Track is back in full stride. Many meets have been contested, ranging from large meets like the Texas relays (which you can watch right here on Flotrack) to smaller ones. Needless to say, there was plenty of running action this past weekend in the NCAA Divisions and in NAIA. With so much action, it is easy to miss some of the great Division II performances. Below is a summary of some of the highlights. 2008 Oliver Nikoloff Invitational Ashland’s men’s and women’s women team placed second at this meet to the host school, University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Ashland’s women scored 105 points to Cincinnati’s 243. The men scored 130 to Cincinnati’s 203. Findlay’s Kirby Blackley came in second in the women’s 100 meters with a time of 12.13. Ashland’s Alissa Klaehn placed third in the women’s 200 meters with a time of 24.69, followed by the Findlay duo of Kirby Blackley (24.74) and Pamela Bullock (24.76). Ashland’s Joe Horn came in second in both the men’s 200 meters (21.79) and 400 meters (48.42). His teammate, Max Hiltner, placed second in 800 meters with a time of 1:53. Ashland’s Brandon Bauer won the 3,000 meter steeplechase running a time of 9.25.33. Stonehill Skyhawk Invitational Stonehill’s men came in second to Tufts with 140.5 points to Tufts’ 171.50. In the men’s 100 meter dash, UMass Lowell’s Johan Rafael won with a time of 10.77 over Stonehill’s Torrey Price, who ran 10.78. Stonehill’s Kevin Gill ran 3:59 to win the men’s 1500 meters. In the women’s team competition, UMass Lowell came in second to Boston College, the teams scoring 114.50 points and 125.50 points respectively. Bryant’s Stephanie Montagano won the women’s 400 meter dash in a time of 59.27. UMass Lowell’s Lauren Raimondi came in first in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.36. PSAC West Challenge Slippery Rock won the team competition on both the men’s and women’s side. The men scored 244.50 points, besting California University (120.50 points) and Indiana University of PA (100.50 points). The women scored 282 points over Lock Haven, which scored 144 points, and Clarion University, which ended the day with 108 points. Slippery Rock’s Lacey Cochran won the women’s 400 meters with a time of 57.25. Edinboro’s Rachel Lanzel ran 4:38.38 to win the women’s 1500 meters. California University’s Danielle Malay won the women’s 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:02.55. In the men’s 100 meter dash, Slippery Rock’s Brad Mueller won with a time of 10.56. California University’s Bradley Rager won the men’s 400 meter dash in 48.35. Slippery Rock’s Jeff Weis won the 1500 meters with a time of 3:52. He was followed by Lock Haven’s Brandon Pomerantz with a time of 3:54 and Slippery Rock’s Pat Reagan 3:56. PSAC East Challenge In the women’s competition, East Stroudsburg took home top honors with 179 points over Kutztown (172.5 points) and Shippenburg (156.5 points). In the men’s competition, Kutztown won with 190 points, followed by Shippensburg with 147 points and East Stroudsburg with 141.5 points. East Stroudsburg’s Katherine Doyle ran 12.23 to win the 100 meters over Shippensburg’s Shannon Hare who ran a 12.56. Texas Relays Abilene Christian had a very good showing at the Texas Relays. Freshman Winrose Karunde won the 5,000 meters, as well as the 3, 000 meter steeplechase. Her time of 17:04.30 in the 5000 crushed the rest of the field that had assembled at Mike Myers Stadium by more than 25 seconds. In the 3,000 meter steeplechase, she cruised home in a time of 10:29.81, winning the race and automatically qualifying for next month's national meet. The ACU women's 4x400 relay team put together a strong effort Friday afternoon, winning its heat in 3:43.47, a strong provisional qualifying time and the best time in NCAA Division II this season. On the men's side, freshman Ramon Sparks posted a personal-best in the triple jump, finishing fifth in the event with a mark of 50-2.50, which automatically qualifies him for the national championship meet. On his way to a fifth-place finish, ACU decathlete Camille Vandendriessche had a record-setting day at the Texas Relays on Thursday as he posted the best point total in NCAA Division II this season. Vandendriessche also broke ACU's record for second-day points in the decathlon with 3,902; he eventually finished the competition with a total of 7,559 points, which automaticly qualifies him for next month's NCAA Division II outdoor championship meet. Kellie Clements won the women's shot put with a mark of 48-8.25 to better her provisional qualifying mark in that event. Many of these outstanding performances at the Texas Relays can be viewed courtesy of Flotrack. Stanford Invitational At the Stanford invitational there were many great distance performances. On the men’s side, Lock Haven’s senior distance runner Ryan Blood qualified for the national meet as he turned in a time of 29:45 in the 10K race placing 18th at the Stanford Invitational. In the same race, Queen's Daniel Kanyaruhuru ran only 18 seconds off of the A qualifying standard for the Olympics running 28:22 for the 10k. Chico State’s Tim Tollefson won his section of the Steeplechase running a personal best of 9:05.21 and automatically qualifying for the national meet. His teammate, Angel Marquez (14:18.33) won his section of the 5,000 meters. Western Washington’s Jordon Welling finished sixth in his heat with a time of 14:34.09.Nate Peck and Nick Polk of Grand Valley also competed 5k. Peck ran 14:00.91 and Polk finished in 14:26.23 which qualified both for the nationals. In men’s field events, Chico State’s Jared Russell won the “B” section of the javelin throw with a toss of 188-11 and in shot put; Chico State’s Matt Jarvis took second in the “B” section with a heave of 53-03.5. On the women’s side, Alaska Anchorage’s Laura Carr placed 7th in her 5000 meters heat with a time of 16:56.48 which is the best Division II 5000 meter time this season. Western Washington’s Sarah Porter finished 13th in her heat of the women's 5,000 with the time of 17:38.86. Seattle Pacific’s Jane Larson won her heat of the 1500 meters with a time of 4:29.66. which placed her 7th overall in the standings.Chico State’s Lindsay Nelson finished fourth in her section with the time of 17:13.30 *Image from Texas relays website