COLLEGE SPORTS: Sequim’s Jayson Brocklesby leads Olympic College at NWAC track and field meet; other reports on college athletes

SPOKANE — Sequim graduate Jayson Brocklesby led Olympic College to fifth place in the team competition at the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC) Track and Field Championships.

The event was held Monday and Tuesday at Spokane Falls Community College.

“This is the best finish by the men since the team was revived five years ago,” Olympic coach Dan Dittmer said.

Brocklesby was named co-Male Track Athlete of the Meet and earned the high point title for the men with 32.25 points.

Individually, Brocklesby finished third in the high jump and 400-meter run, fifth in the long jump, sixth in the 400 intermediate hurdles and seventh in the 200.

He also ran as anchor on the sixth-place 4×100 relay and seventh-place 4×400 team.

“Jayson finishes his Olympic College track and field career with six All American titles in three different events, the high jump, 400 and decathlon,” Dittmer said.

Port Angeles graduate Jolene Millsap earned four fourth place medals in the 100, 200, 4×100, and 4×400 races.

Sequim’s Hannah Hudson teamed with Millsap on the relay races for the Rangers, with each relay setting season records.

The 4×100 relay team just missed out on a first place finish.

“The 4×100 [finished] in 48.90 [seconds] in a race that saw the top four teams finish just two tenths of a second apart,” Dittmer said.

“The 4×400 team had a five-second [record] running in 4:01.80.

“Hannah led off with a 60.6 split and Jolene anchored with a 57.7 split.

“Jolene also PR’d in the 200 with a 25.86. The Ranger women took sixth place, best since the team was revived.”

Golf

Fox a champion

LAKEWOOD — Port Angeles High School graduate Dana Fox helped Bellevue College win the Northwest Athletic Conference women’s golf championships at Oakbrook Golf Course in Lakewood.

Fox, a freshman, had a two-day score of 178 as the Bulldogs finished 29 strokes ahead of second-place Olympic at the two-day tournament, which concluded Monday.

Fox also was named to the NWAC All-League second team.

Softball

Frazier named to first team

BREMERTON — Former Port Angeles High School standout Mariah Frazier was chosen for the Northwest Athletic Conference North Region first team.

Frazier, a sophomore shortstop at Olympic College, batted .449 with four homer runs, eight doubles and 29 RBIs for the Rangers.

Zbaraschuk on first team

ST. LOUIS — Madison Zbaraschuk (Sequim, 2011) of the University of Missouri-St. Louis was named to the Midwest Region first team by both the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and Daktronics, Inc.

The Daktronics team is voted on by sports information directors from the region’s schools.

Zbaraschuk also was picked for the Great Lakes Valley Conference first team.

The senior catcher batted .313 with 51 hits, including a team best 14 doubles. She also has nine home runs, 36 RBIs and 22 runs scored.

Hopson garners

all-region nod

LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas Tech shortstop Lea Hopson (Sequim, 2011) has been voted to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Central Region third team and the All-Big 12 second team.

Hopson hit .326 as a senior while belting a team-leading 11 home runs and driving in 37 runs.

Hopson wrapped her career ranked among the top 10 in school history for career home runs (18) and stolen bases (31).

Her 11 home runs this season is tied for 10th all-time in Red Raiders single-season history.

Baseball

Cray helps Redhawks

GREELEY, Colo. — Landon Cray (Chimacum, 2012) helped Seattle University earn the top seed at this week’s Western Athletic Conference tournament with a three-game sweep of Northern Colorado.

Cray, a junior outfielder, went 7 for 13 in the series with six runs and four RBIs.

Cray singled and scored the winning run during in the ninth inning of the Redhawks’ 5-4 victory that sealed the top seed Friday.

Seattle opens the WAC tournament Thursday at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz.

Track and Field

McMullin honored

BELLINGHAM — Jasmine McMullin (Sequim, 2013) was one of 29 Western Washington University student-athletes on the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Track and Field All-Academic Team.

McMullin, an English literature major, has a 3.90 GPA.

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Compiled by Sports Editor Lee Horton, with help from email submissions from parents, friends and the colleges. Send updates of area athletes performing well elsewhere to lhorton@peninsuladailynews.com.

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