Track

Four school records were broken and four more Dempsey Indoor records were shattered Saturday after Jordan Boase crossed the finish line of the 400-meter in 46.15 seconds.

Boase’s sprint became the fastest 400-meter dash time in the world so far in the 2009 season. Prior to the Husky Classic, Boase hadn’t run the 400-meter since the semifinals of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials.

Adding to a night of fast finishes, Boase cut a 20-meter lead and blew past Washington State’s Justin Woods on the backstretch of the 4x400-meter relay to earn the Huskies another win. UW’s Sam Rucker, Jeff Gudaitis, Joe Turner and Boase won the race in 3:11.11.

Four records fell on the women’s side, led by freshman standout Christine Babcock, who ran the second-fastest mile in school history in the first mile run of her college career. Babcock’s time of 4:38.00 was an automatic NCAA qualifier and ranks in the national top-10.

Junior Katie Follett beat her own 3,000-meter indoor record by nine seconds with a time of 9:16.01, while redshirt freshman Mel Lawrence finished just behind Follett in 9:16.89.

In the 5000-meter race, senior Anita Campbell demolished a six-year school record, finishing with a 16:09.26 time. Campbell’s time now ranks sixth in the NCAA this season.

Sophomore Elisa Bryant also rewrote her own school record in the weight throw, with a 64-foot-8-inch throw.

The Dawgs finished Saturday’s Husky Classic with 12 NCAA qualifying marks.

Gymnastics

Senior Ashley Houghting earned the Huskies’ only individual win and her fifth title of the season on the floor Saturday at UCLA. Although Washington had a record third-straight score over 194, the team finished third at the meet, defeating Cal State Fullerton but falling to UCLA and Boise State.

Sophomore Kristen Linton and freshman Ruby Engreitz each scored a 9.825 in the first rotation on bars, putting them in third place at the start of the meet.

Washington was kept in third place after the second rotation on the beam, where Linton scored a season-high 9.825 and tied for fifth place overall.

On the floor, Houghting led Washington with a 9.900, her second-highest mark of the season and the Huskies’ only event title of the meet. Sophomore Samantha Walior tied her season-high on the floor, entering a three-way tie for second with a 9.850.

Despite winning the event, the Huskies couldn’t match UCLA’s perfect 10 in the final rotation on vault. Houghting delivered a near-perfect performance score of 9.950, though, while Amanda Cline tallied a 9.850.

Reach reporter Nari Kalafian at sports@dailyuw.com.