NU's Michelle Perez finished first in the long jump Perez and 4X800 Set NAIA "B" Qualifiers at Vernacchia Meet 4/30/2016 9:30:50 PM Bellingham, Wash. – Michelle Perez broke her own NU school record in the long jump with a first place finish and a leap of 5.62m (18-05.25) to earn her a NAIA “B” standard qualifying mark at the Ralph Vernacchia track & field meet today at Civic Stadium. She bettered her record set just a week ago in Ellensburg of 5.45m. The women’s 4X800 relay team set a NAIA “B” qualifying mark in taking first place with their ...time of 9:26.95, no. 17 in the NAIA this season. The team was comprised of Ryan Conlin, Cassidy Brown, Shandon Lystad, and Lily Engelbrekt. Jonathan Ferguson won his second straight 800m in as many weeks with a first place finish in the men’s 800m run. His time of 1:54.87 beat out 29 other runners from NCAA Division II, community colleges and running clubs. Brian Guisinger finished 10th in the 800m with a PR time of 1:57.38 earning him a qualifying time in the CCC Championships which begin on May 13. CarrieAnn Steele was 3rd in the women’s long jump with a distance of 5.42m (17-09.5) and Kaisa Hall finished 7th in the 400m dash with her time of 1:01.36. A number of Eagles established personal bests today: Michelle Perez, Sarah Estabrook, Brian Guisinger, Logan Griffis, and Gino Bruce.