Thursday, May 12
Seattle
4:30 PM
California Baptist University
vs
WAC Track Championships
Photo by: Andrew Shortall
TRACK PREVIEW: Lancers Aim for Another Great Run at 2022 WAC Championships
5/10/2022 8:00:00 PM | Cross Country & Track
SEATTLE – California Baptist University track will look for an encore at the 2022 Western Athletic Conference Championships after it put together its best-ever performance at the meet a year ago.
The Lancers are in strong position for another impressive performance at the WAC Championships. Seattle U will host the event at University of Washington's Husky Track Thursday, May 12 through Saturday, May 14.
CBU will run in the 800, 1500, 5000, 10,000, 3000-meter steeplechase and 4x400 relays this week. Action will begin with the 1500-meter prelims and 10K on Thursday. The 800 prelims and steeplechase will take place Friday and the week ends with the 5K and relays on Saturday.
MEET INFORMATION
Event: WAC Track Championships
Dates/Times: Thursday, May 12 (4:30 p.m.); Friday, May 13 (5 p.m.); Saturday, May 14 (6:20 p.m.)
Location: Seattle (Husky Track)
Video: ESPN+ | WAC Digital Network (International Only)
Live Results: Athletic Live
CBU Entries
CBU returns six all-conference finishers from a season ago: Ivo Balabanov, Giedrius Valincius, Florian Le Pallec, Greta Karinauskaite, Anneken Viljoen and Anna Mate.
For the men, Le Pallec recorded top-two times in the WAC in the 5K (13:41.75, first) and 10K (29:22.07, second) this season. Said Mechaal is also seeded second in the 5K (13:48.68). Valincius is the No. 2 seed in the 1500 (3:42.82). The Lancers also own seven of the top-eight seeds in the 5K and six of eight in the 10K.
Karinauskaite is poised for another big conference meet, as she's the top seed in the 5K (15:58.91) and steeplechase (9:51.43) after she took second in both races last year. Viljoen is also the top seed in the 1500 (4:21.53) after her runner-up finish in 2021.
During the regular season, CBU logged 27 top-eight times in the conference during the regular season, with 18 on the men's side and nine for the women. Top-eight finishers in each event will score points in conference, while top-six finishers will earn all-conference honors, with first-team distinction for the top-three finishers and second-team awards for fourth through sixth.
Last season, California Baptist finished fifth as a team on both sides. CBU produced a total of 17 all-conference finishers at the conference meet, with three champions and nine first teamers (five women, four men). Both teams scored their most points yet at the WAC Championships, with 61 on the men's side and 60 for the women, for fifth-place finishes on both sides.
The Lancers have been in strong form this year, and clocked 41 top-10 times in program history already, with 27 for the men and 14 for the women, including five program records.
The Lancers are in strong position for another impressive performance at the WAC Championships. Seattle U will host the event at University of Washington's Husky Track Thursday, May 12 through Saturday, May 14.
CBU will run in the 800, 1500, 5000, 10,000, 3000-meter steeplechase and 4x400 relays this week. Action will begin with the 1500-meter prelims and 10K on Thursday. The 800 prelims and steeplechase will take place Friday and the week ends with the 5K and relays on Saturday.
MEET INFORMATION
Event: WAC Track Championships
Dates/Times: Thursday, May 12 (4:30 p.m.); Friday, May 13 (5 p.m.); Saturday, May 14 (6:20 p.m.)
Location: Seattle (Husky Track)
Video: ESPN+ | WAC Digital Network (International Only)
Live Results: Athletic Live
CBU Entries
CBU returns six all-conference finishers from a season ago: Ivo Balabanov, Giedrius Valincius, Florian Le Pallec, Greta Karinauskaite, Anneken Viljoen and Anna Mate.
For the men, Le Pallec recorded top-two times in the WAC in the 5K (13:41.75, first) and 10K (29:22.07, second) this season. Said Mechaal is also seeded second in the 5K (13:48.68). Valincius is the No. 2 seed in the 1500 (3:42.82). The Lancers also own seven of the top-eight seeds in the 5K and six of eight in the 10K.
Karinauskaite is poised for another big conference meet, as she's the top seed in the 5K (15:58.91) and steeplechase (9:51.43) after she took second in both races last year. Viljoen is also the top seed in the 1500 (4:21.53) after her runner-up finish in 2021.
During the regular season, CBU logged 27 top-eight times in the conference during the regular season, with 18 on the men's side and nine for the women. Top-eight finishers in each event will score points in conference, while top-six finishers will earn all-conference honors, with first-team distinction for the top-three finishers and second-team awards for fourth through sixth.
Last season, California Baptist finished fifth as a team on both sides. CBU produced a total of 17 all-conference finishers at the conference meet, with three champions and nine first teamers (five women, four men). Both teams scored their most points yet at the WAC Championships, with 61 on the men's side and 60 for the women, for fifth-place finishes on both sides.
The Lancers have been in strong form this year, and clocked 41 top-10 times in program history already, with 27 for the men and 14 for the women, including five program records.
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