
Zags Head to Seattle for UW Indoor Preview
1/15/2020 9:49:00 AM | Track and Field
Twenty-eight GU runners compete Saturday
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Gonzaga women's and men's track and field teams will send 28 student-athletes to compete in six events at the University of Washington Indoor Preview Saturday.
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The Zags return to the annual meet inside the Dempsey Center on the UW campus. Multiple Top-10 program times have been run at the meet, including Morgan Green setting the women's 600-meter record (1:38.90) last season.
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Last year, In the men's mile, Brandon Pollard won his heat with a time of 4:05.68, which is the second-fastest indoor mile in program history. He placed sixth overall, with the second-fastest collegiate finish.
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Jordan McPhee ran the sixth-fastest indoor mile in women's program history at 5:09.04. Ally Legard followed close behind at 5:10.37, which was the ninth-fastest time in GU history.
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Greene and Legard return to those respective races this weekend.
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In the women's 3,000 meters, Claire Manley's 10:04.50 finish ranks eighth all-time at Gonzaga, while Aimee Piercy's 10:08.06 time is now 10th.
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In the season-opening meet last week, Piercy broke the women's 800-meter program record at the Vandal Open in Moscow, Idaho. Piercy placed third in the 800 meters at 2:15.78. She broke Jordan McCann's six-year old record of 2:16.66. Piercy also ran the second-fastest indoor mile in program history, crossing the line in first with a time of 4:59.33.
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Dominic Arce cruised to the men's 3,000-meter title inside the Kibbie Dome with a time of 8:29.83. Legard finished right behind Piercy in the mile with a time of 5:08.89 in second. In the men's mile, Cobie Chavez-Killinger placed third. The transfer made his debut for the Zags with a time of 4:19.80.
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Four Bulldogs open the meet for GU in the women's mile at 11:35 a.m. The men's mile follows at 12:10 p.m., and will include five Zags.
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Live coverage of the meet will be available on GoZags.com.
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The Zags return to the annual meet inside the Dempsey Center on the UW campus. Multiple Top-10 program times have been run at the meet, including Morgan Green setting the women's 600-meter record (1:38.90) last season.
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Last year, In the men's mile, Brandon Pollard won his heat with a time of 4:05.68, which is the second-fastest indoor mile in program history. He placed sixth overall, with the second-fastest collegiate finish.
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Jordan McPhee ran the sixth-fastest indoor mile in women's program history at 5:09.04. Ally Legard followed close behind at 5:10.37, which was the ninth-fastest time in GU history.
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Greene and Legard return to those respective races this weekend.
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In the women's 3,000 meters, Claire Manley's 10:04.50 finish ranks eighth all-time at Gonzaga, while Aimee Piercy's 10:08.06 time is now 10th.
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In the season-opening meet last week, Piercy broke the women's 800-meter program record at the Vandal Open in Moscow, Idaho. Piercy placed third in the 800 meters at 2:15.78. She broke Jordan McCann's six-year old record of 2:16.66. Piercy also ran the second-fastest indoor mile in program history, crossing the line in first with a time of 4:59.33.
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Dominic Arce cruised to the men's 3,000-meter title inside the Kibbie Dome with a time of 8:29.83. Legard finished right behind Piercy in the mile with a time of 5:08.89 in second. In the men's mile, Cobie Chavez-Killinger placed third. The transfer made his debut for the Zags with a time of 4:19.80.
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Four Bulldogs open the meet for GU in the women's mile at 11:35 a.m. The men's mile follows at 12:10 p.m., and will include five Zags.
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Live coverage of the meet will be available on GoZags.com.
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