Track Wraps up Whitworth Peace Meet with 20 New PRs

Friday, April 5

Spokane, WA

Gonzaga University

Whitworth Peace Meet

Track Wraps up Whitworth Peace Meet with 20 New PRs

4/5/2024 9:30:00 PM | Track and Field

Whitworth Peace Meet Results

Brittney Hansen, Carp Mukai notch new program top ten times on the day

SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga track returned to Whitworth for their annual Peace Meet on Friday at Boppell Track. As a program, the Zags plated 20 new PR times across six different events on the day.

In the women's 800m, it was Brittney Hansen who posted the best time for the Zags, a PR and new seventh-fastest time of 2:13.51. Five other Bulldogs PR'd in the event, including Ashlinn Aguayo (2:27.00), Tate Beasley (2:18.10), Anna Lanigan (2:15.49), Emma Larson (2:17.85), and Molly McGeoy (2:21.63).

The lady Zags went 3-for-3 in PRs in the 1500m, as Camille Broadbent (4:43.91), Catherine Vlach (4:57.39) and Anika Jones (4:54.36) each improved their previous best times.

On the men's side, Carp Mukai move up into a three-way tie for seventh-fastest in program history in the 800m, posting a 1:52.31 finish to tie Jon Neil (1996) and Brent Felnagle (2013). Tommy O'Neil also PR'd, finishing in 1:55.38.

In the men's 1500m, five out of the seven Zag runners took home PRs, including Will Thorsett (3:54.18), Paul Talens (3:54.15), Mason Kissell (3:53.07), Jacob Alfonso (3:50.79), and Michael Lewis (4:09.03).

The men's 5000m saw two new PRs, with Aidan Baughan (14:26.71) and Luke Alfonso (15:29.06) each earning new top personal marks.

Sean Janecko won the men's 3000m steeplechase with a PR time of 9:15.09, while Caleb Richardson PR'd with a time of 9:54.88.

UP NEXT
The Zag men will split squads next week, as they send runners back to Boppell Track for the Whitworth Twilight meet while the top few athletes join the women in Azusa, Calif. for the Bryan Clay Invitational. Follow @ZagRunning on social media, and check gozags.com for the latest updates and live results.