TACOMA, Wash. - Junior Josh Lovell of Linfield led from wire-to-wire to win the decathlon while junior Caitlin McGrane (Colville, Wash.) of Puget Sound used a victory in the final event of the afternoon to go from third to first to win the heptathlon on the final day of the 2009 Northwest Conference Multi-Event Championships on Tuesday at Baker Stadium in Tacoma, Wash.

In the heptathlon, McGrane used a nearly seven second victory in the 800m run to leapfrog into first place with 4,409 points. Brooke Smith of Willamette took second with 4,275 points and Beth Stam of George Fox took third with 4,139 points, both NCAA provisional qualifying marks. Stam used a pair of outstanding performances in the long jump and javelin to jump past teammate Melissa Leighty from fourth to third. Leighty finished in fourth with 4,018 points while Brandi Miller of Willamette took fifth with 3,986 points.

In the decathlon, Lovell continued to build on the 207-point lead he held after day one. He took first in the 110m hurdles and pole vault as well as top four finishes in the discus and javelin throws to break the 7,000 point mark and earn an automatic spot in the 2009 NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships, as well as a conference championship. Lovell's twin brother Jeremy Lovell took second with 6,737 points to also earn an automatic spot in the national championships in May. George Fox teammates Ryan Forbes and David Dillow took third and fourth with 6,365 and 6,237 points respectively while Willamette's Grant Piros ended up in fifth place with 6,149 points.

The heptathlon and decathlon count towards the team standings of the 2009 NWC Track and Field Championships on April 24-25 in Forest Grove, Ore.

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