May 12, 2007

Araya Moves to No. 9 in Nation in 400 Hurdles

Meet Results

SEATTLE – Two weeks ago Faven Araya shocked the Lute faithful when she hit the provisional mark in the 400-meter hurdles. Last week in Seattle Araya ran the eighth fastest time in PLU history as she moved into the top 12 in the nation. This week she did not disappoint as she ran a lifetime best of 1:02.46 at the Ken Foreman Invitational in West Seattle.

Araya, a sophomore, knocked off more than eight-tenths of a second off her previous best mark. The improved time is good for ninth place in the nation, moving her up from 13th place. Araya is a strong contender for the national meet scheduled for May 24-26 in Oshkosh, Wis. Araya also moves to fifth on PLU’s All-Time top 25 list.

Other highlights of the day included Megan Wochnick and Taylor Hacker going one-two in the women’s hammer throw, despite both being off their seasonal best mark. Wochnick threw 155-00 while Hacker’s toss was 151-10.

The Lutes will finish up the regular season next week at the Last Chance meet hosted by Willamette University. The meet will be held on May 16 with action starting at 3:30 p.m.

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