The DII National Outdoor Track and Field meet is about a month way, leaving plenty of time to gain the qualifying marks. Right around the corner, or should I say curve, are the conference meets. This past weekend, track and field delivered plenty of exciting action, and DII athletes were in the mix. (Readers are encouraged to post anything I may have left out.) Mt. SAC relays There were a multitude of great performances at Mt. SAC this past weekend (you can watch all them here on Flotrack). I will highlight a few of the more spectacular races. Chico State junior, Scott Bauhs, ran13:31.90 in the Invitational 5,000 meter run, which is the third fastest time in DII history. It is the fastest DII time run by an American, as the other marks were established by a Kenyan and a New Zealander. Not only did Scott make DII history, but his time automatically qualifies him for the Olympic Trials in June. In the Olympic Development section of the 5,000 meters, Adam State’s Aaron Braun and Reuben Chebon-Mwei also had notable performances. Braun ran at time of 13:59.21, finishing 11th in his section and automatically qualifying for nationals. His teammate, Chebon-Mwei, ran 14:29.07 to provisionally qualify. In the men’s 10,000 meters, Adam State’s Brian Medigovich ran a time of 29:05.55, which is well under the automatically qualifying time. Also hitting the automatic qualifying time was Slippery Rock’s Jeff Weiss, who finished in a time of 29:42.73. Rock teammate, Pat Reagan, finished 12th in the 10,000m run with a time of 30:05.09 to provisionally qualify. Chico State’s Brendan Scanlon finished in 30:40.90, also hitting the provisional mark. Harding's Daniel Kirwa ran a blazing fast time of 28:36.23 and winning his heat. His teammate, Julius Kosgei ran a time of 30:11.82. Also racing well were Western Washington's Jordan Welling (30:35.82) and Bennett Grimes (30:46.15). There were also many qualifying marks in the women’s 10,000 meters. Adam State’s Heather Wood ran a time of 35:12.79, which was good for 18th in the Invitational section. Her teammate, Lavenna Mullenbach, finished 21st in 36:18.79, also running the provisional qualifying mark. The provisional mark was also run by Chico State’s Lindsey Nelson (36:22.42), Western Washington's Sarah Porter (36:45.24) and by Augustana’s Miranda Wagner (36:54.39) and her teammate Allyssa Anderson (37:25.37). In the women’s steeplechase, Augustana senior, Rachel Strangler, ran a time of 10:40.21, finishing 12th in the field (the highest DII finish). Western State’s Lisa Thomas ran a time of 10:52.92, followed by teammate Sheila Sail, who ran 11:06.39. Chico State’s Dinora Moran ran 11:14.54. North Dakota's Heidi Evans clocked a very quick time in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:24.66. Seattle Pacific’s Jane Larson had an amazing performance in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:28.36. South Dakota’s Emma Erickson ran 2:07.57 in the women’s 800 meters. Mule Relays The Mule Relays, hosted by Central Missouri, saw some impressive marks in the field events. In the women’s shot put, Missouri Southern’s Jessica Selby-Tallman threw a provisional qualifying mark of 14.49 meters. She also automatically qualified in the hammer with a throw of 57.17 meters. Central Missouri had three provisional qualifiers in the discus, including Drew Frizzell (51.90 meters), Dan Raithal (49.25 meters) and Jaban Moore (49.06 meters). Pittsburg State’s Braden Hayes also provisionally qualified with a throw of 51.19 meters. Central Missouri’s Dan Raithal automatically qualified in the hammer with a throw of 65.21 meters, as did his teammate Drew Frizzell with a throw of 59.13 meters. Wichita State’s Kyle Becker also qualified with a 58.64 meter throw. Spike Arlt Invitational There were a number of good women’s qualifying marks at the Spike Arlt Invitational hosted by Central Washington University Northwest Nazarene’s Ashley Puga provisionally qualified in the 1500 meters and the 3000 meters, running 4:36.09 and 10:14.52 respectively. In the women’s 3000 meter steeplechase, Seattle Pacific’s Karin Rohde automatically qualified in a time of11:08.50, decisively winning the race. Central Washington’s Sarah Benson ran 11:22.90 for second also qualifying.