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Lloyd sets GNAC record at Willamette

SALEM, Ore. – Sophomore Haleigh Lloyd set a Great Northwest Athletic Conference record in the women's 400-meter hurdles Saturday, while setting three Alaska Anchorage records at the annual Willamette Invitational at the Charles Bowles Track.

The Seawolves concluded the meet with multiple personal-best and podium finishes, but the day was highlighted by Lloyd's efforts in both hurdle events and the 4x100-meter relay. A local of Ladysmith, B.C., Lloyd posted a GNAC record and winning time of 59.98 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles, displacing the previous record of 1:00.31, held by Western Washington's Heidi Dimmitt from 2009.

Lloyd had already provisionally qualified for the NCAAs in the event, but the new time will improve her chances at making Nationals. She needs to furnish at time of 59.72 for automatic qualification. Lloyd, who already owned the 400-meter hurdle record at UAA, also broke her own 100-meter hurdle record with a time of 14.42 – just .02 seconds slower than the NCAA provisional qualifying time needed.

Joining Lloyd on the UAA record-breaking 4x100-meter relay squad was sophomore Sasha Halfyard, freshman Grace Morgan and senior Dianne Chong. The foursome cruised to a time of 48.04 seconds, good for second place.

Other first-place showing for the Seawolves went to Chong in the women's triple jump with a season-best leap of 37-07.25, while junior Ethan Hewitt collected the win in the men's 400 meters with a time of 48.58.

The men's 4x100-meter relay team – comprised of freshmen Nicholas Blackburn and Elliott Bauer and junior A.J. Allen and senior All-American Shaun Ward – won with a time of 42.51, while the women's 4x400-meter relay team of sophomores Susan Bick, Ivy O'Guinn, Halfyward and Lloyd posted a time of 3:55.41 for the victory.

Combined, the Seawolves registered five first-place finishes, 14 podium results and 22 top-10 showings on Day 2 of the meet.

The Seawolves will be back in action the following weekend with the Stanford Invitational on April 6-7 and the San Francisco State Carnival on April 6.

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Players Mentioned

Shaun Ward

Shaun Ward

HUR
6' 0"
Freshman
A.J. Allen

A.J. Allen

JMP/SPR
Freshman
Ethan Hewitt

Ethan Hewitt

SPR
Freshman
Susan Bick

Susan Bick

MDIS
Freshman
Dianne Chong

Dianne Chong

HEP
Junior
Sasha Halfyard

Sasha Halfyard

SPR
Freshman
Haleigh Lloyd

Haleigh Lloyd

HUR
Freshman
Elliott Bauer

Elliott Bauer

HUR
Freshman
Nicholas Blackburn

Nicholas Blackburn

HUR
Freshman
Grace Morgan

Grace Morgan

SPR
Freshman
Ivy O

Ivy O'Guinn

W
Junior

Players Mentioned

Shaun Ward

Shaun Ward

6' 0"
Freshman
HUR
A.J. Allen

A.J. Allen

Freshman
JMP/SPR
Ethan Hewitt

Ethan Hewitt

Freshman
SPR
Susan Bick

Susan Bick

Freshman
MDIS
Dianne Chong

Dianne Chong

Junior
HEP
Sasha Halfyard

Sasha Halfyard

Freshman
SPR
Haleigh Lloyd

Haleigh Lloyd

Freshman
HUR
Elliott Bauer

Elliott Bauer

Freshman
HUR
Nicholas Blackburn

Nicholas Blackburn

Freshman
HUR
Grace Morgan

Grace Morgan

Freshman
SPR
Ivy O

Ivy O'Guinn

Junior
W