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TORRANCE, Calif. — Actors go to Los Angeles to try and make it in Hollywood. Sarah Medved goes to LA to make it into the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds.
 
A year after Medved made the NCAA West Prelims following a school record-breaking performance in the steeplechase at the 2018 Mt. SAC Relays, Medved ran another time that should qualify for the NCAA West Prelims in her return to the meet. Medved, who became the first Viking to ever qualify in the steeplechase last season, finished in 10:23.36 Friday night at Murdock Stadium – less than two seconds behind the school record she set at 10:21.56 last season.
 
There are no guaranteed qualifying standards for the NCAA West Preliminary Rounds, as the fields are instead made up of the top 48 athletes in each individual event by the second weekend of May. Consequently, the time needed to qualify fluctuates from year to year, but Medved's time Friday was a full nine seconds better than last year's final qualifying time of 10:32.47. Additionally, the final qualifying time in 2017 was 10:29.13, close to six seconds slower than Medved's time Friday.
 
Besides the likely NCAA West Prelims qualification, Medved also reasserted herself atop the Big Sky rankings in the steeplechase with her time Friday. Medved, who became the Vikings' first Big Sky champion in the steeplechase last season, beat two different runners from Montana State in Anna French and Patricia Carlson. Medved out-kicked Carlson for the Big Sky title last season, but it was French who challenged Medved more Friday as she finished in 10:25.96, two and a half seconds behind Medved. Southern Utah's Morgan Porcaro had led the Big Sky in the steeplechase coming into the weekend, after she finished in 10:35.39 at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic on March 28.
 
Medved placed second in her heat of the steeplechase Friday, and was the top collegiate runner in the section as Christine Thorn of the Roots Running Project won their heat in 10:19.87. Medved finished as the fifth U.S. collegian overall in the steeplechase, behind Akron's Mackenzie Andrews (10:12.72), Air Force's Lindsey Blanks (10:14.77), and Ole Miss' Lisa Vogelgesang (10:19.35) and Madeleine King (10:22.37).
 
Mt. SAC Relays
Murdock Stadium
Torrance, Calif.
April 18-19, 2019
 
Men's Results:
10,000m (Invitational): 51. Alex Cisneros, 31:09.18.
 
Women's Results:
3,000m Steeplechase (Invitational): 9. Sarah Medved, 10:23.36.
 

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AZUSA, Calif. — Freshman mid-distance runners Chase Lovercheck and Linnaea Kavulich took center stage for the Vikings on the final day for the Bryan Clay Invitational, running the men's 800 and women's 1,500 meters, respectively, at Cougar Athletic Stadium.
 
Lovercheck opened the day with his second 800-meter race in as many days. Lovercheck also ran the 800 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Thursday, simulating the back-to-back format of the prelims and finals he'll encounter at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in three weeks.
 
Lovercheck set a new personal best with a time of 1:54.95 at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate Thursday, and followed up with a time of 1:57.17 Friday at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
 
Kavulich placed seventh in the fourth heat of the women's 1,500 meters, finishing in 4:40.95. Kavulich also ran the 1,500 meters at the Mike Fanelli Track Classicon March 29, when she finished in 4:40.74.

Bryan Clay Invitational
Cougar Athletic Stadium
Azusa, Calif.
April 17-19, 2019
 
Women's Results:
1,500m (Heat 4): 7. Linnaea Kavulich, 4:40.95. 5,000m (Heat 2): 22. Kaila Gibson, 16:52.79. 5,000m (Heat 6): 8. Phoebe Jacques, 17:31.48. Heptathlon (Group 3): 10. Kristen O'Handley, 4,871 points (100H: 5. 14.76, 874 points; High Jump: T-12. 5-02.25 (1.58m), 712 points; Shot Put: 14. 30-08.25 (9.35m), 487 points; 200m: 2. 24.74, 911 points; Long Jump: 5. 17-01.25 (5.21m), 617 points; Javelin: 10. 94-04 (28.76m), 453 points; 800m: 5. 2:20.49, 817 points).
 
Men's Results:
800m: 136. Chase Lovercheck, 1:57.17. 10,000m (Heat 2): 14. Ian Vickstrom, 32:02.14. 3,000m Steeplechase: 104. Josh Snyder, 10:09.74.Decathlon (Group 3): 10. Donté Robinson, 6,697 points (100m: 7. 11.14, 830 points; Long Jump: 5. 22-10.00 (6.96m), 804 points; Shot Put: 13. 38-06.75 (11.75m), 591 points; High Jump: 5. 6-06.25 (1.99m), 794 points; 400m: 3. 49.52, 837 points; 110H: 7. 15.02, 847 points; Discus: 3. 125-00 (38.12m), 626 points; Pole Vault: NH, 0 points; Javelin: 2. 178-07 (54.44m), 655 points; 1,500m: 3. 4:34.87, 713 points).
 

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LONG BEACH, Calif. — Delaney White and Drew Seidel each set personal bests in the 5,000 meters as the lone Vikings at the Beach Invitational Friday at Jack Rose Track.
 
White opened the day with a 19-second improvement in the women's 5k, as she crushed the personal best she set three weeks ago at the Mike Fanelli Classic while finishing in 18:05.69 Friday.
 
Seidel's personal best came by a narrower margin, as he shaved half a second off the time he set at the L&C Spring Break Open at the beginning of the season. Seidel finished in 15:13.23 Friday, just under his time of 15:13.80 at the L&C meet.
 
Beach Invitational
Jack Rose Track
Long Beach, Calif.
April 19, 2019
 
Men's Results:
5,000m: 4. Drew Seidel, 15:13.23.
 
Women's Results:
5,000m: 4. Delaney White, 18:05.69.