Complete Results

EUGENE, Ore. --- The Portland Pilots men's and women's track & field teams spent the day at historic Hayward Field for the Oregon Twilight Invitational. Only the short and mid distance runners took the track for the Pilots, along with Kaylie Van Loo competing in the javelin and Courtney Vacek in the triple jump.
 
Van Loo and Vacek both competed well in their respective events, with Van Loo finishing on top of the field with a throw of 161'3''. This is Van Loo's second weekend in a row placing first in javelin, with both throws over 160'. This is Van Loo's first time winning at Hayward Field since her sophomore year of high school when she was the Oregon 5A State Champion.
 
"Van Loo has been throwing really well," said Portland coach Chad Colwell. "Her technique has improved so much from last year, and for her to throw as well as she did today into a headwind is really exciting for throws later this month."
 
Vacek jumped a distance of 38' 1.25'', which was good enough for a fifth-place finish.
 
Christina Francisco and Dani Castillo started off the day with the 400 meter hurdles. Francisco finished with a time of 1:05.22, while Castillo finished with a time of 1:07.01.
 
Hannah Souders and Jack Welch then competed in the 400 meters. Souders finished with a time of 1:00.73, and Welch finished in 50.67. Welch was back at it in the 200 meters later in the day, crossing the finish line in 22.17. Maria Montt also competed in the 200 meters for the women, finishing in 26.10.
 
For the mid-distance portion of the meet, with Cobie Chavez-Killinger, Trent Mazelli, and Malcolm Roux all competed in the 800 meters. Chavez-Killinger and Mazelli both ran well, placing second and third in their heat. Chavez-Killinger finished with a time of 1:53.81, and Mazelli in 1:54.64. Roux clocked in at 1:57.21.
 
The Pilots are back in action tomorrow at the Oxy Invitational in Occidental, Calif. There will be live stream coverage of the meet beginning at noon.