Gonzaga University
Sam Adams Invite
Pollard and Villarma Collect Wins at Whitworth
3/23/2018 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
COMPLETE RESULTS
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Gonzaga's Brandon Pollard and Mason Villarma won their respective races at the 13th annual Sam Adams Invitational at Whitworth's Boppell Track at the Pine Bowl Friday.
Pollard led a top-three sweep for the GU men in the 800 meters. He crossed the line at 1:56.94. Scott Kopczynski was second with a time of 1:58.40, Alex Heffelfinger followed closely behind at 1:58.48. Kellen Manley came in eighth (1:59.73).
Pollard won the 1,500 meters on the same track at last week's outdoor season-opening Buc Scoring meet.
In the men's 1,500 meters, Villarma came in first with a winning time of 3:56.06. Four other Zags placed in the Top-10, led by Kopczynski in fifth at 3:58.36. Heffelfinger (3:58.41), Sammy Truax (3:58.85) and Stefan Bradley (3:59.16) were sixth, seventh and eighth.
Claire Gillett placed fifth in the women's 800 meters with a time of 2:25.15. Claren Fraher (2:28.00) and Brianna Vasquez (2:33.55) were seventh and ninth. Katherine Gustafson was sixth in the women's 1,500 meters at 4:58.44. Jenna Rogers (5:01.14) and Amanda Kiefer (5:01.94) placed eighth and ninth.
In the women's 400 meters, Megan Dillon came in third in her heat and placed ninth overall at 1:05.12.
A select number of Bulldogs will run at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival and the Stanford Invitational next Friday. Live results will be available on GoZags.com.
