Katie Fleming placed sixth overall in triple jump, with a max distance of 11.69m.

The Seattle University Track and Field team competed at the WAC Outdoor Championships in Lawrence, Kan. this past weekend, and brought some hardware home with them. All-in-all, the Redhawks brought home nine medals—four gold, three silver and two bronze—and broke four school records in the process.

Matt Seidel (right) placed second in the 10,000m race with a time of 30:46. Baxter Arguinchona took third with a time of 30:47.

Senior Shaddye Melu continued his dominance, taking home two gold medals. Melu took first place in the 400 meter dash with a time of 47.40 seconds and then again in the high jump, with a jump of 2.07 meters. Melu also took home the gold in both events at the Indoor Championships in February, and is now a 4-time high jump champion.

Nate McLaughlin placed sixth in the men’s 3000m steeplechase, with a time of 10:18.

Redshirt Junior Mandie Maddux also brought home a gold medal in the heptathlon, and sophomore Jacques Herbert won gold in the 1,500 meter. Senior Elana Smith brought home the silver medal for her performance in the 10,000 meter race.

Junior Mariah Gibbs runs the 100m hurdles.

Melu, Maddux, and Smith will now head back to Lawrence to compete in the NCAA West Prelims next week, where a top performance could earn them a trip to the NCAA National Championships in Eugene, Ore. in early June.

Elena Smith placed second in the 10,000m race, with a new PR of 36 minutes 2 seconds.

The rest of the medal winners are as follows: Matthew Seidel (So., Silver/5K; Silver/10K), Baxter Arguinchona (RS Sr., Bronze/10k), Lila Rice (Jr., 1500m/Bronze).

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