Dishion Breaks School Record While Provisionally Qualifying for Indoor Nationals along with Chouati and Sanchez
SEATTLE, Wash.---- The Stan State trio of Kaela Dishion, Najwa Chouati, and Jacqueline Sanchez each provisionally qualified this afternoon for the 2024 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships with their performance in the 5,000-meter run at the UW Invitational at the Dempsey Indoor Center in Seattle, Wash. Dishion with her third-place time of 16:28.26 broke the Stan State record in the 5,000, which was set by Najwa Chouati during the 2023 indoor season.
"Outstanding performances out of Kaela (Dishion), Najwa (Chouati), and Jacqueline (Sanchez) all running a provisional time and a new school record for Kaela!" said Stan State head track and field coach Tory Johnson.
Dishion ran a school record time of 16:28.26 in her heat of the 5,000-meter run this afternoon. Her time finished her third in her heat and third overall in the field. She finished ahead of runners from Utah State, Northwestern, Nevada, Washington, and Southern Utah. The Warrior distance runner is currently eighth in the nation in NCAA Division II. At the UW Indoor Preview on January 13, Dishion provisionally qualified for indoor nationals in the 3,000-meter run which she is currently 12th in the nation.
Chouati (pictured to the left) ran a ninth-place time of 16:46.61 in her heat of the 5,000-meter run, which was the same heat as Dishion's. She is 14th in the nation in NCAA Division II. Last season, Chouati broke the school record with a time of 16:31.03 in the 5,000 at the GVSU Big Meet Friday on Feb. 10, 2023, which Dishion broke this afternoon. Chouati is now second on the Warriors' top ten list in the 5,000-meter run.
Sanchez (pictured to the left) ran a time of 17:12.91 to provisionally qualify for the indoor nationals. She is currently 31st in the nation in NCAA Division II and sixth on the Warriors' Top Ten List. Sanchez finished first in her heat and 16th overall today at the UW Invitational.
Both Chouati and Sanchez defeated runners from UC Davis, Washington, Northwestern, Southern Utah, Utah State, Eastern Washington, and UCLA.
Dishion and Chouati along with Annie Wild will compete tomorrow in the mile at 3:00 p.m. in Day Two of the UW Invitational in Seattle.
After tomorrow's mile, the Warriors will return to competition in Allendale, Mich., at the GVSU Big Meet Friday and GVSU Big Meet Saturday on the campus of Grand Valley State University, Feb. 9-10.
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