2014 Ralph Vernacchia Invitational Track Meet

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© Paul Conrad/Pablo Conrad Photography - Western Washington junior Logan Myers of Olympia, Wash., launches during the start of the Men's 110 meter hurdles the 2014 Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday April 26, 2014. Meyers came in second with a time of 14.69 seconds making it a new personal best.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Olympic College's Keith Ryan, left leads Seattle University's Nathan McLaughlin and Western Washington University's Noah Ripley as they tackle the Men's 3000m Steeplechase during the 2014 Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday April 26, 2014. McLaughlin came in fourht with a time of 9 min. 42.72 seconds. Western Washington's Matt Lutz won the event with the time 9:24.95 with WWU's Joshua Reitner on his heels earning second with a time of 9 min. 38.58 seconds.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Western Washington University sophomores Katie Reichert, left, of Kelso, Wash., and Bethany Drake of Sandy, Ore., chat with retired WWU coach Ralph Vernacchia during the 2014 Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday April 26, 2014. The annual event is named after the retired coach.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Western Washington junior Logan Myers of Olympia, Wash., launches during the start of the Men's 110 meter hurdles the 2014 Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday April 26, 2014. Meyers came in second with a time of 14.69 seconds for a new personal best.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Western Washington University freshman Noah Ripley of Wasilla, Ak., grimaces in pain after taking a hard landing during the Men's 3000m Steeple chase at 2014 Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday April 26, 2014. Ripley came in 6th place with a time of 9 min., 45.46 seconds.

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Western Washington sophomore Katelyn Wright clears the bar at 5' 3.75" to win the Women's High Jump during the 2014 Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday April 26, 2014.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Western Washington University senior Andrew Knight of Puyallup, Wash., begins his approach during the Men's Shot Put at the 2014 Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday April 26, 2014. Knight fouled out of the competition.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Western Washington University freshman Morgan Annable clears the bar during the Woman's Pole Vault in the 2014 Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday April 26, 2014. Annable took second place with a height of 10 feet, 8 inches.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Western Washington sophomore Frank Catelli of Sequim, Wash., launches a shot put during he Mend's Shot Put filans at the 2014 Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday April 26, 2014. Catelli won the event with his longest distance of 55 feet, 4.75 inches.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Western Washington University junior Ryan McDonald of Bellingham, Wash., hoists the shot put during the men's competiton at the 2014 Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday April 26, 2014. McDonald had a best distance of 44 feet, 7 and a half inches earning him 13th place.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Retired Western Washington University track and field coach Ralph Vernacchia, center, chats with javelin referee Bob Sund, left, and current WWU coach Pee Wee Halsell during the 2014 Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday April 26, 2014. The WWU track and field even is named in Vernacchia's honor.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald -Retired Western Washington track coach Ralph Vernacchia, right, of Scottsdale, Ariz., observes WWU sophomore Katie Reichert of Kelso, Wash., compete in the Woman's Javelin during the 2014 Ralph Vernacchia Track and Field Meet at Civic Field in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday April 26, 2014. The invitiational is named in honor of Vernacchia's long time service. Reichert took 2nd place in the competition.