfs (men's pole vault, 17-8 ?), while Katie Flood (women's 1,500, 4:17.05), A.J. Maricich (men's high jump, 7-2 ?), and the men's 4x100-meter relay (Sam Rucker, James Alaka, Maurice McNeal, Ryan Hamilton, 39.98) also marched on.
Alaka, who previously qualified in the men's 100, also punched his nationals ticket in the 200 (20.61).
The Washington State women's 400 relay ran the third-best time in school history (44.92) to advance to the NCAAs.
Baseball
Washington (30-24, 13-26 Pac-12) did its best to keep alive its NCAA tournament hopes by beating Washington State (27-28, 11-18), 5-2, for the second straight day at Husky Ballpark.
Brandon Kizer pitched eight innings, allowing five hits, one walk and one unearned run while striking out six as Seattle University (23-29) edged Portland, 2-1, at Bellevue College's Courter Field.
? Andy Hunter allowed one run on four hits in eight innings, and Gonzaga (34-22, 14-10 West Coast) scored 10 runs in the third inning of an eventual 17-1 victory over Brigham Young in Provo, Utah.
From sports-information reports and other sources.
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