Meet: West Coast Invite
Date: Saturday, May 11, 2019
Location: Salem, Ore.
Stadium: Charles Bowles Track
Live Stats: livestats.willamette.edu
Live Video: None
 
THIS WEEKEND: WEST COAST INVITE
• The Portland Pilots men's and women's track and field teams travel to Salem, Ore. on Saturday for the West Coast Invite.
• Isabel Leonard will compete first for the women in the long jump, beginning at 3:00 PM.
• Simon Grannetia, Henry Hayes, Matt Schumann are first up for the men on Saturday in the 3000m steeplechase, with a start time of 7:30 PM.
• Live stats in Salem can be found at livestats.willamette.edu.
 
LAST MEET: PAYTON JORDAN INVITATIONAL & PORTLAND TWILIGHT
• Redshirt-senior Taryn Rawlings broke Portland's all-time record in the 800m with her PR of 2:03.90 at the local Portland Twilight, beating the previous program best by three seconds.
• Evert Silva, Caleb Webb, and Michael Teran-Solano each claimed a PR in the men's 5,000m in Stanford, making the all-time list in the event at the fifth, eighth, and 10th places, respectively.
 
THIS SEASON
• Redshirt-Freshman Sofia Castiglioni claimed Portland's sole first-place finish in the women's 5000m at the OSU High Performance, setting a personal record of 17:42.60.
• In the men's 3000m steeplechase, Henry Hayes claimed a second-place overall finish with his PR of 8:58.49 in Corvallis.
• In her first ever 10k race, Becca Howard moved into eighth place in UP's all-time records in the women's 10,000m with a time of 34:29.96.
• At the Mt. Sac Relays, both Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse and Michael Teran-Solano collected PRs in the men's 10,000m, with Roudolff-Levisse placing fifth overall.
• Devin Wulff claimed Portland's sole first-place finish at the John Knight Twilight in the 5000m, completing the race in a time of 15:05.15.
• Junior Maya Murphy-Cook placed fifth in the women's 100m hurdles with a time of 15.02 to beat her previous time and keep her fifth-place spot in UP's all-time records.
• The men's 1500m also had its share of personal bests for the Pilots, including Peter Allegre at 3:56.98, Ryan Clarke at 4:02.84, John T. Kavulich at 4:03.27, and Jake Knoblich at 4:06.98.
• In Hayward, Redshirt Becca Howard placed ninth in the women's 5000m to record a new personal best of 16:29.60, beating her previous time by 32 seconds and moving her into the UP All-Time Outdoor records at 10th all-time.
• In Stanford, Caleb Webb claimed the best finish for Portland by finishing 20th in the 10,000m invitational heat for a new personal record of 29:17.84.
• Freshman Tara Fuiten finished with an individual record of 27.71 in the women's 200m at the Willamette Invitational.
• Fellow teammates Grace Oswin and Elle Becker also ran PRs later on in the women's 1500m, finishing in times of 4:55.32 and 4:56.12, respectively.
• Freshman Sofia Castiglioni secured a second place finish for the Pilots in the women's 5000m in 18:00.32.
• Jake Knoblich claimed a new personal record of 9:44.97 in the 3000m steeplechase.
• In the 1500m, John Kavulich and Ryan Clarke also performed well for Portland, coming in at times of 4:06.24 and 4:11.385.
• Senior Noah Schutte placed first in the men's 3000 meter steeplechase at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open.
• Redshirt seniors LaRocco and Rawlings opened the Indoor track and field season in December with both Pilots competing in the Indoor 5000m.
• LaRocco (15:33.20) broke the UP 5000m Indoor school record, which she had previously held, by 17 seconds.
• Rawlings jumped into to the all-time records at third all-time.
• Orndorf (3:59.94) produced a historic race at the UW Indoor Preview, becoming the first Pilot in UP history to run a sub-four minute mile. He surpassed Portland alum Ryan Poland (4:01.28) who last set the record for the indoor mile in 2014.
• The Pilots produced several record book worthy performances at the UW Invite, with redshirt Rawlings highlighting the day on the women's side, with a new UP indoor mile record, besting her previous time of 4:40.78 to 4:36.92.
 • Orndorf again posted an incredible performance to move up to second all-time in the indoor 3000m, finishing sixth in his heat with a time of 7:52.33.
• Junior Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse was right behind him in the fastest heat of the 3000m, crossing the line ninth overall in 7:55.05. Roudolff-Levisse records a new PR in the indoor 3000m, but remains at fourth all-time in the UP records.
 • Redshirt junior Caleb Webb also ran an exceptional 3000m, winning his heat, posting a new personal best of 8:04.73, and breaking into the indoor records at ninth all-time.
• Sophomore Evert Silva came close to winning the heat, for a second-place finish. Silva also posted a new personal best of 8:04.91 to clinch the 10th spot on the UP all-time records list.
• In the women's 3000m, Richardson led the women with a second-place finish in her heat to break into the women's 3000m records at eighth all-time.
• Taryn Rawlings moved up to second all-time in the UP indoor records at the Husky Invite, with a new 3000m personal record of 9:20.05.
• In the women's 5000m, junior Aoibhe Richardson moved up to fourth all-time in the UP record books with a new personal best of 16.16.98.
• Senior Michael Somers led Portland with an impressive 11th place overall finish and a time of 13:47.87, breaking into the indoor records at second all-time.
• Rawlings placed third overall on the final day of the MPSF Championships in the women's mile to record a new personal record of 4:36.00, besting her previous school record time.
• Richardson (9:21.97) finished 16th overall in the women's 5000m to move up to third all-time in the UP records, followed by Howard who placed 23rd for a 9th all-time finish
• Junior Cole Shugart took first place in the 10,000m at Linfield to start off the season, leading the pack with a time of 30:65.91 for a new PR.
• In Salem at the Willamette Opener, sophomore Evert Silva led the Pilots with a first place finish in the 1500m at the Willamette Opener.
• At Willamette, juniors Emily Peterson and Maya Murphy-Cook highlighted the day with first place finishes in their respective events, while several Pilots ran their first track and field competitions wearing the purple jersey. Murphy-Cook won the 100m dash in 12.59 and the 200m in 26.28. Peterson crossed the finish line first in the 1500m in 4:54.32.
• At Roosevelt High, sophomore Lacey Conner took first in the 2k steeplechase in 7:05. Senior Dylan Hite finished just behind the sophomore in second place in 7:21.
• Lauren LaRocco earned her seventh All-American honor in the Pilot jersey by placing 13th overall in the 5000m at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, completing the race in 16:07.96.
• Senior Taryn Rawlings then took fourth place in the indoor mile final with a time of 4:38.47, marking her third All-American honor of her collegiate career.
• Redshirt sophomore Lacey Conner secured another first place win in the women's 3000 meter steeplechase at the Lewis & Clark Spring Break Open, recording a new personal best of 10:48.87.
• Juniors Maddy Lyons and Michal Jones also finished first in events at the LC Spring Break Open, the women's 800m and the women's 400m hurdles, respectively.
 
LAST SEASON
• Five Pilots earned All-American Honors at the 2018 NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championships.
• Then-redshirt freshman Riley Osen finished eighth among an elite field in the final race of the 3000m steeplechase at Historic Hayward Field, garnering the first All-American (first team) honors of his career.
• Then-junior Taryn Rawlings finished sixth in the women's 1500m final to conclude the final day of the 2018 Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Rawlings crossed the finish line at 4:11.37 to break her UP school record, again, and claim first-team All-American honors with her podium finish.
• Then-junior Lauren LaRocco finished 15th overall in the 10,000m final, marking her fifth All-American honor (honorable mention) of her career.
• Then-Senior Matt Welch and then-sophomore Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse also competed in a strong 10,000m final, with Welch and Roudolff-Levisse holding strong through a challenging race to finish 17th and 20th, respectively. Both Pilots ended the meet by earning All-American honorable mention.
 
2019 West Coast Invite - Saturday, May 11
Schedule of Events (TENTATIVE)
 
Women's Long Jump 3:00 PM
Isabel Leonard
 
Women's 400m Hurdles 6:25 PM
Michal Jones
 
Women's 800 Meters 6:40 PM
Grace Oswin
 
Women's 400 Meters 6:50 PM
Tara Fuiten, Samantha Walsh
 
Women's 3000m Steeple 7:15 PM
Lacey Conner, Grace Perkins
 
Men's 3000m Steeple 7:30 PM
Simon Grannetia, Henry Hayes, Matt Schumann
 
Women's 200 Meters 7:50 PM
Maya Murphy-Cook
 
Women's 1500 Meters 8:00 PM
Taryn Rawlings, Maddy Lyons, Natalie Smith, Becca Howard, Emily Peterson, Lacey Conner, Dylan Hite, Ellee Becker, Alexandra Newsom
 
Men's 1500 Meters 8:08 PM
Malcolm Roux, Kris Braunberger, Ryan Clarke, Jake Knoblich, James Parker, Andrew Jenck
 
Women's 5000 Meters 8:15 PM
Taryn Rawlings, Aoibhe Richardson, Becca Howard, Virag Weiler, Courtney Cox, Stella Gillman, Sofia Castiglioni, Ellie Misuraca, Grace Ritchie
 
Men's 5000 Meters 8:40 PM
Peter Allegre, Tristian Peloquin, Cole Shugart, John T. Kavulich
 
Men's 10,000 Meters 9:00 PM
Emmanuel Roudolff-Levisse, Gabriel Haughey, Michael Teran-Solano, Reuben Kiprono, Cole Shugart, Devin Wulff, Michael Somers