Zag Milers Dominate Field in Pullman

Saturday, January 19

Pullman, WA

10 A.M.

Gonzaga University

WSU Indoor Open

1/19/2019 6:54:00 PM | Track and Field

Results

GU men sweep top three spots in men’s mile

PULLMAN, Wash. — The Gonzaga women's and men's track and field teams continued their indoor schedules at the WSU Indoor Open Saturday.

The Zags dominated the men's mile, sweeping the top three spots and placing six runners inside the Top-10. Ben Hogan led the pack of GU runners in first at 4:21.64. Cullen McEachern (4:22.76) and David Connell (4:25.89) were second and third, while William Thompson (4:29.46) and Phillip Fishburn (4:30.05) placed fifth and sixth. Ciaran O'Leary crossed the line in eighth at 4:32.49.

"The Zags were the class of the field in the men's mile run at today's WSU Indoor meet," Director of Gonzaga Track and Field Pat Tyson said. "Cullen McEachern established the early pace on the 200-meter oval, with teammates Ben Hogan, David Connell, Phillip Fishburn, William Thompson and Ciaran O'Leary close behind. Several Zags took turns leading with Hogan and McEachern battling for the win.

Scott Kopczynski shared the men's 800-meter title with a time of 1:54.66. Eastern Washington's Isaac Barville also crossed the line at 1:54.66. The Bulldogs' Jonah Sandoval (1:58.27) and Graham Wendle (1:59.38) placed fourth and sixth.

In the men's 3,000 meters, Dominic Arce came in second place at 8:43.79. Matthew Roberts was not far behind in fifth place at 9:04.30. Sam McCloughan (9:07.71) and Hunter Simpson (9:12.51) were seventh and ninth.

"Dominic Arce had a personal best today," Tyson said. "Matthew Roberts closed strong, followed by fellow Zags Sam McCloughan and Hunter Simpson."

In the women's 400 meters, Morgan Greene came in seventh place with a time of 1:02.33. Brianna Vasquez was close behind in ninth (1:02.69). Claire Gillett placed fifth in the women's 800 meters at 2:22.51. Erin Boyle had a seventh place finish in the women's mile at 5:35.84, while teammate Katherine Gustafson was 10th at 5:40.00.

Gonzaga's women's 4x400-meter relay team of Vasquez, Gillett, Greene and Emma Flood finished in fifth place with a time of 4:20.18.

"A lot of the women had their season openers today, and again, collectively the group started their indoor season off really well," GU women's Head Coach Jake Stewart said. "We kept the momentum going from last week! Felecia Bazie had two really good 60-meter races. Erin Boyle had a big life time best indoors in the mile. Brianna Vasquez and Morgan Greene ran really nice open 400s along with two good legs on the 4x4! Claire Gillett was aggressive in the 800, running a Top-10 program time, and also was awesome on the 4x4. We've got an off week for a lot of our team next week before we head to Idaho. A great first two weeks of the season, which can set us up for a lot of improvements in our last two weeks of the season!"

The Zags head back to the Dempsey Center in Seattle for the UW Invitational Friday and Saturday. Live video and stats will be available on GoZags.com.